Defending Class B state champions Sarah Ouellette of Morse and Reece Perry of Freeport are helping to raise the bar for pole vaulters in Maine.

Several of these athletes were Varsity Maine All-State picks last winter.

Scarborough, Portland, York and Freeport figure to be contenders at the state meet for both girls and boys.

Local high school games for Wednesday, Dec. 20, and Thursday, Dec. 21.

Our team of Maine's best indoor track athletes includes three sophomores and three juniors.

This year's team includes a New England champion and three others who were runner-up at the regional meet.

The senior distance runner helped the Red Storm win another Class A state championship, then earned a New England title in the 2-mile.

The junior distance runner won three events at the Class B state meet and earned all-New England honors again this winter.

The Scarborough boys collect their seventh consecutive championship, while the Bangor girls make it three straight.

The Saints prevail in the boys' meet with only five scoring athletes, while Cary Drake sweeps the three distance events for the York girls.

While perennial favorites may prevail in Class A, the Class B boys' and girls' meets could see first-time champions.

South Portland takes its second straight boys' championship, while Scarborough earns its first since 2017.

York's Matt Charpentier sets a meet record in the shot put, while Yarmouth sprinters impress.

The trend accelerated during the pandemic, but coaches expect that top high school athletes will continue to compete in Boston, New York and beyond.

These are 10 girls and 10 boys to keep an eye on as they build up to the conference and state championships.

The Class A and B boys' state meets could be wide open, while Bonny Eagle and Scarborough should vie for the Class A girls' title.

Dragons will look to defend their conference crown.

Brunswick, Mt. Ararat and Freeport look to contend at their respective conference meets.

Sara Morris is the new girls varsity basketball coach, while Nancy Riggs and Mariah Jollie will coach the indoor track teams.

Fournier, 75, who ran the 1970 Boston Marathon before women could officially enter, coached nearly 50 years at Mt. Ararat.

Campbell was given six months to live in early 2021. Nearly a year and a half later, his cancer is gone and he is excited to live a full life again.

The Bangor junior broke two state records and solidified her status as one of Maine's best girls' sprinters ever.

The team includes two juniors and three sophomores in sprints, distance and field events.

Eight seniors are on our team of the state's top athletes in sprints, distance and field events.

The senior sprinter won two events at the Class A state championships after overcoming disappointment earlier in the meet.

Mt. Ararat seniors Grady Satterfield, Mikaela Langston and Nathaniel Smith among handful of athletes who will be in New York this weekend.

Mia-Claire Kezal and three other Maine athletes break state records at the New England high school indoor track championship.

York junior Matt Charpentier breaks a 43-year-old shot put record, and Elle Jowett wins three events to lead the Greely girls.

The Red Storm edge Lewiston, while Bangor successfully defends its girls' state championship.

The South Portland boys' track and field squad has defied the pandemic odds by more than doubling its roster.