BANGOR – The Maine Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association’s annual summer meeting will be held Saturday at Miller’s Restaurant. The business portion of the meeting will start at 3 p.m. There will be a social hour at 4:30 and a dinner at 5. The MSBOA… Read More
Bangor Lumberjacks slugger Derry Hammond was named the Northeast League’s Batter of the Week, the second time in four weeks Hammond has earned the honor. Hammond had 11 hits in 25 at-bats for a .440 average. He also had one double and three home runs… Read More
Jake Whitesides, a center fielder for the Bangor Lumberjacks, will be the Northeast League’s leadoff hitter in Tuesday’s All-Star Game in Fort Worth, Texas. Whitesides is joined by Bangor’s Donnie Ross, who will bat sixth as the designated hitter. The Northeast League stars will face… Read More
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – The Maine Northstars girls basketball team completed competition at the Blue Chip Invitational with a 6-0 record, including two wins Friday. The Northstars, which features some of Maine’s top high school players, defeated Pennsylvania Firepower 72-33 paced by 22 points from… Read More
DENVER, Col. – Jesse Speirs of Bangor finished tied for 15th in the 87th Western Junior championship at Denver Country Club, par 71 course on Friday. Speirs had a 74-67-74-75-290, 17 strokes behind the winner. Jamie Lovemark, 16, of Rancho Santa Fe, California won the title with a… Read More
Massage therapist Kate Anagnostis of Bath has been selected as one of 100 international sports massage therapists who will attend to the athletes at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Anagnostis, who is on the faculty of the Downeast School of Massage in Waldoboro and serves… Read More
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, a chain of 14 tropical islands in the Western Pacific, has earned a berth to the 2004 Senior League World Series to be held at Mansfield Stadium in Bangor on Aug. 15-21. CNMI won the Asia-Pacific title Wednesday… Read More
Augusta’s Sean Brawn, a pitcher-outfielder-first baseman, and Dexter’s Adam Russell, a middle infielder, have transferred to Bangor’s Husson College. Brawn, a former Maine Mr. Baseball finalist from Cony High, was an NAIA All-American honorable mention at Waterville’s Thomas College in 2003 when he hit .386… Read More
The Maine Icebreakers, a boys 16-under basketball team, won two games Wednesday to reach the Round of 16 at their national tournament in New Orleans. The Icebreakers, who finished third in their preliminary-round pool, rallied to defeat the South Texas Saints 64-56 in their first… Read More
WATERVILLE – Tires, Batteries and Accessories (TBA) of Bangor defeated McKenney Plumbing and Heating of Westbrook 10-7 Sunday to win the 2004 Maine ASA Class C state softball championship. TBA went unbeaten through the 28-team tournament. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
NEW ORLEANS – The Maine Icebreakers, a 16-and-under boys basketball team, beat the Ohio Icebreakers 67-62 Monday, improving to 1-1 in pool play. Jay Uhrin of Winterport led the winners with 18 points, Greg Whittaker of Presque Isle notched 13, Andrew York of Mars Hill… Read More
The Boston Red Sox Alumni-Bangor FireFighters baseball game has been rescheduled for Saturday, July 31st at Mansfield Stadium in Bangor. Game time is 1 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults, free for kids under 12, and will be available at the stadium on game day. Tickets that were… Read More
Two tickets to watch NASCAR Busch Series racing at New Hampshire International Speedway will be given away as part of a blood drive being held at the Bangor Daily News. The drive, sponsored by the Eastern Maine Medical Center Blood Donor Program, is scheduled for Tuesday, July 20,… Read More
SUNRIVER, Ore. – Jesse Speirs of Bangor finished tied for 26th in the American Junior Golf Association’s Rolex Tournament of Champions. Speirs, 17, shot a 2-over-par 74 Friday at Sunriver Resort’s Crosswater Course to post a four-day total of 3-over-par 291. Jamie Lovemark of Rancho… Read More
SUNRIVER, Ore. – Jesse Speirs of Bangor is tied for 18th after three rounds of the Rolex Tournament of Champions golf tournament. Speirs shot an even-par 72 Thursday at Sunriver Resort and has a three-day total of 1-over-par 217, 10 strokes behind leader Jamie Lovemark… Read More
SUNRIVER, Ore. – Jesse Speirs of Bangor shot a 4-over-par 76 Wednesday during the second round of the American Junior Golf Association’s Rolex Tournament of Champions. Speirs, who fired an opening-round 69, has a two-day total of 145 on the Crosswater Course at Sunriver Resort. Read More
Maine hunters killed 3,900 bears during the 2003 season, an increase of nearly 400 over the 2002 total of 3,512. The harvest was slightly lower than in 2000 (3,951) and 2001 (3,903). The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife reported that 95 percent of… Read More
The University of Maine football team doesn’t open preseason training camp until next month, but already coach Jack Cosgrove’s Black Bears are receiving attention in three national publications. UMaine has been ranked as high as No. 2 in Division I-AA, behind Atlantic 10 rival Delaware, in Street &… Read More
SUNRIVER, Ore. – Jesse Speirs of Bangor shot a 3-under-par 69 Tuesday to near the top of the leader board during the first round of the American Junior Golf Association’s 27th Rolex Tournament of Champions. The event brings together 150 of the world’s premier junior golfers. Read More
Valaree Foss of Canaan and Paul Morency of Clinton have been selected to officiate at this summer’s U.S. Olympic track and field trials starting Friday in Sacramento, Calif. Foss is acting president of the Maine Association USATF Executive Board and is a longtime athlete and official with international… Read More
BRUNSWICK – The annual McNally Senior All-Star Game sponsored by the Maine Field Hockey Association will be held Saturday, July 17, at 7 p.m. at Bowdoin College in Brunswick. The Alumni All-State Game will start at 5 p.m. The Proceeds benefit the Abused Women’s Advocacy… Read More
ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Blues re-signed 16-year veteran defenseman and former UMaine Black Bear Eric Weinrich to a two-year contract on Tuesday. St. Louis acquired Weinrich, 37, from the Philadelphia Flyers on Feb. 9. In 26 games with the Blues, Weinrich scored two… Read More
HERMON – The Coca-Cola 50-lap Limited Sportsman series will be one of the features at Speedway 95 Saturday when racing action begins at 7 p.m. Other race divisions include Pro Stock,, Four Cylinder Trucks and Dysart’s Sport Four Series race. Those arriving early may ride… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine had 125 student-athletes named to the 2003-04 America East Winter/Spring Honor Roll for earning grade-point averages of 3.0 or higher, Chris Monasch, America East commissioner, announced Thursday. Maine had the highest percentage of student-athletes named to the America East… Read More
DENVER – Avalanche forwards Paul Kariya and Teemu Selanne became unrestricted free agents Thursday. Also joining them were Andrei Nikolishin, Matthew Barnaby, Jim Cummins and Steve Moore, whose season ended when he was punched from behind by Vancouver’s Todd Bertuzzi. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
ORONO – The UNICEL Tournament of Club Champions, set for Tuesday at Penobscot Valley Country Club, has been rescheduled for Aug. 9. The tournament, conducted by the Maine Golf Hall of Fame, brings together the men and women who won club championships in 2003. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Anaheim defenseman Keith Carney had the two-year option in his contract picked up Wednesday by the Mighty Ducks. The 34-year-old Carney, who starred at the University of Maine from 1988 to 1991, had two goals, five assists and 42 penalty minutes in… Read More
PORTLAND – Four members of the Portland Sea Dogs have been named to the 2004 Eastern League Northern Division All-Star Team. Pitcher Abe Alvarez, catcher-outfielder Jeff Bailey, shortstop Kenny Perez and outfielder Brett Roneberg will represent the Boston Red Sox Class AA affiliate in the… Read More
BANGOR – The baseball game between the Boston Red Sox Alumni All Stars and the Bangor Professional Fire Fighters has been rescheduled for Saturday, July 31 at 1 p.m. at Mansfield Park. The game was rained out on June 19. Tickets are $10 for adults, children under 12… Read More
WATERVILLE – Amy Bernatchez has been named interim head coach of the Colby field hockey team for 2004. The Mules went 9-6 last year. Bernatchez won two state championships in nine years (1995-2003) at Messalonskee High School. She also won another state title while coaching… Read More
The Bangor Lumberjacks have had to cancel their planned fireworks display following Saturday night’s game against Quebec at Winkin Complex. Due to the sponsor backing out of the Celebrate America Birthday Night at the last minute and the team’s inability to line up a pyrotechnics company and obtain… Read More
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Danny Campbell of Caribou earned All-America honors and a berth on the U.S. Junior Racewalk team with his performance at last weekend’s Junior National Track and Field Championships at Texas A&M University. Campbell finished fifth in his division in the 10-kilometer… Read More
NASHPORT, Ohio – Mike Baker of Milford, an assistant pro at Sugarloaf Golf Club in Carrabassett Valley, tied for 17th in the 37th PGA Club Pro Championship to earn a spot in next month’s PGA Championship. Baker posted rounds of 2-over-par 74 on Saturday and… Read More
BANGOR – The Bangor Lumberjacks have signed lefthanded pitcher Isaac Pavlik to a contract for the 2004 season and placed righthander Jon Rohlfing on the inactive list with an undisclosed injury. Pavlik went 3-3 with a 4.94 ERA for Single A Visalia last year. The 2002 Colorado Rockies… Read More
The Bangor Lumberjacks have acquired infielder Rolando Bello from the Elmira Pioneers for a player to be named later. The 24-year-old University of Pittsburgh graduate is in his third professional season and is batting .239 with two RBIs. He will serve in a utility role with Bangor. Read More
VASSALBORO – Toby Spector of Waterville shot a 72 to place first in the 36 hole Maine Independent Insurance Agent Junior (IIAJC) Classic Championship on June 17 at Natanis Golf Course. Joe Elwell of Arrowsic placed second with a score of 73. Matt Lowell of… Read More
ORONO – Season tickets for the University of Maine football season are on sale now through the Black Bear ticket office starting as low as $25. Season ticket renewal invoices will be mailed to current Maine football season ticket holders at the end of the… Read More
Hampden native Amanda Rodgerson has been named the assistant athletic director and women’s basketball coach at Southern Maine Community College in South Portland. Rodgerson, a former University of New England and Hampden Academy standout, spent last year working in the sports management department at Old… Read More
LOS ANGELES – Speedo announced endorsement deals with world recordholder Ian Crocker and seven-time NCAA champion Tara Kirk, both 2004 NCAA Swimmers of the Year. Both Olympic medal hopefuls will compete in Speedo Fastskin FSII. Crocker, a graduate of Cheberus High School in Portland and… Read More
HERMON – The Hermon Boosters Club is sponsoring an open house to honor and congratulate the Eastern Maine Class B Baseball Champions in the Hermon High School gym on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Fans, staff, parents, and family are invited to attend. Refreshments in the cafeteria afterwards. Call… Read More
CAPE ELIZABETH – Physicians, nurses, EMTs and non-medical volunteers are needed to help staff the medical tent at the upcoming Peoples Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race. Organizers want to make sure there will be enough medical personnel to adequately treat runners suffering from race-related… Read More
CASTINE -Woodland’s Kaitlyn Leeman and Rockland’s Caitlyn Grant will play for the Maine Maritime women’s basketball team next year, the school announced Thursday. Leeman, a 5-foot-2 point guard for the Dragons, was an All-Maine honorable mention and a member of the Eastern Maine Class C… Read More
ORONO – Kris Younan of Leyden High School in Franklin Park near Chicago has signed a national letter of intent to attend the University of Maine and participate in the women’s basketball program in the 2004-05 season. The 5-foot-8 guard set Leyden High records with 1,127 points and… Read More
BOSTON – Boston University announced the founding of a women’s varsity ice hockey program that will play its inaugural season in the 2005-06 season. Brian Durocher will vacate his current position as associate head coach of the men’s team to accept the head coaching position for the women’s… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine Sports Hall of Fame is accepting nominations for the fall 2004 induction process. Nomination forms may be downloaded from goblackbears.com or obtained by contacting the Black Bear Club at 581-1130. The deadline for nominations is June 16. In order… Read More
Colby College senior Karima Ummah and junior Xavier Garcia both set school records and earned All-America honors at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Decatur, Ill., Saturday. Ummah was fifth in the women’s long jump with a leap of 40 feet,… Read More
University of Maine freshman Hana Pelletier of Belgrade and senior Claire Poliquin competed at the NCAA East Regional Championships in Gainesville, Fla., Friday and Saturday. Pelletier finished 13th in the 800 meters with a time of 2:10.11 and Poliquin was 16th with a jump of 5 feet, 6… Read More
University of Southern Maine freshman Trey Gadbois became the first track and field performer in team history to earn All-America honors in the outdoor season. The Portland native finished eighth in the 110-meter hurdles Saturday at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Decatur, Ill. Read More
NEW LONDON, Conn. – Orono’s Kate Kovenock, a junior at Connecticut College, has been named to the District 1 at-large team of the College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-America program. Kovenock won a national title at the Division III title meet in the 50-yard freestyle last… Read More
GORHAM – University of Southern Maine junior Kim Brewer finished 14th in the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships at Decatur, Ill., Friday. She finished with 4,290 points in the two-day event. Raegan Schultz of Central College won the event with 4,943 points. Teammate Kristen Sinclair of Manchester will… Read More
PORTLAND – Swimmer Ian Crocker has turned pro following a record-setting career at Texas and could earn $1 million in an endorsement deal with Speedo. Crocker’s agent, Peter Carlisle, confirmed he is in the process of lining up a four-year endorsement deal with the swimming… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine had four student-athletes named to the 2004 University Division Academic All-District 1 At-Large Team, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Men’s ice hockey goalie Frank Doyle and men’s swimmer Jacob Jentzer were named to the first team for… Read More
PORTLAND – The 2004 Maine Games is still accepting registrations for all of its individual and teams sports for this year’s annual sports festival. Events begin the weekend of June 12-13 and run on weekends through the month of June in the Greater Portland area. Read More
Greg Creek of the University of Maine is among 23 players who have been selected to play in the 30th New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association All-Star Game scheduled for Sunday at Fenway Park in Boston. Creek, a junior third baseman from Chelsea, was named to… Read More
Scott Robinson and Matt McGraw of the University of Maine have been named to the Canadian Student National Baseball Team that will compete at the World University Baseball Championship scheduled July 23-Aug. 1 in Chinese Taipei. Robinson, a sophomore right-handed pitcher, is 3-0 with six… Read More
Max Louscher of Bangor won in his first prejuvenile figure skating competition Friday at the 2004 Summer Challenge in Marlboro, Mass. Louscher, 10, was awarded four firsts and one second by the five-judge panel after his freestyle program at the New England Figure Skating Club. Read More
CHICAGO – John Kasten of Bangor is the first winner of a golf vacation for two to Ireland from Wilson Golf. To win, Kasten attended a Wilson Golf Demo Day held by Golf Country on March 27 at the Maine Sports Complex in Bangor. A… Read More
Juan Frederico “Fefo” Sanchez has signed a National Letter of Intent to play men’s basketball for the University of Maine this fall. The 6-foot-4, 185-pound freshman from Bahia Blanca, Venezuela, averaged 25 points per game in the country’s 18-and-under league for Club Independiente. The younger… Read More
The Penquis Navigators American Legion baseball is seeking applicants to serve as the team’s head coach this summer. Interested persons should call team manager Valerie Kane by May 27 at 327-4668. Read More
NEW YORK – Olympic marathon champion Joan Benoit Samuelson will run in the New York Mini 10-kilometer road race in Central Park next month. She joins 2004 Olympic marathon team members Deena Kastor, Colleen De Reuck, and Jen Rhines in the All-American field for the… Read More
ATHENS, Greece – Adam Craig, the Exeter native who is seeking a berth on the U.S. Olympic Mountain Biking Team, placed 15th Sunday in the International Men’s E1 2004 race held at the new Mount Parnitha course where the Olympic cross country mountain bike race will be held… Read More
PORTLAND – The Portland Sea Dogs have scheduled a press conference today and may announce that Boston Red Sox star Nomar Garciaparra will be assigned to the Sea Dogs for a rehabilitation assignment. Garciaparra has been sidelined since spring training with a strained Achilles’ tendon… Read More
The starting time for Saturday’s America East baseball doubleheader between the University of Maine and Albany has been moved to 1 p.m., one hour later than the originally scheduled time. All youth who wear their baseball or softball team jersey will receive free admission to… Read More
BANGOR – The Bangor Lumberjacks baseball team will hold a meet-and-greet session from 5 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Sea Dog restaurant on 26 Front St. Fans are invited to meet the new team and get autographs. The Lumberjacks’ mascot, Jack Timber, will be… Read More
DEDHAM, Mass. – The University of Maine men’s and women’s track teams competed on Friday and Saturday at the New England Outdoor Championships held at Northeastern University’s Solomon Track. The Black Bear women, the 2003 champions, finished in third place with 65 points, while the men finished 22nd… Read More
Cassie Hintz of Old Town ran a personal best of 10 minutes, 36.24 seconds Friday while finishing second in the 3,200 at the 37th Loucks Games in White Plains, N.Y. Hintz, a sophomore, finished just behind winner Laura Cummings of Bay Shore, N.Y., who clocked… Read More
BANGOR – The Bangor Lumberjack of the Northeast League have acquired all-star catcher Ryan Sienko from the Lincoln (Neb.) Saltdogs of the Northern League for left-handed pitcher Danny Miller. The 6-foot-4, 240-pound Sienko has 62 career home runs and 202 RBIs in six minor-league seasons. Read More
A public gathering and reception to remember former Bowdoin College coach and administrator Sid Watson will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in Farley Field House on the Brunswick campus. Watson died April 25 in Naples, Fla., at age 71. Watson was affiliated with the… Read More
Farmington native Kevin Eastler and Troy Clark of Lisbon had fine outings in their respective racewalk races at the World Cup in Germany. Eastler broke the Olympic A standard for the 20K with a time of 1 hour, 22 minutes, 51 seconds. Team USA finished… Read More
DEDHAM, Mass. – The University of Maine women’s track team placed fourth in Saturday’s America East Championships at Northeastern University, while the Black Bear men finished seventh. Freshman Hana Pelletier of Belgrade led the Maine women to 93 points, winning the 800 in 2:10.09. The… Read More
University of Southern Maine seniors Deedra Boudreau of Camden and Meg Cressler of Appleton have been awarded the Paula D. Hodgdon Leadership award. The award is present to a female-student athlete at USM every year who displays loyalty, dedication and commitment to the team. Boudreau… Read More
PORTLAND – The countdown is on as the Portland Sea Dogs near the 4 million-fan mark in all-time attendance. Team officials estimate the four millionth fan will walk through the Hadlock Field turnstiles Friday when Portland hosts Norwich. That fan will receive a prize package… Read More
PHILADELPHIA – Caribou’s Danny Campbell, a freshman at Saint Joseph’s College in Standish, won the Penn Relays junior men’s 10-kilometer racewalk Sunday. His time of 52 minutes, 34.45 seconds was almost four minutes faster than runnerup Michael Kazmierczak. Hall-Dale sophomore Padric Gleason was third in 57:06.32. Read More
Former University of Maine quarterback Jake Eaton has signed a contract with the Canadian Football League champion Edmonton Eskimos, a team spokesman confirmed Tuesday. Eaton, a 6-foot-2, 215-pounder from Rutland, Vt., will report to the Eskimos’ training camp beginning May 22. Eaton had a superb… Read More
Piscataquis Country Club in Guilford will open Saturday at 8 a.m. Carts won’t be allowed. There is an open house on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free play days are scheduled on May 22 and 23. Carts will be extra. Read More
Boxer Josh McAuliffe of Bangor defeated five-time Canadian champion Mike Dow 25-24 in a heavyweight match Saturday in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Scores were determined under a point system, one point for each punch landed. The judges must ring in their vote on a punch within a second of… Read More
The University of Maine has moved its America East baseball weekend series against Hartford to Mansfield Stadium in Bangor because of wet field conditions at Mahaney Diamond in Orono. The teams will play a single game Friday at 5 p.m., then play a noon doubleheader… Read More
Husson College will host Thomas College for a baseball twinbill today beginning at 1 p.m. The games had been scheduled Wednesday at Waterville but were postponed due to rain. “These will be the eighth and ninth games scheduled to be played away from home that… Read More
The University of Maine men’s hockey team, the NCAA runner-up, will hold an autograph session today from 3-5 p.m. at the Old Town Hannaford Supermarket on Stillwater Avenue. This is the first event of the Hannaford “Bears of Tomorrow” program in partnership with UMaine athletics. Read More
White Tail Golf Course in Charleston will open for the season on Saturday. Call 285-7730 for more information. Read More
University of Minnesota-Duluth coach Scott Sandelin, who led the Bulldogs to their first Frozen Four in 19 years, was named the recipient of the Spencer Penrose Award given to the nation’s top Division I men’s ice hockey coach. UMD went 28-13-4 including a season-ending 5-3… Read More
Speedway 95 will open its 2004 racing season Sunday, April 25 at 2 p.m., when the Pro All-Stars Series debuts at the 1/3-mile oval track in Hermon with a 150-lap feature event featuring former series champs Ben Rowe of Turner and Sam Sessions of South Paris. Read More
Inclement weather has forced more changes to the University of Maine softball team’s schedule. The Black Bears were to play a doubleheader at Boston University Wednesday, but the games have been moved to 3 p.m. Thursday. Maine returns home to face University of Maryland Baltimore… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine baseball game against Brown, originally scheduled for Wednesday at Goodall Park in Sanford, has been rescheduled for April 20. Maine and Brown will play a single game starting at 4 p.m. at Goodall Park. In addition, the game scheduled for May 19… Read More
Tim Morris of South Portland, an assistant wrestling coach at the University of Southern Maine, has been named head coach of the USA Wrestling-Maine team that will compete in national freestyle and Greco-Roman competitions at Fargo, N.D., in July. A native of Pittsfield, Mass., Morris… Read More
STANDISH – Jennell Carter has been named head field hockey coach at St. Joseph’s College, replacing Carolyn Vail, who resigned in January. Carter last coached at the New Hampton (N.H.) School, where she guided the team to the first field hockey tournament berth in school… Read More
PORTLAND – Dick Williams, who managed the 1967 Boston Red Sox to their “Impossible Dream” season, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch when the Portland Sea Dogs play their home opener on Thursday, April 15, at Hadlock Field. The Sea Dogs, who opened their… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine Athletic Department is inviting Maine fans to gather for a pair of Frozen Four rallies next week. The first is a sendoff for the Bears on Monday at 12:15 p.m. It will take place at the Maine Marketplace in… Read More
BANGOR – Twenty-eight year old Jason Lenfest of Eddington bowled his fifth career 300 game in the Thursday Night Pine Tree Men’s League at the Family Fun Bowling Center. Lenfest bowled 255, 300, 195 for a 750 series. Read More
BANGOR – The Bangor Lumberjacks will sign the No. 1 overall pick in the Central League Draft, right hand pitcher Laine McKeller from McNeese State. The 6-foot-1, 200-pound righty pitched his senior year in college in 2002, tallying 68 strikeouts and 42 walks in 82… Read More
The Marsh Stream Canoe Races are scheduled for Saturday at two sites along the stream. The one-mile sprints begin at 9 a.m., with signup at 8 on the Pine View Road, off the Stream Road. The eight-mile downriver race begins at noon. Registration is set for 11 a.m. Read More
BANGOR – The Bangor Lumberjacks baseball team of the Northeast League announced Tuesday the signing of pitcher Lance Odom for the 2004 season. Odom originally was signed as a nondrafted free agent by the Minnesota Twins in 1999. The 6-foot-1, 210-pound right-hander has compiled a… Read More
Lora Trenkle of Surry, a 5-foot-9 senior guard at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, has been named a finalist for the 2004 NCAA Division III Kodak/Women’s Basketball Coaches Association All-America Basketball Team. Trenkle, a graduate of George Stevens Academy in Blue Hill, has led top-ranked Bowdoin… Read More
RUMFORD – Cape Elizabeth’s Kate Barton was the top American skier in Saturday’s Banknorth Eastern High School championships at Black Mountain. Barton was third in the 1-kilometer freestyle sprint, behind Russians Larisa Dyakova (first) and Evgenia Kurochkina. Maine’s 21/2-km mixed medley relay teams finished fourth and fifth overall. Read More
OLD TOWN – The fifth annual Coca-Cola Big East Senior All-Star Games will be on Tuesday at Old Town High School. The girls “A” All-Stars vs. “B” All-Stars game starts at 5:30 p.m. followed by the “A” vs. “B” All-Stars boys game at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $4… Read More
The Center Drive School Eagles of Orrington won the Junior High School B division title at the Maine Junior High-Elementary Cheering Championships Thursday by outscoring their nearest rival by 34.5 points. Center Drive won with 161.5 points to beat runner-up Monmouth. In other divisions, Lamoine… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine Athletic Department is sponsoring a fan bus for the America East men’s basketball championship game in Vermont. The bus trip down and back with ticket included costs $60, or $37 for those who already have tickets. The bus leaves the UM Field… Read More
SHERBROOKE, Quebec – Kate Dickinson, a University of Maine-Farmington freshman, led the Maine Racewalkers to victory over the Quebec, Canada Provincial walkers with her 3,000-meter winning time of 15 minutes, 16.84 seconds here on Saturday night. She was followed by Mt. Blue of Farmington junior Carly Lochala (15:28.08). Read More
Four skiers will represent the Maine Winter Sports Center and Aroostook County at the Junior Olympics for cross country skiing this week in Lake Placid, N.Y. Chelsae Jarvis, Heather Zimmerman and Annalise Cook will accompany Junior Olympic veteran Russell Currier at the event for high… Read More
The Bangor Lumberjacks have signed former Bangor and Adirondack infielder Mitsuru Kobayashi and right-handed pitcher Mark Messina, a rookie out of Binghamton University. Kobayashi hit .225 with eight stolen bases and 10 RBIs but played only 25 games after undergoing back surgery. Read More