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    ORONO – Children ages 17 and under accompanied by an adult will be admitted to Dec. 30’s University of Maine men’s basketball game against Sacred Heart In Orono for $1. Interested fans may purchase tickets this week by stopping by the Alfond Arena Athletic Ticket Office or by… Read More
    EAST SULLIVAN – Ami Carver scored seven points and Roberta Garnett added six as Jonesport-Beals erased a nine-point deficit while outscoring Sumner 20-8 in the second quarter Wednesday night on its way to a 53-48 schoolgirl basketball victory. Carver finished with 22 points and Garnett… Read More
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    Phil McGeoghan of the University of Maine football team has been honored as one of 40 winners of the 3rd Division I-AA Athletic Directors Association Academic All-Star Team. The senior receiver from Feeding Hills, Mass., posted a 3.29 grade points average while serving as one… Read More
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    MARS HILL – Central Aroostook outscored Washburn 24-8 in the second quarter to build a commanding lead and rolled to an 81-64 schoolboy basketball win on Monday. Lance Bradstreet, Dan Codrey and Craig Allen connected for 21 points apiece to pace Central Aroostook. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
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    NEWPORT – After a preseason full of distractions and discontent, the Nokomis Warriors were eager to get the regular season started. And boy did it show. Nokomis seized momentum and the lead almost immediately after the opening tip and raced out to a 14-3 advantage… Read More
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    CENTERVILLE, Mass. – University of Maine kicker Todd Jagoutz was named the first-string kicker on the Eastern College Athletic Conference Division I-AA All-Star team on Friday. Jagoutz, who finished his career as the Black Bears’ leading all-time scorer, was the lone UMaine player selected to… Read More
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    Earlier this week we denizens of Near North Nowhere were notified that some of UMaine’s supposedly good friends in the America East Conference had conspired (oops, decided) to pick up their collective ball and go … south. No more hair-raising rides on the “vomit comet”… Read More
    BREWER – Mike Miragliuolo’s high school varsity coaching debut was much more successful than Mark Reed’s. In a battle of rookie Big East coaches, Miragliuolo’s John Bapst Crusaders got the best of Reed’s Brewer Witches with a come-from-behind 47-43 victory at Brewer High’s gym Friday night. Read More
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    ORONO – The revitalized Cyrus Pavilion Theatre at the University of Maine is the perfect place to stage Christopher Durang’s “The Marriage of Bette and Boo.” With only 89 seats in the three-quarter round performance space, watching the production is like peering through a neighbor’s window. Read More
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    WATERVILLE – Matt Pitcher poured in 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds Wednesday night to propel Thomas College to a 64-62 men’s basketball victory over Maine Maritime Academy of Castine. Jimmy Cardaci contributed 18 points and nine rebounds, while Scott Raymond added 14 points for… Read More
    EAST MACHIAS – Jonesport-Beals used their full-court pressure to outscore Washington Academy 24-12 in the fourth quarter en route to an 80-77 schoolboy basketball win over the Raiders on Wednesday. Alvin Beal paced Jonesport-Beals with a game-high 26 points. Jamie Alley scored 17 points, Shane… Read More
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    LIMESTONE – Max Saenger, Maine Winter Sports Center executive director has announced the appointment of Will Sweetser as Community Program director. This position was created in response to the rapid growth the MWSC has seen this year, according to a press release from the center. Read More
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