Steve LaPointe watches his players warm up prior to a preseason scrimmage against Spruce Mountain recently. LaPointe is only the second coach to ever head the Mountain Valley football program and has some big shoes to fill.
Aaron Willingham of Mt. Blue, foreground, took off from the start and lead all competitors for the entire Laliberte Invitational Cross Country race at Cony High School Friday afternoon until Lewiston's Isaiah Harris, background, sprinted past him in the final 20 yards to win the race. After the race was over, Harris apologized to Willingham, saying afterwards "it's just not a nice thing to do at the end after he led the whole race." said the humble Lewiston runner.
Stefan Porter follows through on his swing off a pitch from Cole Ouellette, both of Lewiston Monday afternoon during the 5th Annual Buttonwood Classic Wiffle Ball Championship in the backyard of the Emerson family home on Buttonwood Lane in Lewiston. The annual event is an informal fun gathering of friends, many who will be heading off to college shortly. Several dozen players competed in the three man team tournament, with the Woo Black Benny's, Porter's team, coming from behind to beat Mess Wiff Us in the round robin portion of the tournament.
