The University of Maine women’s basketball team has pretty much dropped off the radar of coaches in the America East Conference. Coach Cindy Blodgett’s Black Bears were picked to finish eighth in the nine-team league in the America East preseason coaches poll released Thursday. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
HARTFORD, Conn. – University of Maine senior goalkeeper Jasmine Phillips said she couldn’t recall taking a penalty kick “since my early high school days.” But Phillips converted the clinching penalty kick Thursday night after making an earlier save as fifth seed Maine went five-for-five in… Read More
ORONO – Julie Norman scored two goals to lead the No. 1 Orono Red Riots to a 5-0 schoolgirl soccer victory over the No. 8 Houlton Shiretowners in an Eastern Maine Class C quarterfinal Thursday. Meghan Curtis, Ruth Mares and Jess Riley also scored for… Read More
During the hot summer and crispy fall, high school runners plug long miles, ascend steep hills and complete grueling speed workouts with one goal in mind: Winning an individual or team cross country state championship. Some of Maine’s finest schoolgirl athletes are one step away… Read More
When the gun is fired signaling the start of Saturday’s state Class B boys cross country championships, the Caribou Vikings will find themselves in a position they haven’t been in since 2000: Eastern Maine champions. The spotlight will be on coach Roy Alden’s Vikings and… Read More
BAR HARBOR – This was unfamiliar territory for the Calais Blue Devils, but for the Mount Desert Island Trojans, Wednesday afternoon’s Eastern Maine volleyball championship match was just your normal, late-season event. And it showed. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
BANGOR – Revenge, maybe, but for the Bangor boys soccer team, Wednesday evening’s 3-0 quarterfinal victory over Hampden Academy was more about being a means toward an end. Hampden eliminated top-ranked and undefeated Bangor team from the 2007 playoffs in a stunning quarterfinal upset, but… Read More
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BANGOR – After avoiding rate hikes last year, Bangor Municipal Golf Course will raise its daily green fees by $2 and its seasonal membership rates by $30 for the next golf season. “Our costs have skyrocketed like everyone else’s,” head golf pro Brian Enman told… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine volleyball team raised $1,610 during its 2008 “Dig Pink” match last week. Leading up to their match against the University of New Hampshire, the Black Bears collected donations to support the “Dig Pink” program sponsored by the Side-Out Foundation,… Read More
The No. 5 University of Maine women’s soccer team (6-5-6, 3-3-2 America East), plays at No. 4 Hartford (8-6-4, 4-3-1 AE) tonight at 6 in the America East quarterfinals. The teams battled to a 0-0 double-overtime tie Oct. 9 in Orono. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
Boys Soccer Calais: Jeff Johnston, Ben Pagels; Jonesport-Beals: Matthew Alley, Harold Lyons; Machias: Jacob Stevens, Matt Little, Michael Jenkins; Woodland: Ben Sears, Chad James, Aaron St. Pierre; Narraguagus: Nate Best; Shead: Tom Pottle, Caleb Ricker, Justin Lewey; coach of the year: Bob Sinford (Machias) googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
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STOCKHOLM, Maine – Russell Courier of Stockholm is one of five men selected by the U.S. Biathlon Association to participate in the December Biathlon World Cups. Courier is the first Aroostook County athlete to progress from the Maine Winter Sports Center youth program in Fort… Read More
PORTLAND – The Portland Sea Dogs, the Class AA affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, will place their individual game tickets for the 2008 season on sale beginning Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Hadlock Field box office in Portland. Phone and Internet orders begin… Read More
ORONO – It was a thrilling battle of contrasting styles played on a slippery field. When it was over, Orono High School senior striker Brandon Paul had sent his Red Riots into the Eastern Maine Class C soccer semifinals by scoring a late tying goal… Read More
HAMPDEN – Bradley Wilcox scored both goals for Bangor Christian to lead the No. 3 Patriots to a 2-0 schoolboy soccer win over the No. 6 Woodland Dragons in an Eastern Maine Class D quarterfinal Wednesday. Brandon Wilcox assisted on the first goal scored two… Read More
ELLSWORTH – The Ellsworth girls soccer team has been shoring up its defense all season, trying to get things ready for the rigors of the Class B playoffs. So far, so good. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
FARMINGTON – Chelsea Norton scored 3:47 into overtime to lift the University of Maine-Farmington past Lyndon State College 3-2 in a North Atlantic Conference women’s soccer quarterfinal Wednesday. Melissa St. Amand scored with one second remaining in the game to send it into overtime. Amber… Read More
It will go mostly unnoticed by fans in the aftermath of the Red Sox season, but Boston has lost a good man. John Blake, Sox vice president for media relations since 2006, is headed back to the Texas Rangers where he spent 20 of his… Read More
University of Maine senior midfielder Kim Stephenson of Hampden and junior fullback Cristina Di Ielsi of Laval, Quebec, have been selected to the All-America East women’s soccer second team. Stephenson had two assists for the Black Bears and was instrumental in generating the Bears’ attack… Read More
It has been a memorable fall at Husson University. The men’s and women’s soccer teams and the women’s volleyball teams all earned the top seed for their respective North Atlantic Conference Tournaments by going undefeated in league play. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – The effort to make Ricky Gibson’s wish come true is gaining strength. The Maranacook of Readfield football player, who was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer in September, will be honored Friday night before the LTC Class C playoff game between Foxcroft… Read More
Viktoriya Rybalko turned 26 last Sunday and she spent it at a star-studded luncheon at the Best Western Black Bear Inn in Orono. Rybalko was one of six University of Maine Sports Hall of Fame inductees. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
BANGOR – This used to be almost routine for the Dexter field hockey team… New season, another trip to the Eastern Maine final, and a shot at another state title. Tuesday night’s 2-1 victory over Stearns of Millinocket in the Eastern Maine Class C championship… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Kayla Legassie and Sarah Porter of Presque Isle are about as tough a 1-2 punch as you’ll find in the Class B girls soccer ranks. John Bapst of Bangor found that out the hard way Tuesday, as Legassie scored her 67th and… Read More
At least three teams can stake claims as top contenders for the Eastern Maine Class C football championship as the LTC’s newly expanded eight-team playoffs get under way this weekend. Bucksport enters the quarterfinals as the undefeated regular-season top seed with an 8-0 record, thanks… Read More
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Bill Reynolds of Newport, who served as the boys junior varsity basketball coach at Nokomis of Newport last winter, has been nominated to become the next boys varsity basketball coach at Piscataquis Community High School of Guilford. Reynolds will replace Jamie Russell, who resigned to… Read More
FARMINGTON – Ryan Beam scored off an Andrew Merriken assist with 21:29 left in regulation Tuesday to lead No. 3 University of Maine-Farmington to a 1-0 men’s soccer victory over No. 6 Thomas College of Waterville in the North Atlantic Conference quarterfinals. The Beavers play… Read More
DYER BROOK – Elizabeth Goodall scored two goals and assisted on another to lead the Southern Aroostook Warriors to a 5-3 Eastern Maine Class D girls soccer quarterfinal victory over Bangor Christian on Tuesday. Evangeline Goodall had a goal and an assist for the 13-1-1… Read More
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Last fall, the Cheverus boys cross country team came agonizingly close to claiming the program’s first Class A state championship since 2001. The Stags of Portland are on the right path to realizing their dream as they head into Saturday’s state championship meet at Belfast… Read More
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The University of Maine football team takes a brief break from the rigors of the Colonial Athletic Association play this week as it prepares for Saturday’s nonconference home contest against Iona. Coach Jack Cosgrove’s team is riding a wave of confidence after shutting out Northeastern… Read More
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ORONO – If Sunday’s Blue-White preseason basketball scrimmage is a slight indication, comparing the University of Maine men’s tempo this season to last will be like comparing a biplane to a jet fighter. “It’s a lot of fun,” said senior guard Junior Bernal. “I played… Read More
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Back in the day before television rights affected most of what professional sports did in the preseason, the Boston Celtics played some of this exhibition stuff right in our own backyard at the Bangor Auditorium. Back then – the 1950s and the 1960s – some… Read More
The last two years the Scarborough girls cross country team has finished second to Brunswick in the Class A state championships. This year, the Red Storm will have to clear another orange-and-black hurdle to claim the program’s first Class A state title, as East regional… Read More
Baseball players have inside code to play by This is in reply to M.D. Wilson’s letter in the Fan Feedback of Oct. 21, regarding pitchers throwing at batters. To give M.D. Wilson a better understanding of pitchers “drilling” the batters, Bangor Public Library has a… Read More
BELFAST – Caribou High senior Jesse Stephens’ seventh-place finish in Saturday’s Eastern Maine Class B cross country championship meet powered the Caribou Vikings to their first crown since 1999. “We’ve been looking at this for a while. Coach told us we’re not going home without… Read More
BELFAST – Brewer High School cross country seniors Kaitlin Noyes, Caitlyn Wilson and Ashley Geiser have been running together since the sixth grade. Roughly an hour before Saturday’s Eastern Maine Class A regional championship race, they and their teammates were focused and relaxed in the… Read More
ORONO – Missing three field goals ordinarily would be too much to overcome for the University of Maine football team. The Black Bears’ defense played so well Saturday, the place-kicking woes didn’t affect the outcome. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
ORONO – Some losses are more frustrating than others. The University of Maine Black Bears held nationally ranked Northeastern University to 13 shots on goal Saturday night, NU’s lowest total since a 10-shot outing against UMass Lowell on Feb. 8, 2007. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
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FARMINGTON – The No. 10 Brewer Witches converted four penalty kicks to Mt. Blue’s two to beat the No. 7 Cougars 2-1 in an Eastern Maine Class A schoolboy soccer prelim Saturday. Brewer’s Ryan Nadeau, Evan Nadeau, Brian Kelley and Chris Shedd scored on penalty… Read More
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DEXTER – There aren’t many secrets, if any, when Dexter and Central of Corinth meet on the field hockey field. The regional rivals already had played twice before meeting again in Saturday afternoon’s Eastern Maine Class C semifinal playoff, with Dexter winning both. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine men’s and women’s basketball teams held their annual Blue-White scrimmages Sunday afternoon and about 300 fans turned out to get a sneak preview of both squads. In the men’s game, the blue team won the 60-minute contest 49-37 with… Read More
BANGOR – Their playoff seedings already determined, Foxcroft Academy met John Bapst of Bangor in an LTC football matchup Saturday night with little tangible at stake. Now the intangibles were another story, and those were enough to fire up both teams before John Bapst used… Read More
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CALAIS – Sophomore Cam Shorey rushed for 144 yards and three touchdowns as Calais-Woodland beat Old Town 54-0 Saturday to earn its fifth win in its last six outings and a home game in the first round of next weekend’s LTC high school football quarterfinals. Read More
BANGOR – The Husson University Eagles amassed 438 yards of total offense in pulling away to a 49-0 college football victory over Gallaudet University of Washington, D.C., at the Winkin Sports Complex on Saturday. Julius Williams paced the 6-2 Eagles with 108 yards and two… Read More
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ORONO – Northeastern University crashed the party early. The Huskies scored three goals in the first 7:56 to quiet the raucous Alfond Arena crowd and the Huskies went on to post a 5-0 victory over the University of Maine Black Bears in the Bears’ home… Read More
BANGOR – The Bangor High School football team could have backed into the Pine Tree Conference Class A playoffs even with a loss in Friday night’s regular-season finale. But with cross-river rival Brewer as the opponent for the 101st time in their historic series, the… Read More
It’s hard to believe it was ever a tough task to convince athletes and celebrities to appear on ESPN-TV’s now-famous “This is SportsCenter” promotional ads. These days, an appearance in a long-running commercial campaign is considered not only a mark of achievement but also validation… Read More
BANGOR – The John Bapst girls soccer team scored one goal the conventional way and the other unconventionally to earn a hard-fought 2-1 Eastern Maine Class B preliminary victory over Camden Hills of Rockport at the Dorothea Dix field Friday. With the match tied halfway… Read More
CALAIS – Morgan Rancourt, Jordan Leveille and Molly Woodward netted penalty-kick goals to lead the No. 11 Penobscot Valley Howlers to a 2-1 schoolgirl soccer win over the No. 6 Calais Blue Devils Friday in an Eastern Maine Class C prelim. Calais and Penobscot Valley… Read More
PITTSFIELD – Stearns of Millinocket scored 45 unanswered points to defeat Maine Central Institute 45-21 in high school football action Friday night. Jared McGreevey completed nine of 24 passes for 217 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Minutemen. He also totaled 75 yards on… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Keith Williams scored three goals as the unbeaten University of Maine-Fort Kent Bengals rolled to a 7-0 men’s soccer victory over UM-Presque Isle on Thursday. Jermaine West and Andre Anderson each chipped in with two goals and an assist for the 15-0… Read More
A handful of Maine’s college football teams will look to keep their postseason hopes alive during weekend action around the Northeast. The University of Maine plays its homecoming game against Northeastern, Husson University of Bangor plays its third and final home contest against future league… Read More
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The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife reminds waterfowl hunters that a state migratory waterfowl permit is required for individuals 16 years of age or older. In addition, waterfowl hunters are required to have a small game or big game hunting license and a… Read More
BANGOR – Erin Dean scored 12:37 into the first half off a Megan Doucette assist to give the No. 7 Bangor Rams a 1-0 girls soccer victory over the No. 10 Edward Little Red Eddies in an Eastern Maine Class A prelim Friday. Kortnie Hudgens… Read More
ORONO – It was a memorable Seniors Day for the three seniors on the University of Maine’s women’s soccer team Thursday. Striker Christine LaBelle supplied the game’s only goal; goalkeeper Jasmine Phillips posted her school-record 35th career shutout and midfielder Kim Stephenson turned in an… Read More
Week 8 of the high school football season marks the end of the regular season throughout Eastern Maine and features the 101st edition of the rivalry between Bangor and Brewer as well as several other contests that will determine playoff seedings or sheer survival. Brewer… Read More
Following the leaders at last Sunday’s Mount Desert Island Marathon produced a certain degree of personal jealousy. For while merely getting out of the car to record their progress renewed the back pain of a weekend spent moving firewood from pile to pile, hundreds of… Read More
ORONO – When Simon Danis-Pepin first stepped onto the University of Maine campus as a freshman, he was just 17. He was the youngest player on the Maine men’s hockey team for his first three seasons. Now, at the ripe old age of 20, the… Read More
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PORTLAND – Sonny Noel of Raymond will be honored at a testimonial dinner by the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame on Nov. 9 at the Holiday Inn by the Bay. In 1975, Noel was the first umpire from Maine to be selected to work the… Read More
THORNDIKE – Cassandra St. Clair scored with 13:19 left in the first half off a Chrissy Larrabee corner to lift the No. 2 Mount View Mustangs to a 1-0 victory over the No. 7 Camden Hills Windjammers in a regional field hockey quarterfinal Thursday. Juni… Read More
ORONO – Sean Wasson is tremendously proud of his football heritage. He grew up in Norwood, Pa., a suburb of Philadelphia, where he played linebacker for Interboro High School – just as his father George and brother Dominic had done before him. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
WATERVILLE – Six different players scored goals as Colby College defeated Thomas College 6-1 in men’s soccer action Thursday to claim the Elm City Bowl trophy for the 16th straight time. Logan King, Peter Randall, Andrew Cheit, Josh Lyvers, Matt Boyes-Watson and Peter Williams scored… Read More
When Jessica Wolfenden steps onto the floor to warm up for her team’s volleyball match against New Hampshire today, there will be more on the line for her than just a victory and conference bragging rights. The University of Maine setter and outside hitter, along… Read More
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MILLINOCKET – This was exactly the kind of situation of which Stearns field hockey coach Lori Lincoln was both wary and dreadful. Her Minutemen, the third seed in the Eastern Maine Class C playoffs, were on their home field on a windy and wickedly cold… Read More
If the University of Maine women’s soccer team is going to host an America East quarterfinal, it will probably have to win its last two games. The first of those two games is today against New Hampshire at 3 p.m. The Bears finish at Stony… Read More
As the Husson University women’s swim team prepares for its opening meet Saturday, coach Jeff Wren said, “it has been quite gratifying to see the kids learn.” The Eagles will travel to St. Joseph’s College in Hartford, Conn., for a 1 p.m. meet. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
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When the Caribou High School boys set off on the long voyage that is the cross country season, one of the Vikings’ goals was to bring the Eastern Maine Class B championship back to Aroostook County. Caribou is one step away from making the dream… Read More
NASHUA, N.H. – Katye Mayo made six saves Wednesday and posted her fourth consecutive shutout to spark Saint Joseph’s to a 2-0 women’s soccer victory over Rivier College. Jessica Needham scored a goal in the first half on an assist from Katie Jordan while Mikayla… Read More
While the Mount Desert Island and Mattanawcook Academy of Lincoln girls cross country teams will be in the running to defend their respective Eastern Maine regional crowns this weekend, Brewer is seeking its first since 1997. The Witches, Trojans, Lynx and all their Class A,… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – Shannon O’Connor tallied the game-winning goal with eight seconds remaining in overtime to lift seventh-ranked John Bapst of Bangor to a 3-2 Eastern Maine Class C field hockey quarterfinal victory over defending state champion Foxcroft Academy Wednesday. Kelsey McGrath scored with 1:20 left… Read More
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BANGOR – The Bangor boys soccer team had outscored its first 13 opponents this season by an astounding 80-3 – dominance that isn’t always the best preparation for the upscale competition of postseason play. That’s why Tuesday evening’s 3-1 victory over Waterville was so valuable… Read More
Football has meant a lot to Ricky Gibson since he first took up the sport four years ago. “My football team is kinda like another family in a way, it keeps me out of trouble and my grades up,” said the 15-year-old sophomore at Maranacook… Read More
NEWPORT – Each season, Nokomis field hockey players focus on a particular move or skill they want to perfect. For Sabrina Vaillancourt, this year’s skill was “the skip.” “It’s kind of natural to me now,” Vaillancourt said. “I just kind of take my stick and… Read More
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