Sideline Stories
Sideline Stories
Sideline Stories: Alicia JeffordsI have played sports all my life. I am a very competitive person, and as an adult, I didn’t have an outlet to continue a competitive athletic career in sports. That is until football came into my life!…
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Sideline Stories: Parise RossignolMy name is Parise Rossignol. You can usually find me at the Memorial Gymnasium (University of Maine), and that’s also where you could find me for the past four out of five years. If you told me in…
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Sideline Stories: Hannah Fitts, Bates Female RowerThe Androscoggin River, where our team has their rowing practices, spans over 11,000 meters of water that is banked on the east by a few hidden farmhouses, and on the west by a preserved forest. The only interruptions…
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Sideline Stories: Yasir SalemYasir Salem is a man on a mission. Beginning with the NYC marathon in 2018, Yasir will run 50 marathons in 50 states, including the Maine Marathon on October 6. Yasir is taking on this enormous feat to…
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Sideline Stories: Caleb KerbsMy name is Caleb Kerbs. Growing up in New York City, life presented a series of obstacles. Life in the city is fast-paced, loud, and crowded. So, I had to be ready to adapt and adjust to my…
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Sideline Stories: Terry Perkins MitmanWhen asked about the positive impact of sports on my life, I’m flooded with memories. In the 1960s, sports meant playing “Giants” as Dad chased me around the house, learning to swim in the same cove as Mom,…
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Sideline Stories: Casey Taker IRONMAN 70.3I will never cease to be amazed at the adventure life can be. If you told me 3 years ago that in a few weeks I would be racing 70.3 miles…in Maine… with my Dad – I’m pretty…
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Sideline Stories: Barrett TakesianMy name is Barrett Takesian. My license says I’m 29, but I’m still the six-year-old kid running around Southwest Harbor, ME, swinging a club, throwing a ball against the barn, and fishing for trout. Since graduating from Bowdoin,…
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Sideline Stories: Clara BrownAt the age of 12, I fractured the C5 and C6, two vertebrae in my neck, in an accident at gymnastics practice. I also damaged my spinal cord, leaving me paralyzed from the neck down, though this did…