MARS HILL – Fort Fairfield took advantage of Central Aroostook errors in the seventh inning, including one to score Brittany Pelkey from third base with the winning run as the ninth-ranked Tigers edged the No. 8 Panthers 17-16 in an Eastern Maine Class D softball prelim Tuesday. Read More
If I were ever given the opportunity to levy fines or issue suspensions in Major League Baseball for on-the-field fights, I’d begin the whole process by changing the rules governing all this stuff in the first place. For some unknown reason, professional baseball has allowed… Read More
With the high school softball postseason set to kick off today, Ashland and the Limestone Community School/Maine School of Science and Mathematics are the only Eastern Maine teams that will head into the playoffs with a zero in the loss column. “Isn’t that something, huh?”… Read More
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Father’s Day has taken on much more significance and meaning for Portland Sea Dogs first baseman Aaron Bates the last four years. Sunday will be no exception for the 24-year-old Boston Red Sox prospect. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
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Last week’s tiff in the dugout between Red Sox teammates Manny Ramirez and Kevin Youkilis is gone and surely is, as Boston manager Terry Francona said, “… not the end of the world.” The two got into the scuffling match in the same game as… Read More
BREWER – Melanie Judkins allowed five hits and four walks while striking out eight to lead Brewer to a 2-0 shutout of Cony of Augusta at Coffin Field on Saturday in the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference championship. Dominique DeFilipp hit an RBI groundout in the… Read More
BANGOR – Pink flames flanked the front sides of Courtney Dunton’s No. 139 silver bullet soap box derby car, appropriately tagged with the phrase “Girl Power.” “We picked out a theme, and my favorite color’s pink,” Dunton, 10, said before taking to the track for… Read More
ORONO – Joe Alvarez of Hampden stepped up to hit his tee shot on the 200-yard, par-3 16th hole Sunday at Penobscot Valley Country Club, trailing defending champion Ricky Jones of Thomaston by a stroke. He drilled a 3-iron into a stiff breeze and his… Read More
ORONO – The only thing brighter than the sun at the 40th annual Special Olympic Maine State Summer Games at the University of Maine on Saturday was the charisma and attitude of the participants. There was always a person smiling and cheering, and not only… Read More
WINDHAM – Having run against Mohamed Noor of Lewiston numerous times over the course of the cross country and track and field seasons, Bangor’s Riley Masters knows what to expect when two of Maine’s finest schoolboy runners take to the track. When the Blue Devils’… Read More
WESTBROOK – Most coaches go into a state championship track meet with a clear understanding of how their teams should fare, based on the seeds. John Bapst coach Bruce Pratt prefers not to seed out the meet and instead challenges his athletes to focus on… Read More
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BATH – As the temperatures rose from the low 70s to the sultry 80s Saturday, so too did the quality of the athletic performances of many local athletes participating in Saturday’s state Class B track and field championship meets. The Waterville boys and girls swept… Read More
HAMPDEN – Top-ranked Bangor advanced to the Eastern Maine Class A tennis finals for the second straight year Saturday, using strong singles play as the catalyst for a 4-1 semifinal victory over No. 4 Brewer at Bangor Indoor Tennis. The unbeaten Rams (14-0) play defending… Read More
CALAIS – Jeremy Carr’s RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning lifted the Calais Blue Devils to a 4-3 schoolboy baseball win over the Machias Bulldogs in the Downeast Athletic Conference final Saturday. Zack Newman hit three singles and a double for the… Read More
FORT WILLIAM, Scotland – Exeter native Adam Craig finished 16th in an International Cycling Union World Cup mountain bike race for the second straight week Saturday. But the finish may have been good enough to secure him a berth on the U.S. Olympic Team. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
WISCASSET – Hometown boy Chuck Colby proved that good things really come to those who wait after driving a new car he’s been working on since the end of last season to victory in its race debut. The third-generation Wiscasset racer opted not to rush… Read More
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Forget the “track man” and veteran railbirds with a hot tip. For the last 15 years, the guy who literally had the inside track on Bangor Raceway was Arnie Van Dyne. That distinction will become someone else’s, however, now that Bangor Raceway’s longtime track superintendent… Read More
BAR HARBOR – Joe Alvarez of Hampden and defending champion Ricky Jones of Thomaston shot their way to the top of the leader board Friday in the 44th Whited Ford Paul Bunyan Amateur Golf Tournament, but their methods were completely opposite. Alvarez chipped and putted… Read More
Dana Redding, who has coached girls basketball at the junior varsity level the last five winters, has been hired as the new varsity girls coach at Calais High School. Redding replaces Bob McShane, who coached the Blue Devils for 22 seasons and compiled 375 victories,… Read More
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Brandon Francisco, a highly skilled forward for the York Simcoe Express bantam team in the Ontario Minor Hockey Association, has verbally committed to attend the University of Maine on a hockey scholarship. The 15-year-old Francisco, a left shot right winger, will come to Maine in… Read More
Back when my fishing equipment amounted to a ratchety South Bend bait-casting reel and a stubby True-Temper rod, I figured that the farther I tossed a plug and the faster I retrieved it, the better my chances were for catching smallmouth bass spawning along the shores of Chemo,… Read More
Each year, a traveling road show descends on a Maine community, and hundreds of onlookers drop by to (get this) listen attentively as assorted legislators, wardens and Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife staffers read a couple thousand names aloud. Sounds boring? Well, you obviously… Read More
Whoever it was that asked for the rain, would you please send out a thank-you note and follow it up with a request for some sun on the weekend? I sure hope we’re not getting into the rain-on-the-weekend pattern again – especially this weekend, I need to attend… Read More
On Sunday, state legislators won’t be casting votes, but instead they’ll cast fishing lures in order to raise money for charity. The 12th annual Governor’s Cup Charity Bass Tournament will take place at the Birches Campground on Cobbossee Lake in Litchfield. Senators, representatives and members… Read More
This has been a tough spring for weekend hikes. It’s the weather that has made it a challenge. If it doesn’t rain Saturday, then it rains Sunday. Some weekends it has rained both days, only either during the first half of the day or in… Read More
Joe Alvarez of Hampden and defending champion Ricky Jones of Thomaston appear to be primed for another head-to-head matchup as the 44th Whited Ford Paul Bunyan Amateur Golf Tournament opens today. The field of more than 200 players in the three-day, 54-hole event are split… Read More
George Fernald Jr. was encouraged by the turnout of both cars and spectators Sunday as Unity Raceway opened for the season. Fernald is leasing the track from Ralph Nason. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
BANGOR – The Orono softball team led only once during Thursday’s Class C showdown with Penobscot Valley of Howland. Fortunately for the Red Riots, that lead happened to be the final score. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
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BANGOR – The Bangor girls tennis team got the challenge it anticipated Wednesday, but Maci Monson’s come-from-behind victory at third singles propelled the Rams past Brewer 4-1 in an Eastern Maine Class A quarterfinal. The win will enable second-ranked Bangor (13-0) to host a semifinal… Read More
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PORTLAND – Former Deering High School and American Legion baseball star Ryan Flaherty was picked 41st overall in Tuesday’s Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by the Chicago Cubs. The Portland native and son of longtime University of Southern Maine coach Ed Flaherty just finished his junior season… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine assistant captain Pam Patterson won the Hockey East Top Scholar-Athlete Award for the second straight year. The Miramichi, New Brunswick native, who spent her freshman year at Ohio State University, was one of 11 Black Bears named to the 81-member… Read More
A limited number of hockey season tickets are available for the 2008-2009 season. They will require a donation to the Black Bear Fund of $250-$1,000 annually and it will guarantee optimal seat location in Alfond Arena as well as preference for post-season tickets and travel. Read More
ORONO – Approximately 1,300 athletes will converge on the University of Maine campus as it hosts the 40th annual Special Olympics Maine state summer games today through Sunday. The athletes will be representing more than 150 teams from all around the state and range in… Read More
LINCOLN – Lance Bernier doubled, singled and drove in two runs to help lift the Mattanawcook Academy Lynx to an 11-1 high school baseball victory over the Hermon Hawks Thursday. Peter Coggins had two singles and two RBIs for the Lynx. Jake Smith and Adam… Read More
BELFAST – Jake Grinnell pitched a five-hitter, striking out 10 and walking three, to lead the Camden Hills Windjammers past Belfast 2-1 in baseball action Wednesday. Mykel Scalloway led off the seventh with a single, went to second on a wild pitch, moved to third… Read More
STACYVILLE – Evan McCarthy hit three doubles and drove in a run to lift the Katahdin Cougars to a 5-2 high school baseball victory over Lee Academy Thursday. Andy Kay doubled and singled for the Cougars and Brady Curtis hit a double. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
The Maine Sting will have some new faces in the lineup Saturday when they play host to the Morris County Colonials (N.J.) at 5:30 p.m. The University of Maine-Fort Kent’s Andre “Shorty” Anderson, the NAIA Region X Player of the Year, will be one of… Read More
BREWER – Clayton Blood has been at home in a classroom for nearly three decades, including the last 10 years as an English teacher at Brewer High School. Next winter, he’s going to add some additional classroom duties – on the sidelines as Brewer’s new… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Pat Kelley admits he was uncertain how the youthful Ellsworth High School baseball team would fare this season. But having emerged with a 13-3 record after Wednesday’s 4-3, eight-inning victory over Mount Desert Island of Bar Harbor, the junior pitcher-outfielder senses that the… Read More
Months from now, when May is a mere memory for most, you can be sure that the state’s bird hunters will still be talking about the last full month of spring. That’s how bird hunting works, you see. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
EAST SULLIVAN – It’s not easy to beat a defending regional titlist twice in one season, let alone a solid all-around team like Sumner High School’s softball team. Washington Academy of East Machias team got one-hit pitching from Kayla Wood and scored five unanswered runs… Read More
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CARIBOU – Colby College graduate Austin Ross is joining the coaching staff at the Maine Winter Sports Center. The Steamboat Springs, Colo., native was a four-year member of Colby’s ski team and skied at four Junior National Championships. Ross will focus on community programs in… Read More
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EAST SULLIVAN – Joe Simmons’ two-out single in the bottom of the sixth inning scored Jacob Knowles with the winning run in a 6-5 baseball victory by the Sumner Tigers over Washington Academy of East Machias Wednesday. Mike Crowley had three singles, Mickey Manning added… Read More
SAINT AGATHA – Rachel Donahue hit a triple and two singles to drive in five runs as Central Aroostook of Mars Hill closed out its regular season with a 30-4 softball win over the Wisdom Pioneers Wednesday. Sarah Long added a triple, two singles and… Read More
Starting times for the 44th Whited Ford Paul Bunyan Amateur Golf Tournament scheduled for June 6-8 at Penobscot Valley Country Club in Orono, Kebo Valley Golf Club in Bar Harbor and Rockland Golf Club. The three divisions will play on different courses each day, rotating among the three… Read More
BAR HARBOR – It’s hard to run fast when you don’t have good competition, whether you’re a sprinter or a distance runner. Just ask Mount Desert Island junior sprinter Danielle Hutchins whether she’d rather be way out in front or in a tightly contested race. Read More
In the opening game of the 1984 NCAA Northeast Regional at Mahaney Diamond in Orono, University of Maine senior catcher and co-captain Eddie Hackett had the first four-hit game of his career in a 12-6 win over Rider (N.J.). “I got to go to the… Read More
Bill Casavant arrived in Presque Isle back in 1967 when he enrolled at the Aroostook State Teachers College. The Holyoke, Mass., native has been a fixture on the area sports scene ever since. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
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Searsport baseball and Hermon boys basketball coach Dave Pepin issued a public apology Tuesday in the aftermath of his arrest last weekend for drunken driving. “I want to send my deepest apologies to the Hermon community, the Searsport community, the faculties, school board members, my… Read More
OLD TOWN – It can be difficult for a team to maintain its focus while sitting in a dugout and waiting out a long rain delay. The Old Town Coyotes stayed loose and joked around while they and Bucksport rode out an hour-long rain delay… Read More
Starting times for this weekend’s 44th Whited Ford Paul Bunyan Amateur Golf Touirnament will be published in Thursday’s BDN. The tourney runs Friday through Sunday with three divisions rotating among three golf courses – Rockland Golf Club, Kebo Valley Golf Club in Bar Harbor and Penobscot Valley Country… Read More
TAMPA, Fla. – John Tortorella was fired Tuesday as coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning, four years after leading the team to its only Stanley Cup championship. The former UMaine hockey standout had one season remaining on his contract. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
HIGH SCHOOL Official lacrosse standings through Saturday as reported by the Maine Principals’ Association. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if (isMobileDevice()) {… Read More
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HAMPDEN – The Penobscot Valley Conference Large School track and field championships officially wrapped up Tuesday afternoon with the contention of the pole vault during the PVC freshman championships at Hampden Academy. The Bangor boys and girls sewed up their fourth consecutive team titles. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
Boston’s offensive display against the Orioles in the four-game set that concluded Monday night will not be taken lightly by the rest of the league. This is the Red Sox team the rest of baseball feared would show up, and it has. Baltimore, a team… Read More
LEAVITT – Brittany Luetjen smacked a grand slam in the first inning to help lift the Hampden Academy Broncos to a 10-3 high school softball victory over the Leavitt Hornets Tuesday. Jill Carlisle tallied three singles and an RBI for Hampden. Michelle Wells hit a… Read More
HARRINGTON – Jessica Tenan tripled home the tying run with two outs and scored on Sam Baker’s infield single as Narraguagus upended Woodland 5-4 in a rain-shortened, five-inning high school softball game Tuesday. The Dragons tied the game in the top of the sixth and… Read More
ASHLAND – Nick Gimbel drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift Ashland past Katahdin of Stacyville 4-3 in baseball action Tuesday. Henry Milligan hit a single and scored the winning run in the eighth. Justin Belanger pitched a… Read More
One of the finest teachers and coaches I had the pleasure to know and compete against has died. We were sorry to learn of the recent death of Niles Nelson III of Bangor, who for many years, was the boys varsity basketball coach at Hermon… Read More
Each summer, thousands of Mainers head to their seasonal camps, where they’ll eventually be joined by friends and relatives eager to have a bit of fun in the sun. Eventually. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
The Lee Academy softball team stumbled out of the gate in the Eastern Maine Class C ranks, but a 1-3 start didn’t deter a veteran team led by five seniors. “They were very positive, they didn’t get down on each other,” said Pandas coach Ron… Read More
LEWISTON – Erin Flynn has been an accomplished high school tennis player throughout her career at John Bapst of Bangor, her baseline-oriented game strong enough for to her to rank among the top competitors statewide for the last four years. But Christine Ordway of Portland’s… Read More
Glenburn’s Jordan Pearson was planning to take this year off from racing at Hermon’s Speedway 95. “I’m building a car for the road so I was going to take some time to get that done,” explained Pearson. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
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BLUE HILL – Lucas Marks hit an RBI double in the fifth inning to give George Stevens Academy the lead for good as they went on to a 5-2 high school baseball victory over Mount Desert Island Monday. Peter Dickinson allowed two runs on six… Read More
HOULTON – Brittany Guiod belted a solo home run to key a three-run second inning to lead the Houlton softball team to a 7-6 high school victory over Stearns Monday. Lainey Herring had a triple and two singles with two RBIs for the Shiretowners. Nikki… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – Jamie Nason’s third single of the game, coming with one out in the bottom of the seventh, drove in the winning run as Foxcroft rallied for a 15-14 high school baseball victory over Dexter Monday. Ian Champeon’s two-run single had keyed a five-run… Read More
VALLNORD, Andorra – Exeter native Adam Craig continued his quest to earn one of two available berths on the U.S. Olympic Mountain Biking Team with a 16th-place finish at the International Cycling Union’s World Cup race here Sunday. Craig was the second-fastest American in the… Read More
PORTLAND – Erin Flynn doesn’t overpower opponents with the velocity of her shots but can overwhelm foes with the relentless patience of her play. That was the formula Saturday as the sixth-ranked senior from John Bapst of Bangor defeated Kelsey Boyce of Morse of Bath… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – On the track, they’re fierce competitors. Off it, they’re close friends who will be teammates at the University of Maine next season. Hilary Maxim of Old Town and Jennie Lucy of Bangor, two of the state’s top distance runners, gave fans at… Read More
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DURHAM, N.C.- Kevin White was hired as Duke’s athletic director Saturday, leaving Notre Dame after eight years for a school with an elite basketball team and a football team that has had 13 straight losing seasons. Notre Dame appointed Missy Conboy as its interim AD. Read More
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University of Maine freshman center Keif Orsini and defenseman Mike Banwell have both had successful shoulder surgeries recently and should be ready for next season, according to Maine hockey coach Tim Whitehead. Banwell had his surgery three weeks ago and Orsini had his procedure within… Read More
BANGOR – Erin Gatto’s goal in the 19th minute lifted the New England Mutiny to a 1-0 victory over the Maine Tide in Women’s Premier League soccer action Saturday at Boucher Field. Mary-Frances Monroe made a shot from 25-yards out which was initially blocked by… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Adam Kaspala and Seth Cote combined on a one-hitter to give the Ellsworth Eagles a 7-0 high school baseball victory over the Sumner Tigers Saturday. Greg Berry hit a double and a single while Garrett Kaspala had a two-run single for the Eagles. Read More
HERMON – Dark clouds behind the track crept closer and closer until finally unleashing a shower of rain that forced the postponement of racing at Speedway 95 Sunday. Eight laps were completed in the 25-lap Super Street feature when the downpour started. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
After nearly six weeks of sitting around his stables with nothing to do but clean up, feed the horses, and do some limited training, Heath Campbell is making up for lost time. After the start of Bangor Raceway’s 2008 season was postponed four times, interrupted… Read More