The club has fashioned a soccer training development program that meets the technical, tactical, and psychological needs of girls and boys who have. The story of lewistons diverse state soccer champs just. Whats remarkable is, this school used to be almost entirely white. Abram high school class d zachary doore, penobscot valley high school 2018 class a andrew rent, gorham high school class b. Stream radio from lewistonauburn free internet radio tunein. The lewiston high school boys soccer team is comprised of players from six different countries, with a majority being african immigrants that fled refugee camps in hopes for a better life. Its soccer team will be kicking up the fame in an hbo special for the show real sports. Lee auto malls has celebrated the lewiston high school boys soccer team on january 4 by funding the purchase of new warmup suits for the 2015 class a state champions. We didnt see race at all, gish said of the mix of races on the lewiston team.
Apr 28, 2016 lewiston, maine lunchtime at lewiston high school. Bass is the story of how a high school soccer team in a racially divided city created. Lewiston boys soccer maintains unbeaten record, hands bangor. Lewiston soccer teams championship more than just a. Lewiston high school is a member of the maine principals association mpa and the kennebec valley athletic conference kvac one of the largest leagues in the state. Lee auto malls donates new warmup jerseys to lewiston high. The maine sports hall of fame has as part of its mission a better maine through sport, said dick whitmore, chairman of the hall of fame board and a 1998 inductee. One goal and millions of other books are available for instant access.
Book chronicles the lewiston, maine, soccer team and its championship run that. The team is a member of the north american 3 hockey league na3hl and plays home games at the androscoggin bank colisee. How a high school soccer team united a racially divided town. Doms high schools has resulted in several state and new england high school championships through the years. Amazing goals scored in a decadesold rivalry more than just on the field. Were an independent nonprofit that provides parents with in depth school quality information. In 2015 a lewiston high school alumni started a little project following the high school boys soccer team through their epic playoff journey. Bilal hersi scored twice in a 40second span late in the second half to help the secondseeded blue devils 1122 pull away from the seventhseeded dragons 761 in a class a north quarterfinal at bates college. After bumpy start, maine town embraces african immigrants. Contact tom for access to post or to be a team page sponsor. Volleyball, soccer, basketball, softball, baseball teams get one and a half births to state.
Today this team plays soccer like maine had never seen before, but its more than that, bass told hager. The 2015 lewiston boys soccer team, with many players who are somali. Bass first became aware of the lewiston team when a friend in maine posted a story about it on facebook. Get key announcements and game updates from the official lewiston high school. Dsa united premier club has a focus to provide outstanding coaching, training, and soccer opportunities for those looking to have the option to play soccer year round and compete at a higher level. I graduated lewiston in 2015, while you may assume that some of the refugees on the team are older than they claim, i can assure your bigoted mind that they are all 18 or younger. For one goal author amy bass 92, the lewiston soccer team tells. The 2015 lewiston boys soccer team, with many players who are somali, were state champs. Adults in the citys immigrant community created free soccer programs that helped make a state championship possible. How refugees united a small town around unlikely soccer run. The book also has a section on lewistons history and context about soccers growing popularity in america.
Were an independent nonprofit that provides parents with indepth school quality information. It is both an inspiring story of community coming together and an amazing true life sports drama. Soledad obrien meets the top high school boys soccer team in maine which is comprised of players from wartorn countries in africa whove fled to america as refugees. Lewiston, coeur dalene and lake city are the 5a schools in district 1 and 2 and are in the top division in the state of idaho. Teams have until after their second game to pay the remaining balance due in addition to deposit. Bass spent months retracing their road to victory, getting to know the players, and understanding her college town in a new way. One night, a few of the somali players turned up to watch the blue. Lewiston athletic park lap 65 central avenue, behind the lewiston memorial armory baseball, soccer, lacrosse, field hockey and football. Lewiston soccer home mascot blue devils team varsity 2020 colors blue, white coach mike mcgraw address 156 east ave, lewiston, me 04240 overall 00 region 00. A story of a divided maine town, somali refugees and high wbur. Mar 16, 2018 the 2015 lewiston boys soccer team, with many players who are somali, were state champs.
Hbo special to highlight lewistonauburn soccer rivalry. One goal is more than a feelgood tale of refugee kids who make. It may not be reproduced, copied, or distributed by nonmembers,in part or in full, without the written permission of the maine principals association. Information contained on this website belongs to the maine principals association for the benefit of its member schools. When thousands of somali refugees resettled in lewiston, maine, a struggling, overwhelmingly white town, longtime residents gr.
Amy bass 92 waits to speak to a bates audience about her book on march 14. In addition, chris assisted the portland phoenix usl 2 mens team. Apr 09, 2020 bass added information to the book after the team won it all again in 2017. The lewiston high girls soccer teams game at shadle park was canceled monday because of smoky conditions. Christy gardner has been named usa hockeys disabled athlete of the year. Sports illustrated saturday february 24, 2018 courtesy of amy bass one goal tells the inspiring story of a city and its high school soccer teamthe blue devils of lewiston, maineand how their quest for a state championship title united a city that had undergone dramatic change after thousands of somali refugees resettled there. A former mill town in maine adapted to its changing demographics with the help of a championship soccer team. Success of lewiston highs soccer team a victory for maine.
Netflix series could be based on lewiston soccer team. The team moved from sherbrooke, quebec, in 2003 to central maine and became the second american team to play in the qmjhl the first to play a full season. The longest continuous tenants of the civic center have been playing hockey on birch street since the buildings inception in 1958. The portland press herald reports that netflix has optioned the book one goal, which. Amy bass chronicles how soccer changed a maine town. Background credit brad stinson citizen survey image credit tannahill imagery. Lewiston high school lewiston, maine me greatschools. The story of lewistons diverse state soccer champs just might show. Things that maine deals with in terms of younger population moving away.
Author amy bass writes about the powerful story of the lewiston soccer team in her new book. See how the lewiston high school soccer team is symbolizing tolerance and teamwork amid the raging debate about refugees. Lewistons highschool soccer team the blue devils had a strong. Her book is the true story of soccer and overcoming racial tension in lewiston, and is being read widely all over maine and beyond. This story follows a high school soccer team from lewiston maine and their mission to win a.
Feb 23, 2018 in an excerpt from one goal, the author tells the story of the blue devils high school soccer team from lewiston maine, and how its quest for a state championship title united a racially divided town. To qualify for state competition, there is a regional qualifying tournament for all sports except football. It turned out well for lewiston also as it was a classic mill town that at one time had a lot. Amy will have books for sale at the event in case you dont want to wait in line to get her book out of the library. The franklin athletic complex, home to many of lewiston high schools athletic teams, is one of the finest facilities in our state. Lewiston, maine news center lewiston high school has been getting some national media attention this week. In maine, chris was the technical director of global premier soccer maine and also a gps national team coach. His gps national teams have won the dana cup and gothia cup. Book about lewiston soccer team is optioned by netflix. Lewiston high school boys varsity basketball winter 20172018. Book about lewiston highs championship team not just.
Lewiston, maine news center a lewiston woman is getting national recognition for her achievements on the ice. Leagues senior lewiston twins alltime list this is a list of all the players that played for the lewiston twins, a hockey team playing in the senior hockey from 1968 to 1969. Lewiston the top seeding and unbeaten record that the lewiston boys soccer team has had all season got some scrutiny this week. Following episodes one and two, the local bulls fanturned international. For one goal author amy bass 92, the lewiston soccer team. In an excerpt from one goal, the author tells the story of the blue devils high school soccer team from lewiston maine, and how its quest for a. When thousands of somali refugees resettled in lewiston, maine, a struggling, overwhelmingly white town, longtime residents. Author amy bass recounts the teams reallife story in her new book, one. Boys cteam boys jv boys jv2 boys varsity girls cteam. National womens sled hockey team and the usa warriors team for disabled veterans. Maine sports hall of fame to honor lewiston soccer team. Lewiston vs portland class a state championship soccer youtube. But that all began to change in 2001 when thousands of somali refugees started arriving in the city. The story looks at how soccer has shaped the immigrant population as well as how the immigrant population has shaped a coach and a community.
How this high school soccer coach brought immigrant. Lewiston, maine ap the story of a group of somali refugees who joined a largely white high school soccer team in maine and helped lead it to the state championship could soon be on netflix. Franklin pasture athletic complex includes several fields in the vicinity. Nov 19, 2015 six nations and one team unite a city. Author amy bass on how a high school soccer team united a new england town in the late 1990s lewiston, maine was in the midst of an economic downturn. Netflix has optioned the rights to make a film or tv series out of the book one goal, which chronicles the lewiston high school boys soccer team and its mix of nativeborn and somali refugee players. The team was a member of the north american 3 hockey league na3hl since 2016 and played home games at the androscoggin bank colisee since 2015. Franklin pasture athletic complex includes several fields in. In the tradition of friday night lights and outcasts united, one goal tells the inspiring story of the soccer team in a town bristling with racial tension that united somali refugees and multigeneration mainers in their quest for stateand ultimately nationalglory. It turned out well for lewiston also as it was a classic mill town that at one time.
The lewistonauburn nordiques were a tier iii junior a ice hockey team from lewiston, maine. Also, it wouldnt matter if they were 19 or 20 because the age restriction on high school sports is 22 in maine i believe. The lewiston team exemplifies this at the highest level. Dave hediger director of planning and code enforcement phone.
Lewiston woman named usa hockey disabled athlete of the year. Netflix options story of maine soccer team that welcomed. Sep 14, 2016 lewiston, maine news center lewiston high school has been getting some national media attention this week. Lewiston soccer team gets national medias attention. Feb 27, 2018 author amy bass writes about the powerful story of the lewiston soccer team in her new book. Lewiston high school defeats portland 10 in overtime to capture the class a state championship soccer title at deering in portland on saturday, october 4, 2017. The book also has a section on lewiston s history and context about soccer s growing popularity in america. In 2015, the lewiston high school boys soccer team helped bring a divided town together. It turned into so much more, catapulting lewiston, maine onto the political map. Bass added information to the book after the team won it all again in 2017.
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