Sideline Stories

Sideline Stories: Coach Armstrong, Maine Mariners

Born and raised in Saskatchewan, I grew up in a family of five. And, by that, I mean a family of five skaters; my Dad was a hockey player and my mom is in her 40th year of…

Shannon Bryan group kayak adventure Sideline Stories: FitMaine Shannon Bryan

Ropes courses, railbikes, and alpaca yoga. There’s no shortage of adventure around here, and it’s been my goal to discover and write about all of it on fitmaine.com. From challenging hikes and spectacular summits to easy-going sunset paddles…

Amanda Brett at the free throw line Sideline Stories: Amanda Brett

I knew I wanted to play basketball ever since I could remember. Sports and physical activity was always something I was surrounded by growing up. I remember shooting outside with my parents and sister often and noticed that…

Chris Cameron at Hadlock Field Sideline Stories: Chris Cameron

Growing up in Brunswick, I had a passion for the game of baseball.  Like many boys growing up, I had a dream of playing professional baseball.  It wouldn’t take long to realize that I did not possess the…

Sideline Stories: Rubys on the Road

In the fall of 2016, before our first child was to be born that December, we came up with what we thought was a silly “family” mission. What was it? Visit every state park in Maine as a…

Maine Sports Commission Sideline Stories Sideline Stories: Jackie Luckhardt

Sports have been an important part of my life since I was eight years old, and I am fortunate to have been given the opportunity to engage in a variety of sports: basketball, soccer, track, and lacrosse. However,…

Maine Sports Commission Sideline Stories Sideline Stories: Johnny Mehler

As a #hockey player, there is no better environment or experience that can match what the Maine Pond Hockey Classic offers in this, the great state of Maine. In what will now be our fourth year in a…

Maine Sports Commission Sideline Stories Sideline Stories: Alicia Jeffords

I 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!…

Maine Sports Commission Sideline Stories Sideline Stories: Parise Rossignol

My 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…