MANCHESTER, N.H. – Kennebunk’s Abbey Leonardi won the girls portion of the 74th New England High School Interscholastic Cross Country Championship Saturday. Leonardi ran the 5K course with a time of 18 minutes, 12.7 seconds, beating fellow Mainer Emily Durgin of Bonny Eagle of Standish… Read More
HAMPDEN – For the Yarmouth boys soccer team, state championship success seems to run in the family. Senior captain Matt Morrill scored the game’s only goal with 17 minutes, 31 seconds left and led the Clippers to a 1-0 win over Presque Isle in the… Read More
HAMPDEN – Morgan Woodhouse had a feeling the Waynflete girls soccer team would need three goals to win Saturday morning’s Class C state championship. The Flyers of Portland got three, including one from junior forward Woodhouse, in the first half alone. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
HAMPDEN – It wasn’t quite the way this breakthrough season was supposed to end for the Presque Isle girls soccer team, but Falmouth’s Yachtsmen had too much wind in their sails for the Wildcats. Falmouth scored a goal in each half – both off headers… Read More
BATH – The Waterville girls soccer team scored five unanswered goals Saturday to snap Gorham’s 70-game unbeaten streak and win the state Class A title 5-1. Waterville avenges last year’s loss to Gorham in the state title game. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
ORONO – The outcome was never in doubt, but the game was beneficial for both teams Friday night at Alfond Arena. The University of Maine demonstrated the size and skill that makes it a Division I program while breezing to a 79-38 women’s basketball exhibition… Read More
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BUCKSPORT – Before Friday night’s LTC Class C semifinal playoff game at Carmichael Field had even started, an unidentified Bucksport High football player unwittingly provided the theme for the game in the pregame huddle. “Remember guys,” he exhorted his teammates. “They’re silver, but we’re gold.”… Read More
BAR HARBOR – The first four decades of football at Mount Desert Island High School had produced just one playoff victory. But two more postseason success stories have come in the last eight days alone, and suddenly the Trojans will be back home next Saturday… Read More
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ALBANY, N.Y. – Meg Shea scored off a Cally Cooke assist 4:53 into overtime to lead No. 2 University of New Hampshire past No. 3 UMaine 3-2 in the America East field hockey semifinals Friday. New Hampshire will play top-seeded University at Albany for the… Read More
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FAIRFIELD – Billy Clark rushed for two touchdowns and converted two PAT rushes as No. 4 Skowhegan upset top-seeded Lawrence in an Eastern Maine Class A football semifinal 30-22 Friday night. Skowhegan advanced to next weekend’s regional final against the winner of today’s semifinal between… Read More
On Thursday evening, about 70 people gathered in Brewer to share their thoughts on a federal proposal that would increase the Endangered Species Act protection of Atlantic salmon in three Maine rivers. The Penobscot, Kennebec and Androscoggin are on the list. Of those, the Penobscot… Read More
I received a phone call from a close crony last Saturday evening, the first day of deer season was history and he had a sad tale to tell. My buddy, who shall remain nameless to reduce the torment and razzing by so-called friends, had his chance at a… Read More
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The Maine Wildlife Park in Gray will close for the season at 5 p.m. on Tuesday. The park will mark Veteran’s Day by recognizing and thanking all past and present Maine military personnel by offering them free admission to the park on the final day… Read More
It was a little more than three years ago, Sept. 16, 2005, when this space was devoted to the fact the Mount Desert Island football team had won its first two games of the season. Not a big deal in the grand scheme of sports,… Read More
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After advancing to the Eastern Maine Class C semifinals a year ago, the Washington Academy boys soccer team returned not only a solid nucleus this fall but also a few question marks. In particular, there was a vacancy in goal, where graduation had taken one… Read More
DYER BROOK – For Brittany Charette, Emma Senzek and their Southern Aroostook girls soccer teammates, this is new territory. For first-year head coach Holly Vining, it’s a shot at redemption, of sorts. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
The University of Maine is conducting a canned food drive as part of tonight’s 7:30 women’s basketball exhibition game between the Black Bears and Husson University of Bangor at Alfond Arena in Orono. Fans who donate canned food or other nonperishable food items are entered… Read More
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ORONO – Lionel Nixon Jr. knows there is a simple reality about playing cornerback. “Every time I play corner, it’s a 50-50 chance of me getting beat,” Nixon said Thursday before the University of Maine football team practiced in preparation for Saturday’s crucial Colonial Athletic… Read More
Week 10 of the high school football season is for the survivors, those teams that not only qualified for postseason play but have advanced to regional semifinals with quarterfinal victories. And many of those were surprisingly close, given the typical lopsided nature of first-round games… Read More
The 43rd edition of the BDN Football Forecast comes to an end this week, with seven-time champion Pete Warner bidding to win his second straight staff title. Warner, coming off his second 20-0 performance of the season, holds a four-game lead over Joe McLaughlin, while… Read More
BANGOR – In the aftermath of Wednesday’s 2-0 victory over Brunswick in the Eastern Maine Class A boys soccer final, Bangor senior Johnny Warren linked his team’s present championship quest with its original template – the Rams’ run to the 2006 state title. “I was… Read More
Led by captain John Quinn who, according to University of Maine coach Skip Nitardy, swam championship season times in the opening dual meet of the 2008-09 season, UMaine dumped Bryant College in a Sunday meet. “John swam great,” said Nitardy, who enthusiastically noted Quinn’s 1… Read More
KEENE, N.H. – Leigh Smith scored on her own rebound in overtime to give Keene State a 2-1 overtime victory over the University of Southern Maine in a Little East field hockey semifinal Thursday. Erin Dallas scored in the first-half for top-ranked Keene State, now… Read More
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University of Maine center forward Kelly Newton has been chosen the America East Rookie of the Year as chosen by the league’s coaches. Newton, a native of Vancouver, British Columbia, is the Bears’ leading scorer with eight goals and seven assists for 23 points. She… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine men’s rugby team is on its way to the Northeast Rugby Union’s U.S. Regional Finals at West Point Saturday, Nov. 8, following a 44-3 Saturday playoff win over Hamilton College. If the team wins in the next round against… Read More
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ORONO – The Orono High School’s girls soccer team won its first-ever regional title Wednesday. Well-respected 26th-year Orono coach Cid Dyjak received first-half goals from Julie Normand and Alex Crocker and the Riots rode them to a 2-1 victory over Madawaska in their Eastern Maine… Read More
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BANGOR – Sometimes the goals not allowed are just as important as those a team scores – and for the Bangor boys soccer team that combination was good enough to claim their second Eastern Maine Class A title in three years. The top-ranked Rams shook… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – For Brittany Bearden, the clock couldn’t tick fast enough. As she stood at midfield, waiting to possibly check in, Bearden’s Presque Isle Wildcats were mere seconds away from the program’s first-ever Eastern Maine regional soccer championship. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
Attacking midfielder Ahm Kongsuriya and center back Billy Shannon feel they are overdue for a championship. And the former Hampden Academy teammates are hoping to claim the North Atlantic Conference soccer championship on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. when their Husson University Eagles entertain Castleton State… Read More
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ORONO – Stephanie Gardiner and Kelly Newton have played field hockey together since eighth grade. They decided to travel more than 3,000 miles to remain teammates and it is paying dividends for the University of Maine field hockey team. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
STACYVILLE – The first half was a defensive struggle and the second half turned into a score-a-thon, but the result was the same either way. Top Eastern Class D boys seed Katahdin took a 1-0 halftime lead en route to a 5-2 win over No. Read More
GREENVILLE – Saige Weeks scored on a direct kick from near midfield when the ball squirted through the arms of the goalkeeper with 28:47 remaining in the game, lifting Greenville by Rangeley 1-0 Wednesday for the Western Maine Class C girls soccer title. It was… Read More
ORONO – Andre Akpan scored a goal and posted an assist as Harvard shut out the University of Maine men’s soccer team 2-0 here Wednesday. Baba Omosegbon added a goal while John Stamatis and Marcel Perl each had an assist. Austin Harms made three saves… Read More
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There is a unique excitement that comes with being in the hunt for the postseason. That feeling is palpable among the members of the University of Maine football team, which finds itself one of the many teams still in contention for the NCAA playoffs. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
A battle between the last two Eastern Maine Class A champions highlights Wednesday’s schedule of regional schoolboy soccer finals. That game is set for 5 p.m. at Bangor High School, where the top-seeded Rams will host No. 2 Brunswick. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
To say the Presque Isle girls soccer team is on a hot streak is an understatement. The Wildcats have won 13 consecutive games since an early loss to Ellsworth, and coach Ralph Michaud’s top-seeded club will take that momentum into today’s 5:15 p.m. Eastern Maine… Read More
When the University of Maine men’s basketball team opens its 2008-09 season on Nov. 14 in Kennesaw, Ga., one of the team members will be on the bench but much more formally dressed than he’d like to be. Westbrook native Jason Hight, who up until… Read More
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GORHAM – Junior forward India Lowe scored an unassisted goal at 66:18 to break the 1-1 tie and lead fourth-seeded University of Southern Maine to a 2-1 college field hockey victory over No. 5 Salem State College to advance to the Little East Conference semifinals. Read More
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Two-time NEWS All-Maine basketball team selection Jordan Cook could possibly miss his junior season at the University of Maine. The junior forward-center for the Black Bears has missed most of the preseason this year due to an as yet undiagnosed physical condition affecting his conditioning… Read More
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The University of Maine men’s hockey team will take a two-game winning streak and some momentum into Sunday’s 4 p.m. Hockey East clash with defending NCAA champion Boston College at Alfond Arena. Maine, now 3-3, swept College Hockey America’s Niagara University Purple Eagles 4-2 and… Read More
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NEW YORK – An Orono man was Maine’s top finisher in Sunday’s New York City Marathon. Erik McCarthy was the top person from Maine with a time of 2 hours, 57 minutes, 2 seconds. The top woman was Melissa Johnson of Minot, who had a… Read More
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HAMPDEN – It was a day of firsts here Saturday as Hampden Academy hosted a state championship field hockey tripleheader at the Weatherbee School athletic complex. Skowhegan became the first team to win eight straight state titles, York notched its first win in five state… Read More
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BANGOR – A late goal in the first half gave the No. 1 Bangor boys soccer team plenty of momentum Saturday in the Rams’ Eastern Maine Class A semifinal game. Bangor’s second goal, however, was the knockout punch as the Rams earned their second regional… Read More
LEWISTON – The Bangor Rams controlled the football during their Eastern Maine Class A quarterfinal against Lewiston on Saturday night. But the Blue Devils controlled an even more important element of the game – the scoreboard – in earning a 34-26 victory at Don Roux… Read More
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ELLSWORTH – Western Maine champion Greely of Cumberland Center built quick leads to defeat Mount Desert Island of Bar Harbor and claim the state volleyball championship Saturday at Ellsworth High School. It was the sixth straight title for the Rangers and fifth straight over Eastern… Read More
ROCKPORT – Steven Ford headed a Peter Doubleday corner kick into the goal with 18 minutes left in regulation to give No. 2 Camden Hills a 2-1 boys soccer win over third-seeded Medomak Valley in an Eastern Maine Class B semifinal Saturday. Doubleday tied it… Read More
BELFAST – The Monmouth Academy boys cross country team was an underdog in Saturday’s state Class C state championship race to Western Maine regional champ Boothbay Region. The Mustangs flourished in that role, tucking four scoring runners in the top 15 to earn a 72-83… Read More
ORONO – Exhibition opponents often are weak teams that don’t provide much resistance. This year, University of Maine men’s basketball coach Ted Woodward scheduled a Laval University team to test his Black Bears. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
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ORONO – Iona College does not offer football scholarships. Instead, coach Fred Mariani rewards his players with a few choice games each year against top-level Football Championship Subdivision teams. The University of Maine made sure Saturday that the Gaels received the full FCS scholarship experience… Read More
CASTINE – Jim Bower ran for 131 yards and a touchdown and set up Matthew Rende’s one-yard quarterback sneak with 1:32 remaining that broke a 34-34 tie and gave Maine Maritime Academy a 42-34 win over the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Saturday. Tyler Angell had… Read More
ORONO – Senior center Chris Hahn picked a perfect time for his first goal of the season. Hahn broke a 2-2 tie 6:23 into the third period to lead the University of Maine’s Black Bears to a 4-2 non-conference victory over Niagara University of College… Read More
BAR HARBOR – It has been ages since the Mount Desert Island Trojans won a playoff football game, so it was only fitting that Friday’s historic PTC Class B quarterfinal against Waterville was a game for the ages. A scintillating game featuring at least 30… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – Sometimes the most important drive in a football game does not produce points – but it’s by no means pointless. Clinging to a three-point lead midway through the fourth quarter of Friday night’s LTC Class C football quarterfinal against Orono, the Foxcroft Academy… Read More
There is nothing better for a football team than the feeling derived from winning. The University of Maine and Maine Maritime Academy will try to keep their momentum going with home games, while Colby College looks to get back in the win column in Saturday… Read More
SKOWHEGAN – Cody Vigue’s two-point rush in the fourth quarter turned a deficit into a lead as fourth-seeded Skowhegan edged No. 5 Brunswick 22-21 in an Eastern Maine Class A football quarterfinal Friday night. Vigue also preserved the win when he blocked a 30-yard field… Read More
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The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife Advisory Council has adopted changes in ice fishing dates on certain bodies of water in Aroostook County, including a section of the St. John River. “This should please our anglers,” said DIF&W Commissioner Roland “Danny” Martin in… Read More
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FORT KENT – Third-seeded Madawaska converted three penalty kicks to No. 2 Fort Kent’s one to push the Owls to the Eastern Maine Class C championship game with a 2-1 schoolgirl soccer triumph Friday afternoon. The Owls will either host fifth-ranked George Stevens Academy of… Read More
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DEXTER – For Dexter High School’s varsity field hockey team, Saturday’s Class C state championship game at Hampden Academy is uncharted territory. For head coach Margaret Veazie, it’s like a homecoming or reunion. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
Week 9 of the high school football season marks the start of postseason play throughout Eastern Maine, with regional quarterfinals scheduled in Classes A, B and C. Many of those contests will feature familiar opponents, as eight of the 12 playoff games in the region… Read More
NEWPORT – It was only fitting that a remarkable series of events would produce a memorable conclusion. Junior wing Sabrina Vaillancourt’s 28th goal of the season came on the 15th set of penalty corners as Nokomis High School of Newport won its first Eastern Maine… Read More
ORONO – Jovan Belcher lives his life as a student-athlete at two divergent speeds. When striding deliberately around campus, the University of Maine senior is a reserved, thoughtful student who keeps busy in school activities. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
Tyler Chamberlain’s story is about a $1,100 brace and priceless determination. Chamberlain is a captain and two-way lineman for the John Bapst of Bangor football team, positions earned through his play on the field and his commitment during the offseason – he hadn’t missed a… Read More
The University of Maine swimming men open their 2008-09 season Sunday against Bryant College while the Black Bear women will race against the University of Rhode Island and Bryant at URI. The UMaine women opened the season last week, swimming past Central Connecticut 184-109 but… Read More
Dartmouth College transfer Kevin Swallow will make his long-awaited debut tonight when his University of Maine’s Black Bears entertain College Hockey America’s Niagara University Purple Eagles in the first of a two-game series. Swallow suffered a high ankle sprain Oct. 4 in the Blue-White intrasquad… Read More
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