SAYS THEY STILL DON'T HAVE THE DETAILS AS TO WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH THIS PLACE. <SOT-TRISTAN ANDREW/OLYMPIA SPORTS EMPLOYEE- 19.37.07> "IT WAS VERY SHOCKING TO SAY THE LEAST. IT CAME RIGHT OUT OF NOWHERE." OLYMPIA SPORTS HAS BEEN SOLD - TO A COLORADO COMPETITOR - JACKRABBIT.... EIGHT OF THE 16 OLYMPIA SPORTS STORES IN MAINE - WILL CLOSE... NEWS OF THE STORE CLOSURES AND THE LAYOFFS HITTING HARD FOR 20 YEAR OLD TRISTAN ANDREW - AN ASSISTANT MANAGER AT THE FREEPORT STORE. <SOT-TRISTAN ANDREW/OLYMPIA SPORTS EMPLOYEE- 19.39.40 TO 19.39.51 TRT :11> "WORKING AT A STORE THAT IS SCHEDULE TO CLOSE, IT'S DEFINITELY VERY TOUGH, BUT LIKE I SAID, IF THEY GIVE ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ELSEWHERE, I'D LOVE TO YOU KNOW. OLYMPIA SPORTS IS MY FIRST JOB." HE SAYS HE STARTED WITH OLYMPIA RIGHT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL. "NOW HIRING" SIGNS POSTED AT THE OLYMPIA SPORTS IN FALMOUTH - WHERE THE MANAGER SAYS HIS STORE WILL REMAIN OPEN....HE NEEDS TO HIRE FIVE PEOPLE TO RAMP-UP FOR THE HOLIDAYS. OVER IN WINDHAM.. CONFLICTING REPORTS ABOUT WHETHER THIS STORE WILL REMAIN OPEN OR CLOSE... CUSTOMERS SAD ABOUT THE NEWS OF ANY STORE CLOSINGS. <SOT-LYNN TARBOX/CUSTOMER- 19.33.55> "THAT'S TOO BAD BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE I GO TO GET MY SNEAKERS FOR WORK." OLYMPIA OPENED ITS FIRST STORE AT THE MAINE MALL IN 1975....THE COMPANY GREW TO 150 STORES .... THE NEW OWNERS HOPE TO CONSOLIDATE BRICK AND MORTAR OPERATIONS TO BETTER COMPETE WITH ON-LINE RETAILERS. THE WESTBROOK DISTRIBUTION CENTER <SOT-TRISTAN ANDREW/OLYMPIA SPORTS