Bruce Nicholas has been hired as the new varsity football coach at Lewiston High School, according to the Lewiston Sun Journal.
Nicholas, the Blue Devils’ defensive coordinator for the last two years, was promoted to replace Bill County, who retired after 16 years of guiding the Lewiston program.
The 56-year-old Nicholas is a former head coach at Oak Hills of Wales and had stints as an assistant at Gray-New Gloucester, Jay and Edward Little of Auburn.
Lewiston finished 1-7 in Eastern Maine Class A in 2014 and will be pursuing its first Class A state championship since 1982.
MSGA Scholarship winners announced
Fifteen high school golfers have been selected to receive money from the MSGA Scholarship Fund.
Students are selected based on their financial need, academic performance and participation in the game of golf and the golf industry, and character. Since its inception in 1950, the fund formerly called the Maine Caddie Scholarship has distributed more than $1,300,000 to help Maine students pay for college.
Recipients may receive $1,500 renewable for up to four years of undergraduate education.
The honorees are Sullivan Tidd of Casco, the recipient of the Winchenbach Award and an additional $500 one-time grant; Parker Walker of Island Falls, Jenna Hallett of Presque Isle, Gavin Dugas of Pittsfield, Robbie Watson of Fort Fairfield, Craig Smith of Falmouth, Thomas Ackerman of Topsham, Taylor Morang of Winthrop, Kelsie Dessent of Fairfield, Ty Cowan of Madison, Thomas Foster of Augusta, Katie Pelletier of Caribou, Henry Laurita of Hope, Drew Long of Rockport, and Brody Campbell of Exeter.
A one-time $500 Golf Contributions Award is presented to Daulton Wickenden of Rockport.
Football scholar-athletes to be honored
Seventeen Maine high school football players will be among the 19 recipients of the Maine Chapter of the National Football Foundation’s 28th annual scholar-athlete awards.
One prep school player and one college player will also receive a $500 grant from the Coach Mac-Huard Fund to support their higher-education plans.
This year’s high school recipients include Bobby Chenard of Winslow, Tom Lucy of Orono, Matthew Stewart of Bucksport, Julian Smedley of Lewiston and Adrian Heath of Gardiner.
Also being honored are Kevin Barrett of Thornton Academy of Saco, Sean Black of Biddeford, Michael Curtis of Wells, Nick Dalecki of Marshwood of South Berwick, Chase Eldridge of Sanford, Joe Fitzpatrick and Liam LaFountain of Cheverus of Portland, Kyle Flaherty and Alex Mace of Oak Hill of Wales, Jesse Hall of Massabesic of Waterboro, Noah Nelson of Falmouth and Shane Normandeau of Kennebunk.
Bridgton Academy’s Luke Preti was honored in the prep school ranks, while the college recipient is David Kurey of Bates.
The award winners will be honored at a banquet at Bowdoin College in Brunswick at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 10. Banquet tickets are $30, and the public is invited to attend. For ticket information, contact Howard Vandersea at 729-4210.
