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
With 19 players back from a team that won the Eastern Maine Class D championship a year ago, the Ashland boys soccer team should be back in the postseason mix again this fall. Even with a 4-3 loss at Easton on Tuesday, coach Kevin Paradis’… 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
BANGOR – Before Monday, Oriana Farley had never run a road race over 5 kilometers (3.1 miles). After finding out her uncle, Dave Farley of New Hampshire, was going to return to Bangor to run the 46th annual Labor Day 5-miler, she decided to give… Read More
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At first glance, Houlton sophomore Chelsi Murray is your typical high school athlete. Murray is a key factor in coach Tim Tweedie’s midfield alignment for the Shiretowners’ girls soccer team, and she was making some aggressive plays in a game at Caribou last Friday. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
The University of Maine football team came away from Saturday’s 46-3 loss to Iowa disappointed in the outcome and in some elements of the team’s performance on a Big Ten stage. On the other hand, coach Jack Cosgrove’s Black Bears head into this weekend’s nonleague… Read More
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PORTLAND – Zach Daeges, Michael Bowden, Mickey Hall and Iggy Suarez were recognized as the Portland Sea Dogs announced their annual team awards prior to their final regular-season home game. The awards are voted on by the fans. Daeges, an outfielder, was named Most Valuable… Read More
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 – On paper, the University of Maine’s trip to take on Iowa was an opportunity for the Black Bears to knock off a Bowl Championship Subdivision opponent in an exciting football atmosphere. As the Black Bears discovered again Saturday, the thrill of… 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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CARIBOU – After Caribou’s tough season-opening loss at home to Fort Kent last week, Vikings girls soccer coach Todd Albert switched things up a bit for Friday’s matchup with Houlton. The Vikings realigned their offense, moving speedy Emily Collins from striker to outside midfielder to… Read More
For generations, Mainers have been able to walk down to the local shoreline, toss some bait or a lure into the water and fish for a variety of saltwater fish. Some enjoy the frenzied action provided by a school of mackerel. Others prefer targeting striped… Read More
IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Maine athletic department will receive a whopping $450,000 in exchange for the Black Bears football team making the trip here to play the University of Iowa. For UMaine redshirt freshman Steve Shea of Corinna, the experience will be… Read More
The records have been falling at Maine harness racing venues lately as fast as leaves in late October. Gorham native and longtime horse owner Michael Andrew has nearly the cornered the market on those historic performances as three of the record racers are owned by… Read More
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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SOUTH BERWICK – The University of Maine and University of Massachusetts women’s soccer teams battled to a 0-0 double overtime tie Friday. The Bears and Minutemen spent most of the day in the midfield area with both defenses not allowing many scoring opportunities. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
The end of summer is drawing near, so that can only mean one thing along the local road racing circuit. One of the state’s oldest and most recognizable races, the Bangor Labor Day 5-miler, will celebrate its 46th birthday Monday morning at 9 near the… Read More
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
Red Sox fans may have a hard time understanding this. Tampa Bay is the biggest story in Major League Baseball this year. They are on their way to the postseason and are having one of the greatest turnaround seasons in baseball history. On Wednesday they… Read More
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Depending on one’s point of view, Saturday’s season opener for the University of Maine football team can take on vastly different meanings. For the University of Iowa, which plays in the powerful Big Ten Conference in the NCAA’s Bowl Championship Subdivision,… Read More
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Summer’s slipping away from me. It seems like only last week that I was swatting black flies or wearing a head net to keep off the mosquitoes. Of course, that didn’t happen last week, but in May and June. Now that the flies of spring and early summer… Read More
As I reeled in my line to change my fly yet again, it took just a glance to confirm I needed a new leader tippet. I’d tried six dry-fly patterns on just one pool alone and had previously visited three different spots on two other streams. Wading slowly… Read More
The Penobscot County Conservation Association will host the 31st annual Bangor Gun Show at the Bangor Auditorium on Sept. 6-7. The show will run from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturday and from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Sunday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
BANGOR – The most veteran players on this year’s Bangor High boys soccer team have experienced the highest of highs – the Class A state championship they won in 2006. But last season ended on a disappointing note, with a loss to Hampden Academy in… Read More
The last time varsity football was played in Washington County, it was grounded not by a 3-4 defense but the Great Depression. More than 75 years later it is back, as a cooperative entry from Calais and Woodland high schools is preparing for its season… Read More
MADAWASKA – The 2007 schoolboy soccer season was quite a ride – or flight – for the Madawaska Owls. The Owls got hot at the right time and captured the Eastern Maine Class C championship before falling to Saint Dominic of Auburn in the state… Read More
CORALVILLE, Iowa – When he was the offensive coordinator at the University of Maine, Jack Cosgrove was shown a photograph by Mary Ferentz, wife of then head football coach Kirk Ferentz. It showed coach Ferentz and his children, all bunched up on the couch, fast… Read More
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FORT KENT – Kayla Lagasse, Sarah Porter and Brittany Beardon each scored a goal in the first half to help lift Presque Isle to a 4-1 schoolgirl soccer victory over Fort Kent on Thursday. Elise Jones added a goal for Presque Isle while Jodie Buckley… Read More
HERMON – Shawn McNevin of Newport found victory lane in the Big Enduro division for the first time Wednesday night at Speedway 95. McNevin held off Duane Walton of Carmel who came in second, with Roger Smith Jr. finishing third. Fourth went to Jason Haskell… Read More
After more than seven minutes of listening to his supervisor, Rick Mills, say nice things about him, Maine Game Warden Reggie Hammond tried to silence his sergeant. “That’s enough,” a clearly embarrassed Hammond said. “That’s good.” googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
FORT FAIRFIELD – It was a case of better late than never for the Katahdin boys soccer team. The Cougars arrived from Stacyville only about 10 minutes before the scheduled kickoff of Wednesday afternoon’s Class D matchup with Fort Fairfield. Even so, they shook off… Read More
CARIBOU – In cross country, the time that really matters to produce a team victory is the pack time – the time differential between a team’s No. 1 and No. 5 runners. A superstar frontrunner can be consistently at the head of the field, but… 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
HOULTON – It was a matchup of force against finesse, and the speed of the Fort Kent girls soccer team proved too much for Houlton. Particularly that of the quickest of the Warriors in forward Jamie Pelletier, who scored three goals, including two in the… Read More
Bob Girvan II of Kenduskeag, who died of brain cancer on Thursday at age 54, was a fiery competitor whose golf game was sharpened at his family’s golf course in Kenduskeag, about 15 miles northwest of Bangor. Now called Kenduskeag Golf and Country Club, it’s… 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
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Hermon’s Chris Page has been named the National Congress of State Games male athlete of the year. “This award, and the subsequent banquet, are always a highlight for the organization,” said selection committee chairman, Jeff Scully, executive director of the Maine Games. Read More
WASHBURN – Jennifer Ouellette scored two goals, including the game-winner with 7:57 remaining in the game, to lift Van Buren to a 2-1 schoolgirl soccer victory over Washburn on Tuesday. Kristy Leonard grabbed the assist on the winning goal for Van Buren. Ashley Wilson made… Read More
FORT KENT – Grace Boutot’s summer training program is vastly different than most other high school cross country runners in the state. The Fort Kent High School senior is not only one of the top runners in Class C coming into this season, but a… Read More
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His ultimate destination is the Gateway City, but he won’t be able to use Mapquest or a Magellan global positioning satellite system to get there. That’s because Curt Smith’s journey must take him from Davenport, Iowa, to Palm Beach, Fla., through Springfield, Mo., to Memphis,… Read More
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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LIMESTONE – The road sign entering Limestone may need to be changed next summer to read “the Home of the Fastest Cars” when Land Speed Racing comes to Aroostook County. Bob Jepson of Milton, Mass., and Bob Wanner of Yorktown Heights, N.Y., are in the process of organizing… Read More
After reaching the America East championship game for four consecutive seasons, the University of Maine women’s soccer team was eliminated in the first round by Stony Brook 2-1 last season. Maine finished 6-8-3 overall, 4-3-1 in America East regular season play. It was Maine’s first… Read More
ORONO – There is an air of renewed confidence within the University of Maine football team as it prepares for Saturday’s 2008 opener at Big Ten mainstay Iowa. The new FieldTurf surface on Morse Field at Alfond Stadium seems to have reinvigorated the Black Bears. Read More
BEIJING – A slow start led to a premature finish for Exeter native Adam Craig in the Olympic men’s mountain bike race Saturday at the Laoshan Mountain Bike Park. Riding bike No. 13, Craig started in the second row among 50 riders from 32 nations,… Read More
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HERMON – Kris Watson of Hermon led 49 of 50 laps Saturday night to win the Super Street feature at Speedway 95. Shane Tatro of Dixmont led lap 48 as he battled Watson and wound up second followed by Duane Seekins of Stockton Springs, Artie… Read More
ORONO – Laura Martel had a hat trick, scoring all three of Maine’s goals to lead the Black Bears to a 3-0 women’s soccer victory in their home opener over Sacred Heart University of Fairfield, Conn., Saturday. Martel scored all three goals in the first… Read More
It was the best of times and the worst of times. The University of Maine men’s soccer team opened the 2007 season with a 1-0 overtime win over the University of Massachusetts, snapping a 22-game losing streak. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
Almost five years ago, the announcement was greeted with gasps, smiles, cheers … and truth be known, a small dose of apprehension. In public, everyone said the right things: The ambitious plan to restore the Penobscot River by removing two dams and adding fish passage… Read More
Competitive swimming isn’t accorded much time in the national sports spotlight, but the sport has never been as close to the forefront of the American consciousness as during the Beijing Olympics. The man responsible for that transformation is American phenom Michael Phelps. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
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The 28th annual Maine Sport Triathlon will take place Aug. 31 at Barrett’s Cove on Megunticook Lake in Camden. The race, sponsored by Maine Sport Outfitters, goes off at 9 a.m. with registration race morning at 8. Fees are $40 for individuals and $70 for teams. Read More
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
With just a few exceptions, Maine youngsters learn to shoot with a .22 rifle and a small-bore shotgun, most likely a .410 or 20 gauge. As these blossoming hunters grow and mature, paper targets and tin cans change to upland birds, waterfowl and big game animals, so their… 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
This is a story on the back burner. Foods on the back burner tend to simmer and get heavy. In the 2004 NHL season, Todd Bertuzzi, a player with Vancouver at the time, hit opponent Steve Moore in the back of the head during a game, crushing his… Read More
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
The Sports Zone is getting some competition. Bangor radio stations WABI (910 AM) and WWBX (97.1 FM) are making the switch to all-sports programming as affiliates of Boston sports radio giant WEEI (850 AM), effective Sept. 1. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
For several years, Jesse Smith served as the crew chief for his father, Gary. Gary Smith has raced Pro Stock cars at several tracks in Maine and the northeast including Hermon’s Speedway 95 and he has been running in the Pro All-Stars Series Super Late… Read More
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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Bob Corkum will soon be named to replace his former University of Maine teammate Guy Perron as a full-time assistant coach at Maine, according to a story in U.S. Hockey Report/Amateur Hockey News. Corkum has spent the last two seasons as the associate head coach… Read More
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
Back in 1958, Hollis Grindle headed out onto Beech Hill Pond in Otis and enjoyed a marvelous day of fishing that others have talked about ever since. The reason: Grindle hooked and landed a state record lake trout. His monster fish weighed 311/2 pounds, was… Read More
She may stand just 5-foot-2, but she more than compensates for her lack of size with her vision, skill and tenacity. This will be the last go-round for University of Maine senior midfielder Kim Stephenson of Hampden. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
Experience is essential to success in cross country – or any sport for that matter. That’s one of many elements the Brewer girls will have on their side when they take to the trails this fall in their quest for glory in the Kennebec Valley… Read More
HERMON – Danielle DeLuck of Hampden, who had to visit the hospital after a track accident three weeks ago, won her first ever feature by driving past race leader Rhonda Lyford of Winterport on a restart with two laps remaining in the Women’s Division during Wacky Wednesday racing… Read More
Wheels on the Waterfront BANGOR – The Greater Bangor Convention and Visitors Bureau will hold its first Bangor Car Show, Wheels on the Waterfront, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, on the Waterfront, rain or shine. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More