In November, Luis Ayala won the US Cellular most valuable coach award. On Sunday afternoon, that unbelievable accomplishment was named Eastern Maine Sports moment of the year.
Ayala received 34 % of the vote. Mitchell Philbrook’s walk-off Home run to help Searsport comeback for a state championship win over Bangor Christian finished as runner up.
Full results are below.
- Foxcroft Academy soccer and wrestling coach Luis Ayala wins national Most Valuable Coach award – 34%
- Mitchell Philbrook hits walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to cap off comeback win for Searsport in class D baseball state championship win over Bangor Christian. Third straight state title for the Vikings.- 23%
- Jarrod Chase nails three pointer to give George Stevens boys basketball a dramatic second consecutive state champion- 15%
- Bryce Gilbert becomes first student/athlete from PCHS since 2000 to reach 1000 points- 8%
- 14-year-old freshman Leine McKechnie pitched a no-hitter, striking out 11, and hit a three run home run in the 7th inning to secure class D softball state title for PVHS over Richmond. It snapped an 88 game winning streak for Richmond.- 6%
- Orono baseball scores four in the bottom of the seventh to get state championship win over Lisbon- 4%
- Houlton girls soccer wins first state title in 30 years- 4%
- MCI football moves up to class C and wins second straight state title- 3%
- MCI field hockey moves up to class B and wins second straight state title- 2%
- Brayden Miller hits walk-off homer to give Dexter baseball semifinal win over Fort Kent- 1%
Write in votes
- Winslow boys track wins first State Championship since 1966
- John Bell from Skowhegan at the state game running 99 yds return.
- Logan Thompson wins 4 straight state titles and 3 team titles in 4 years.
