Articles by Randy Whitehouse
Seth Wescott among 200 competing at Sugarloaf
On Monday, an excavator rolled up Sugarloaf’s Sidewinder trail to break up the snow patted down by a long winter’s worth of snowboarders and begin preparations for the third annual Sugarloaf Banked Slalom. Hours later, 15 to 18 inches of fluffy new powder fell on the slope, as if Mother ...
Dirigo wrestling team easily defends Western C title, but still may run wind sprints
BUCKSPORT — Dirigo’s wrestlers made a wager with coach Doug Gilbert before Saturday’s Western C wrestling championships. The Cougars will have to wait until Monday’s practice to find out just how friendly a wager it was. Dirigo easily defended its regional crown at Bucksport High School, posting seven individual champions ...
John Bapst’s Massey, Thornton Academy’s Begin named state’s top linemen
AUGUSTA, Maine — Bobby Begin’s dream football season didn’t end in November when he and his Thornton Academy teammates raised the gold ball at Fitzpatrick Stadium. In some ways, it was just getting started. Begin and John Bapst’s Kurt Massey were named the winners of the 2012 Frank J. Gaziano ...
Kansas City Chiefs sign former Hebron Academy star
Former Hebron Academy star Jose Gumbs has been signed by the Kansas City Chiefs and added to their practice squad. The Chiefs announced the signing of Gumbs, a 2007 Hebron graduate, on Wednesday. The 5-foot-10-inch, 210-pound safety fills the roster spot created after the Chiefs activated fullback Patrick DiMarco last ...
Red Claws to wear Celtics green for Friday’s home-opener
Maine Red Claws fans are accustomed to seeing green. They will see more green than ever before when the Maine Red Claws open their NBA Development League home schedule 7 p.m. Friday against the Los Angeles Defenders at Portland Expo. The Red Claws are now all about the green of ...
Dodge helps Belfast football team knock off Leavitt
TURNER — Carl Dodge had two seconds to go two yards and give the Belfast Lions a win they will never forget. Luckily Dodge had another second, a second effort, when the Lions needed it most. Dodge took the handoff from QB Zach Collier and followed senior guard Peter Kelley ...
Bates campus somber; respects paid to student who died after fall down stairwell
By Bonnie Washuk and Randy Whitehouse, Sun Journal on Oct. 07, 2012, at 8:54 a.m.
LEWISTON, Maine — The mood on Bates College campus Saturday was sad and quiet as the community paid homage to Troy Pappas, 18, of Eliot, who died Friday from a stairwell fall six days earlier. This weekend is parents weekend at Bates. As parents and their students walked to and ...
ANALYSIS
Coaches were right, Western C football will be a grind
Dirigo may be 3-0, but the Cougars are aging their coach in dog years with every win. “The kids are driving me crazy. They’re making me nervous. I’m not going to have any hair left,” a smiling Dave Crutchfield said after the Cougars pulled off their third comeback win in ...
Report: University of Maine System teacher-training programs rank among worst in nation
We don’t understand female politicians
LePage fails to surprise on Medicaid expansion
Obama’s gamble in Syria
The cost of requiring more renewable power
Maine Sports Hall of Fame revokes Dana Wilson’s 2012 induction
Pellerin enthusiastic about job as new Lawrence High School boys varsity basketball coach
Rask gives Bruins 2-1 series lead
Retiring Hermon High School athletic administrator Soucy maintains love of sports
25 things to do this summer — boats, barbecue, the Bard and everything else
Saying goodbye to our Pakistani daughter