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    PRESQUE ISLE – Greg Dawson scored two goals to lead the UMaine-Machias Clippers to a 3-0 men’s soccer victory over the UM-Presque Isle Owls Saturday. Isiah Eagles added a goal for the 7-6 Machias and Nick Bakas and Santiago Meira assists. Adam Mauro had six… Read More
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    MANKATO, Minn. – Kala Buganski netted two goals to lead Minnesota State to a 4-0 women’s ice hockey victory over UMaine Saturday. Lisa Edman added a goal while Maggie Fisher scored another and assisted on two for the 3-1 winners. Alli Altmann had 17 saves… Read More
    LIMESTONE – Kris Huff of Orrington had too much car for the rest of the field Sunday as he won the season-ending, 35-lap feature in the Sitel Sportsman Series at Spud Speedway. Nick Kinney, a 16-year-old from Danforth who does not yet have his driver’s… Read More
    WORCESTER, Mass. – David Salvi’s 44-yard punt return set up a 10-yard scoring run by Will Early with 1:55 left that lifted the Worcester State Lancers to a 32-31 New England Football Conference victory over Maine Maritime Academy Saturday afternoon. Early ran for 142 yards… Read More
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    FREDERICTON, New Brunswick – Senior left wing Chris Hahn’s power-play goal 3:33 into the third period snapped a 4-4 tie and gave the University of Maine a 5-4 men’s hockey exhibition victory over the University of New Brunswick at the Aitken University Centre Friday night. Read More
    PORTLAND – Frank Nappi, quarterback of the 1952 state championship Portland High School football team, died Wednesday at the age of 74. Nappi, who earned 15 letters in four sports with the Bulldogs, turned down an offer to play pro baseball because he had promised… Read More
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    CHARLESTON – The Highview Christian Academy Knights shut out East Grand 3-0 in schoolgirl soccer action Thursday to earn its first victory in two years. Heather Dunfee, Brittany Loreda and Michaela Giles scored for the 1-5-1 Knights who last won in October 2006. Sheila Francis… Read More
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    GORHAM – Bethany Bougie, Anna Pease and Whitney MacDaniel scored to help lead the University of Southern Maine field hockey team to a 3-1 victory over Saint Joseph’s College of Standish Thursday. Caitlin Albert assisted Pease’s goal for the 7-5 Huskies. Allison Hill saved 13… Read More
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