Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
Coastal visitors • Members of the Maine wrestling team prepare for a meet, June 28, in Pierce, as part of the Maine-Nebraska Friendship Series. Selected athletes alternate years to spend a week wrestling in each state. The group visited the Clearwater Rodeo, June 25.
Almost four decades ago, two coaches - one from the east coast, the other from the land of the Cornhuskers - formed an alliance. Maine and Nebraska would become as thick as thieves. Despite the large differences between the two states, a friendship was pinned down and has lasted for years.
Lincoln Southeast wrestling coach, Mick Pierce, and Maine's, Wally LaFountain, a wrestling official from Maine, met in the 80s during a wrestling trip to Europe, according to current Maine coach Brian Cote.
Pierce and LaFountain agreed that a friendship needed to be formed, as they shouldn't have to travel a...
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