Waterville’s Matt Pantermoller fired a three-game series of 654 to lead the Purple Panthers to the first high school club bowling state championship. The tournament was held at the Interstate Bowling Center in Hallowell last Saturday. The Waterville included Chris Rivera, Ken Raymond, Nick Cloutie4r… Read More
Shuttle bus service from the University of Southern Maine parking lot on Bedford Street in Portland to Hadlock field for Portland Sea Dogs games will start May 14. The service will begin running an hour prior to the scheduled start of each game and will… Read More
Carrabassett Valley Academy student David DiGravio of Farmington is one of 30 professional and amateur skiers to have been invited to Powder Magazine’s Superpark event at Mammoth Ski Resort in Mammoth Lakes, Calif. The event is to be filmed by five photographers and four ski film companies. DiGravio,… Read More
The Maine Sports Hall of Fame will hold its 2001 induction and awards banquet June 3 at the Italian Heritage Center in Portland. Sportscaster and NEWS columnist Gary Thorne of Old Town is among eight inductees this year. Also among the group are Olympic skier… Read More
High school intramural bowling teams from Waterville, Cony of Augusta and Messalonskee of Oakland will compete for the first high school state competition title today at the Interstate Bowling Center, 115 Whitten Road in Hallowell. The competition, which is being held to encourage bowling for… Read More
After a flurry of postseason activity on the job front ended with him still ensconced at the University of Maine, John Giannini’s name has once again been mentioned in connection with a coaching position. The Washington Post has reported that Giannini is one of seven… Read More
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Mike Beam, crew chief for Ricky Craven, was fined $5,000 and suspended for two races by NASCAR on Wednesday for not having dated seat belts in Craven’s Ford Taurus. The dates on the belts were not visible in a pre-race inspection… Read More
The Hillcrest Golf Course in Millinocket and Kenduskeag Valley Golf Course will open for the season this morning. At Hillcrest, all tees and greens will be in play and carts are available. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
The J.W. Parks Golf Course in Pittsfield is scheduled to open Saturday. All tees and greens will be in use. Golf carts will be available on May 5. Also, the Green Valley Golf Course will open Saturday with two temporary greens. Carts will not be allowed. Read More
Felt Brook Golf Center in Holden will open at 7 a.m. today with all tees and greens in play, according to club pro Mark Hall. Riding carts are not yet allowed. Carmel Valley Golf Links in Carmel will open today, also. A new par-4 has… Read More
The Maine Warden Service will hold its annual banquet at 9:45 a.m. on Thursday at the N.C.O. Club in Bangor, where the 2000 Warden of the Year will be announced. The ceremony will open with remarks from the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Commissioner… Read More
BUCKSPORT – Prospect’s Harold Haley started off his golf season in style on Friday, as he recorded a hole-in-one at Bucksport Golf Club. Haley, who teed off in the first group of the season at the course, aced the first par 3 hole on the… Read More
The MSGA Southern Division weekend tournament and XL Tour 2001 tournament have both been cancelled due to unplayable conditions. The MSGA Central Division tournament is still on and set for Bar Harbor Golf Course this weekend. Tee times are available through the MSGA office at… Read More
Yarmouth native Travis Roy, a former hockey standout who was paralyzed 11 seconds into his first shift in his first college hockey game for Boston College in 1995, will speak at Colby College in Waterville April 23 at 7 p.m. Roy will discuss his personal… Read More
BANGOR – Rampage Pro Wrestling will host an evening of wrestling on Saturday, April 21, at Husson College’s Newman Gym. The event will feature a heavyweight title match, cruiserweight title match and a 15-man “Over the Top” Rampage Riot. Tickets are $9 at the door… Read More
Brad Bailey, 43, of Bangor bowled the second 300 game of his life at the Family Fun Bowling Lanes. He is a sub on the Tuesday Nite Men’s League team Sanction L. He was bowling with the team when he recorded the 300. Read More
Figure skater Tessa McCue of Hampden has been certified for junior ladies status by the United States Figure Skating Association. The 15-year-old McCue moved up from the novice ladies division during a Tuesday tryout routine at the New England Sports Center in Marlboro, Mass. The… Read More
YARMOUTH – The Maine State Golf Association will hold two computer seminars aimed at helping golf club officials and tournament directors better use their Golf Handicap and Information Network software. GHIN, the handicap computation service offered by most Maine golf clubs through the MSGA and… Read More
Former University of Maine defenseman Eric Weinrich has been named to the U.S. men’s hockey team that will compete in Ice Hockey Federation World Championship April 28 through May 13 in Germany. Weinrich, who currently plays with the National Hockey League’s Boston Bruins was one… Read More
The Maine Hoops sixth-grade team from the Greater Bangor area won the state championship Sunday at the Youth Basketball of America tournament in Portland, defeating the Maine Thunder of Rumford 47-44. Team members include Isaac Young, Lincoln; Adam L’Italien, Enfield; Anthony Atkins, Hollis; Jonathan McAllian,… Read More
Sorrell Cardello of Hermon, who swims for the Bangor YMCA’s Barracudas, finished in the top six in each of her events in the 10-and-under age group at the USA Swimming Eastern Zone meet in Lanham, Md., last week. She compiled 30 points and was the top Maine finisher… Read More
Presque Isle’s Paige Findlen won two gold medals and earned a national ranking at last weekend’s Charles Schwab Nastar National Championships at Beaver Creek Resort in Colorado. Findlen, 8, completed four runs in two days and won a gold medal on each day of competition. Read More
Bangor High School senior forward Alison Smith and Deering of Portland swingman Jamaal Caterina have been named Gatorade National High School girls and boys basketball players of the year. Smith averaged 18.9 points, 9.7 rebounds, 3.3 steals and 2.0 steals per game while Caterina averaged… Read More
The Sportsman’s Show at the University of Maine Presque Isle will be held this weekend starting Friday evening. The show, which is run in conjunction with the Presque Isle Fish and Game Club, will continue on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday… Read More
The Portland Sea Dogs will begin their eighth season of play on April 6 when they open at home against the Binghamton Mets. Opening day festivities will include a tribute to long-time Portland city manager Bob Ganley. A special Sea Dogs uniform will be retired… Read More
Hunters looking to get into the fall moose hunt are reminded the deadline for moose permit applications is April 2. Completed applications must be postmarked no later than midnight on April 2 or delivered to Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife headquarters at 284 State Street in Augusta… Read More
Holli Tapley’s victory Thursday night in the women’s 3-point contest at the 13th ESPN College Slam Dunk and 3-Point Basketball Championships can be seed today at 1:30 p.m. on ESPN-TV. Tapley, a 5-foot-7 senior guard at Division I Fairfield University in Connecticut, hit a school-record… Read More
Bangor native Jason Thomas finished in 15th place in the 800-meter freestyle event Tuesday afternoon at the 2001 Phillips 66 Spring National Championships in Austin, Texas. Thomas, who was seeded 35th based on his time in the 1,000-yard free at a Speedo Championships Series Sectional… Read More
The Penobscot Fly Fishers will be conducting children’s fly tying classes on Saturday, March 31 and Saturday, April 21 at the Bangor Community Center, 9-11:30 a.m. Classes will be limited to 20 students with plans for no more than two students per instructor. The $10… Read More
The University of Maine baseball team’s Tuesday night game at Florida is being televised live on NESN. The Black Bears, off to the program’s best start since 1903 at 8-0, take on the 11-13 Gators of the Southeastern Conference at 7 p.m. Read More
Three Bangor-area hockey players have been selected to compete in this weekend’s New England Yankee Conference Hockey Festival. Mike McPike of Bangor, Zachary Wilson of Brewer and Ross James of Orono, who play in the Bantam Division (ages 14-15), will compete with other Mainers against… Read More
WINTERPORT – The girls basketball team at Samuel L. Wagner Middle School had an undefeated season and won the Penobscot Valley Middle School League Championship for the fourth year running. The Clippers, who are coached by Sharon Baker, ended the season having won 52 consecutive… Read More
BANGOR – Five junior high and elementary school cheerleading teams took home championships at the 2001 Wal-Mart State Junior High/Elementary School Cheerleading Championships Saturday at the Bangor Auditorium. Lewiston Youth Hockey (691/2 points) and Poland Youth League (58) earned titles in Pee-Wee A and B,… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine Alumni Association has put together a bus trip for this weekend’s Hockey East Championships in Boston. The bus will leave Friday morning from Orono with stops in Augusta and Portland. Maine will play Providence at 8 p.m. Friday. If… Read More
BREWER – National Football League Youth Football Spring Programs will be starting soon. Sign-ups for NFL Flag Football for boys and girls ages 6-12 will be held at H.O. Bouchard Arena Saturday, March 17 and 24 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Late registration will be held Saturday,… Read More
Bangor’s Justin Libbey, Waterville’s Kyle McMorrow and St. Dominic’s Joey Dumais have been named the finalists for the 6th annual Travis Roy Award. The Travis Roy Award is given to a senior Class A hockey player who best exemplifies the attributes of athleticism, academic performance and… Read More
Biologists from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife along with representatives from the Maine Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation will be presenting turkey hunting seminars throughout March and April. For those who received a turkey hunting permit in the recent drawing… Read More
The Any Deer Permit Plans, turkey hunting and moose hunting are three of the many topics that will be discussed at the Sportsman’s Forum at the Camden Hills Regional High School on Thursday, March 8. Lee Perry, Commissioner of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine’s weekend baseball series against Central Connecticut State University, scheduled for this Saturday, and Sunday, has been postponed due to poor field conditions at CCSU. The Black Bears will face the Blue Devils in a double header on Tuesday, March… Read More
The Penobscot Valley Hockey Club peewees captured the Tier I state championship in Biddeford last weekend by beating Casco Bay 2-1, Kennebec 7-0 and Lewiston 4-1. The team concluded an undefeated regular season at 21-0-4 and will play in the New England Regional Tournament March 9-11 n Burlington,… Read More
BANGOR – The two top teams of the Big East in both the girls and boys divisions will play for conference titles today at the Bangor Auditorium. The girls game, beginning at 4:30 p.m., will involve Bangor and Nokomis, while Bangor and John Bapst will play in the… Read More
Free soccer clinics are available for elementary-school aged youngsters. The 45-minute clinics emphasize not only soccer but living healthy lifestyles and staying smoke-free. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
CARRABASSETT VALLEY – The Budweiser Aerial Assault Team will perform on Saturday, February 24, and Sunday, February 25 at noon, at Sugarloaf/USA. The Budweiser Aerial Assault Team is comprised of 13 World Cup freestyle champions. The main event, a stunt extravaganza choreographed to music and… Read More
ORONO – Approximately 200 tickets are available for the final two University of Maine men’s hockey series versus UMass-Lowell this weekend and Providence College March 2 and 3, at Alfond Arena. Tickets can be purchased through the UMaine Ticket Office by calling 581-BEAR or 1-800-756-TEAM. Read More
Judy Bowden of Pittsfield broke the Pittsfield Bowling Center Lanes record while bowling in the Eastern Maine Average Plus Handicap Ladies Doubles. Bowden rolled a 660 over 5 games to break the 649 she set on January 25, 1998. Bowden also had 1314 for 10… Read More
The Maine Bowhunters Association will hold its first rabbit hunt Saturday at Pine Grove in Bingham. The cost is $25 per hunter. The guide, dogs, lunch and snowshoes will be provided. If you have a snowmobile and are going to be in the area, a ride is being… Read More
Joshua McAuliffe of the Bangor Police Athletic League boxing team won the heavyweight championship at the Northern New England Golden Gloves last Saturday in Burlington, Vt. McAuliffe won an unanimous 5-0 decision over Eric Shanks of Winooski, Vt. McAuliffe dominated the match, twice causing the… Read More
Eleven Maine athletes have been nominated for the 2001 McDonald’s All-American High School Basketball Team. Joe Campbell of Bangor High School, James Sam of Caribou, Ryan Garland of Hermon High School, Kevin Roberts of Mount View High School in Thorndike, Nick Pelotte of Valley High… Read More
PORTLAND – The Portland Pirates Wives’ Club has raised more than $29,000 for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Maine at Sunday’s “Evening with the Pirates”. The event was highlighted with a live auction where a Wayne Gretzky autographed New York Rangers jersey sold for… Read More
The Friends of Maine women’s basketball is organizing a bus trip to the America East Conference tournament in Burlington, Vt. March 7-10. The cost is $65. The bus will make stops if necessary. For more information call Evie Smith at 848-5924 or email eviesmith2@cs.com. Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine women’s basketball team will be signing autographs for the public on Sunday at the Alfond Arena immediately after its game against the New Hampshire. Contact Lisa Ackley at 581-4849. Read More
A day of free fishing and free instruction in ice fishing for children will be presented Sunday by the Deparment of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife at Jackson Beach Park on Hermon Pond in Hermon. The entrance is within 200 yards of Hermon Mountain Ski Area. Read More
Tickets for Saturday’s high school cheering state championships for Classes A, B, C, and D will be available at the Bangor Auditorium. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for students. Tickets for the afternoon session for Classes A and B, starting at 3:05 p.m., can be purchased all… Read More
ORRINGTON – The Orrington Rod and Gun Club will hold its annual ice-fishing derby Saturday and Sunday at Brewer Lake and Fields Pond. Tickets, $2 per angler, and live bait are available at derby headquarters, T.J.’s Market on the Brewer Lake Road. Fish entered in the derby must… Read More
HERMON – Tom Caron of Bangor bowled his second career perfect game at Heritage Bowling Center on Monday. Caron, a member of the Hanscom Well Drilling team, tossed his 300 in the Latecomers League. Read More
Two Bangor Police Athletic League boxers won first round matches in the Northern New England Golden Gloves Championships Saturday at Burlington, Vt. Christopher Lane of Bangor won by unanimous decision over Adam Newbury of New Hampshire and Joshua McAuliffe picked up a win with a… Read More
Despite pulling a muscle in her right leg before the got on the ice, Hampden’s Tessa McCue finished fourth out of 10 skaters in the long program at the Bay State skating compeition at Williams College in Williamstown, Mass. McCue, 15, is a novice skater… Read More
The Maine Winter Sports Center announced on Friday announced that Andy Shepard, one of the founders of MWSC, would become full-time president and CEO to support its growth. Shepard has 15 years of management and strategic planning experience with L.L. Bean, and 23 years worth… Read More
MONSON – Fierce Chase Cross Country Ski Trails will host the Subaru Ski Fest, an international ski festival on Saturday, Jan. 27. Designed to introduce people to the sport while showing other skiers to learn about what’s new in cross country, the event will start… Read More
CALAIS – The Calais Recreation Department has announced that it will be holding a statewide competition for elementary and junior high school cheerleading squads: the Maine State JHS/Elementary Cheering Competition. The competition will be held on March 10 at the Bangor Auditorium and is being… Read More
FAIRFIELD – Gardiner and Rockland are the winners of the KVAC Cheering Championships for Classes A and B, respectively, Monday. Gardiner won with 78 points while Rockland finished with 73. In Class A, Oxford Hills came in second with 75 points while Brunswick had 65… Read More
PORTLAND – In addition to winning the Busch North Series Championship, Brad Leighton was awarded the Most Popular Driver Award Saturday night at the 14th annual Busch North Series, NASCAR Touring Awards banquet. Leighton was chosen for the award by the NASCAR membership. Leighton received… Read More
CARRABASSETT VALLEY – The annual White White World Week at Sugarloaf will begin Monday, January 22, and go through Friday, January 26. The “Loaf’s” annual event has been celebrated since the late seventies as a way to bring the community together through competitive events such… Read More
HERMON – Jimmy Clark of Hermon bowled his second 300 game in six days at the Heritage Bowling Center on Wednesday. Clark plays on Team Storm of the Regressive League. Read More
BANGOR – Trotter, Captain E P, received the most votes from readers of the Bangor Daily News as their choice for Harness Horse of the Year honors in the annual BDN contest. The award was presented to owner Edwin Reynolds of Bangor and Machias, Friday night at the… Read More
PORTLAND – The Portland Sea Dogs will be hosting a Hot Stove Luncheon on Friday, Jan. 26 Sea Dogs’ Manager Rick Renteria and Marlins Farm Director Rick Williams will be the guest speakers at the luncheon. The luncheon will be held at the Indian Heritage… Read More