Riding to the Top will be the head charity for this year’s Peoples Beach to Beacon 10K, set for August 1st in Cape Elizabeth, Peoples announced Thursday. Riding to the Top, located in Windham and New Gloucester, serves more than 200 children with disabilities from… Read More
CARRABASSET VALLEY – Nils Koons of Sidney finished fourth in the 5-kilometer freestyle and fifth in the 5K classic race during Saturday’s Banknorth Eastern J2 cross-country ski championships. Koons has already qualified for the New England Junior Olympic team. Koons teamed with Mandy Ivey of… Read More
WALPOLE, Mass. – Figure skater Max Louscher of Bangor finished first in the boys preliminary B division at the Patriot Ice Club NEICC Interclub Competition Sunday. One of six competitors in the division, the 10-year-old was voted first on four of the five judges’ cards. Read More
University of Maine women’s soccer coach Scott Atherley announced Thursday that the Bears have received five National Letters of Intent. Marie-Michele Bouchard and Marie-Andrea Canuel of Quebec, Laura Harper and Jordon Pekrul of Ontario and Lindsay Hill of Michigan have committed to UMaine for next… Read More
Kate Kovenock of Orono, a junior at Connecticut College, earned the NESCAC Swimmer of the Meet last weekend. Kovenock won the 50-, 100- and 200-yard freestyle events in leading the Camels to a seventh-place finish. Read More
The Bangor Lumberjacks announced Thursday that RHP Adam Thomas will be traded to the San Angelo (Texas) Colts of the Central League in exchange for a player to be named and one of the Lumberjacks’ first-round draft picks. Thomas was originally selected in the 47th round of the… Read More
Jeff Bouchard of Hampden fired a three-round 225, earning a spot on the 15-man squad at Methodist College in Fayetteville, N.C. He competed in a field of more than 80 players. The Monarchs are top-ranked in NCAA Division III. Read More
Warren Caruso, the head men’s basketball coach at Husson College in Bangor, earned his 200th career coaching victory Wednesday night by virtue of the Braves’ 68-65 win over Thomas College. Caruso, a Bangor High and Husson College grad, is in his 10th season with the… Read More
BANGOR – The Bangor Lumberjacks of the Northeast League have dealt left-handed pitcher Roger Kalinowski to Sioux City of the Northern League. Bangor received lefthander John Duffy and righthander John Rohlfing in return. Duffy was 1-1 with an 8.06 ERA last season while Rohlfing was… Read More
The University of Maine will celebrate National Girls and Women in Sport Day during Saturday’s games at Alfond Arena. The UMaine women’s hockey team plays New Hampshire at noon and fans can meet the team at a postgame autograph session. Admission is free. The event… Read More
Six basketball players from Maine have earned state championships in the Maine Elks Association’s annual State Hoop Shoot. Eighteen lodge and district winners competed in the state finals at Brewer High School and earned the right to compete in the regionals March 26-28 in Nashua, N.H. Read More
Erica Stupinski of Mount Ararat High in Topsham and Jimmy Velas Falmouth High School have been named the Gatorade Maine High School Soccer Players of the Year. Stupinski scored 47 goals and posted 29 assists in leading the Eagles to the Class A state championship… Read More
ORONO – Old Town High School junior Tim Niles was named the outstanding performer in Monday night’s Eastern Maine Indoor Track League championship boys meet. Niles won the long jump with a leap of 19 feet, 111/4 inches and also captured the triple jump by… Read More
BANGOR – Andrea Pardilla, 23, of Old Town defeated Lori Martin of Vermont on Saturday to win the Northern New England Golden Gloves Tournament women’s novice boxing heavyweight championship in Burlington, Vt. Joshua McAuliffe, 23, of Bangor received a bye through the men’s open heavyweight… Read More
PORTLAND – The New England Patriots are coming back for another ticker tape parade. City officials announced Thursday that the team will bring the Lombardi Trophy to Portland in April. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
Due to snow conditions, the location for this year’s Super Sunday Ski Race and Tour has been changed to Augusta’s Bicentennial Park, located on Route 3 just east of Augusta. The race will start at 1 p.m. For more information contact Glenn Adams 623-2133 or www.conyboosters.com. Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine Athletic Department will recognize a record 168 student-athletes as scholar-athletes Sunday during halftime of the 1 p.m. Maine women’s basketball game. All 19 of UM’s varsity athletic teams are represented by the school’s largest group of Scholar-Athletes, which must have achieved a… Read More
Area youth basketball fans will receive a free UMaine men’s basketball ticket with the purchase of a full-priced adult ticket for the Saturday, Jan. 24 game against Maryland-Baltimore County. Tip-off is at 7 p.m. Tickets can be obtained at the UMaine ticket office by calling 581-BEAR. For more… Read More
Big Rock Mountain in Mars Hill will host a food drive on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 24-25. Big Rock will discount lift tickets $1 per perishable food item, with a limit of five items per person. Big Rock is hosting the Mountain Round-Up, a program endorsed by the… Read More
The Hermon High School JROTC and athletic department have invited all veterans to attend Friday’s boys basketball games against Mount Desert Island, JV at 5:30 and varsity at 7. The JROTC will present the colors during the national anthem. Admission is free to all veterans. Read More
PORTLAND – The Portland Sea Dogs will hold their annual food drive beginning on Monday and running through Friday, Feb. 20. All the collected food items will be donated to the Good Shepherd Food Bank. The food drive will follow a policy of: “Buy One,… Read More
BANGOR – The Bangor Lumberjacks and Husson College will present the first John Winkin/Husson College Hot Stove Dinner at noon, Jan. 31, at Husson’s Dickerman Dining Commons. Speakers will include former major leaguer and Winterport resident Mike Bordick and Lumberjacks manager Kash Beauchamp. Lumberjacks outfielder… Read More
BANGOR – Forty-seven year-old Eric Kingsbury of Pittsfield registered his first ever 300 game when he accomplished the feat during Thursday Night Men’s Pine Tree League play at the Family Fun Bowling Center in Bangor. Read More
Hampden figure skater Tessa McCue has been battling a leg injury, but hopes to return to competition in March, according to her father, Carl McCue. Tessa McCue has been suffering from a nerve injury in her left calf, her father said. She has been limited… Read More
CHULA VISTA, Calif. – Farmington native Kevin Eastler posted the second-fastest winning time in race history en route to victory in the 30-kilometer race at the National Racewalk Championships on Sunday. Eastler, a 26-year-old Mt. Blue High School graduate who is now a captain in… Read More
AUGUSTA – The American Lung Association of Maine will recognize participating Golf Privilege Card courses and driving ranges by awarding three scholarships to Maine graduating seniors. The scholarships will be awarded based on academic achievement, financial need, references, and a completed application. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
The Portland Sea Dogs’ hot stove caravan tour will stop in Bangor Tuesday. Front office staff members, Red Sox knuckleballer prospect Charlie Zink, and Slugger the Sea Dog will visit Eastern Maine Medical Center at 1:30 p.m., talk to Bangor media at 3:15, attend an Old Town-Orono Kiwanis… Read More
PORTLAND – The Portland Sea Dogs, Double-A affiliate to the Boston Red Sox, have set their coaching staff for the 2004 season. Ron Johnson is returning as the Sea Dogs’ manager. Pitching coach Bob Kipper is also returning and Russ Morman will replace Mark Budaska as the hitting… Read More
Robert Marquis of Old Town is the winner of a new pool table given away by the Bangor Lumberjacks and Bangor Home and Recreation Center. The table, valued at $1,800, was part of a giveaway contest conducted at the Lumberjacks Pro Shop in the Bangor Mall during the… Read More
The Friends of Maine Hockey are sponsoring their annual youth hockey clinics at three sites around Maine on Sunday. The clinics will include approximately eight University of Maine players and are open to players and fans under age 15. They will include on-ice instruction and an autograph session. Read More
Russell Currier of Fort Kent upended Ben Byrne of Bovey, Minn., by 26 seconds Thursday in the Youth Men’s 10K Biathlon event in Coleraine, Minn. Currier only had seven penalties. Tyler Gerling finished third and Brendan Ostroot was fourth. Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine men’s basketball team named its captains on Thursday. Seniors Ludmil “Udo” Hadjisotirov, Eric Dobson, and Jon Wallingford will serve as tri-captains. Hadjisotirov is a transfer from Boston College and has averaged 5.5 points per game in the past two… Read More
Ricky Craven of Newburgh, driver of the No. 32 Tide Pontiac for PPI Motorsports in the Winston Cup series, has been named the USG Person of the Year. The award honors drivers for their community service efforts and charitable contributions as well as their driving. Read More
Jen Buckley of the University of Maine has been named to the Academic All-America Women’s Soccer third team. The senior zoology major from Leicester, Mass., boasts a 3.89 grade point average. Buckley, a two-time team captain, helped lead a Black Bear defense that allowed only… Read More
The Maine Field Hockey Association banquet originally set for Dec. 7 has been rescheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday at the Augusta Civic Center. Anyone needing to change ticket reservations can contact Lisa Foster at 582-1216 through Tuesday. Read More
The University of Maine women’s hockey team will conduct a free Youth Day on Saturday in conjunction with its 1 p.m. Hockey East game against Northeastern at Alfond Arena in Orono. The UMaine volleyball team will entertain youth participants beginning at 12:30 p.m. inside the… Read More
The University of Maine athletic department, in an effort to recognize academic excellence among young Black Bear fans, is again sponsoring it’s A+ Attendance Program. Students in grades K-8 from all across Maine can earn two free tickets to a UMaine basketball game either by… Read More
The Portland Sea Dogs of the Eastern League have announced they will install a 16-by-20, high-resolution LED video board at Hadlock Field for the 2004 season. The New England Ford Dealers signed a five-year contract as the official sponsor of the board, which will be… Read More
Piscataquis Community High of Guilford is hosting two benefit basketball games Monday. The PCHS boys will play Lee Academy at 5:30 p.m. and the Dexter girls will battle Lee at 7. All proceeds will benefit the families of Peter Nelson, the PCHS soccer coach who… Read More
Maine Baseball Hall of Fame is seeking nominations for 2004 induction. Founded in 1969, the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame honors player, coaches, umpires, organizers and benefactors from all corners of the state who have achieved prominence in, or made valuable contributions to, baseball in… Read More
Abby Wambach, the leading goal scorer for the U.S. team in the World Cup earlier this fall, will sign autographs at the Maine Sports Complex in Hampden on Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. The 23-year-old Wambach, the WUSA Rookie of the Year in 2002 and the… Read More
The Northeast League’s Bangor Lumberjacks have begun selling season tickets for the upcoming 2004 season at Husson College’s Winkin Baseball Complex in Bangor. The team’s home opener is June 3 against New Jersey. Tickets range from $115 (child reserved) to $310 (adult box) and may be purchased by… Read More
Brittany Veazie of Dexter has been named one of three finalists for the Miss Maine Field Hockey Award for the top senior in the state regardless of class. Veazie, a center midfielder, helped lead the Tigers to the Class C state championship this year. She… Read More
BELFAST – Teams from Belfast and Utica, N.Y., will compete to represent the United States at the World Wheelchair Curling Championship in Sursee, Switzerland, Jan. 19-24, 2004. The National Wheelchair Curling Championship will be held at the Belfast Curling Club in Belfast on Nov. 21-23… Read More
DENVER – Colorado forward Paul Kariya is out indefinitely with a wrist injury and center Peter Forsberg will miss Tuesday night’s game against Anaheim because of a groin injury. Kariya re-injured his right wrist in Colorado’s 3-0 win over Dallas on Saturday. He didn’t practice… Read More
BOSTON – The University of Maine men’s and women’s cross country teams each finished 19th in the NCAA Northeast Regional meet Saturday. The men were led by Jeffrey Caron of Auburn, who finished 48th in a time of 31 minutes, 44 seconds for the 8-kilometer… Read More
The Maine Soccer Coaches Association’s ninth annual high school Senior Bowl games will be held Sunday at MBNA’s Point Lookout Field in Northport. All seniors selected to the East and West regional all-star teams are invited to participate. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
University of Maine junior center-fullback Linda Consolante was one of 11 players from across the country named to the Soccer Buzz Elite Team of the Week for her play during the week of Oct. 13-20. Consolante, playing her first game after returning from her stint… Read More
Fans of the University of Maine women’s basketball team are invited to join the Black Bear players and coaching staff for “Great Skates with the Black Bears.” The roller skating event, sponsored by the Friends of Maine Women’s Basketball, is scheduled Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Read More
University of Maine women’s basketball coach Sharon Versyp and the Friends of Maine Women’s Basketball are once again sponsoring “Timeout with Coach Versyp.” The sessions, to be held at Panda Garden in Bangor, begin Tuesday, Oct. 21 from 6-8 p.m. The first hour is a… Read More
SOMESVILLE – A group of four men from Aroostook County took first place in the Acadia Triathlon Saturday. The men, who made up the Living Loungers team, were Justin Easter of Presque Isle, Von L. Perry of Easton, and Fred Ludwig and Stephen McAleer of… Read More
BANGOR – Husson College has signed a television contract with St. Croix Video Productions in association with Adelphia Cable to air 10 athletic events. The games will air on Adelphia access channel 12 on a tape-delayed basis. The package includes one volleyball match along with two football, one… Read More
Former University of Maine Hobey Baker Award-winner Scott Pellerin has signed a 25-game tryout contract with the AHL’s Portland Pirates. The 33-year-old winger has 72 goals and 126 assists in 534 NHL games. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
LAS VEGAS – Ellsworth native Tim Sylvia successfully defended his Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight title Friday night with a first-round knockout of Gan “The Giant” McGee at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. Sylvia, now living in Davenport, Iowa, improved his record to 18-0 by stopping… Read More
Men’s and women’s golf teams representing Maine each finished in a tie for 20th place at the USGA State Team Championship tournaments that concluded Thursday on two courses in Massachusetts. The Maine women’s team of Abby Spector of Waterville, Pennie Cummings of Wayne and Laurie… Read More
NEWTON CENTRE, Mass. – Thomaston’s Ricky Jones tied a state team mark and broke a course record with a 6-under-par 64 and helped Maine wind up tied for second after the first day of the USGA Men’s State Team Championship at Charles River Country Club Tuesday. Read More
ELLSWORTH – Former Boston Red Sox outfielder Jim Rice will be a special guest at the opening of the new Ellsworth branch of Peoples Heritage Bank today from 5-7 p.m. at 217 High Street. The bank will also make a $1,000 charitable donation to the Open Door Recovery… Read More
PITTSFIELD – The Pittsfield Police DARE program is sponsoring a benefit comedy basketball game Saturday at 7 p.m. at Maine Central Institute. The Court Jesters will play against the DARE All-Stars. Tickets will be available at the door on the night of the game. Tickets are $10. Children… Read More
Friday night’s season-opening football game between Maine Central Institute and Foxcroft Academy has been postponed because of a power failure at MCI’s football field at Manson Park in Pittsfield. The game will be played today at 1 p.m. in Pittsfield. Read More
BANGOR – 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year Kevin Harvick will hold an autograph session at the GM Goodwrench Proshop located at Quirk Chevrolet in the Quirk Auto Park on Hogan Road Thursday, Sept. 11 at 3:15-4:30 p.m. Autographs are limited and are on a first… Read More
Mobile, AL – Maine Games president, Sean Casey of Bangor, has been selected as a presenter at the National Congress of State Games Annual Symposium in Mobile, AL, on October 1-4. Casey along with Maine Games executive director, Jeff Scully, will be presenting a workshop on new and… Read More
GORHAM – Five new athletic department staff members, including three new head coaches, have been named at the University of Southern Maine. John Razsa is the school’s new women’s volleyball coach, replacing Annette Caldwell, who coached the Huskies for the last four years. His coaching… Read More
HERMON – Hermon High School will hold varsity vs. alumni contests in boys soccer, girls soccer and field hockey on Saturday, Aug. 30, at the school. The girls soccer and field hockey games will start at 10 a.m., while the boys soccer game will begin… Read More
NORTHPORT – The 12th annual International Soccer Classic will be held Thursday beginning at 5 p.m. at MBNA’s Point Lookout soccer field. The tournament will feature four-time national champions St. Benedict’s Prep of Newark, N.J. Teams from the world-famous Tahuichi Academy of Santa Cruz, Bolivia,… Read More
PORTLAND – Boston Red Sox Legend Jim Rice will be appearing at Hadlock Field on Saturday. Rice and Sea Dogs players will conduct a baseball clinic at the stadium from noon till 2 p.m. The clinic is by invite only and not open to the public. Read More
BANGOR – The Bangor Lumberjacks signed lefthander Brian Ford to bolster a bullpen depleted by the loss of Brandon Bowe, who is on the disabled list with a knee injury. Bangor also has received the Jack Timber bobblehead dolls which were supposed to be given away Aug. 8. Read More
PORTLAND – Red Sox Legend Jim Rice will be appearing at Hadlock Field on Saturday, August 23rd when the Portland Sea Dogs take on the Erie Sea Wolves at 6 p.m. Rice Will be throwing out the ceremonial first pitch and twenty lucky fans will… Read More
PORTLAND – The Portland Sea Dogs will place their 2003 playoff tickets on-sale beginning Monday, Aug. 18 at 9 a.m. The Sea Dogs (62-57) are currently in second place in the Eastern League’s Northern Division, 51/2 games behind New Haven and two games ahead of New Britain for… Read More
Chris Noyes and Alex Smith of the Brewer Wrestling Club each earned second-place honors at the National Championships in Hartford, Conn. Noyes lost to Charlie Cycon in the 171-pound high school division while Smith fell to Andrew Clewers in the 107-pound junior high division. Brent Brawn, who attends… Read More
ORRINGTON – The Pepsi Maine Long Drive Championship will be held at the Rocky Knoll Country Club on Saturday, Aug. 16. The rain date is Aug. 17. Registration starts at 11 a.m. and competition begins at noon. All divisions carry a $20 fee; juniors are $10. The maximum… Read More
AKRON, Ohio – Two Maine youths who participated in local Soap Box Derby qualifying events will get their chance to compete at historic Derby Downs on Saturday, Aug. 9, during the first National Super Kids Classic. Jamie Trites of Jefferson and Jaron Secord of Bangor… Read More
GRAY – University of Maine athletic director Patrick Nero and selected UMaine staff and coaches will be in attendance Monday at the Cumberland County Alumni Chapter’s annual golf tournament at Spring Meadows Golf Course. Other UMaine staff and coaches slated to participate in the tournament… Read More
ORONO – Peter Rivard will serve as an assistant coach for the University of Maine men’s soccer team this fall, head coach Travers Evans announced Wednesday. Rivard was a graduate assistant with North Dakota last year, leading the Sioux to a 10-6-1 mark, qualifying them… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – The second annual Dirigo Pacing Series for open mares and fillies will begin Thursday evening at the Northern Maine Fair. The series will be held at three fair tracks, and the final pace, for a purse of $15,000, will be at Scarborough… Read More
WATERVILLE – Former Mount View of Thorndike field hockey coach Lisa Gibbs has been named head coach at Thomas College. She coached the Mustangs from 1998-2002, and led the team to the Eastern Maine Class B championship game this past fall. She was named KVAC Coach of the… Read More
The Boston Red Sox announced Sunday that former Sox manager Joe Morgan will attend today’s Red Sox rally in Portland at Monument Square. He posted a 129-110 career mark from 1988-1991, including a pair of division titles in 1988 and 1990. Read More
DENVER – The Colorado Rockies optioned former University of Maine star Mark Sweeney to Triple-A Colorado Springs Sunday, two days after he had been designated for assignment. On Friday, the Rockies simultaneously designated Sweeney for assignment, which removed him from the 40-man roster, and asked… Read More
PORTLAND – A 36-year-old Cape Elizabeth man outswam a younger three-time champion in Saturday’s 2.4-mile Peaks-to-Portland Swim. Jim Harvey defeated 18-year-old Sean Flaherty of Scarborough, covering the distance in 46 minutes, 50 seconds. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
OTTAWA, Ontario – University of Maine women’s soccer player Linda Consolante was selected to represent Canada in the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The games run from July 28-Aug. 15. Consolante of Beaconsfield, Quebec, made her first appearance with Canada’s Women’s World… Read More
GRAND FALLS, New Brunswick – Members of Ron Tardif’s kung fu class at the Van Buren Community Center took home many trophies at the Hip Kyun Kung Fu Federation. Richard Michaud of Van Buren took second in forms competition; Madawaska’s Brandon Tardif was second in… Read More
Al Merrill, considered a major force in American skiing through his work at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H., is one of 10 members of the inaugural class that will be inducted into the Maine Ski Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will be held Friday,… Read More
NORTH ANDOVER – Former UMaine women’s basketball player Kathy Karlsson has been promoted to associated head coach with the Merrimack College women’s basketball team, head coach Ann McInerney announced Wednesday. Karlsson, a 1991 UMaine graduate, recently finished her fourth season at Merrimack as the top… Read More
The Brewer Falcons American Legion baseball team will hold its 2nd annual Home Run Derby Friday night at Heddericg Field. The derby, which benefits the Falcons, will start at 6 p.m. The cost is $10 for 10 outs. Read More
Viktoriya Rybalko, Kate Abbott and Jacob Jentzer of the University of Maine are among 21 people recognized as America East individual sport scholar-athlete award winners. They were chosen from among nearly 3,700 athletes who competed at conference schools last year. Rybalko, an outdoor track All-American,… Read More
Portland’s Ian Crocker has been named to USA Swimming’s team for the FINA World Championships, which will be held July 20-27 in Barcelona, Spain. Crocker, a Cheverus of Portland graduate whose American record in the 100-meter butterfly was recently surpassed by Michael Phelps, won the… Read More
The Maine Baseball Hall of Fame will award scholarships to six seniors at an induction ceremony on Sunday, July 20th at the Holiday Inn By the Bay in Portland. Monique Emerson of Jonesport-Beals, Amanda Pullen of Dexter and Portland’s Megan Rutherford will receive Marie W. Read More
ORRINGTON – The ReMax World Long Drive Championship local qualifier will be held at Rocky Knoll Country Club in Orrington on Saturday, July 19. Rain date is July 20. Competition in Open and Senior Men’s Division kicks off at 1 p.m. with registration at noon. Super Senior men,… Read More
As many as 200 more volunteers are still needed for the Peoples Beach to Beacon 10K in Cape Elizabeth on Saturday, August 2. Anyone interested should contact volunteer race director Maya Cohen at 838-8816. Read More
PORTLAND – The MTA Tennis Championship Tournament, the second of four major events on the Maine Tennis Association outdoor calendar, is scheduled for this weekend on Saturday and Sunday at the Waynflete Sports Complex in Portland. Men’s and Women’s singles and doubles competition as well… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine women’s soccer team earned the highest grade point average among women’s soccer teams in the America East Conference. The team had a cumulative 3.31 GPA in the 2002-03 season, including a 3.43 mark in the spring semester. The Black… Read More
ORONO – The 17th National Veterans Golden Age Games is coming to Orono, Aug. 7-12. More than 500 military veterans from across the United States have registered to compete in this year’s events. The majority of the events will be held on the University of Maine campus in… Read More
ORONO – Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Eric Weinrich, who eclipsed the 1,000-game NHL plateau this past season, and Scott Pellerin, the University of Maine’s first Hobey Baker Award winner (1992) and another veteran NHLer, will be among the former Black Bears playing in Sunday’s 2:30 p.m. Maine alumni hockey… Read More
BANGOR – The Greater Bangor Golf Tournament Corporation and Pepsi will co-sponsor the Junior Greater Bangor Open. The 18-hole, stroke-play tournament will be held at Bangor Municipal Golf Course on Friday, July 11. The top three finishers will receive an invitation to play in the 37th Greater Bangor… Read More
The Bangor and Brewer Wal-Marts are pleased to announce that The Ricky Craven Tide Ride will be making a special appearance at the local stores. The Winston Cup Car will be on-site at the Bangor Wal-Mart on Friday, July 4 and at the Brewer Wal-Mart… Read More
BANGOR – The Bangor Lumberjacks announced Friday that they have signed infielder Aaron Davidson to a contract. To make room for Davidson on the roster, the Lumberjacks released infielder Kenichi Miura and pitcher Luke De Bold. Davidson, a 46th-round draft choice of the Cleveland Indians… Read More
STANFORD, Calif. – Farmington native Kevin Eastler, a member of the U.S. Air Force, won the 20-kilometer racewalk at the U.S.A. Track and Field Outdoor Championships Friday. Eastler’s time of 1 hour, 23 minutes, 52.20 seconds was nearly a minute better than runner-up Tim Seaman of the New… Read More
Beth Wilcox from Mount Ararat in Topsham was awarded the Gatorade Maine Track and Field Athlete of the Year. She received all-KVAC honors in the 1600, 800, 3200 and the 4×800 and 4×400 relays. Wilcox maintains a 3.8 GPA and is a member of the school marching band… Read More
BUCKSPORT – The Tour du Lac 10-miler will be held next Saturday, June 28, with registration getting under way at 6:30 a.m., and the race at 7:30. Cost is $6. Contact Joan or Fred Merriam at 469-2019 for information. Read More
Several Maine high school athletes competed in the Adidas Outdoor Track and Field Championships held in Raleigh, N.C., this weekend. Jasmine Brooks, who graduated from Dirigo High School in Dixfield earlier this month, walked a time of 7 minutes, 45.34 seconds to capture the championship… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine fans will now be able to purchase athletic tickets online at GoBlackBears.com. Tickets for the Maine football season home games are now available online. Men’s and women’s basketball tickets will be available once schedules are announced. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More