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    PINEHURST, N.C. – Ricky Jones of Thomaston improved his position Tuesday in the U.S. Amateur golf tournament but still missed qualifying for the match-play competition which starts today. Jones, a four-time winner of the Whited Ford Paul Bunyan Amateur Golf Tournament, posted a 3-over-par 73… Read More
    Dexter Regional High School opened preseason soccer practices this week with two new varsity coaches. Peter Murray, the Tigers’ longtime boys varsity basketball coach, is the school’s new boys varsity coach. He replaces Paul Shaw, who stepped down after six years to focus on his… Read More
    The University of Maine’s field hockey team is anxiously waiting for the finishing touches to be applied to its new field located beyond the softball field’s outfield fence. They will play on FieldTurf Tarkett PUR, a synthetic surface similar to AstroTurf that was used during… Read More
    ST. AGATHA – Kenny Tarr knocked in the game-winning goal with 24:33 remaining in regulation to lift Ashland to a 4-3 high school boys soccer win over Wisdom Tuesday. Tyler Condon scored two goals while Jacob Paradis added a goal for Ashland. Bobby Gardner made… Read More
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    PINEHURST, N.C. – Ricky Jones of Thomaston had one bad hole Monday in his opening round of the U.S. Amateur golf tournament, but it may cost him a chance to qualify for match play competition starting Wednesday. Jones triple bogeyed the par-4 eighth hole on… Read More
    MARS HILL – Nathan Beaulieu scored the game-winning goal off a corner kick with 1:47 remaining in overtime to lift Madawaska to a 2-1 victory over Central Aroostook in a schoolboy soccer matchup Monday. Andrew Deschaine scored with 24 minutes left to tie the game… Read More
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    Viktoriya Rybalko of Ukraine, who was a star sprinter and jumper at the University of Maine from 1999 to 2003, came up short in her attempt to qualify for the women’s long jump finals. Rybalko, 25, jumped 6.43 meters in her third and final attempt… Read More
    LIMESTONE – Kelly Peers scored two second-half goals as Limestone Community School/Maine School of Science and Mathematics opened its schoolgirl soccer season with a 5-3 victory over Easton. Jasmine Cote, Victoria St. Pierre and Eva Smith also scored for Limestone, while Audra Kirk made four… Read More
    WINTERPORT – Greg Young of Raymond captured wins in both the Super Pro/Pro Final and the Super Pro Eliminator features Sunday at Winterport Dragway. Young beat out Robin Reynolds of Winterport, who placed second in the Super Pro/Pro Final. In the Super Pro Eliminator, Phil… Read More
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    FORT FAIRFIELD – Josh Booth scored off of a Travis Noyes assist with 26:14 left in the first half to lead Fort Fairfield to a season-opening 1-0 high school boys soccer win over Wisdom of St. Agatha Friday. Austin Dufour turned away three of seven… Read More
    Willemstad, Curacao, has taken probably the most circuitous route possible to Saturday’s Senior League World Series championship game. It lost to a team from Maricaibo, Venezuela, in the Latin America regional championship game, but gained new life when the Venezuelan team was disqualified from the… Read More
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    BEIJING – Michael Phelps made it 6-for-6 at the Beijing Olympics, closing in on Mark Spitz with another world-record swim Friday morning. Phelps dominated right from the start of the 200-meter individual medley and powered away to win in 1 minute, 54.23 seconds. He knocked… Read More
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    BANGOR – The Pearl City Senior League All-Stars were primed for defeat. Less than two hours earlier they suffered a 2-1 loss to Canada that knocked the Hawaiians out of contention for the Senior League World Series title. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
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    BANGOR – Eleven of the 12 players representing the Whalley Little League of Surrey, British Columbia, in this year’s Senior League World Series were veterans of the experience, either here in the 2007 SLWS or at last year’s Junior League World Series in Taylor, Mich. Read More
    Deb Smith is returning to her adopted home. Smith, an outstanding softball player at the University of Maine who went on to become the America East Coach of the Year at her alma mater in 2002, has been named the new softball coach at Maine. Read More
    AUBURN – With a summer schedule that includes having played in the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship and upcoming appearances in the U.S. Amateur and U.S. Mid-Amateur events, one might wonder when he gets any work done. As do many businesspeople, the comptroller of Dragon… Read More
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    BANGOR – It took three games, but the U.S. East team finally got the big inning it was looking for in the Senior League World Series en route to becoming the first team to advance to the semifinal round. The regional representative from Upper Deerfield,… Read More
    Caribou High School, which has a strong tradition in cross country, is gearing up for its annual alumni cross country races, set for Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the high school. The meet was originally scheduled for Friday, Aug. 22, but had to be re-scheduled… Read More
    HERMON – Winterport’s Keith Kingsbury started on the pole and won the Big Enduro feature at Speedway 95 and claimed the three-race Series championship. Alvin McNevin of Clifton finished second with Duane Walton of Glenburn in third, Newport’s Shawn McNevin fourth and Clifton’s Roger Smith… Read More
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    BANGOR – Girl Scouts of Maine has received a $1,250 matching grant from the LPGA-USGA Girls Golf for the Girls Golf Program of Greater Bangor. This award, funded by the USGA and administered by LPGA and USGA, will help expand the scope of the program… Read More
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    The University of Maine men’s hockey program is undergoing a substantial facelift. With associate head coach/recruiting coordinator Guy Perron’s decision to take a scouting job with the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche and Grant Standbrook’s decision to retire as the volunteer assistant, there will be a new… Read More
    BANGOR – It was a classic pitcher’s duel: flame-thrower vs. finesse pitcher with good movement on his ball. And it was Bryan National West Little League’s (Tex.) David Williams Jr. who came out on top over the Pabao Little League of Willemstad, Curacao’s Jurickson Profar. Read More
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    HAMPDEN – At the urging of a couple of friends in the local soccer community, Kiaran McCormick decided to apply for the boys varsity coaching vacancy at Hampden Academy. “It was something I did for the experience of the interview,” said the 24-year-old McCormack, a… Read More
    ORONO – Katie Clark Herbine, a former member of the University of Maine women’s basketball team which made four straight NCAA Tournament appearances, has returned to the Black Bears as the associate athletic director for compliance and senior woman administrator, UMaine athletic director Blake James announced recently. Read More
    BANGOR – Timely hitting and effective pitching once again paved the way for the Senior Leaguers from Boynton Beach, Fla. The U.S. South representatives rode a solid pitching performance from Ryan Pistey and clutch hits up and down the lineup to a 6-2 Pool A… Read More
    PORTLAND, Maine – The coach of Deering High School’s championship baseball team has reportedly resigned. WGME-TV in Portland says former University of Maine pitcher Mike D’Andrea is stepping down little more than a week after three assistants were fired amid allegations of underage drinking at… Read More
    BANGOR – It was an uncharacteristically slow start, but by the finish of Monday morning’s Pool B game, the U.S. Southwest team was in a good position in its first game of the Senior League World Series. The regional representative Bryan National West Little League… Read More
    Dresden native Stan Meserve has won points championships at four of Maine’s six tracks. He is now keeping busy doing the race setups for JR Motorsports in NASCAR’s Nationwide Series. His primary responsibility is the setups for Brad Keselowski in the No. 88, U.S. Navy… Read More
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    Rowing Maine natives Anna Goodale of Camden and Elle Logan of Boothbay will advance with their eight-woman rowing team to Sunday’s finals after claiming victory in Monday’s heat at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park, according to USRowing.org. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
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    BANGOR – It took Willamstead, Curacao, 4 2/3 innings to figure out New Philadelphia, Ohio, lefthander Matt Wheeler, but the Latin Americans did it in a big way in Sunday night’s Pool B matchup at Mansfield Stadium. Willamstead connected for five straight two-out hits in… Read More
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    HERMON – Jimmy Cox pitched a three-hitter in a 6-1 win and the Union Street Cleaners went on to post a 4-2 victory in the second game of a three-game series to beat Montville for the Bay League baseball title Sunday. In game one, Scott… Read More
    BANGOR – The North Cumberland Little League of Upper Deerfield, N.J., gained the upper hand in its 2008 Senior League World Series opener Sunday by scoring four runs in the bottom of the first inning. Righthanders Chet Godfrey and Jack Tyler made sure the U.S. Read More
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    BANGOR – The second annual Bangor High School girls soccer alumnae game will be held on Aug. 22 at 7 p.m. at the Bangor High School soccer field. The alumnae will play the current varsity team, and proceeds will benefit the Danielle Marie Thompson Scholarship… Read More
    Bangor native Derek Damon, who racked up 51 goals and 60 assists in his 160-game men’s hockey career at the University of Maine, has signed a one-year deal with Assat Pori of the Finnish Elite League. The 6-foot, 195-pound Damon, a center, was the 10th-leading… Read More
    AUGUSTA – Due to unplayable field conditions at McGuire Field, Saturday’s scheduled games at the state American Legion baseball tournament have been moved to the University of Southern Maine at Gorham. Four teams remain in the event, which originally was scheduled to conclude Wednesday until… Read More
    OAKVILLE, Ontario – The Whalley Little League of Surrey, British Columbia, earned its second straight trip to the Senior League World Series on Friday evening by finishing off an unbeaten run through the Canadian championships with a 11-1 victory over Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. The… Read More
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