Former Dexter High School defender Brandi Alton, along with Allison Hill of Cape Elizabeth and Melissa Rivet of Bridgton have been selected as captains for the University of Southern Maine field hockey team for the upcoming season. “Brandi, Allison and Melissa are excellent choices as… Read More
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    PRESQUE ISLE – Russ Mortland had two goals and an assist as Presque Isle opened its schoolboy soccer season with a 7-0 victory over Caribou on Tuesday. Warren Zubrick, Wilder York, Josh Allen and Isaac Lajoie each added a goal and an assist for Presque… Read More
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    STORRS, Conn. – Cara Silverman scored two goals Monday to lift the University of Connecticut to a 4-1 field hockey victory over the University of Maine. Meghan Wheeler and Gina Uguccioni added goals 31/2 minutes apart to stake the 2-0 Huskies to a 3-0 lead. Read More
    IOWA CITY, Iowa – Walking the expansive grounds around Kinnick Stadium on Saturday morning, the administrators, supporters, parents and fans of the University of Maine football team couldn’t help but be wowed by the scene. Iowa fans, most donning gold T-shirts, swarmed around the area,… Read More
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    Seven former University of Maine players are on National Football League rosters after teams made their final cuts Saturday to reach the 53-man limit. Linebacker Stephen Cooper of San Diego, strong safety Brandon McGowan of Chicago, linebacker Lofa Tatupu of Seattle, fullback/special teams player Montell… Read More
    CANBERRA, Australia – Exeter native Adam Craig earned a 13th-place finish Sunday in the eighth stop of the International Cycling Union World Cup cross country mountain bike series. Ralph Naef of Switzerland, who was passed up for a berth on that nation’s Olympic team, won… Read More
    HERMON – Jordan Pearson of Glenburn worked his way past Wayne Parritt Jr. of Steuben to earn the victory in the third and final 35-lap feature race of the Coca-Cola Strictly Streets series at Speedway 95 Saturday night. Brad Norris of Ellsworth claimed third place… Read More
    BANGOR – Samantha Homer scored the game-winning goal on a breakaway with 2:30 remaining in overtime to lift the Husson University women’s soccer team past Westfield State 2-1 in the Husson University Classic on Sunday. Husson defeated the University of Quebec-Trois Rivieres 4-2 on Saturday. Read More
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    CHICAGO – The Philadelphia Phillies and Toronto Blue Jays were working Friday to complete a trade that would send veteran left-handed hitter Matt Stairs to the Phillies. Neither Blue Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi nor Phillies GM Pat Gillick would confirm that the trade was official. Read More
    HERMON – Hermon High School will hold its annual alumnae field hockey game against the varsity tonight at 7 under the lights on the Hermon High soccer field. All former Hermon High field hockey players are welcome to participate. There is no admission charge for… Read More
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    MARS HILL – Zach Stetson scored on an assist from Manny Martinez with 6:29 left in the second half to lift the Central Aroostook Panthers to a 3-2 boys soccer victory over Wisdom of St. Agatha Friday. Martinez also scored a goal for Central Aroostook,… Read More
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    PORTLAND – The Buffalo Sabres and their Maine affiliate, the Portland Pirates, are announcing that former UMaine standout Eric Weinrich is joining the Pirates’ coaching staff. Weinrich joins head coach Kevin Dineen as an assistant coach for the 2008-09 season. This will be the second… Read More
    Jovan Belcher, a senior defensive end at the University of Maine, has been named to the 2008 College Sporting News Preseason All-America first team. The 6-foot-2, 228-pounder was one of nine Colonial Athletic Association players to be recognized. He also was the CAA’s Preseason Defensive… Read More
    HOULTON – Jud Taggett netted the game-winning goal off an assist from Thomas Levasseur with 2:47 remaining in overtime Wednesday to lift Fort Kent to a 2-1 boys soccer victory over Houlton. Jared Soucy scored a goal late in regulation for 2-1 Fort Kent. Matthew… Read More
    Luis Ayala, who guided the Foxcroft Academy wrestling team to a pair of Class C state championships and five consecutive Eastern Maine titles in eight years as the Ponies’ head coach, has resigned from that position. Ayala cited professional reasons for the move. His job… Read More
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    BANGOR – Sports Radio 620 WZON set a single-morning record by raising more than $10,000 during its 13th annual Jimmy Fund Radiothon and Auction. WZON listeners bid on Red Sox, Celtics and Patriots packages, including tickets and memorabilia. All proceeds went directly to the Jimmy… Read More
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    MARS HILL – Brittany Mosher scored the winning goal off a Sarah Michaud assist just 44 seconds into the second overtime to lead Central Aroostook to a 3-2 victory over Limestone Community School/Maine School of Science and Mathematics. Michaud tied it at 2-2 with 11:26… Read More
    The University of Maine field hockey team went 5-11 a year ago, but its season could have been dramatically different if it hadn’t gone 1-4 in overtime games. Second-year coach Josette Babineau said there was a legitimate reason behind the Black Bears’ overtime woes. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
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    BANGOR – Friday’s alumnae soccer game at Bangor High School probably meant more to Kristen Thompson than anyone else on the field. That’s because she’s the younger sister of Danielle Thompson, after whom the second annual preseason match is named. The game was won 4-3… Read More
    Paul Santavy has been appointed the manager for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s Maine Fisheries Program Complex in East Orland, which oversees the Craig Brook and Green Lake National Fish Hatcheries and the Maine Fishery Resources Office. In his three years with the USFWS,… Read More
    EASTON – Brad Trask scored the winning goal off of a Jonah Bacon assist with 1:17 left in the second overtime to lead the Easton boys past Southern Aroostook of Dyer Brook 2-1 in Friday soccer action. Trask scored the game’s first goal with an… Read More
    ORONO – University of Maine men’s ice hockey head coach Tim Whitehead announced Friday that Bob Corkum has been named Associate Head Coach. Corkum replaces Guy Perron, who left earlier this summer to accept a position with the Colorado Avalanche. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    YARMOUTH – A boys soccer coach at a Yarmouth prep school has resigned following a newspaper report that disproved his claim that he played on the U.S. Olympic team in 1984. The headmaster of North Yarmouth Academy, Peter Mertz, announced Thursday that coach Josh Muscadin… Read More
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    Sebastian “Sparky” Boyington is a serious mountain biker. The 21-year-old Milford resident has ridden trails from New Jersey to Quebec, and he uses high-end equipment – not surprising given that he works in the bike department at the Ski Rack in Bangor. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
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    PORTLAND, Maine – The Boston Red Sox are bringing their World Series trophies to Maine. The Red Sox announced Thursday that they will bring the 2004 and 2007 trophies to Portland’s Hadlock Field for Monday’s Portland Sea Dogs game against the New Britain Rock Cats. Read More
    FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Patriots signed 10-year veteran Mike Flynn on Thursday in a move to shore up an injury-depleted offensive line. The 34-year-old University of Maine product played his entire NFL career with the Baltimore Ravens before he was released in February. Read More
    HERMON – Hermon High School will host its annual boys and girls alumni soccer games Saturday at 7 p.m., All school alumni are invited to play and admission is free. The alumni teams will play the current varsity teams in three alternating 20-minute periods. Concessions will be available. Read More
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    PORTLAND – The Portland Press Herald says claims by the North Yarmouth Academy boys’ soccer coach that he played on the 1984 U.S. Olympic team are untrue. The newspaper reports that two representatives of U.S. Soccer say Josh Muscadin never played for the team in… Read More
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