Induction Ceremony Scheduled for September in Bangor

PORTLAND, Maine (May 19, 2025)—The Maine Sports Hall of Fame today announced its 2025 Honorees. Ten individuals will officially be inducted at a ceremony in Bangor on September 21^st.

“Each year the selection process is a challenge due to the many, many qualified people who are eligible for consideration,” said Brian Corcoran, President of the Maine Sports Hall of Fame. “The individuals the committee selected this year truly represent the best of the best, and we look forward to officially welcoming them to the Hall in September.”

The 2025 Inductees are:

The Maine Sports Hall of Fame in cooperation with the Maine Trust for local news is proud to offer a webinar specifically aimed at Maine high school students. The purpose of the program is to help kids get ready for college and college athletics.

To register for the webinar, just click this link: 

https://www.pressherald.com/2025/02/21/maine-sports-hall-of-fame-student-athlete-symposium/

On Monday, March 10, at 9 AM, the program will begin with a panel of college student-athletes. Moderated by Bill Green, the students will share stories of their experiences in college and try to pass on some things they have learned about making the jump from high school to college. Our guests include Danielle Emerson a volleyball player from Biddeford. She helped lead Plymoth State to the Little East semi-finals and a 27-4 record.

Nick Laughlin of Cape Elizabeth is a red-shirt sophomore wide receiver at Maine. Nick did not even dress for a game his freshman year. Last year, Nick was Maine’s third-leading receiver with 22 catches for 186 yards and a touchdown. He also had five carries and could be moved to running back/slot back roll this fall. He is a business major.

Alyssa Bourque is a track athlete at Vermont who hails from Lawrence High in Fairfield. Alyssa scored in meets as a freshman in the javelin. She is represented by Pliable Athletics and is a NIL athlete sponsored by Aroma Joe’s. She’ll discuss the new-age aspect of athletics.

And Isaac Hainer, of Mattanawcook in Lincoln. He’s a baseball player at Clark University in Worcester and will have just returned from the team’s Florida trip the day before. Isaac is a sophomore and a former Maine Sports Hall of Fame Scholarship winner.

Our coaches are legendary in Maine. Joanne McCallie who coached Women’s Basketball at Maine, Michigan State and Duke, Jack Cosgrove was Head Football Coach at Maine and currently at Colby, Lynn Hersey of Dexter who is the head basketball coach at Smith and Edwin Thompson who is the current Head Baseball Coach at Georgetown. Edwin is a native of Jay, Maine and the only member of the panel not yet inducted into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame.

The Maine Sports Hall of Fame has opened its 2025 application program.  This year, 16 student-athletes will receive $1000 scholarships with one winner coming from each Maine county.

"We're trying to make our organization more statewide" said Executive Director Bill Green.  "We are excited to be returning our Induction Ceremony to the Bangor area."  The event will be September 21 at the beautiful Gracie Theatre on the campus of Husson University.  For the second year, the event will be televised statewide on a delayed basis by Maine Public.

Interested students are encouraged to fill out the form on line: https://www.mshof.com/scholars...

MSHOF began honoring the "Best of the Best" of Maine's high school student athletes in 1978.

Questions about the program can be emailed to info@mshof.com

Cumberland, ME -- Maine Sports Hall of Fame Executive Director Dough Friedman has accepted the Head Ice Hockey Coaching position at Western Connecticut. The Wolves will begin play in the fall of 2025. The former NHL player has been forced to step back from his duties with the MSHOF and focus his attention on his new team in Danbury, Connecticut.