Each week during the high school sports season, Eastern Maine Sports will announce a female and male athlete of the week. You can send your nominations during the week to Marc at easternmainesports@gmail.com. When you send your nominations include the athlete, name of the school, stats for the week of the nomination. Here is a full list of the 310 past athlete of the week winners.
This week, we had four Rowell’s Garage male athlete of the week nominations. Josh Miller rushed for over 300 yards in leading Bucksport to a class D semifinal win over Foxcroft. Miller joins Mike Cummings (5-13-12), Kacie Hurd (9-16-12), Cassidy Adams – (2)- (5-19-13), Carter DeRedin- (5-23-15), Samantha Goode- (6-21-15), Riley MacLeod (12-26-15), Kate Saunders (4-30-17), Matt Vincent (4-30-17), Chase Carmichael (10-15-17), Carter Tolmasoff (2) (11-12-18), Tanner Stegner (5-28-18), Mikayla Tripp (5-20-19) as student/athletes from Bucksport high school that have earned athlete of the week honors.
Roadrunner Taxi male athlete of the week
- Josh Miller- Bucksport- football- rushed for 304 yards and two touchdowns on. 22 carries in 49-12 class D semifinal win over Foxcroft.
Runner up
- Nate Regalado – Lawrence – football- ran for 180 yards and three touchdowns on 17 carries in 28-8 win over Falmouth/Greely in class B quarterfinal game.
Other nominations
- Cole Steeves – MCI- football- rushed for 174 yards and two touchdowns in 46-21 class C semifinal win over John Bapst.
- Bryan Anthony- Central Aroostook- soccer- scored two goals in final 6 minutes 30 seconds in 2-1 class D state final win over NYA.