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LEWISTON — The Auburn-Lewiston Sports Hall of Fame recently held it’s 36th annual induction and awards banquet April 28 at the Ramada Hotel & Conference Center by Wyndham.
This year, the Auburn-Lewiston Sports Hall of Fame inducted the following five honorees for lifetime achievement — Mark Ballard, Maureen Berube, Dave Morin, Mark Theriault and Jared Turcotte.
Ballard was very influential to baseball at Edward Little High School from 1986-1990, helping lead the ELHS team to a state championship in 1989. In college, he was named the North Atlantic Conference Pitcher of the Year, selected first team all-conference, and was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in 1993.
Berube is an outstanding swimmer from Edward Little High School, helping her team win the Class A state championship in the 100, 200, and 500 freestyle in 1982. She also was named Maine Girls Swim League Swimmer of the Year in 1982.
Morin has a long legacy of coaching in the community and was the first to bring soccer to Edward Little High School. After the first few seasons, the Red Eddies returned year after year to tournament play, displaying a tenacious defense. Morin’s coaching career spans 49 years and includes ice hockey and baseball.
One of the most successful lacrosse players to come from the Auburn Lewiston community, Theriault led Springfield College to win the National Lacrosse Championship in 1994 and was named Most Outstanding Midfield in the Nation in 1995. He went on to play professional lacrosse for the Boston Blazers and is in his 19th season coaching college lacrosse.
Turcotte spent most of his athletic career being recognized as an outstanding football player, receiving the Fitzpatrick Trophy in 2006, as well as being named Maine Gatorade Player of the year, Lewiston Sun Journal MVP, and the Portland Press Herald Athlete of the Year all in 2006. He won the Maine State Championship track and field long jump in 2007.
Also recognized during the banquet was the 1989 Edward Little High School baseball Class A state championship team as the “Flashback to Fame” Award. Sam Michael was recognized as the Pioneer Award recipient for his contribution to local sports history, bringing the World Heavyweight Championship re-match between Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) and Sonny Liston in 1965. Michael is also known for being the manager and trainer for Maine featherweight Maurice “Lefty” Lachance.
The Chamber Presidents Award recognized the following championship team coaches — Lewiston High School boys soccer, coached by Mike McGraw; Edward Little High School girls alpine skiing, coached by Jodd Bowles: St. Dominic Academy boys hockey, coached by Bob Parker; Central Maine Community College women’s basketball, coached by Andrew Morong; and Bates College women’s rowing, coached by Peter Steenstra.
The following seniors were recognized for their accomplishments in their respective sports
Edward Little High School: Grace Fontain, basketball, soccer, track; Avery Goulding, bowling; Wol Maiwen, basketball; Jade Perry, basketball; Jillian Richardson, cross country, track.
Lewiston High School: Henok Citenga, soccer; Brooke Cloutier, swimming; Hunter Landry, football, baseball.
St. Dominic Academy: Paige Cote, field hockey; Alexandra Bugsy Hammerton, cross country, hockey; Avery Lutrzkowski, hockey, soccer, lacrosse; Emma Theriault, soccer, hockey, lacrosse;
Also, Lauren DeBlois, hockey, New Hampton School, New Hampson, N.H.; Isabelle Frenette, hockey and lacrosse, The Winchendon School, Winchendon, Mass.; Alex Rivet, hockey and lacrosse, Middlesex School, Concord, MA.
College seniors: Isaiah Harris, Lewiston High School, track & field, Penn State; Ian Mileikis, Edward Little High School, basketball, St. Joseph’s College; Olivia Paione, Edward Little High School, swimming, Springfield College; Brooke Reynolds, Edward Little High School, basketball, Central Maine Community College.
The Auburn Lewiston Sports Hall of Fame is a community activity of the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce.
