ORONO – Additional single-game tickets for University of Maine men’s hockey games are available for purchase, the school announced Tuesday. Tickets are $18 for all games except Boston University, which are $23. Fans can purchase tickets in person at the Alfond Arena ticket office or… Read More
Joan Benoit Samuelson, the 1984 Olympic gold medalist in the marathon and a Cape Elizabeth native, has been elected to the USA Track & Field Hall of Fame. Benoit Samuelson, a graduate of Bowdoin College, was a four-time All-American and a two-time winner of the… Read More
CARRABASSETT VALLEY – Even though it’s only the first week of November, winter has made a speedy return to Sugarloaf/USA. Nearly a foot of snow fell on the mountain on Friday, giving anxious skiers and riders an early opportunity to return to the slopes. Maine’s… Read More
PORTLAND – Individual game tickets for the Portland Sea Dogs 2005 season along with Hannaford Eastern League All-Star Game tickets went on sale Saturday at 9 a.m. at Hadlock Field. The first person in line arrived at just after midnight. A dozen others soon joined him. When the… Read More
BANGOR – The top senior volleyball players in the state will get a chance to show off their skills in the Senior East West Volleyball All Star Showcase, which will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at Husson College. The East team will be coached… Read More
UMaine women’s soccer players Allison Kelly and Emily Stevens were named to the COSIDA All-Academic District I team Thursday. The seniors have been key parts to Maine’s defense; Kelly has 11 career assists while Stevens has five goals and two assists in her career. The Bears are 12-5-1… Read More
PORTLAND – University of Maryland basketball player Nik Caner-Medley has reached a settlement with prosecutors on a disorderly conduct charge involving an altercation in the Old Port in July, lawyers said. An agreement has been reached in which the charge will be dismissed if he… Read More
DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire will play host to the America East men’s and women’s cross country championships Saturday. The men will compete on an 8,000-meter course at 10 a.m., followed by the women on a 5,000-meter course at 11 a.m. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
EAST MACHIAS – The Washington County Fish and Wildlife Conservation Club will host a public hearing at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Washington Academy gymnasium. Down East hunters are encouraged to attend, as club members are trying to organize an effort to rejuvenate the deer… Read More
Maine Handicapped Skiing, Maine’s largest adaptive recreation program for adults and children with physical disabilities, is looking for new participants to learn to downhill and cross country ski, snowboard, or snowshoe in 2005. Winter lessons are taught, free of charge, at three ski resorts: Sunday… Read More
For the second time in it’s 10-year history, the Northeast League will undergo a name change as league officials have decided to rename it the Can-Am League. The same seven NEL teams (Bangor, Brockton, Elmira, New Haven, New Jersey, North Shore and Quebec) will play along with another… Read More
WALTHAM, Mass. – Carly Lochala of New Sharon won her second straight one-hour racewalking title in the junior division at the New England championships Sunday at Bentley College. Lochala, a senior at Mt. Blue High in Farmington, covered 10,084 meters in the allotted 60 minutes… Read More
MOUNT DESERT ISLAND – Judson Cake of Bar Harbor finished the Mount Desert Island Marathon in 2 hours, 33.01 seconds to win the race and break the course record set last year. Cake finished ahead of the old record of 2:34.24 set by David Herr… Read More
FALMOUTH – Bangor figure skater Max Louscher turned in a solid performance at the New England Regional Championships with a sixth-place finish in the juvenile men’s division at the Family Ice Arena Friday. The event, sponsored by the North America Figure Skating Club, also serves… Read More
ORONO – Bangor native Joe Campbell, former South Portland star Chris Markwood, and Lithuanian guard Freddy Petkus have been chosen as captains of the University of Maine men’s basketball team. All three players are seniors who logged plenty of playing time last season. Campbell has… Read More
The Southern Maine Community College men’s soccer team has qualified for the United States College Athletic Association National Tournament to be held Oct. 27-30 in Bluefield, Va. The South Portland-based Seawolves (9-5) were ranked eighth in the country going into Wednesday night’s Maine Small College… Read More
ORONO – There is a new way to play hockey at Maine, “Maine Hockey the Card Game” was recently released for sale, with proceeds to benefit the University of Maine hockey program. Dr. Sandy Caron, Professor of Family Relationships at the University of Maine, approached… Read More
University of Maine senior running back Marcus Williams is among 16 candidates for the Walter Payton Award. Williams, a two-time 1,000-yard rusher, has run for 333 yards and four touchdowns in four games against nationally-ranked I-AA opponents and I-A team Mississippi State. He was a… Read More
ORONO – There will be a free “women’s only” ice hockey clinic featuring the University of Maine’s hockey coaches on Wednesday, Oct. 13 at the Black Bear Inn in Orono from 6:30-7:30 p.m. The rules, strategies and referee’s signals and calls will be among the… Read More
Bangor native Matt Kinney was given his outright release from the Kansas City Royals’ organization Sunday night and is now free to become a free agent pitcher this offseason. The 1995 sixth round draft pick of the Boston Red Sox is now free to sign… Read More
PORTLAND – Emily LeVan of Wiscasset smashed her own course record by more than seven minutes Sunday and ran the fastest marathon ever by a woman in Maine while winning the 13th annual Sportshoe Center Maine Marathon. LeVan, 31, completed the 26.2-mile course from Portland’s… Read More
CARY, N.C. – Cassie Hintz of Old Town posted a fifth-place finish Saturday in the 6th Great American Cross Country Festival. Hintz, a junior for the Indians, covered the 5-kilometer course in 17 minutes, 39.32 seconds. She was well off the pace of race winner… Read More
WASHINGTON – Sen. Susan Collins announced Friday that a total of 24 MAINEiacs hockey team players have been approved for H-2B visas, which enabled them to enter the U.S. in time for Friday night’s home opener. This year’s season was in question when many of the team’s players… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine field hockey team, ranked 17th in the current STX/NFHCA national poll, will hold an autograph session after Sunday’s 1 p.m. game at Morse Field against America East rival New Hampshire. The first 200 youngsters in attendance will receive a team photo and… Read More
The Maine Ski Hall of Fame will induct 10 people in a ceremony Friday, Oct. 22, at 6:30 p.m. at Lost Valley in Auburn. The inductees are Tom Reynolds, Jean Luce, Birger Adolph Olsen, Alphonse Ouellet, Donald Cross, Linwood “Zeke” Dwelley, Roger Page, Robert “Stub”… Read More
Bowdoin College’s home football games will be broadcast live on the Internet and by phone this fall. The school is working with Teamline Broadcast Service to provide the service. Fans can hear the games free through the team Web site or via telephone on a… Read More
MAMMOTH, Calif. – Adam Craig of Corinth earned three top-three finishes at the inaugural U.S. Mountain Biking Championships held at Mammoth Mountain last weekend. Craig placed second in the meet’s feature event, the men’s pro cross country race, trailing only U.S. Olympian Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski of… Read More
William Riley Jr., who was the head coach at the University of Massachusetts Lowell for 22 seasons, has rejoined Hockey East as a special assistant to Supervisor of Officials Brendan Sheehy. Riley’s primary responsibility will be to review videotapes with on-ice officials and provide other… Read More
TORONTO – University of Maine athletic director Patrick Nero and UMaine assistant AD for public relations Brent Williamson successfully completed the Scotiabank Toronto Riverfront Marathon on Sunday. Nero, running his fourth marathon, completed the 26.2-mile course in a personal-best 3 hours, 59 minutes, 59.9 seconds. Read More
KINGSTON, R.I. – Keith Mahaney, Dana Wilson, and Peter Gavett are among the players, coaches and teams from Maine who were inducted into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday night during ceremonies at the University of Rhode Island. Mahaney starred at the… Read More
DOVER, Del. – Andy Santerre of Cherryfield clinched a record third straight NASCAR Busch North Series championship on Friday with a fifth-place finish in the MBNA America 150 at Dover International Speedway. Santerre needed only to finish one spot ahead of second-in-points Mike Olsen of… Read More
ATHENS, Greece – Tom Brown of Northeast Harbor captured the silver medal in the 2.4-meter sailing class during the Paralympic Games Thursday. The finish is based on competition over the last several days and Brown entered the final day tied for first place with Damien… Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Max Louscher of Bangor finished in second place in the Juvenile Boys division Thursday in the Providence Open figure skating competition. The 11-year-old from Bangor, who was skating in his third competition at the Juvenile level, received two firsts and three seconds… Read More
WISCASSET – Wiscasset Raceway will be the subject of a real estate auction to be held by telephone bid beginning at 10 a.m. today. The 1/3-mile high-banked oval with a seating capacity of 6,000, located on the West Alna Road in Wiscasset, will be auctioned… Read More
ATHENS, Greece – Tom Brown of Northeast Harbor moved into position Wednesday to win a medal in the 2.4-meter boat sailing competition at the 2004 Paralympic Games. Brown sailed to first- and third-place finishes at the Agios Kosmas Sailing Centre to tie rival Damien Seguin… Read More
Brandon McGowan of the University of Maine has been selected the NCAA Division I-AA Football Defensive Player of the Week by ESPN/USA Today. The senior strong safety from Jersey City, N.J., registered 12 tackles, including 11/2 sacks, in the Black Bears’ shocking 9-7 victory over… Read More
BREWER – The Third Watch Hockey Tournament will showcase the Third Watch Hockey League and the Newport, R.I., Firefighters Hockey Club at 6 p.m. Oct. 2 at the Pen Bay Center, formerly the T.J. Ryan Center, in Brewer. The game will raise money to the… Read More
KENNEBUNK – Marcel Bastide of Orrington and Todd Burpee of Bucksport earned invitations to the National Senior Games next June in Pittsburgh after winning their age group time trials and races in the cycling competitions at the Maine Senior games Sept. 11-12. Bastide, 60, won… Read More
ATHENS, Greece – Tom Brown of Northeast Harbor dropped to second place overall in the 2.4 Metre class of the Paralympics Games after a pair of fifth-place finishes Tuesday. “I couldn’t get off the line and that makes all the difference in the world,” said… Read More
Bangor writer Ed Rice will present a public talk about Penobscot Indian and former Cleveland Indians player Louis Sockalexis – the subject of his book Baseball’s First Indian – Thursday at the Bangor Public Library. The free talk will begin at 6:30 p.m. and a question-and-answer period will… Read More
LOUDON, N.H. – Cherryfield’s Andy Santerre padded his NASCAR Busch North Tour season championship lead by winning Monday’s Quick & Dirty Sylvania 125 race at New Hampshire International Speedway. The race was postponed from Saturday due to rain. Santerre started the race in the 11th… Read More
BOSTON – Max Louscher of Bangor placed second out of six figure skaters in the juvenile category at the 2004 Boston Open Saturday. Six of the seven judges placed the 11-year-old Louscher second and one had him third. Read More
ATHENS, Greece – New Harbor’s Tom Brown finished second and fourth in two races and currently stands second overall in the 2.4 meter class in sailing at the 2004 Paralympic Games. The 2000 Paralympic bronze medalist earned six points in the two races after holding… Read More
AUGUSTA – For the third straight year, the top 14 golfers from New Hampshire have led their state to victory in the Tri-State Championships, by a half-point over Maine. New Hampshire finished with 161/2 points, Maine 16, and Vermont 91/2. The event was shortened to… Read More
Bangor Lumberjacks player Isaac Pavlik became the fourth Northeast League player to be bought by a major league baseball team this week when he was sold to the San Diego Padres Friday. He’s the second Lumberjack to be sold this year, as Jake Whitesides was bought by the… Read More
Single-game University of Maine men’s ice hockey tickets will go on sale starting Monday at 8:30 a.m. Tickets are available for $18 ($23 for North Dakota and Boston University) with the exception of the New Hampshire and Boston College games, which are already sold out. Fans may purchase… Read More
While Hurricane Ivan pasted Starkville, Miss., with high winds and heavy rain Thursday, the worst of the storm missed the area. That means Saturday’s football game between the University of Maine and Mississippi State is expected to be played as scheduled at 7 p.m. Jim… Read More
ATHENS, Greece – Tom Brown of Northwest Harbor will be seeking a gold medal for the U.S. in the one-person keelboat 2.4-meter class when the 2004 Paralympic Games sailing competition begins Saturday at the Agios Kosmas Sailing Centre. The unpredictable winds swirling around the Saronic… Read More
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City outfielder Matt Stairs signed a $1.2 million, one-year contract extension with the Royals on Wednesday. Stairs, who is hitting .266 with 15 home runs and 60 RBIs this season, can earn an additional $50,000 in performance bonuses next year. Read More
The first day of autumn is still a week away, but basketball season beckons those who might be interested in trying out the whistle. The Eastern Maine Board of Approved Basketball Officials will hold its annual school for prospective officials beginning at 6:45 p.m. Sunday,… Read More
Ricky Jones and Mark Plummer head the Maine golf contingent which will battle New Hampshire and Vermont in the 66th Tri-State Championship at Plummer’s home course, Augusta Country Club in Manchester, this weekend. Jones has won the last two Maine Amateurs and Plummer is a… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine has announced season tickets for men’s ice hockey along with men’s and women’s basketball are on sale. The men’s ice hockey team opens its home schedule on October 8 against North Dakota. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
LES GETS, France – Adam Craig of Corinth led a team of U.S. mountain bikers to an eighth-place finish Thursday in the marathon relay that opened the 2004 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships. Each team consists of one elite-classification male and female rider plus a… Read More
BANGOR – Tom Thorne, a former standout golfer at Husson College, will be inducted into the college’s Sports Hall of Fame during ceremonies scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Bruce MacGregor Hall of Fame Room in Newman Gymnasium. One of seven members of the… Read More
BANGOR – The Bangor Lumberjacks announced that Wednesday night’s game vs. New Jersey was rained out, forcing Game 3, originally scheduled for Friday at Mansfield Stadium, to be played Saturday at 6:30 p.m. If a Game 4 is necessary, it will be played Sunday at Mansfield at 6:30… Read More
SKOWHEGAN – Skowhegan Area High School’s Class A football game against Bonny Eagle this weekend will be held at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Buxton. The game was originally scheduled for Friday night. Read More
Former Maine Maritime Academy and Lawrence High School star basketball player Jed Johnson has signed a contract to play for the New York Nationals, the touring opponent of the Harlem Globetrotters. Starting next month, the 6-foot-7 Johnson will take part in a two-month tour of… Read More
PORTLAND- The Portland Sea Dogs established a new franchise attendance record Monday. Monday’s attendance of 6,312 brought the 2004 total to 434,684, surpassing the previous mark of 429,763 set in 1995, On April 30, the Sea Dogs welcomed the 4 millionth fan in franchise history… Read More
Richie Dearborn of Hollis took the lead from Wayne Helliwell Jr. on lap 107 and went on to capture his first Pro All-Stars Series triumph in the AutoDealerMagazine .com 150 at Lee USA Speedway (N.H.) on Sunday. Strong’s Tracy Gordon finished second with Hallowell’s Johnny… Read More
BOSTON – A long-expected naming rights deal to put the Bank of America brand on the FleetCenter sports and entertainment arena is near completion, a bank spokesman said Thursday. Charlotte, N.C.-based Bank of America is in “advanced stages” of negotiating a deal with the arena’s… Read More
The end of Ricky Craven’s run as driver of the No. 32 Tide Chevrolet in the NASCAR Nextel Cup ranks could be imminent. According to reports Tuesday in the Charlotte (N.C.) Observer and its Web site, ThatsRacin.com, PPI Motorsports is set to put the driver… Read More
Marcus Williams, a senior tailback for the University of Maine, is among 16 players and the only member of the Atlantic 10 to be placed on the first “Payton Watch” list compiled by The Sports Network. The two-time 1,000-yard rusher was a finalist last season for the Walter… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine has called a 4:30 p.m. Tuesday press conference to announce the hiring of a new head men’s basketball coach. The leading candidate to replace John Giannini, who resigned 10 days ago to take the same position at La Salle University, is associate… Read More
Old Town native and former University of Maine tight end Chad Hayes was released by the Cincinnati Bengals Monday. The Bengals signed Hayes to a two-year contract in June. Cincinnati is the third NFL team to waive Hayes. He was signed as a free agent… Read More
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Swimming star Michael Phelps had his sights set on more than winning a fistful of Olympic medals. “Since I was a kid, I’ve dreamed of winning the gold medal and shouting, ‘I’m going to Disney World!”‘ said Phelps, who won six Olympic… Read More
Bangor Lumberjacks outfielder Derry Hammond became the first three-time Northeast League Batter of the Week Monday after batting .370 with four home runs and 17 RBIs last week. He wound up his week with a 4-for-6, two-homer effort against New Jersey Sunday that netted him nine RBIs on… Read More
NEW YORK – Adam Cohen, 20, of Bangor earned top honors at the recent Musclemania New York Bodybuilding Competition. Cohen placed first in both the junior division (age 22 and younger) and open age middleweight division (up to 175 pounds). He finished second overall in… Read More
Shortstop-third baseman Paul Powell, who opened the season for Bangor in 2003 before being traded to the Northern League’s St. Paul Saints and returned in an offseason trade, was named the Northeast League’s player of the Week Monday. Powell, who batted .444 (12-for-27) with four… Read More
PORTLAND – They are lifelong Boston Red Sox fans with a passion for baseball, so perhaps it’s not all too surprising that Dawna Bonneau and Mark Hall plan to step up to the plate Saturday to say “I do.” That’s home plate at Hadlock Field,… Read More
The University of Maine-Presque Isle has named Amy Cheney-Seymour as its new women’s soccer coach. Cheney-Seymour, who played soccer at the University of Albany; Grenoble, France (club team); and semi-pro; has coached at the National Sports Academy, the Lake Placid Soccer Center, and the Dutch Soccer Academy in… Read More
BANGOR – The Bangor chapter of the Maine Football Officials will conduct training courses for anyone wishing to become a high school football official. Classes will be held at Bangor High School at 7 p.m. beginning Tuesday in the R.O.T.C. room. For more information contact… Read More
The Eastern Maine Board of Soccer Officials will hold a one-day clinic for anyone interested in becoming a EMBSO soccer official on Saturday, Aug. 28, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Orono High School. Anyone interested in participating in the clinic should contact David… Read More
Mariah Reading, a 10-year-old Bangor resident, scored in two events, set a long-course meters Maine Swimming record, and was the only Mainer to compete at the Summer Eastern Zone All-Star Championships last week in Buffalo, N.Y. Reading placed fourth in the 100-meter breaststroke with a… Read More
BANGOR- The Bangor Lumberjacks, announced Tuesday that they have acquired first baseman Josh Tranum from the Jackson Senators of the Central League for future considerations and cash. Tranum, 25, is hitting .269 with 15 home runs and 74 RBIs. His 15 home runs place him… Read More
DOVER, N.H. – Will Robinson of The Woodlands finished tied for eighth place overall with a three-round score of 217 to lead the Maine contingent in the New England Junior Championships at the Cocheco Club. Maine finished sixth after team members Jackie Royal of Ellsworth and Mike Amato… Read More
PORTLAND – The 2004 Maine Senior Games will take place in Portland from Aug. 28 to Sept. 29 for athletes 50 and up. Last year over 600 athletes participated from Maine and 10 other states. The youngest was 50 and the oldest as 93. Sports… Read More
The University of Maine earned a number 11 ranking in the Sports Network Preseason Top 25 Division 1-AA football poll. The position is UM’s highest preseason ranking ever. Other A-10 teams in the top 25 include Delaware (1), Villanova (9), UMass (19) and Northeastern (22)… Read More
University of Maine men’s basketball coach John Giannini reportedly is the next person on the list as La Salle University resumes its search for a new head coach, according to published reports. La Salle has not officially approached Giannini, who interviewed there in 1991, in… Read More
HERMON – Artie Maguire Jr. of Bucksport edged out Newburgh’s Darren Durrell and Bob Merchant of Lamoine to win the Little Enduro feature at Speedway 95 Wednesday night. Sullivan’s Richard Burrill was fourth and Whitney Bryant of Hermon finished fifth. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
OXFORD – The 2005 Banknorth 250 at Oxford Plains Speedway has again been scheduled during an off-weekend for the Nextel Cup series. The race will be held on July 31, landing it between races at Pocono (Pa.) and Indianapolis. The Banknorth 250 was held on… Read More
GROVETON, N.H. – Farmingdale’s Johnny Clark took the lead from Rick Martin of Westport, Mass. on lap 70 and went on to notch his third Pro All-Stars Series win of the season in the Oquossoc Marine/Polaris Fusion 900 150 Saturday night at Riverside Speedway. Clark… Read More
WABI-TV (Ch. 5) in Bangor and the University of Maine on Friday released the 2004-05 broadcast schedule for Black Bear football and men’s hockey. WABI will air five UMaine football games and as many as eight hockey contests. The station will have UMaine football games… Read More
Newburgh’s Ricky Craven will be using a Richard Childress Racing engine instead of one from his PPI Motorsports team for Sunday’s Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, according to a story on ThatsRacin.com. PPI began its own engine program last season but uses RCR engines… Read More
CUMBERLAND – Jesse Speirs of Bangor defeated Michael Hersey 4 and 3 in the final round of the Maine Junior Amateur Championship Thursday, lifting Speirs to his third straight win in the event. The last player to win more than two championships was Dick Diversi… Read More
BANGOR – The Bangor Lumberjacks have reached terms with free agent reliever John Uhl. The 23-year-old Nashua, N.H., native was a 19th-round draft pick of the Minnesota Twins last year after playing for South Florida University. He was 3-4 with a 3.92 ERA last season, fanning 42 batters… Read More
CUMBERLAND -Ben Estabrook will take on fellow Bangor native Jesse Speirs in a Thursday semifinal at the Maine Junior Golf Championship at Val Halla Golf and Recreation Center. Estabrook defeated Rockland’s R.J. Ochs 2 and 1 in match play after Ochs came from behind to beat Mere Creek’s… Read More
According to an article in Tuesday’s Philadelphia Inquirer, the LaSalle Explorers may turn their attention to University of Maine men’s basketball coach John Giannini if the top candidate for their vacant coaching position – Pennsylvania’s Fran Dunphy – is not interested. Giannini, 41, refused to… Read More
BANGOR – The Bangor Lumberjacks signed former New Haven infielder Ryan Kane Tuesday and traded two players to the Cutters for future considerations. Bangor sent right-handed reliever Laine McKeller and infielder Jeff Brooks to New Haven. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
CUMBERLAND – Mike Amato of Blue Hill fired a 68 on Tuesday to post the low round in the 15-17 age division of the 2004 Maine Junior Golf Championships being held at the Val Halla Golf and Recreation Center. Amato was two strokes ahead of… Read More
Ricky Jones of Thomaston is one of eight players from the Northeast who will compete in the U.S. Amateur Championship August 16-22 at Winged Foot GC in Mamaroneck, N.Y. Another Mainer, Joe Alvarez of Holden, was selected as an alternate after shooting 75-72-147 in the two-round qualifier. Read More
Christine Snow-Reaser of Dayton and Buster Byrnes of Northport were named the Maine Games Athletes of the Year in 2004. Snow-Reaser won gold medals in the 800, 1600 and 3200- and won the Eastern Trail Alliance 5K race. Byrnes won medals in seven different events… Read More
Six Maine racewalkers won medals in the National Junior Olympic Track and Field meet in Eugene, Oregon over the weekend. Matt Forgues of Boothbay was second in the Midget Boys 1500 racewalk (8 minutes, 3.72 seconds) and Padric Gleason of Dresden was second in the… Read More
ALGONQUIN, N.B. – Thomaston’s Ricky Jones shot a 62 in the second round to set a new course record to help him win the Barrett East Coast Amateur at Algonquin Golf Club on Monday. Jones finished with a 65-62-71-198, 15 under par. Shawn Warren of… Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Swimmer Lindsey Snyder of Bangor placed in six individual events and three relays at the New England Open Championships at Brown University’s Smith Swim Center last weekend. Snyder, who competes for Seacoast Swimming Association of New Hampshire, was fourth in the 200-meter… Read More
BOSTON – University of Maine senior swimmer Jacob Jentzer of Bangor has been named the 2003-04 America East men’s scholar-athlete of the year, the league announced Wednesday. Jentzer, the first Maine student-athlete to earn the award since its inception in 1996-97, graduated in May with… Read More
FORT KENT – Lucas Levesque, the University of Maine-Fort Kent women’s basketball coach, will also serve as the head coach of the school’s women’s soccer team this fall, the school announced Wednesday. “I’m extremely excited about this opportunity to continue the growth of this program. Read More
FITCHBURG, Mass. – Thomaston’s Ricky Jones qualified for the United States Amateur Championship by firing a two-round total of two-under par 138 at the Oak Hill Country Club in Fitchburg, Mass. Monday. The U.S. Amateur Championship will be held at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, N.Y. on… Read More
The Bangor Lumberjacks added two players to their roster and subtracted another. Joining the team are utility man Dave Martinez, who got his first game action with Bangor Monday night, and relief pitcher Ben Fox. Fox replaces righthander John Parker, who was released after going 0-0 with a… Read More
HICKORY, N.C. – Cal Wells has reinstated crew chief duties to competition director, Mike Beam for the No. 32 Tide Racing team. Beam returned to PPI Motorsports as competition director at the end of 2003 after a one-year absence from the team, while Dave Charpentier was hired as… Read More
HICKORY, N.C. – PPI Motorsports and Ricky Craven announced late Thursday night that they will part ways at the end of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel racing season. PPI and Craven remain committed to each other and to getting the No. 32 team into the top… Read More