It was quite the shock when the Maine Winter Sport Center lost its biggest sponsor, the Libra Foundation, this past February. Now the MWSC is racing to secure funding that they hope will keep the Center alive for years to come.
American Sean Doherty captured his second-straight gold medal in as many races at the IBU Youth/Junior World Championships on Sunday in Presque Isle, Maine, and Canadian Sarah Beaudry rose from 29th to a bronze medal in the junior women's pursuit. Another Canadian, Julia Ransom followed in fourth.
Two Northeastern U.S. biathletes are already off to outstanding starts in the first day of the IBU Youth/Junior World Championships in Presque Isle, Maine, where Sean Doherty racked up gold and Maddie Grace Phaneuf placed fourth as the only racer to clean all day.