MUNICH, Germany – Colby College graduate Margaret Duggan and her U.S. teammates finished fourth Sunday in the final of the women’s lightweight quadruple sculls at the 2007 FISA World Rowing Championships. China jumped out to the early lead, but settled for third place as both… Read More
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – A rocky first inning undermined Bangor native Matt Kinney’s bid for a ninth consecutive victory Thursday night as the Salt Lake Bees scored five runs in the first inning and held on for a 5-4 victory over the Fresno (Calif.) Grizzlies in a… Read More
PORTLAND – A memorial golf tournament will be held Saturday, Sept. 29 at the Riverside Municipal Golf Course to help fund a scholarship for University of Maine students in the memory of Andrew J. McMillan. McMillan was a UMaine student when he died in July… Read More
PORTLAND – The Portland Pirates announced that they will play their American Hockey League regular season game on December 18 at Alfond Arena in Orono. The Pirates, the top affiliate of the Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks, will play the Manchester Monarchs at 7:05 p.m. Read More
GERMANY – Margaret Duggan (Bronxville HS/Bronxville, N.Y.), a 2006 Colby College graduate, and her United States teammates made the final of the Women’s Lightweight Quadruple Sculls at the 2007 FISA World Rowing Championships on Wednesday at the 1972 Olympic Regatta Course in Oberschleissheim, Germany. The… Read More
DENVER – The Colorado Avalanche signed former University of Maine defenseman Brett Clark to a two-year contract extension through the 2009-10 season. Clark, 30, set career highs with 82 games, 10 goals and 29 assists last season. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
SCARBOROUGH – The Maine Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association handed out two awards on Saturday. Bethany Graffam of the University of Maine-Farmington was awarded a $3,000 scholarship. She works at the family farm and is a familiar face in the paddock. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
BREWER – A yard sale fundraiser featuring golf-related items is set for Sunday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Jeff’s Catering to assist in healthcare costs for a local man suffering from cancer. The yard sale will have an assortment of items and will… Read More
SOUTH PORTLAND – Registrations for the 15th Maine Golf Hall of Fame celebration on Sept. 7 are still being accepted, according to Golf Hall of Fame executive director Gary Rees. This year’s inductees are Abby Spector, Barrett Nichols, Andree Martin and John Davis. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
The University of Maine field hockey team was picked to finish fourth in the America East preseason coaches poll released Wednesday. The Black Bears of first-year coach Josette Babineau received 13 points in the voting. Boston University was the top pick for the third straight… Read More
HERMON – The annual Hermon High School field hockey alumni game will be held this Saturday, August 25 at 7 p.m. at Hermon High School. All field hockey alumni are welcome to participate and admission is free. Read More
Hans Romer, the tennis director at the Portland Country Club in Falmouth, has been named the new women’s tennis coach at the University of Southern Maine, the Gorham institution announced Monday. Romer, who coached the men’s and women’s programs at Colby College in Waterville on… Read More
JERICHO, Vt. – Russell Currier of Stockholm placed second in a men’s 10-kilometer roller-ski sprint competition Friday in the U.S. Summer Biathlon Festival at Camp Ethan Allen. Currier, a 2006 Caribou High graduate and biathlon junior world championship team member, hit eight of 10 targets. Read More
PARK CITY, Utah – Olympic gold medalist Seth Wescott of Carrabassett Valley has been named to the 2008 U.S. Snowboarding team. Wescott is on the snowboardcross men’s A team. Other top professionals named to the national team are Hannah Teter of Belmost, Vt., Gretchen Bleiler… Read More
HERMON – The annual Hermon High School Boys and Girls Alumni Soccer Game is on Saturday at 7 p.m. All Hermon alumni are invited to participate. The game format will have the girls and boys varsity teams and alumni teams playing alternate halves. Admission is… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – Bob Sawyer of Dover-Foxcroft recorded what is believed to be the first-ever hole-in-one on the 328-yard fifth hole at Foxcroft Golf Club Monday. Sawyer used a driver to record the ace and the shot was witnessed by Ryan Richardson of Guilford. Read More
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. – Boothbay High School racewalker Matthew Forgues won the 14- to 16-year-old division of the 3-kilometer North American, Central American, Caribbean Developmental Cup race on Sunday with a time of 15 minutes, 7 seconds. Tyler Campbell of Lisbon High School finished seventh in 16:58. Read More
PORTLAND – Aaron Bates, the California League’s home run leader, has been promoted from Single-A Lancaster to the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs, the Boston Red Sox announced Friday. Bates, 23, posted a solid .332 batting average with 24 home runs and a .456 on-base percentage… Read More
Four athletes from Maine will be heading to China in October for the Special Olympics World Summer Games. Keith Draper of Greene will be competing in Aquatics, Kala Emery of Minot in Athletics (Track and Field), Robin Sibley of Bangor in Bocce and Jacquelyn Guisley… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine Athletic Department is planning a bus trip for the Maine vs. Connecticut football game on Saturday, Sept. 8 in East Hartford, Conn. The bus will leave the University of Maine campus from the Alfond Arena parking lot at 7… Read More
WINTERPORT – The Winterport Dragway will host the seventh Jeff Paluga Memorial King of the Street race on Sunday. The weekend’s events will start Friday evening when the gates will open for campers. There will be a Gamblers race, Lawnmower and Small Tractor Shootout, and… Read More
NEW GLOUCESTER – Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Orr will take part in the second annual U.S. Biathlon Golf Tournament on Sept. 17 at Falmouth Country Club. Orr, a former Boston Bruin, will play in one of 20 foursomes during the tournament, which starts at… Read More
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Nick Anderson of Waldoboro and Peter Hegarty of Springvale are two of 72 regional finalists for the U.S. Junior Olympic Skills Competition, which will be held Thursday through Sunday at the Olympic Training Center. Anderson, a finalist in the ages 12-13… Read More
PORTLAND – Portland Sea Dogs pitcher Justin Masterson was named the Eastern League Player of the Month for July. The 6-foot-6, 250-pound starter was 4-0 in five starts with 35 strikeouts, eight walks, a league-leading 1.36 ERA and a .134 opponents’ batting average in 33 innings of work. Read More
YORK – Thomaston’s Ricky Jones shot a 2-under-par round to lead the 51-player field in the U.S. Amateur Qualifier at the Ledges in York. Jones had rounds of 68 and 70 to qualify for the U.S. Amateur Championship for the second straight year. Trevor Murphy… Read More
BREWER – Britt Hulbert of Bar Harbor and Tommy McWalters of Thorndike recorded first place finishes in the Maine Games Pine Tree Triathlon Sunday and earned berths in the Best of the U.S. Triathlon Championships in Cyprus Gardens, Fla., in October. Hulbert posted an overall… Read More
The State of Maine Chapter of the National Football Foundation will be sponsoring the first annual College Football Kick-Off Lunch on Wednesday, Aug. 1st at Verrillo’s Restaurant in Portland. The head coaches of Maine’s six collegiate football programs, Bates College, Bowdoin College, Colby College, Maine… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – The Nordic Heritage Sport Club will host an Introduction to Biathlon event Saturday starting at 4 p.m. with a range and rifle safety education class. The events will begin at 5 p.m., followed by a barbecue and bonfire at 6 p.m. There… Read More
BANGOR – A benefit soccer game for current and former Bangor High School girls soccer players will be held in memory of Danielle Marie Thompson, a 2003 Bangor High graduate and Rams soccer player who died Jan. 3 after a brief illness. The game will… Read More
CARRABASSETT VALLEY – John Hickson of Topsham held on to his opening-day lead and won the State of Maine Championship golf tournament at Sugarloaf Golf Club. Hickson shot an even-par 72 Wednesday for a two-day score of 140 to win by two strokes over Bob Darling of Auburn… Read More
BANGOR – The Pro-Am and driving contest today will kick off the festivities for the final Greater Bangor Open at Bangor Municipal Golf Course. Beginning at 7 a.m. today, 23 groups will compete in the Pro-Am. The driving contest will start approximately at 5 p.m. Read More
CARRABASSETT VALLEY – Mark Plummer of Augusta and John Hickson of Topsham share the lead after the first round of the State of Maine Golf Championship at Sugarloaf Golf Club, each posting a 4-under par 68. Plummer, a four-time champ, and Hickson each recorded five… Read More
BOSTON – Saint Joseph’s College pitcher Sam Tupper of Yarmouth earned the win and helped lead the College (Division II and III) team to a 2-0 victory over the University (Division 1) team in Sunday night’s New England College Baseball All-Star game at Fenway Park. Read More
ORONO – Marcus Gustafson, who scored the overtime game-winner in the University of Maine’s last NCAA championship game victory (3-2 over New Hampshire) in 1999, will be among the Black Bears who are expected to play in Sunday’s 1 p.m. Maine alumni hockey game at the Alfond Arena. Read More
SCARBOROUGH – Six-year-old pacer Rupert Rupert scorched the rest of the field in the $7,000 feature race at Scarborough Downs Monday afternoon with the fourth-fastest mile ever raced at the track. Rupert Rupert’s time of 1 minute 54.4 seconds. The horse, which joins Landmark Honor and Whitlock N… Read More
WHEATON, Ill. – Cody Paladino of Kensington, Conn., eliminated Jesse Speirs of Bangor 1 up in their Round of 16 match Thursday in the 82nd U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship at Cantigny Golf Club. Speirs evened the 18-hole match by winning the 10th hole with… Read More
YARMOUTH – The 18th annual Betty Blakeman Memorial Tennis Tournament will be held on July 20-22 at Yarmouth High School. Held in conjunction with the Yarmouth Clam Festival, it offers competition in men’s open singles and doubles, women’s open singles and doubles, mixed doubles as… Read More
WATERVILLE – Donah Wang, who has Division I coaching experience, has been named head coach of the Colby College men’s and women’s tennis teams. Wang had been an assistant with the women’s program at the University of Wisconsin since January, and coached the Edgewood College… Read More
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Wide receiver Kevin McMahan, the last player taken in the 2006 NFL Draft, was signed by the New York Giants on Wednesday. McMahan was waived by the Oakland Raiders in last year’s final cut. He had several tryouts last season before… Read More
YARMOUTH – The McNally East/West Senior All-Star Field Hockey game will be held at Yarmouth High School on Saturday at 6 p.m.. An Alumnae All-Star game will be held at 4 p.m. before the Senior game. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
PORTLAND – Portland Sea Dogs’ right-handed pitcher Clay Buchholz has been promoted to Triple-A Pawtucket. Additionally right-handed pitcher Chris Smith has rejoined the Sea Dogs from Pawtucket. The Red Sox also released Sea Dogs’ first baseman Eric Crozier. Buchholz, the Red Sox top pitching prospect,… Read More
SAO PAOLO, Brazil – Boothbay’s Lauren Forgues nearly won the 10,000-meter racewalk at the Junior Pan American Games but settled for silver in the end. Forgues, a University of Maine sophomore, crossed the finish line second behind Ingrid Hernandez of Colombia, who was disqualified. The… Read More
CAPE ELIZABETH – Physicians, nurses, physical therapists, athletic trainers, EMTs and nonmedical volunteers are needed to help staff the medical team for the TD Banknorth Beach to Beacon 10K road race on Aug. 4. More than 5,000 runners will be competing and race organizers want… Read More
LOWELL, Mass. – University of Massachusetts Lowell men’s hockey coach Blaise MacDonald has been suspended indefinitely by the school after his arraignment in Lowell District Court Monday on charges of operating under the influence of alcohol. MacDonald was arrested by police Friday evening in Chelmsford,… Read More
BATH – Kurt Perham of Brunswick took the top sport in the Shipbuilders Triathlon in Brunswick. Perham finished in 2 hours, 36 minutes, 37 seconds while Thomas McWalters of Thorndike was second in 2:07:35 and Tim Donahue of New York third in 2:09:56. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
PORTLAND – The 35th annual Maine Tennis Association Championships will be held Friday through Sunday at the Waynflete Sports Complex. The event, which crowns state champs in seven classifications, is open to all adult and junior players. Competition will be held in men’s and women’s… Read More
ORONO – In recognition of 125 years of University of Maine athletics, Stu Haskell has compiled “The Maine Book.” The 700-page book lists all the athletes, coaches, records, statistics and conference standings for every athletic team UMaine has featured since 1881. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
BANGOR – Zeke Bischoff of Bangor bowled his second career 300 game during Tuesday’s Mixed Couples League at Family Fun Lanes. Bischoff, 47, bowled a 728 series with a 196 in the first string followed by a 232 and the 300. He bowled an 856 series two weeks… Read More
PORTLAND – Members of the Ski Maine Association re-elected the current board of directors for a second term at the organization’s annual meeting. Diane Moreau of Lost Valley is president, Tom McAllister of Saddleback is vice president, the treasurer is Ed Rock from Shawnee Peak,… Read More
SAN FRANCISCO – Mark Sweeney of San Francisco Giants got his 145th pinch hit in the sixth inning of Sunday’s game against the New York Yankees. The former University of Maine All-American tied Smokey Burgess for third place on the career list. Read More
PORTLAND – The Portland Sea Dogs on Sunday promoted left-handed pitcher Hunter Jones from Class A Lancaster of the California League. The spot was open for Jones after outfielder Bryan Pritz was promoted Friday night to Triple-A Pawtucket (R.I). googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
BANGOR – The Bangor Firefighters Union’s annual baseball game against the Boston Red Sox Alumni will begin today at 6 p.m. at Mansfield Stadium. Former Red Sox players scheduled to appear are Bill “The Spaceman” Lee, Jim Corsi, Dennis “Oil Can” Boyd, Ken Ryan, Rick… Read More
BANGOR – The Bangor Fire Fighters Union will hold its annual baseball game against the Boston Red Sox Alumni 7 p.m. Saturday at Mansfield Stadium. Appearing for the Boston Red Sox Alumni will be: Bill “The Spaceman” Lee, Jim Corsi, Dennis “Oil Can” Boyd, Ken Ryan, Rick Miller,… Read More
The Maine Winter Sports Center will hold a four-race summer biathlon series with the overall winner determined Aug. 5 in Rumford. The Maine Summer Biathlon Cup starts June 23 at the L.L. Bean Fogg Farm in Freeport with a 4:30 p.m. race. Races will also… Read More
SCARBOROUGH – Bangor’s Jesse Speirs was the low qualifier at the USGA Public Links tournament at Nonesuch River Golf Club with a two-round score of 137. His score qualifies him to play in the national championship at Cantigny Golf Club in Wheaton, Ill., July 14-19. Speirs shot a… Read More
Boothbay freshman Matthew Forgues finished second in the one-mile racewalk at the Nike Outdoor Track and Field Championships in North Carolina over the weekend. Forgues walked a solid time of 7 minutes, 16.71 seconds, four seconds behind winner Evan Crowdus of Kentucky. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
The Bangor Fire Fighters Union will hold its annual baseball game against the Boston Red Sox Alumni on June 23 at 7 p.m. at Mansfield Stadium. Appearing for the Boston Red Sox Alumni will be: Bill “The Spaceman” Lee, Jim Corsi, Dennis “Oil Can” Boyd, Ken Ryan, Rick… Read More
BOSTON – The Boston Red Sox are going to the beach. Fenway Sports Group, the baseball club’s sports marketing affiliate, is teaming up with the national beach volleyball tour to stage an event in Boston this summer. The AVP Boston Open will take place in… Read More
PORT JEFFERSON, N.Y. – The America East Conference honored its top team and individual accomplishments at the annual awards dinner at Port Jefferson Country Club. For the first time, two member institutions shared the America East Academic Cup. Maine and Vermont saw their student-athletes maintain a 3.07 grade… Read More
INDIANAPOLIS – Rick Carlisle told the Indiana Pacers he will not return as the team’s executive vice president. Carlisle was fired in April after four tumultuous years as Indiana’s coach. The team offered him the option of returning as vice president, a title he was… Read More
BANGOR – Zeke Bischoff of Bangor rolled an Eastern Maine U.S. Bowling Congress-record 856 series in the mixed couples league at Family Fun Lanes on Tuesday night. Bischoff, 47, posted games of 299, 277, and 280 for his total, which bettered the old association mark,… Read More
CHAMPERY, Switzerland. – Adam Craig of Corinth and Bend, Ore., earned a top-10 finish Saturday at a International Cycling Union elite men’s cross country mountain biking race. Craig was timed in 2 hours, 12 minutes and 44 seconds for the 47.9-kilometer race to finish 10th… Read More
PORTLAND – The Team Tennis State Championships have been moved from Lewiston High School to the Racket and Fitness Center in Portland due to anticipated rain. The Class B boys and girls championships will begin at 9:30 a.m.; Class A at 12:30 p.m.; and Class… Read More
Former Saint Joseph’s College lefthander Charlie Furbush, who played this season at Louisiana State University, was selected in the fourth round of the major league draft by the Detroit Tigers. The 6-foot-5, 215-pounder from South Portland was the 151st pick overall. Furbush posted a 3-9… Read More
NEW YORK – Commissioner Bud Selig asked Jason Giambi to speak with former Sen. George Mitchell of Maine within two weeks, which would make the New York Yankees star the first active player known to cooperate with baseball’s steroids investigator. Selig deferred a decision on… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine freshman catcher Myckie Lugbauer was named to the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American team by the newspaper Collegiate Baseball. Lugbauer, the America East Rookie of the Year, hit .301 with 27 RBIs and 20 runs scored for the Black Bears this… Read More
Seth Wescott, the gold medalist in snowboard cross at the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Turin, Italy, will be competing on a more local scale when he participates in the 43rd Whited Ford Paul Bunyan Amateur Golf Tournament this weekend. Wescott, who now lives in… Read More
LA CORUNA, Spain -Farmington native Kevin Eastler has qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 20K racewalk. The Air Force captain was clocked in 1 hour, 22 minutes, 56 seconds in Saturday’s IAAF Grand Prix 20K Racewalk Challenge. Eastler was 12th overall, but met… Read More
Lauren Forgues of Boothbay went to Goat Island at Niagara Falls State Park last weekend and captured the USATF Junior 10K Racewalk national championship. Forgues, who in the fall will be a sophomore at the University of Maine, covered the course in 54 minutes, 8… Read More
Hundreds of local children will be aiming for first place finishes this weekend at the Eastern Maine Soap Box Derby in Bangor and the Midcoast Maine Soap Box Derby in Camden. Both events are scheduled for Saturday, but racing activities will be going on all… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine Sports Hall of Fame Committee is seeking nominations for Black Bear student-athletes, coaches, administrators and/or significant supporters for induction into UM’s Sports Hall of Fame. In order to be eligible, a candidate must have been affiliated with the University… Read More
The Maine Principals’ Association will release the final regular season Heal point standings for high school baseball and softball Friday morning. The final points were due Thursday, but will be one day late due to weather-related postponement of two Wednesday games. The preliminary round of the playoffs begins… Read More
PORTLAND – The Maine Sports Hall of Fame will award University of Southern Maine women’s basketball coach Gary Fifield with its 2007 President’s Award, given to people making exceptional contributions to Maine sports and still actively competing or participating. Fifield, who has been USM’s women’s… Read More
PORTLAND – The Portland Pirates’ coach spent part of the Memorial Day weekend in the Cumberland County Jail while many Mainers were cooking out, heading to the beach and enjoying other outdoor activities. Kevin Dineen reported to jail Sunday to serve a 48-hour sentence on… Read More
SOUTH PORTLAND – The 38th annual A&J Open, the longest continuously-running tennis tournament in the state, will be held on the weekend of June 15-17 at the South Portland High School courts. Competition will be held in men’s and women’s open singles, mixed doubles, as… Read More
Hard-nosed winger Barrett Heisten, who helped lead the University of Maine to its last NCAA championship in 1999, has retired from pro hockey, according to the Anchorage Daily News. The 27-year-old Heisten played for the Alaska Aces of the East Coast Hockey League this season,… Read More
OFFENBURG, Germany – Mountain biker Adam Craig of Corinth and Bend, Ore., placed 42nd Sunday in the second race of the International Cycling Union (UCI) World Cup elite men’s cross country race season. Craig was timed in 2 hours, 33 minutes, 32.4 seconds for the… Read More
ORONO -University of Maine athletes Michel Leveille and Tal Shpaizer have been named to the ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District Second Team. Leveille played in 40 games for the Black Bears’ hockey team this season, and tallied 19 goals and 25 assists. He graduated earlier… Read More
OSHKOSH, Wis. – Colby College’s Ian London qualified to run in the final of the NCAA Division III Track and Field Championship meet Thursday. London finished second in the second heat with a time of 4 minutes, 3.6 seconds. The Topsham native will be among 12 finalists in… Read More
BIDDEFORD – Joan Howard has been named head field hockey coach at the University of New England. A former assistant at UNE and a one-time head coach at Fitchburg (Mass.) State, Howard will step down as UNE’s head softball coach to become just the second… Read More
CAPE ELIZABETH – Volunteers are needed for the TD Banknorth Beach to Beacon 10K road race on Aug. 4. Volunteers help organize and staff many aspects of the event, including registration, course setup and breakdown, water stations, baggage assistance, recycling, and parking. Volunteers receive a… Read More
The University of Maine’s Tal Shpaizer has been named one of three finalists for the America East Woman of the Year award along with Binghamton University’s Megan Hoag and Boston University’s Marisa Ryan. Shpaizer, who had a 3.95 GPA, was named MVP of the UMaine… Read More
The Sebasticook Valley Area girls’ Bangor Y Basketball Club 13-under team went 5-0 at the AAU State Tournament to win the championship. The team is now seeking area sponsors to help defray the cost of the trip to the Division I Nationals in Ohio, Division II Nationals in… Read More
BANGOR – The area’s amateur baseball season gets started in exhibition fashion over Memorial Day weekend with a doubleheader Sunday featuring all-stars from Eastern Maine’s Bay League squaring off against Patriot Mutual, the 2006 champion from the Portland-based Twilight League. The doubleheader of seven-inning games… Read More
BANGOR – An open tryout for the Bay League summer baseball league will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Winkin Baseball Complex on the Husson College campus. The wooden-bat league is open to players ages 18 and older, and interested participants should bring… Read More
GORHAM – Ryan Bourque of the University of Southern Maine, a senior outfielder from Sanford, was named the Little East Conference Baseball Player of the Year. He, freshman third baseman Josh Mackey, and senior designated hitter Max Arsenault were named to the All-LEC first team… Read More
UMaine has planned some special events for its upcoming America East baseball series against Binghamton in Orono. Friday is Service Day and firefighters, police officers, and emergency medical technicians may receive a free ticket to the 5 p.m. game by calling 581-1086 or by emailing to angela.bohovich@umit.maine.edu. Read More
PORTLAND – The Maine Icebreakers U15 boys basketball team has qualified for the national AAU tourney after finishing third in the state tournament on May 5-6. The Icebreakers defeated the Express 49-42 to secure third place in the state tourney and earn one of the… Read More
HERMON – Ashland native and Hampden resident Don Clayton registered his fifth career 300 game during a doubles event at the state tournament at the Sports Arena last Saturday. Clayton also rolled a 236 and a 278 for an 814 series. Read More
FORT KENT – The 10th Mountain Ski Club will host a summer biathlon competition July 12-15 with the top finishers earning a spot at the 2007 International Biathlon Union Summer World Championships in Estonia in September. Summer biathlon combines trail running with target shooting. Rifles… Read More
LINCOLN – JaTo Highlands Golf Course will open Saturday at 7 a.m. All tees and greens will be in play. Read More
BANGOR – The Saucony 5K Road Race will run Sunday at 9 a.m. Race-day registration of $15 will be held 7-8:30 a.m. at Saucony’s Factory Outlet Store. Preregistration of $10 is accepted until Saturday. Those seeking more information may call Jeremy Durost at 942-7644. Read More
LEWISTON – Former Bates College lacrosse player B.J. Majeski has been signed by the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse. Majeski, an All-NESCAC defenseman for the Bobcats, is the only player on the team from a NESCAC school. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
The Maine Icebreakers basketball team captured a state AAU title for ages 11-under (fifth grade) last weekend in Portland and is now trying to raise funds to compete in the national tourney on July 22-28 in Lexington, Ky. In the state tourney, the Icebreakers won… Read More
University of Maine baseball players Matt McGraw and Brian Hackett have been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District first team. Both will be placed on the ballot for Academic All-America consideration. McGraw, a second team Academic All-American last season, is a senior business… Read More
Former NHL player and UMaine star Eric Weinrich has been named the spokesman of the Bicycle Coalition of Maine, the organization announced Thursday. Weinrich will appear in BCM’s new “Share the Road” radio and TV spots. He will also participate in BCM-sponsored events such as… Read More
Eastern Maine high school tennis coaches are reminded the East Region 2 singles tennis seeding meeting is scheduled for Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Hermon High School. Round of 32 qualifying action is set for Saturday. Read More
The Houlton Community Golf Club will open for the season today with all tees and greens in play. Carts are available. Read More
ORONO – Kyle Harrington’s 53-yard interception return set up a 2-yard touchdown run by Eric Whitman that helped lift the Blue team by the White 25-18 in the UMaine Football Club team’s intrasquad game at Alfond Stadium Saturday. The TD gave the Blue a 19-18… Read More
Mars Hill Country Club has all of its 18 holes open for the season. Riding carts are allowed. Those seeking more information may call 425-4802. Caribou Country Club has set its opening date for Saturday at 8 a.m. Read More