BANGOR — Chris Bryant spent 15 years climbing the basketball coaching ranks, first with coaching fifth graders, before getting his opportunity to be a college basketball coach.
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‘Teach others things you know and are good at’
GORHAM — Having coached extensively throughout Maine, around New England and even in Europe, Karl Henrikson has amassed an impressive coaching career brimming with success.
After…
‘I wanted to give young adults the same opportunities I was provided through sport’
BRUNSWICK — Since her time sprinting up and down Midcoast basketball courts, Knox native Adrienne Shibles has built an impressive legacy for herself in the world of coaching, namely, as the…
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Sarah Shute, a Lincolnville native and alumna of Somers High School in Lincolndale, New York, has made her mark on the game of field hockey in Massachusetts, first as…
Rockland native has 100-plus collegiate coaching wins
NEWTON, MASS. — When Greg Harjula graduated from Rockland District High School in 2001, he envisioned himself as either a professional baseball player or an engineer when he enrolled at…
‘The moment we stop learning, we stop growing’
NOTRE DAME, Ind. — Andrew Weiss, a 2008 Rockland District High School graduate, knew since his early high school days he would be a coach following his playing days as coaching has been a…
From Olympic gold medalist to collegiate coach
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Rowing has taken Camden native Anna Goodale around the world and opened numerous doors for her through the years.
One door, however, the Olympic gold medalist never…
‘The transition in the beginning was quite drastic’
MARBURG and COTTBUS, Germany — Believe it or not, the sport of football is present, even popular, in Germany.
Even more surprising is that two people involved with the gridiron sport…
College women’s basketball legend provides insight, advice
ASHLAND, VA — When one hears about the accomplishments and accolades collected by Randolph-Macon College women’s basketball head coach Carroll LaHaye, one is likely to assume coaching has…
‘Maine was always home, and I wanted to come home and show my kids and wife the best life possible’
BRUNSWICK — Neil Willey went from being an athlete at Medomak Valley and the University of Maine to being a strength and conditioning coach for the University of Arizona, a NCAA Division I…
‘It’s been intimidating at times, especially when I have to deliver criticism’
TROY, N.Y. — Many people may not be as familiar with Troy, New York, compared to other parts of the state, but it is home to two former Midcoast residents — Jamie Jackson and Michaela Garrett…
‘I feel like my greatest strength and certainly my passion is in player development’
BANGOR — Warren native Matt MacKenzie starred on the basketball court as a player, and now the Medomak Valley graduate is shining on the court as an assistant coach with the Husson University…
