Gary Hawkins

Gary Hawkins

Staff Writer

ghawkins@centralmaine.com

(207) 621-5638
Gary Hawkins has worked at the Kennebec Journal since 1980. His primary beats are baseball, boys basketball, girls and boys soccer and golf.



Latest Articles by Gary Hawkins


May 17, 2013

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Messalonskee rallies by Cony

AUGUSTA -- The Messalonskee High School baseball team has spent this season seeking the magic that led it to the Class A state championship a year ago.


May 16, 2013

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS LACROSSE: Eagles too much for Tigers

GARDINER -- For the Gardiner girls lacrosse team, Thursday's game against unbeaten Messalonskee was a measuring stick against one of the top teams in Class A.


May 10, 2013

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Lachance, Cony top Skowhegan

AUGUSTA -- This year's Cony High School baseball team won't knock your socks off like some of their recent home-run hitting ball clubs. But the Rams find a way to get the job done.


May 8, 2013

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Maines, Rioux named Cony coaches

Thomas men’s coach T.J. Maines is the new Cony boys coach while women’s coach Ted Rioux will coach the Cony girls team. Both were approved Wednesday night by the Augusta Board of Education.


May 5, 2013

MAINE SPORTS HALL OF FAME: Class of '13 goes in

AUGUSTA -- From the tearful evocations of former Cony High School girls basketball coach Paul Vachon to the polished humor of NASCAR's Ricky Craven, acceptance speeches Sunday at the 2013 Maine Hall of Fame awards banquet ran the gamut of emotions.


May 1, 2013

MAINE SPORTS HALL OF FAME: Former Cony girls basketball coach Paul Vachon set for induction

His winning record alone would qualify former Cony High School girls basketball coach Paul Vachon for induction into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame.


April 27, 2013

CROSSFIT: A workout for heroes

AUGUSTA — By the time pulsating strains of the Foo Fighters’ “There Goes My Hero” segwayed into “Shipping Up To Boston,” beads of sweat were forming on the foreheads of the six men and women working out Saturday morning at CrossFit Undaunted.


April 24, 2013

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Messalonskee wins it in 9th

OAKLAND -- Messalonskee senior Courtney Veilleux didn't get down the bunt coach Leo Bouchard called for in the bottom of the ninth inning. She did him one better.


April 23, 2013

ON THE GREEN: Sweet adjusts to college game

Seth Sweet's freshman year at Old Dominion University has gone by quickly. The Madison native will complete his last final by May 9 then head back to Maine.


April 22, 2013

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Hapworth comes through for Winslow

GARDINER -- On a cold, windy Monday, Winslow sophomore Dylan Hapworth provided the heat.



Latest Blogs by Gary Hawkins


April 24, 2013

BASKETBALL: Cony interviewing candidates


April 17, 2013

BASEBALL: Gardiner sharp in opener


March 25, 2013

Winslow school board meeting turns contentious


March 8, 2013

BOYS HOCKEY: Greely, Messalonskee set for showdown


March 2, 2013

HOCKEY: Ex-Lawrence goalie gets into coaching


February 27, 2013

BOYS HOCKEY: Start times changed for Eastern B semis


February 20, 2013

BASKETBALL: Worster, Carey, Lee finalists for Mr., Miss Maine


February 20, 2013

BOYS BASKETBALL: Belanger comes through for Valley


February 18, 2013

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Defense lifts Hyde by Valley


February 16, 2013

BASKETBALL: Gillespies play key roll for Valley

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