Three Old Town High School players and one Orono High School player have been named to the 2019 All-State field hockey teams, announced on Nov. 19 by the Maine Field Hockey Association. Three other Old Town players and two from Orono were named to the All-Academic teams.

Former Orono High School standout Hannah Steelman finished fifth overall for Wofford College at  the 2019 NCAA Southeast Regional on Friday, Nov. 15 at the University of Virginia’s Panorama Farms. Steelman’s effort qualified her as an individual for the NCAA National Championships for the second straight season.

If you’re keeping track, the Red Riots’ victory in the Class C race at Twin Brook Recreation Area in Cumberland on Nov. 2 was their third state title in a row and sixth in the last eight years. That’s a dynasty with a capital D in any sport.

Ryan Bjorn didn’t play football while attending Old Town High School in the early 2000s, so he never dreamed back then he’d someday be working closely with the New England Patriots. Bjorn, 34, found out life can take some unexpected turns en route to his new position as field superintendent at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., home of the defending NFL champions.