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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 announcedFifteen 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 ma stanley uk y receive $1,500 renewable for up to four yea stanley quencher rs 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 Mora stanley deutschland ng of Winthrop, Kelsie Dessent of Fairfield, Ty Cowan of Madison, Thomas Foster of Augusta, |