The University of Maine’s Jovan Belcher has been named a second team preseason All-American pickby Lindy’s college football preview magazine. The senior defensive end made a career-high 85 tackles and 10 sacks last year and was named the Colonial Athletic Association’s defensive player of the… Read More
CHICAGO – Fryeburg Academy’s Hannah Hill was named the 2007-08 Gatorade Maine Softball Player of the Year. The 5-foot-5 junior pitcher started 15-1 with a 0.19 ERA and 221 strikeouts in 108 innings this season. She led the Raiders to a 15-1 record heading into… Read More
PORTLAND – Former Deering High School and American Legion baseball star Ryan Flaherty was picked 41st overall in Tuesday’s Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by the Chicago Cubs. The Portland native and son of longtime University of Southern Maine coach Ed Flaherty just finished his junior season… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine assistant captain Pam Patterson won the Hockey East Top Scholar-Athlete Award for the second straight year. The Miramichi, New Brunswick native, who spent her freshman year at Ohio State University, was one of 11 Black Bears named to the 81-member… Read More
A limited number of hockey season tickets are available for the 2008-2009 season. They will require a donation to the Black Bear Fund of $250-$1,000 annually and it will guarantee optimal seat location in Alfond Arena as well as preference for post-season tickets and travel. Read More
CARIBOU – Colby College graduate Austin Ross is joining the coaching staff at the Maine Winter Sports Center. The Steamboat Springs, Colo., native was a four-year member of Colby’s ski team and skied at four Junior National Championships. Ross will focus on community programs in… Read More
Starting times for this weekend’s 44th Whited Ford Paul Bunyan Amateur Golf Touirnament will be published in Thursday’s BDN. The tourney runs Friday through Sunday with three divisions rotating among three golf courses – Rockland Golf Club, Kebo Valley Golf Club in Bar Harbor and Penobscot Valley Country… Read More
TAMPA, Fla. – John Tortorella was fired Tuesday as coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning, four years after leading the team to its only Stanley Cup championship. The former UMaine hockey standout had one season remaining on his contract. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
DURHAM, N.C.- Kevin White was hired as Duke’s athletic director Saturday, leaving Notre Dame after eight years for a school with an elite basketball team and a football team that has had 13 straight losing seasons. Notre Dame appointed Missy Conboy as its interim AD. Read More
PORTLAND – Voting for the 2008 Eastern League All-Star Game will begin Friday, and fans will be able to select one position player and one pitcher from their hometown team to the game, which will be held July 16 at Manchester, N.H. To vote for… Read More
Tryouts for Bay League summer baseball teams will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Winkin Baseball Complex on the campus of Husson College in Bangor. The tryouts are open to players age 18 or older, and interested participants should wear proper attire to… Read More
GARDINER – Gardiner Area High School senior Kyle Stilphen has been honored as the Gatorade Maine High School Baseball Player of the Year. As a pitcher he compiled a 2-0 record and a 2.20 earned run average with 22 strikeouts at the time of his… Read More
WARREN – The Maine State Prison’s prisoner softball team is looking to schedule games this summer. Interested teams should call recreation supervisor Gary Upham at 273-5468 for more details. Read More
CAPE BRETON ISLAND, Nova Scotia – Maine was well-represented at this past weekend’s Cabot Trail Relay Race in Nova Scotia. The 185-mile race consisted of 17 legs, and leg distances varied from 12 kilometers to 20 kilometers. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
The PVC JV Championship track and field meet at Pendleton Street in Brewer will be held Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. The PVC Small Schools Championship at Foxcroft Academy in Dover-Foxcroft will be on Friday at 3:30 p.m. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
Ann McInerney, who served last season as an assistant women’s basketball coach at Harvard University, has been hired as an assistant at The College of the Holy Cross in her native Worcester, Mass. “She brings a wealth of experience, knowledge, recruiting connections and class to… Read More
BANGOR – The Brewer Falcons and Bangor Comrades American Legion baseball programs are organizing the first Comrades vs. Falcons alumni game at 7 p.m. on July 11 at Husson College’s Winkin Baseball Complex. Because this is a fundraiser for both squads, team officials are asking… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine senior field hockey player Erin Reusch and senior women’s ice hockey player Pam Patterson were named to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District Second Team. Reusch, of Salem, N.H., started all 16 games and was fourth on the team in… Read More
CLIFTON – The Sawmill Woods Golf Course in Clifton is open for business. Carts are available. Read More
The Principal Financial Group Family Fun Fest will make a stop at Portland’s Hadlock Field Saturday when the Portland Sea Dogs meet the New Britain Rock Cats. The 4,000-square foot Fun Fest will be set up outside the main entrance to the ballpark and will… Read More
The Maine Winter Sports Center announced Wednesday that Colby College alumnus Austin Ross is joining its coaching staff. The Steamboat Springs, Colo., native skied for the White Mules for four years, and competed at four Junior National Championships for the Rocky Mountain Division. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
LINCOLN – JaTo Highlands Golf Course opens for the season today at 7 a.m. Power carts will be allowed. Read More
Portland Boxing Club flyweight, Jorge Abiague, won a unanimous 5-0 decision over Daniel Lozano of Tampa, Florida to win the 2008 National Golden Gloves Championship held in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Abiague will join Portland Boxing Club teammate Lisa Kuronya as the only two open class National champions ever… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine softball player Ashley Waters has been named to the 2008 ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District 1 Second Team for the second consecutive year. A communications major, the junior second baseman led America East in hits (58), home runs (10) and… Read More
ROCKLAND – Rockland Golf Club will host a nine-hole golf tournament and dinner party today to welcome back the golf public. The event starts at 3:30 p.m. and is open to members, guests and the general public. Call 594-9322 for more information and to sign up. Read More
WESTBROOK – Shane Tripp and Brooke Anton rolled to singles titles recently in the Maine State Candlepin Bowling Association tourney at the Colonial Lanes. Tripp defeated Mike Leland 1,263-1,185 in a 10-string match. Both bowlers are from the Colonial Lanes. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
MARS HILL – Mars Hill Country Club will open its back nine today at 8 a.m. and riding carts will be allowed. Read More
CARRABASSETT VALLEY – Dozens of skiers hit the slopes Monday for the season’s final day of skiing at Sugarloaf ski resort. The mountain was the last in the eastern U.S. to close for the season, said spokesman Ethan Austin. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
Rained washed out regular racing events at two Maine racetracks on Saturday. Wiscasset Raceway was forced to postpone its opening weekend. It will be made up on June 6. Racing will resume at the track on Saturday at 2 p.m. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
MADRID, Spain – Exeter native Adam Craig finished 31st overall at the third race of the International Cycling Union World Cup cross country mountain biking series Sunday. Defending Olympic gold medalist and reigning world champion Julien Absalon of France won the race in 2 hours,… Read More
WEST ENFIELD – Green Valley Golf Course has opened its course and driving range for the season. The facility also includes a new golf store. Read More
ORRINGTON – The Senior Stableford League at Rocky Knoll Country Club will begin Wednesday with a rain date for Thursday. Registration starts at 7:30 a.m. on a first-come/first-served basis. Tee off is scheduled for 9 a.m. The weekly 18-hole tournament is open to golfers age… Read More
PORTLAND – The Portland Sea Dogs and the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce are teaming up to host Bar Harbor Community Day at Hadlock Field on May 10. Residents of Mount Desert Island and Trenton are eligible for discounted tickets to the game against the… Read More
BANGOR – The Union Street Driving Range, located next to the Airport Mall behind McDonalds, opened for the season Wednesday. The range is open seven days a week from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. with extended hours in the summer. Call 852-2748 for more information. Read More
ORONO – Today’s 4 p.m. baseball game between Siena and UMaine has been canceled due to wet field conditions. Read More
Former University of Maine football standout Matt King has signed a free agent contract with the Hamilton (Ontario) Tiger Cats of the Canadian Football League. The Tiger Cats will begin their preseason camp next month, and will open on June 12. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine football team and the National Bone Marrow Testing Program are coming together to recruit donors for bone marrow testing on ‘Maine Day’, Wednesday from 3-7 p.m. In the Alfond Lounge at Alfond Arena. The drive honors former Maine assistant… Read More
BANGOR – Bangor Raceway has had to postpone its opening day of racing for the fourth time this season due to soft and unsafe racing conditions on the Bangor Historic Track caused by excessive moisture. The new opening day is scheduled for Sunday with a 1:30 p.m. post… Read More
ELLSWORTH – The Woodlawn Museum’s championship-level croquet court has opened for the 2008 season. A full program of play, instruction and special events will be offered starting in May and running through October, with a free beginners course being offered the second Saturday of every… Read More
OFFENBURG, Germany – Exeter native Adam Craig continued his strong early season push for a berth on the U.S. Olympic Mountain Biking Team with a top-10 finish Sunday at the International Cycling Union World Cup’s second stop of the season. Craig was the top American… Read More
Piscataquis Country Club in Guilford will be opening for the season on Tuesday at 8 a.m. with carts available. Read More
Bangor Raceway has had to postpone its opening weekend of racing for a third straight week due to soft and potentially unsafe track surface conditions due to a late thaw. “The track still hasn’t come along like we thought it was going to,” said track… Read More
ANNAPOLIS, Md. -The Maine Maritime Academy varsity sailing team captured the title at the Intrepid Regatta after winning a four-way tiebreaker with SUNY (State University of New York) New York Maritime, U.S. Merchant Marine and the U.S. Naval Academy. The tie was broken first by… Read More
SEARSPORT – Searsport Pines Golf Course in Searsport is open for the season. Carts may be used. The early spring special is $15 for nine holes, $25 for 18 holes. Opening today is the Kenduskeag Golf and Country Club, but carts will not be allowed until… Read More
Katahdin Country Club in Milo, the Lucerne-in-Maine Golf Course in Lucerne and Dexter Municipal Golf Course all will open for the 2008 season this week. Katahdin CC and Dexter Muni will open at 8 a.m. today while Lucerne-in-Maine will have golfers tee off on Thursday… Read More
PORTLAND – Clayton Conrad of North Yarmouth won the 79th Portland Boys & Girls Club 5-mile road race, ending a string of six consecutive victories by Freeport’s Ethan Hemphill. Conrad ran the Patriot’s Day race in 25 minutes, 44 seconds Monday, crossing the finish line… Read More
PORTLAND – The Portland Sea Dogs called up left-handed pitcher Daniel Haigwood from Single-A Lowell on Monday and transferred left-handed pitcher Kyle Fernandes to Single-A Lowell. Haigwood, 24, made five appearances for the Sea Dogs last year, picking up one save and posting a 0.68 earned run average. Read More
JACKSON, Miss. – James Green was hired as the men’s basketball coach at Jacksonville State, leaving Mississippi Valley State after leading the Delta Devils to their first NCAA tournament appearance since 1996. Green replaces former University of Maine assistant coach and player Mike LaPlante, fired… Read More
WhiteTail Golf Course in Charleston opens today for walkers only. Riding carts will be allowed soon. Greens fees are still $13 for all day. Call 285-7730. Kebo Valley Golf Club in Bar Harbor is open for the season with the use of golf carts. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
Pine Hill Golf Club in Brewer is open, and the Dexter Municipal Golf Course driving range opens today at 9 a.m. At Pine Hill, all tees and greens in play. The driving range is not open yet. Riding carts won’t be available until Monday. Membership… Read More
Bar Harbor Golf Course in Trenton has opened for the season, Palmyra Golf Course is opening today and Rocky Knoll Country Club in Orrington will open Friday. At Bar Harbor GC, the greens are mowed, the flags are out and green fees are $10 for… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine’s 2008 baseball recruiting class has been ranked No. 2 in the Northeast and 70th nationally by the Perfect Game USA scouting service. Boston College ranked ahead of UMaine at 69th overall and first in the northeast. Coach Steve Trimper’s… Read More
PORTLAND – Former New England Patriots quarterback Steve Grogan will be appearing at Hadlock Field on Patriots Day, Monday, when the Portland Sea Dogs take on the New Hampshire Fisher Cats at 6 p.m. The appearance is part of “Football Appreciation Day”, sponsored by Out… Read More
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – The Vancouver Canucks fired general manager Dave Nonis on Monday after missing the playoffs for the second time in his three seasons in charge. Nonis is a former UMaine hockey standout who graduated in 1988 after playing four years for the… Read More
The Hermon Meadow Golf Club will open on Thursday at 8 a.m. All 18 holes will be playable and carts will be allowed along the cart path. There will be some temporary tees. Read More
BETHEL – A Bethel native has grabbed some record-setting air at Sunday River ski resort. Simon Dumont, a freestyle skier and X Games veteran, broke the world record for highest air on a quarterpipe at his home resort on Friday by peaking at a height… Read More
The University of Maine has altered the schedule for its weekend series against Albany at Mahaney Diamond in Orono because of a rainy forecast. The teams will play a doubleheader today starting at 4 p.m., with single games slated for Saturday and Sunday at 1… Read More
ORRINGTON – The annual preseason membership meeting and pot luck supper will be held Saturday at 5 p.m. at Rocky Knoll Country Club. Progress on the new nine holes and projected opening, league start dates, upcoming tournaments, 2008 USGA rule changes, etc. will be discussed. All members and… Read More
PORTLAND – The Boston Red Sox has assigned right-handed pitcher Miguel Asencio to play for the Portland Sea Dogs out of extended spring training. Asencio, 27, takes the roster spot vacated by pitcher Chris Smith, who was promoted to Triple-A Pawtucket (R.I.). Asencio played for… Read More
LONG ISLAND, N.Y. – Boothbay High School sophomore Matthew Forgues captured the bronze medal in the 10-kilometer racewalk during the USATF World Cup Trials for juniors Sunday with a time of 48 minutes, 43 seconds, a personal record. Forgues’ finish puts him on the USA… Read More
WINTERPORT – Sonny’s Driving Range and Training Center will open for the season on Saturday at 10 a.m. The new 9-hole, 1,500-yard course won’t be available for play for the first two weeks while weather conditions improve. When it opens, play will be from 7… Read More
BANGOR – The University of Maine baseball team has added a matchup with Husson College to its schedule. The Black Bears will face the Eagles at Husson’s Winkin Complex at 4 p.m. Thursday. Read More
Bucksport native Jeremy Porter won the second annual Maine Games National Anthem auditions at Colby College in Waterville on Saturday, becoming the official event vocalist for the games. Porter will sing the Star Spangled Banner at this year’s Maine Games opening ceremonies on June 20… Read More
Chris Gennaro of Saco, a former standout at Thornton Academy, has joined the University of Maine football team as a walk-on place-kicker, Black Bears head coach Jack Cosgrove announced Friday. Gennaro was an all-state first-team selection last fall, helped lead the Trojans to a 7-1… Read More
Former University of Maine standouts Peter Metcalf and Josh Soares, who are teammates on the Alaska Aces, were selected to the East Coast Hockey League first team by the league’s coaches. Another former Black Bear, the Florida Everblades’ Derek Damon, was chosen to the second team. In addition,… Read More
Bangor all-sports radio station AM 620 WZON will host its annual Opening Day at Fenway cookout Tuesday at Tires, Batteries and Accessories, 1281 Hammond Street in Bangor, from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. The cookout is free for all fans, and Sox fans will have an opportunity… Read More
Rockland Golf Club will open for the season April 11 at noon. The front nine will be open for walking and golf carts will be available if course conditions allow. The back nine will open by April 18 or 19 as long as weather conditions continue to improve. Read More
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – It’s a good thing the Portland Sea Dogs’ season opener was on the road. Workers are still trying to get Portland’s Hadlock Field in shape after a winter that brought more than 100 inches of snow to Maine’s biggest city. The… Read More
FONTANA, Calif. – Exeter native Adam Craig opened the 2008 National Mountain Bike Series with three runner-up finishes at the Fontana National at Southridge Park. The 26-year-old Craig, who later this spring will bid to make the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team, finished second to Geoff… Read More
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Tampa Bay Lightning coach John Tortorella will coach Team USA in the world championships in May in Quebec and Nova Scotia. “I’m honored to be selected,” said Tortorella, the winningest American-born coach in NHL history and a former University of Maine… Read More
The Woodlawn Croquet Team of Perry Mattson of Surry and Randall McAndrew of Stuart, Fla., finished second in its flight at the United States Croquet Association National Club Team Championship held recently at West Palm Beach, Fla. The Ellsworth-based team had to work through the… Read More
Today’s scheduled baseball game between the University of Maine and Wagner College has been postponed because of rain in the forecast. The Black Bears and Seahawks will now play seven-inning doubleheaders Saturday at 11 a.m. and Sunday at noon at Staten Island, N.Y. Read More
Scott Pomroy of Bangor bowled his second career 300 game while participating in the Tuesday men’s league at the Family Fun Lanes in Bangor. The 40-year old Pomroy rolled games of 183, 213 and 300, good for a 696 series. Read More
Kiaran McCormack, a senior on the University of Maine men’s soccer team, has been selected to play in the New England Intercollegiate Soccer League All-Star game. The game will be played on May 3 at Clark University in Worcester, Mass. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
The University of Maine women’s ice hockey team will play a benefit broomball game against 3rd Watch, a group of emergency personnel, tonight at 7:30 at the Alfond Arena. The game will benefit Camden Brown, the son of University of Maine public safety dispatcher Andy Brown and his… Read More
HERMON – Robert Johnson of Bangor bowled a 300 game Friday while competing in the Romeo’s Bells and Beaus League at the Sports Arena. Johnson rolled strings of 300, 267 and 234 for an 801 series. Read More
Thursday’s storm caused changes in the U.S. Alpine Championships scheduled over the weekend at Sugarloaf/USA in Carrabassett Valley. The slalom will now open the championships today instead of the FIS downhill originally scheduled after downhill training runs were canceled Wednesday and Thursday. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
The Penobscot Valley Conference Class C-D boys and girls basketball banquet, scheduled for tonight at Jeff’s Catering in Brewer, has been cancelled due to the impending inclement weather. Read More
The Penobscot Valley Conference Tennis Coaches pre-season meeting, scheduled for today at Schenck High School in East Millinocket, has been postponed due to an impending storm. The meeting will be made up at Schenck on March 26 at 6 p.m. Read More
The BDN is seeking online votes from readers for its All-Maine schoolgirl and schoolboy basketball teams for the first time since it started publishing the teams in 1956. Ballots have been mailed to coaches, media and other basketball officials, and the BDN is now asking its readers to… Read More
Christie Bernier of Edward Little in Auburn earned two high school All-American awards with her two top-five finishes in national racewalking events. Bernier placed fourth with a time of 7:53.62 in the Nike Indoor National Championship mile racewalk in Landover, Md., and fifth at the… Read More
PORTLAND – Slugger the Sea Dog, the Portland Sea Dogs’ mascot, successfully completed a 5-kilometer marathon in 25 minutes, 30 seconds at the Bay Club Monday, coming in well under his goal of 26:20. Slugger’s efforts raised more than $1,500 for the Two Trials fundraising… Read More
Biddeford High School goalie Tony Dube has received the Travis Roy Award as the top senior in Class A hockey. Dube compiled a goals-against average of 1.00 and a saves percentage of .957 in helping 24-0 Biddeford capture the state title. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
OSLO, Norway – Magdalena Neuner, who participated in the 2006 junior world championships in Presque Isle, finished ninth in the season-ending mass start race Sunday and became the youngest woman to win an overall World Cup biathlon title. The 21-year-old German finished 13 points ahead… Read More
Bates College of Lewiston senior Noah Gauthier took first place in the men’s weight throw at the NCAA Division III Track and Field championships Friday in Ada, Ohio. Gauthier’s winning toss of 63 feet, 11/2 inches makes him the first individual national champ from Bates… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine women’s hockey team will play a benefit broomball game against 3rd Watch, a group of emergency room personnel, at 7:30 p.m. March 24 at Alfond Arena. All proceeds will benefit Camden Brown, a youngster who has had major health… Read More
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Yankees special assistant to the general manager Stump Merrill was taken to a hospital after being hit just above the lip by a thrown ball during batting practice before Wednesday’s game against Tampa Bay. Merrill, a Brunswick native and former University… Read More
Operation Community Support is thanking the men and women serving their country in the war against terrorism with free admission to the Maine Senior All-Star basketball games Saturday in Bangor and to the Eastern Maine Sportsmen’s Show in Orono over the weekend. McDonald’s is donating… Read More
Online registration for the Beach to Beacon 10K road race, set for Aug. 2 in Cape Elizabeth, will kick off on Saturday at 9 a.m. at www.beach2beacon.org. Online registration will remain open until all 5,550 spots in the field are filled, as no paper registration… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine field hockey team has earned the 2007 ZAG/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division I National Academy Team Award, it was announced Monday. The Black Bears were also singled out as one of the Top 5 performers for team grade… Read More
LEE – A potluck supper is scheduled for Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in Lee Academy’s gymnasium to honor the Lee Academy girls basketball team, which won the Class C state championship last week. The dinner will be followed by the Lee winter sports awards at… Read More
BANGOR – The Great Caribou Bog Ski Race and Tour scheduled for Saturday has been cancelled due to poor weather conditions. Read More
BANGOR – Cheering champions were crowned at the 12th annual Wal-Mart State Junior High School/Elementary Cheerleading Championships on Saturday at the Bangor Auditorium. The Gardiner Tigers won the Shining Stars First Division and the Waldoboro Panthers took the second division. The Lamoine Lions claimed the… Read More
LEWISTON – A new date has been set for a hockey fundraiser that pits former Boston Bruins against a team from the Lewiston Police Department. Ex-Bruins expected to be on the ice include Gary Doak, Steve Rooney, Frank Simonetti, John Carter, Brad Park and Ken… Read More
ORONO – The annual Penobscot Valley Conference boys and girls senior all-star basketball games for Classes C and D will be held Thursday evening at Orono High School. The girls game is scheduled at 5:30 p.m., followed at 7 by the boys contest involving the… Read More
The Big East Conference honors banquet has been postponed to March 8 due to the expected snow storm today. The banquet will be held at 1 p.m. at Jeff’s Catering in Brewer. Read More
HARRISBURG, N.C. – Andy Santerre Motorsports announced that it has signed Peyton Sellers of Danville, Va., to drive the No. 44 Casella Waste Systems Chevrolet in the NASCAR Camping World Series East. Santerre of Cherryfield is a four-time Camping World Series East champion and fielded… Read More
Allyson Howatt enjoyed a banner day at the America East track and field championships in Boston last weekend, as the Fredericton, New Brunswick, native established school records in the 200-meter dash, 55-meter dash and led the 4×400 relay team to a new mark. Howatt won… Read More
Tickets are available for the LENOX Industrial Tools 301 NASCAR Sprint Cup race June 29 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H. Tickets go on sale today from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.. To purchase tickets, call 603-783-4931 or go online at www.nhms.com. Tickets… Read More
The Bowdoin College men’s hockey team is offering free admission to youth hockey players as the Polar Bears clash with St. Michael’s on Friday at 7 p.m. and Norwich at 4 p.m. Saturday. Bowdoin is poised to clinch the top seed in the NESCAC tournament. Read More