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ORONO – Former University of Maine two-time All-American Michel Leveille said he hoped returning to the Alfond Arena would lead to his first goal of the season for the Manchester Monarchs during their American Hockey League game against the Portland Pirates in front of 2,797 Tuesday night. Read More
BANGOR – There have been several key changes this season for the Bowdoin College women’s basketball team. The Polar Bears have a new coach in Knox native Adrienne Shibles and two senior starters have been plagued by injuries. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – The University of Maine grabbed a late lead but committed two turnovers during a 16-second span in the final minute Tuesday night as Hofstra University pulled out a 60-56 women’s basketball victory at the Mack Sports Complex. It was Hofstra’s first victory… Read More
The Woodland boys basketball team is coming off a strong 2007-08 season, when the Dragons took Central Aroostook of Mars Hill to overtime in the Eastern Maine Class D final before falling to the eventual state champions. And with the bulk of the roster back… Read More
BREWER – Billy Bissell had spent much of the evening watching his Brewer teammates maintain a modest lead over Hampden Academy, the victim of foul trouble. But when the Witches finally relinquished that lead early in the fourth quarter, the senior forward shook off those… Read More
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FORT KENT – University of Maine-Fort Kent sophomore Andre Anderson has been named to the NAIA Men’s Soccer All-America Second Team. Anderson is the first UMFK athlete to receive the honor. The Bengals compiled a 20-1-2 record this fall and advanced to the national quarterfinals. Read More
BANGOR – Ray Eatmon totaled 18 points, eight rebounds, four assists, three steals and two blocks to lead Saint Joseph’s College of Standish to a 90-65 men’s basketball victory over Husson University on Tuesday night. Chris Davis scored 16 points for the Monks, and Chris… Read More
ROCKPORT – Gordon Fischer scored 14 points to lead four players in double figures as Camden Hills rolled to a 74-49 schoolboy basketball victory over Waterville on Tuesday. Kiefer Lammi had 13 points for the Windjammers. Graham Safford scored 12 points and Tyler McFarland added… Read More
HOULTON – Caitlyn Esancy connected for a game-high 22 points as Presque Isle steamrolled to a 14-2 first-quarter lead en route to a 60-39 schoolgirl basketball victory over Houlton Tuesday. Sarah Porter scored 14 points for the Wildcats and Kayla Legassie had 10 points. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
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ORONO – Winning at the Division I level often requires working through some rough stretches in games. The University of Maine men’s basketball team demonstrated Monday night that it is learning to bounce back after even protracted struggles. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
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CAPE COD, Mass. – Senior forward Lindsey McNamara of Bowdoin College has been chosen as the 2008 ECAC Division III Field Hockey Player of the Year for the second straight year. McNamara helped lead the Brunswick-based school to its second straight national championship and ranked… Read More
ORONO – The Friends of Maine Hockey will host their annual “Skate with the Bears” on Sunday from 2-4 p.m. at Alfond Arena. This is a great opportunity for fans of all ages to meet members of the University of Maine men’s and women’s hockey… Read More
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MACHIAS – Ty Richards scored a game-high 15 points and Matt Little had 13 points and 18 rebounds Monday as the Machias boys basketball team triumphed 71-37 over Calvary Chapel of Orrington. Richards had eight points in the second quarter as the Bulldogs outscored the… Read More
STACYVILLE – The host Katahdin Cougars outscored Ashland 30-15 over the second and third quarters to run away with a 56-28 schoolgirl basketball victory Monday night. Olivia McNally connected for a game-high 25 points, including 15 in the second half for Katahdin. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
ORONO – Jade Keezer scored 10 of her game-high 12 points in the first half as Orono built a 12-point halftime lead en route to a 41-27 schoolgirl basketball win over the Dexter Tigers Monday night. Sarah Thibeault and Ally Sherman had nine points apiece… Read More
GORHAM – Andy Tracy hit a jumper with five seconds remaining Monday night to lift the University of Southern Maine to a 61-59 men’s basketball victory over the University of Maine-Farmington. Sean Bergeron tallied 17 points and was 9-for-10 from the foul line for the… Read More
Pro hockey has been a lesson in frustration for former University of Maine two-time All-American center Michel Leveille. But he’s hoping some home cooking can jumpstart his career as Leveille, former Black Bear linemate Teddy Purcell and their Manchester Monarchs face-off against the Portland Pirates… Read More
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – For the third consecutive game, the University of Maine men’s hockey team was involved in a 3-2 contest. This time the Black Bears emerged victorious. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
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BANGOR – If the University of New England Nor’easters blow into the playoffs this season, they may credit this weekend’s 41st Paul Bunyan Tournament for setting their course. The UNE men used overall shooting, rebounding, defense and depth to persevere in a tight game and… Read More
BANGOR – Cid Dyjak has gone to plenty of national soccer coaches’ conventions. But when he attends the 2009 National Soccer Coaches Association of America event next month, it will not only be as a member in good standing, but as an honoree. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
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NEWARK, Del. – The University of Maine women’s basketball team was held to 10-of-41 shooting (24 percent) and dropped a 55-40 nonconference decision to Delaware on Sunday. Coach Cindy Blodgett’s club dipped to 2-5 with the loss while Delaware went to 4-3. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
HOULTON – James Bates scored 17 points as the Houlton Shiretowners jumped out to a 17-8 first-quarter lead and held on for a 56-49 schoolboy basketball win over Madawaska Saturday. Porter Gervais added 10 points for Houlton, while Patrick Longstaff added eight points and 10… Read More
WATERVILLE – Adam Choice scored 28 points to lead Colby College by Babson College 67-47 in the men’s basketball final of the Colby Invitational Saturday. Thomas defeated UMaine-Augusta in the consolation 109-70. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
HOULTON – Johnny Warren netted two goals in the third period to help spark Bangor by Houlton-Hodgdon 4-1 in high school hockey action Saturday.. Phil Frost tallied a goal in the third period while Nic Cota scored one in the first for Bangor. Adam King,… Read More
WOODLAND – Julia Nicholas tallied a game-high 19 points as reigning Class D state champion Woodland steamrolled to a 27-5 first-quarter lead en route to a 66-42 schoolgirl basketball win over Machias Saturday. Ariel Knights added 10 points for the Dragons. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
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HAMPDEN – Jacob Moore had little to show for the first 25 field-goal attempts of his 2008-09 high school basketball season – just three had passed through the net. “I was really frustrated,” said Moore, a 6-foot-6 junior forward for Hampden Academy. “My jump shot… Read More
BOSTON – Northeastern University senior defensenman Louis Liotti had scored just two career goals in 121 games entering Friday night’s game against the University of Maine. But Liotti’s second goal of the game, coming with 2:31 left in overtime, gave the Huskies a 3-2 men’s… Read More
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RINDGE, N.H. – Franklin Pierce University field hockey freshman goalie Kristin Tormollan of Waterville will be featured in the Faces in the Crowd section of the Dec. 8 issue of Sports Illustrated. Tormollan helped lead Franklin Pierce to its first berth in the Northeast-10 Conference… Read More
Maine Maritime Academy women’s basketball coach Craig Dagan spent last season retooling his team, implementing 10 freshmen into the mix. This winter, the youth movement continues. The Mariners have only one upperclassman as they look to maintain their status as a North Atlantic Conference power. Read More
Long trips covering great distances and many miles are not unusual for students at Maine Maritime Academy, but usually those trips are taken by boat or ship. While most of their fellow students were returning home for Thanksgiving break, the Mariners’ men’s and women’s basketball… Read More
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BREWER – The Brewer Witches rallied from a five-point deficit entering the fourth quarter en route to a season-opening 41-38 schoolgirl basketball victory over the Nokomis Warriors Friday night. Leah Jackson led Brewer with 17 points, 11 rebounds and five steals, while Holly Nickerson and… Read More
UNITY – Eric Righter scored 20 to lead six double-digit scorers as his University of Maine-Machias Clippers downed Unity College 120-61 in men’s college basketball action Thursday. Nate Kelly led Unity with 28 points. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
THORNDIKE – Graham Safford scored 11 points as Camden Hills of Rockport cruised to a 65-32 opening-night boys basketball victory over Mount View Friday. Kregan Pieri had 10 points for Camden Hills. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
MARS HILL – The defending Class D state champion Central Aroostook Panthers rallied from a four-point halftime deficit to post an opening-night 67-57 schoolboy basketball victory over Katahdin Friday. Caleb Kelly led all scorers with 24 points for Central Aroostook while Manny Martinez connected for… Read More
Considering the wariness of white-tailed deer, you’d think hunters hereabouts would have realized the advantages of tree stands way back along. Think about it: deer can’t smell scent drifting above their heads and they normally don’t look upward, unless, of course, attracted by motion. Accordingly, and with no… Read More
A recent trip down Route 9 to Amherst has rekindled thoughts of a trip to the top of Maine in August with friend and co-worker Jim Goodness along with BDN outdoor feature writer and hiking guru Brad Viles. The genesis for the hike up Mount… Read More
For many of us, hunting season has ended, and we’re left to catalog the things we did well, the things we did poorly and the things we didn’t do at all (like tag a deer) during our month in the woods. But as I like… Read More
CARRABASSETT VALLEY – Two feet of natural snow, along with a revamped snowmaking system, has benefited skiers and snowboarders at Sugarloaf as the resort opened the mountain’s summit to guests on Friday. Resort officials say that the conditions provide some of the best early-season skiing… Read More
There will be a homecoming of sorts this weekend for University of Maine freshman left winger Brian Flynn. The wiry 6-foot, 175-pound Flynn is from Lynnfield, Mass., and he and his 7-4-1 Black Bear teammates will visit Northeastern University and Merrimack College for Friday night… Read More
Time to go out on a limb – again – with predictions for the 2008-09 Eastern Maine schoolboy basketball season that begins tonight. Class A: Bangor is the two-time defending EM champion and should be strong again this winter, though coach Roger Reed’s club sports… Read More
When the schoolgirl basketball season tips off around the state tonight, some of the state’s signature programs will be led by new coaches. Cony of Augusta, Calais, Ashland and Katahdin of Stacyville all have new leadership on the bench this winter, and all four teams… Read More
The start of the high school basketball season is the time for both first steps and big dreams. While most fans are wont to spend time dreaming the big dream, most players like Gordon Fischer are focused solely on the first step – in his… Read More
ORONO – The way offensive production was scarce against the University of Maine men, the University of Maine-Presque Isle Owls must have felt more like Spotted Owls Thursday night. Field-goal attempts were limited as the NCAA Division I Black Bears got off to a blistering… Read More
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Cherryfield’s Jim Layton is one of 10 grand prize winners of the Gillette TimeShaver Challenge and will participate Saturday in a customized driving school at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. The driving school, part of the Richard Petty Driving Experience, is led by the… Read More
BANGOR – The Harlem Globetrotters are bringing its 2009 Spinning the Globe World Tour to the Bangor Auditorium on March 23, 2009. The game tips off at 7 p.m. with tickets starting at $15. Tickets can be purchased at the Bangor Auditorium box office and… Read More
CHICAGO – The Gatorade Company, in partnership with ESPN RISE Magazine, has announced Jack Heary of Deering High School in Portland was selected as the 2008-09 Gatorade Maine Football Player of the Year. The 5-foot-9, 160-pound senior running back rushed for 2,177 yards and scored… Read More
The 2008-09 season gets bouncing this weekend for the Husson University men’s basketball team as it hosts the 41st Paul Bunyan Tournament at Newman Gym in Bangor. The Eagles, who have lost their first three games, will host the University of New England, University of… Read More
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LEWISTON – Val Beckwith netted 20 points Thursday night as Bates College rolled to an 18-point halftime lead en route to a 75-49 women’s basketball victory over Wentworth Institute of Technology. Maggie DePoy scored 17 points for Bates and Lee native Amanda Gifford added 10… Read More
Hutchins makes MDI a contender Record-holding sprinter forgoes basketball to join indoor track squad
When Danielle Hutchins decided to go out for indoor track and field this winter, Mount Desert Island coach Ian Braun got an early Christmas present. “That was nice. I mean, it’s always good to have talented athletes, and she is [one],” said Braun. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
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The Brewer High School Witches and Bangor High School Rams have a lot in common this season as they begin their hockey seasons on the road Saturday. Both have a solid crew of forwards back and both have some issues when it comes to depth… Read More
For the past several years, I’ve been singing the praises of Dan Legere, the personable proprietor of Greenville’s Maine Guide Fly Shop. Legere hosts the annual drift boat trip we give away to a lucky angler, and the day I get to spend on the… Read More
When the University of Maine-Presque Isle men’s basketball team takes the court against the University of Maine at Alfond Arena tonight, even the most optimistic member of the UMPI squad would have to admit the prospect of victory is a longshot at best. But that’s… Read More
ORONO – With Robert Morris swarming the court and building momentum every possession, it might have been understandable if a young University of Maine team buckled under the full-court pressure. The Black Bears wavered, but demonstrated their determination and resilience Wednesday night while holding on… Read More
Local interscholastic swimming and diving teams open the 2008-09 season Friday at the annual Penobscot Valley Conference Relay Carnival scheduled for the Wallace pool on the UMaine campus in Orono. Among the teams participating in Friday’s male and female competition is Mount Desert Island High… Read More
The University of Southern Maine will honor former women’s basketball coach Gary Fifield during halftime of Saturday’s 1 p.m. Little East Conference game against Keene State College. There will be a special presentation honoring Fifield at center court of Hill Gymnasium at approximately 1:30 p.m.,… Read More
FARMINGTON – Colby College’s Adam Choice had 17 points and 11 rebounds and the Mules used a first-half surge to pull away from the UMaine-Farmington Beavers for a 63-49 men’s basketball victory at Dearborn Gymnasium Wednesday. Artie Cutrone added 12 points and Kyle Donovan 10… Read More
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FRESNO, Calif. – Ederson Lopes scored two second-half goals while UMaine-Fort Kent was held to five shots as the Bengals fell to Rio Grande (Ohio) 4-0 in the quarterfinal round of the NAIA Men’s Soccer Championships Wednesday. Coach Bill Ashby’s UMFK team finishes a successful… Read More
BANGOR – To put it simply, Bates College had no answer for Husson University standout Shelby Bradford of Lee Tuesday night. The Bobcats of Lewiston, however, countered with plenty of weapons of their own, as Val Beckwith scored 16 second-half points and Amanda Gifford, another… Read More
BELFAST – The Belfast wrestling team was so dominant at the 2008 Class B state championship meet that it clinched the title before the consolation- and championship-round matches were contested. So with just two seniors graduated from the program’s first state championship team since 1995,… Read More
Ashley Underwood put in countless hours honing her basketball skills. It paid off. She was a 1,000-point scorer at Cony High School in Augusta and at the University of Maine. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
Bangor-area college football television viewers have been tackled for a loss this season. After a seven-year run on low-power Bangor TV station WBGR (Ch. 33), CBS college football broadcasts of late Saturday afternoon games have not aired on WBGR, or primary CBS affiliate WABI, this… Read More
FRESNO, Calif. – University of Maine-Fort Kent freshman midfielder Jermaine West hit the crossbar with 31 seconds left in the second overtime. But he found the net in the sudden-death round of penalty kicks to send the Bengals to their first-ever berth in the NAIA… Read More
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WATERVILLE – Julianne Kowalski had 14 points and 11 rebounds Tuesday night to help Colby College defeat Maine Maritime Academy of Castine 52-47 in women’s basketball action at Wadsworth Gym. Rachael Mack of Augusta added 12 points and nine rebounds for the Mules. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
The University of Maine men’s hockey team will play its final two Hockey East games in the 2008 portion of its schedule this weekend when the Black Bears visit Northeastern University on Friday night and Merrimack College on Sunday afternoon. The Bears had their seven-game… Read More
BRUNSWICK – The University of Southern Maine of Gorham jumped out to a 31-19 halftime lead and withstood a 53-44 Bowdoin rally to hold on for a 75-72 victory Tuesday night, its fifth straight to open the season. Stacey Kent led all scorers with 24… Read More
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Since its founding in 1999, the Maine Winter Sports Center has built a reputation for providing the facilities and coaching that can help developing athletes excel. Case in point: Of the 10 biathletes who competed for the United States in the Torino Olympic Games in… Read More
When the Katahdin girls basketball team tips off its season Saturday in Stacyville against Bangor Christian, the Cougars will have dual leadership on the bench from two coaching veterans. Terry Duffy and Phil Faulkner will team up to guide Katahdin’s fortunes this winter. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Nathan Gerbe haunted the University of Maine for three seasons and he led his Boston College Eagles to the NCAA championship last year. But he will be wearing the home colors on Dec. 9 when his Portland Pirates take on former Black Bears Teddy Purcell… Read More
Winning takes talent, but sometimes intangibles such as leadership, commitment, motivation and resilience can help a team maximize its potential. The University of Maine football team combined those qualities while putting together an 8-5 season that ended with Saturday’s 40-15 loss to Northern Iowa in… Read More
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I must confess that I actually missed last week’s so-called Black Friday, the post-Thanksgiving day, which finds droves of shoppers racing out to begin the Christmas shopping season. In my house, we do keep lists, giving everyone from Santa Claus to Aunt Linda just what… Read More
The Red Sox can only hope the expected signing of 22-year-old Junichi Tazawa from Japan will be as good as the one that brought them Daisuke Matsuzaka. The Daily Yomiuri Online reported Sunday that Tazawa will sign with the Sox and the Boston newspapers are… Read More
BANGOR – Deon Cheers’ two free throws with 7.2 seconds left provided the winning margin for the University of Maine-Augusta Moose as they edged Eastern Maine Community College 72-71 in men’s basketball action at Johnston Gym on Monday night. After Cheers’ free throws, the Eagles… Read More