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Growing
Yorberto Mejicano was an international signing of the Boston Red Sox out of the Dominican Republic in 2019. For these young athletes from other countries, international signing day is a huge day, but he had a slightly different experience as he tells me that “International signing was kind of hard for me cause Latin guys… Read more
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Run It Back
Brandon Cellucci was the 12th-round pick of the Boston Red Sox in the 2019 Major League Baseball first-year player draft. Cellucci tells me that “Draft day was a great experience for me. I got to soak in all the emotions because I was all alone.” He just sat on his couch and got the call… Read more
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For the Love of the Pool
Taylor Belanger was a swimmer for the Lewiston High School swim team. Before covid, Belanger mentions how It was really easy to be motivated as she also swam for a close-knit club team. She transferred to Cheverus High School in Portland when covid hit. After High School, she attended Stonehill College in Easton Mass where… Read more
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Lewiston High School Before and After Covid
Sean Lake who graduated in 2018 remembers High School as an enjoyable time for him. Lake played baseball all four years and football for two and threw shot put for one. He mentions how he wasn’t an honor student but did pretty well in school. During high school he made a lot of friends and… Read more
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Beneath the Surface : SOPO Graffiti
By Jessica Spoto As an SMCC student I often bus into the busier parts of Portland. On December 29th, a beautiful, sunny Thursday morning, I was taking a walk around the Millcreek area in South Portland about a half mile from the SMCC campus. While on this walk I noticed traditionally beautiful things around me,… Read more
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