VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Former UMaine standout Prestin Ryan has been called up to join the Vancouver Canucks as a replacement for defenseman Steve McCarthy, who sustained a charley horse in Monday’s game. Ryan was with the team’s AHL affliate in Manitoba. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    FRYEBURG – A team from Good Time Lanes from Lisbon Falls captured the Maine State Candlepin Bowling Association’s average-plus handicap mixed team title recently at Saco Valley Sports Center. The team of Melissa Goslin, Heidi Drog, Randy Krog and Willie Damon recorded a five-string total… Read More
    BURLINGTON, Vt. – Calvin Elwell of Brooks and Travis Wyman of Stockton Springs from the Wyman Boxing Club both advanced to the finals in the 29th Vermont Golden Gloves Tournament at Memorial Auditorium next weekend. Elwell, 20, defeated Gordon Berry of the Gamache Boxing Club… Read More
    LEWISTON – Boothbay High School senior Lauren Forgues and her brother, eighth-grader Matthew Forgues, walked away with the 3,000-meter and 1,600-meter open racewalk titles, respectively, at Bates College on Sunday. The mixed gender races saw Lauren Forgues capture the 3,000-meter in a time of 15… Read More
    LEWISTON – An arena football league says Lewiston has been preapproved as a site for a team when it begins play next year. The Great Lakes Indoor Football League is interested in bringing the sport to the Colisee, the city-owned facility that hosts a successful… Read More
    BANGOR – Paul Banville, 29, of Bangor bowled his first 300 game during the Tuesday Night Men’s League at Family Fun Bowling Center. Banville rolled 212, 300, 204 for a 716 series. It is the 12th 300 game at Family Fun Bowling Center since September. Read More
    BANGOR – Passes for the upcoming high school basketball tournament, which begins Feb. 17, will be on sale at the Bangor Auditorium lobby Feb. 8-9 from 1-3 p.m. There are two passes: one for Classes A-B-C-D games and one for B-C-D games. Class A games… Read More
    BANGOR – Art Meether, 43, of Hampden rolled his fourth career 300 game at the Family Fun Lanes Monday night. Meether, who coaches the All-Area High School bowling team of the Penobscot Valley High School Bowling league, rolled the perfect game in the Monday Night Men’s League. Read More
    FARMINGTON – University of Maine-Farmington geology professor Tom Eastler has been named head coach of the 2006 U.S. World Cup racewalk team by the USA Track and Field national office in Indianapolis. He will head up a contingent of 25 athletes and assistants who will travel to La… Read More
    ORONO – The University of Maine will celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day prior to the 7:30 p.m. women’s basketball game Feb. 1 against Hartford in Orono. A free activity fair hosted by Black Bear coaches and athletes begins at 4:30 p.m. in… Read More
    Five more Maine high school basketball players have been nominated for the 2006 McDonald’s All-American Team. The five other standouts are Katie Quimby of Brewer, Logan Bouchard of Old Town, Mark Socoby of Bangor, Samantha Allen of Lake Region, and Kayla Parker of Sanford. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    Newburgh native Ricky Craven will accept a $46,000 donation from VIP Auto Parts for his upcoming charity snowmobile ride. The presentation is set for 3 p.m. at the Bangor VIP location, at 267 Odlin Road. For more information about the snowmobile ride log onto www.rickycraven.com . Read More
    The 10th annual Maine State Junior High/Elementary Cheering competition will be held at the Bangor Auditorium on March 11, according to an announcement by the Calais Recreation Department. Trophies will be awarded to first-place and runner-up finishers in each class. Up to 50 squads will… Read More
    BANGOR – Ben Johnson III of Orland bowled a 300 game at Family Fun Lanes during Monday night’s Men’s League. It was the fourth career 300 game for the 24-year-old Johnson. All of his previous 300 games have come since September. His scores Monday night… Read More
    RUSTON, La. – Louisiana Tech coach Jack Bicknell III, a former Orono High School athlete, was given a two-year contract extension Monday after leading the Bulldogs to a winning record last year and several high-profile victories during his seven seasons. Bicknell is 40-42 at Louisiana… Read More
    MOUNTAIN CREEK, N.J. – Seth Wescott of Kingfield has been named to the U.S. Olympic snowboard cross team. Wescott, 29, is a 1996 graduate of Carrabassett Valley Academy in Kingfield. He is the top-ranked American in snowboard cross and won a world championship in the… Read More
    A plethora of Maine racewalkers fared well at meets in Boston over the weekend. Eighth-grader Matthew Forgues from Boothbay won the men’s 1-mile racewalk at the MIT Invitational in 7 minutes, 46.8 seconds and finished fourth in the GBTC Invitational in the 3K racewalk in… Read More
    SOLDIER HOLLOW, Utah – Steve Scott, who competes for the Maine Winter Sports Center, was named to the U.S. team for the 2006 Under-23 Cross Country World Championships. The competition will run from Jan. 31 to Feb. 3 in Krani, Slovenia. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    ORONO – The University of Maine athletic department and Good Shepherd Food Bank will join forces for a food drive before Saturday’s women’s basketball game against the University of Maryland Baltimore Country at noon and men’s hockey game against Providence at 7 p.m. Both games are at Alfond… Read More
    Woodland High School senior Michelle Ferry has been named the Gatorade Maine Volleyball Player of the Year. Ferry, a 5-foot-10 outside hitter, is a four-year varsity starter who led the Dragons to four Downeast Athletic Conference titles, four state semifinals, and a state championship in… Read More
    CHULA VISTA, Calif. – Farmington native and 2004 U.S. Olympian Kevin Eastler walked away from a field of 14 world-class racewalkers to win the 30-kilometer National Racewalk Championship held at the Olympic Training Center on Sunday. Eastler, an Air Force captain, broke the American record… Read More
    Sarah Konrad of Laramie, Wyo., who earned a spot on the U.S. Olympic biathlon team earlier this month in Fort Kent, was named to the U.S. Olympic cross country ski team Tuesday. Konrad, 38, finished fourth overall at the Olympic biathlon trials at the 10th… Read More
    EAST MACHIAS – The Calais Blue Devils edged the Washington Academy Raiders 137.6-135.8 to win the Downeast Athletic Conference cheerleading title Saturday at the Washington Academy gym. It was Calais’ first DAC crown, according to coach Heidi Ryan-Braughton. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    BRUNSWICK – Phil Soule, a former UMaine football standout and a member of the Bowdoin College Athletic Hall of Honor, died Sunday morning as the result of an accidental fall while visiting a friend in Vermont, according to a statement released by Bowdoin College President Barry Mills on… Read More
    BANGOR – The Harlem Globetrotters are bringing their North American tour to the Bangor Auditorium on Wednesday, March 29. The Globetrotters will face the New York Nationals at 7 p.m. Tickets start at $15 and can be purchased at the Auditorium box office, by calling 990-4444, going online… Read More
    The Harlem Globetrotters are bringing their North American tour to the Bangor Auditorium on Wednesday, March 26. The Globetrotters will face the New York Nationals at 7 p.m. Tickets start at $15 and can be purchased at the Auditorium box office, by calling 990-4444, online at ticketmaster.com or… Read More
    The Portland Pirates announced Thursday that Corey Perry, Ryan Getzlaf, Ryan Shannon and former UMaine player Dustin Penner have been selected to play in the AHL All-Star Classic on Feb. 1 in Winnipeg. The Pirates are one of three AHL teams who are sending four or more players… Read More
    PORTLAND – The Portland Sea Dogs have announced their 2006 bobblehead doll giveaways. This year’s dolls will feature Dustin Pedroia (May 19), Jonathan Papelbon (June 7), Craig Hansen (July 20), and Jon Lester (Aug. 22). All doll giveaways go to the first 1,000 fans to enter the ballpark. Read More
    FRYEBURG – Yvette Pruneau and Bob Wells of the Vacationland Bowling Center of Saco captured the senior mixed doubles title in the Maine State Candlepin Bowling Proprietors Association tourney over the weekend. Pruneau and Wells rolled a 1,359 total in the five-string match that included… Read More
    The University of Maine is inviting high school basketball teams in Maine to participate in High School Days at selected Black Bear basketball games. Teams must fax their roster to UMaine at 581-3297 at least one day before the game of choice. All players and… Read More
    PORTLAND – The Portland Sea Dogs have announced plans for their annual Hot Stove Tour Dinner to be held on Jan. 27 at 6 p.m. at the DoubleTree Hotel. Boston Red Sox co-general manager Ben Cherington along with Sea Dogs manager Todd Claus and pitcher… Read More
    CASTINE – Jed Johnson of Clinton, who was a two-time North Atlantic Conference player of the year for the Maine Maritime Academy men’s basketball team, has signed to play for Onsabruecker SC, a team in northwest Germany. Johnson, who graduated in 2003, is the all-time… Read More
    ORONO – The University of Maine men’s hockey team will take part in youth hockey clinics Sunday in Presque Isle, Kents Hill, and Biddeford. This is an opportunity for the members of youth hockey organizations to not only gain some new hockey skills but to also meet Black… Read More
    Todd Claus, who managed the Portland Sea Dogs to the Eastern League championship series last year, will return to the Sea Dogs’ dugout in 2006. Claus led the Sea Dogs to a 76-66 record last season, capturing the Eastern League’s Northern Division title. Read More
    BANGOR – Andy Meucci of Bangor bowled his first 300 game on Tuesday at Family Fun Bowling Center. Meucci, who is the manager at Family Fun, had strings of 205, 300, and 148 for a 653 total. Meucci, 52, said it was his first 300… Read More
    The Portland Sea Dogs will be stepping up to help build a Habitat for Humanity house today. Sea Dogs front office members, along with mascot Slugger the Sea Dog, will be volunteering to help construct a home at 55 Malilly Road in Portland from 9 a.m. to 3… Read More
    BOSTON – The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is holding an Internet auction for ticket packages to the New England Patriots’ first playoff game at www.dana-farber.org/pats. Bidding is now open and will continue through Jan. 5 for four- and two-ticket packages to the game, which will be played either Jan. Read More
    Colby College football coach Ed Mestieri earned Division II/III Coach of the Year honors by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston. He will be honored at a dinner on Thursday, Jan. 12 Metsieri has posted a 13-3 record in two seasons at the helm, including… Read More
    The University of Maine is offering special ticket packages for 2006 men’s and women’s basketball home games. “Conference packs” include reserved seats for seven men’s or women’s games from Jan. 11-Feb. 23 for only $56. “Weekend Packs” include tickets for all Saturday and Sunday home… Read More
    Three Aroostook County athletes have been named to the U.S. team for the 2006 Youth and Junior World Biathlon Championships. Russell Currier of Stockholm and Newt Rogers will compete with the junior men, while Hilary McNamee of Fort Fairfield is a member of the youth… Read More
    Five members of the University of Maine football team have been selected for the Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference team. Junior defensive back Joe Vanidestine of Bangor, sophomore offensive lineman Shawn Demaray of Livermore Falls and junior punter Rocco Navarro of Portland are among the Black… Read More
    BANGOR – Jason Lenfest of Charleston bowled a 300 in the Monday Men’s League at Family Fun Bowling Center. It was the seventh 300 game for the 30-year-old Lenfest. He bowled 216, 232 and 300 for a total of 748. Lenfest’s average is a 214. Read More
    COLERAINE, Minn. – Russell Currier of Stockholm earned his first victory in the trials for World Junior Championships, winning the youth men’s 7.5-kilometer relay-format sprint Monday at the Mount Itasca Biathlon Center. Currier had no shooting penalties and had a time of 22 minutes, 10… Read More
    ORONO – University of Maine soccer players Linda Consolante and Marie-Andree Canuel earned National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-Northeast Regional honors by being named to the NSCAA second and third teams, respectively, after leading Maine to an 11-6-2 record and a berth in the America East championship… Read More
    Ben Johnson III of Orland, 24, rolled his third 300 game in a month during the Tuesday Night Men’s League at Family Fun Lanes in Bangor. Johnson’s game scores were 264, 300 and 197 for a three-game total of 761. One of Johnson III’s 300 games occurred Monday… Read More
    Ben Johnson III of Orland rolled his second career 300 game while David Dill of Bradley bowled his first-ever perfect game, both at Family Fun Lanes in Bangor. Johnson, 24, rolled his during the Monday Night Men’s League while Dill, 18, is a 12-year member… Read More
    GORHAM – University of Southern Maine senior Michael Bunker of Bucksport set a school record in the 5,000 meters Saturday during the USM Preseason Invitational meet. Bunker was clocked in 15 minutes, 10.04 seconds, breaking the old record of 15:11.75 set by Darryl Whitney in… Read More
    The University of Maine has changed the tipoff time for the Black Bears’ Jan. 2 women’s basketball game against Holy Cross at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland. The contest, originally scheduled as a night game, will instead begin at 2 p.m. Read More
    The University of Maine and the Friends of Maine Hockey have scheduled their annual “Skate with the Bears” session for Sunday from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Alfond Arena in Orono. The free event allows youngsters and other Black Bear fans to join the… Read More
    SKOWHEGAN – University of Maine-bound Mallory Shute of Skowhegan is one of three Indians field hockey players who have been named to the Northeast Regional All-America team by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association. Juniors Zara Saydjari and Courtney Veinotte were also named to the… Read More
    AUBURN, Ala. – Bangor High graduate Lindsey Snyder helped her Central Connecticut State swimming team finish 13th in the 400-meter freestyle relay and 15th in the 400 medley relay at the U.S. Open last week. Snyder, a Winterport resident and CCSU sophomore, led off the… Read More
    BANGOR – Four small Maine college basketball teams will seek the title in the Paul Bunyan Tournament at Husson College’s Newman Gym over the weekend. The tourney opens Friday at 5:30 p.m. when the University of Maine-Fort Kent plays Bates College of Lewiston while host… Read More
    LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A Louisville man has agreed to a 12-year prison sentence in the death of a former basketball player at Eastern Kentucky University. Richard Spellman reached the deal with prosecutors on Monday after a jury found him guilty last week of second-degree manslaughter… Read More
    Nick Stevens of Oakland, a member of the Portland Boxing Club, won a convincing four-round, unanimous decision bout against Matt Field of Fairfield at Searsport High School. Stevens earned Outstanding Boxer of the Competition honors for his efforts, the second time he’s won that award in a week. Read More
    SOUTH PARIS – Brewer teammates Shawn Morrison and Charlie Milan III captured the Maine State Open doubles title in candlepin bowling action over the weekend at Oxford Hills Bowling Center. Morrison and Milan, of the Bangor-Brewer Bowling Lanes, combined for a 10-string total of 2,556… Read More
    WATERVILLE- Huard’s Sport Karate team member Jerica Reny of Winslow won the overall under black belt forms grand championship title at Elm City Martial Arts Challenge at Alfond Youth Center over the weekend. Reny, 15, travels all over the New England region competing at various… Read More
    DENVER – Former University of Maine goalie Mike Morrison made 31 saves in his first NHL start Monday night and was voted the game’s No. 1 star as his Edmonton Oilers beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 in Denver. Morrison graduated from Maine in 2002 after playing four years… Read More
    PORTLAND – Portland Sea Dogs pitcher Jon Lester was selected to the 2005 Topps/Minor League Baseball Double-A All-Star team. Lester posted an 11-6 record, leading the Eastern League in both ERA (2.61) and strikeouts (163) this past season. He also earned Eastern League Pitcher of the Year honors,… Read More
    ATLANTA – Mike Dunham was placed on injured reserve Tuesday after hurting his groin in yet another injury to an Atlanta Thrashers goaltender. The injury happened Saturday at Carolina, although it is not related to an earlier groin injury that sidelined him. Dunham, a former… Read More
    PORTLAND – The Portland Pirates will honor Olympic gold medal swimmer and world record holder Ian Crocker as part of a Saturday promotion. The day begins with a viewing of “Unfiltered” at the John Ford Auditorium at 2:30 p.m. followed by a reception at Rivalries… Read More
    BANGOR – Chris Austin of Swansville bowled a 300 game on Monday during the Monday Night Men’s League at Family Fun Bowling Center. It was the 29-year-old’s second career perfect game. His first came back in 1992 when he was 15 years old. Austin bowled… Read More
    ORONO – The University of Maine announced its 2006 baseball schedule Tuesday, with the highlight being a three-game series with the University of Mississippi Feb. 24-26, as well as the traditional two-week trip to Florida. After the Ole Miss series, the Florida trip kicks off… Read More
    LAS VEGAS – Melvin Guillard of Utah defeated Bangor native and fellow The Ultimate Fighter Season 2 participant Marcus Davis by technical knockout in the second round of their Ultimate Fighting Championship undercard welterweight match Saturday night in Las Vegas. After almost ending the bout… Read More
    Dexter senior Sabrina Cote was named the girls state winner of the Wendy’s High School Heisman, while Morse of Bath’s Luke Trafton earned the boys state award. Cote, who plays soccer, basketball, and softball and participates in outdoor track and field for the Tigers, was… Read More
    ORONO – The University of Maine will team up with the United States Marine Corps Reserves for the annual Toys 4 Tots program. Representatives from the Marine Corps will be on hand at four sporting events to collect donated items and distribute them to those… Read More
    HAMPDEN – The top senior soccer players in the state will face off in the Maine Soccer Coaches Association’s Senior Bowl on Sunday, Nov. 13 at the Weatherbee School complex. The boys game will start at noon followed by the girls game at 2:30. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    BOSTON – University of Maine field hockey coach Terry Kix was named America East coach of the year for the fourth time and Black Bear senior Meagan Connolly was named the league’s defensive player of the year at league’s awards banquet Thursday night. Kix, now… Read More
    Two high school soccer players from Presque Isle and two from Madawaska are among the nine to receive annual “Butch” Shaw Awards, which are given for outstanding soccer play from the Maine Board of Approved Soccer Officials. Presque Isle’s Nate Carter and Kylan Smith have… Read More
    PORTLAND – The Portland Sea Dogs announced Tuesday that tickets for the 2006 season will go on sale Saturday. Prices for individual tickets are the same as last season: Box seats, $8 for adults, $7 for seniors and children; Reserved, $7 f or adults, $6… Read More
    The Long John weekend at Unity Raceway, featuring a 150-lap pro stock race, will get under way Saturday as Maine racing wraps up for the season, while NASCAR’s Busch North series finishes up with the New England Dodge Dealers 100 at Thompson International Speedway in Thompson, Conn. Read More
    BANGOR – Brewer resident Rod Haney, 38, rolled his sixth career 300 game Thursday night at Family Fun Lanes. Competing in the Pine Tree Men’s League, Haney bowled a 258, a 225, and a 300 for a series total of 783. He is averaging a… Read More
    Marie-Andree Canuel, Linda Consolante and Jasmine Phillips of the University of Maine have earned America East women’s soccer honors. Canuel was named midfielder of the year after posting 21 points for coach Scott Atherley’s Black Bears. Her nine goals rank fourth in AE. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Richard “Slugger” Labbe, a native of Biddeford, was fired Thursday as crew chief for Jeremy Mayfield with four races left in the Chase. Mayfield is 10th in the Chase standings, 216 points behind leader Tony Stewart. Team director Kenny Francis will replace… Read More
    ORONO – Saturday’s University of Maine football game against the Delaware has been designated Military Appreciation Day. Military personnel can purchase tickets for themselves and their family at a discounted rate of $5 per ticket. Read More
    PORTLAND – The Portland Sea Dogs, in conjunction with TD Banknorth, the Maine Children’s Cancer Program, and WMTW TV-8 announced that $306,479 was raised for the Sea Dogs’ Strike Out Cancer in Kids fundraiser. Sea Dogs pitchers struck out 1,141 batters in 2005. For every… Read More
    SOUTH PORTLAND – Misha Mytar and Phil Lawless of Sullivan captured the Maine Tennis Association Mixed Doubles Grand Prix at the Racquet and Fitness Club Saturday. Mytar and Lawless defeated Doug Bearce and Jody Sataloff 7-6, 6-3 and Steve Eddy and Kristen Martin 6-4, 6-7,… Read More
    The UMaine athletic department is planning “Hometown Days” for its home football games Oct. 29 against Delaware and Nov. 12 with Rhode Island at Alfond Stadium. Students who live in the hometowns of the 13 Black Bear players from Maine can purchase tickets at $5… Read More
    ORONO – Kristin Johnson was named the assistant softball coach for the University of Maine. Johnson had served in a similar role for two seasons at the University of Iowa in the Big Ten Conference. She also played for the Akron Racers of the National… Read More
    BANGOR – Sawyer Arena is scheduled to open for the season Monday. The public skating schedule for the 2005-06 season is: public skating, Monday through Friday, 12:30-1:30 p.m., $2 per session and Sundays, 4-5:30 p.m., $4 per session. Those age 5 and under skate for… Read More
    ORONO – University of Maine field hockey senior back Meagan Connolly has been named a 2005 National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division I North/South Senior All-Star. She will participate in the Senior All Star game on Saturday, Nov. 19 at Louisville University. Connolly has two… Read More
    WALTHAM, Mass. – Adam Staier of Farmington came from behind to defeat Bob Keating of New Hampshire to win the East Region and New England One Hour Racewalk Championship at Bentley College Sunday. Staier, a senior at the University of Maine-Farmington, completed 10,651 meters and… Read More
    BELFAST – The Maine Games announced that curling will be added to the 2006 lineup of competitions with a bonspiel scheduled for Feb. 4 at the Belfast Curling Center. The Belfast Curling Club, the only active curling club in Maine, boasts more than 120 members. Read More
    ORONO – The University of Maine baseball and softball teams will host a youth clinic prior to the homecoming football game this Saturday, beginning at noon. Baseball coach Steve Trimper and softball coach Stacey Sullivan will host the clinics, which are for kids age six up through eighth-graders,… Read More
    PORTLAND – Eastern League officials have nominated the Portland Sea Dogs for Minor League Baseball’s Larry MacPhail Promotional Trophy. The award is presented annually -to the club that performed outstanding promotional work throughout the season. The winner will be chosen by Minor League Baseball officials and honored at… Read More
    HAVERHILL, Mass. – Maine singles champions Shawn Morrison of Brewer and Judy Bowden of Newport captured the International Candlepin Bowling Association Championships in 10-string matches Sunday at the Pilgrim Lanes in Haverhill, Mass. Morrison rolled a 1,257 to beat state champs Craig Holbrook of New… Read More
    FAIRFIELD – The Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class A championship soccer games are scheduled for Saturday at Lawrence High School. The girls game between Mount Ararat of Topsham and Messalonskee of Oakland will start at 10 a.m., followed by the Mount Ararat and Waterville boys at 12:30 p.m. Read More
    The state high school golf championships scheduled for today at Natanis Golf Course in Vassalboro were postponed Friday due to the forecast for inclement weather and the already extremely wet course conditions, according to a news release from the Maine Principals’ Association. The boys team… Read More
    ORONO – The University of Maine’s new curriculum-based Athletic Training Education program has earned national accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs. Completion of a CAAHEP program provides the experience required to take the National Athletic Trainers Association Board of Certification… Read More
    Saturday’s University of Maine men’s soccer game against Vermont has been moved to the Weatherbee School complex artificial turf field in Hampden due to the projected forecast of rain. Game time is noon. The field is located behind the Weatherbee School off Route 1A, across… Read More
    ORONO – Former basketball standout Dean Smith, and ex-Black Bear baseball star Dan Kane head a list of six for induction into the University of Maine Sports Hall of Fame on Sunday, Oct. 23 during Homecoming weekend. Smith, Maine ’89 and ’91, received the 1990… Read More
    TURNER – The Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Field Hockey title game will take place Saturday at 10 a.m. at Leavitt High School, with Gardiner taking on Skowhegan. Admission prices are $5 for adults and $3 for students. If the game is rained out, then Skowhegan would finish in… Read More
    BANGOR – Ben Johnson III of Orland broke a Northeastern Maine Ten-Pin Bowling Association record with a series pinfall score of 846 Tuesday night at Family Fun Lanes. Johnson, 23, rolled strings of 278, 289 and 279, to break a 15-year-old record association record of… Read More
    PORTLAND – Former UMaine hockey player Dustin Penner has been sent down to the AHL’s Portland Pirates from its NHL affiliate, the Anaheim Mighty Ducks. Penner, a 6-foot-4, 245-pound right wing, made the Ducks’ opening roster, but has not appeared in a regular-season game after… Read More
    BANGOR – Ben Johnson III of Orland bowled a 300 game during the Friday Night Mixed Couples League at Family Fun Bowling Lanes. Johnson, 23, had a 782 series with games of 203, 300, and 279. He has been bowling since age 5 and it’s… Read More
    Less than two weeks after finishing their 2005 season, the Portland Sea Dogs have already announced their 2006 season schedule, which begins on the road April 6 in Norwich, Conn. The Sea Dogs will host 71 regular season games and individual game tickets will go… Read More
    ORONO – The fall baseball game between the University of Maine and Husson College of Bangor has been rescheduled for Thursday at 5 p.m. at Mahaney Diamond. The contest, originally planned as a Saturday doubleheader, was moved up because of the threat of rain. Read More
    EPPING, N.H. – Turner’s Ben Rowe captured his third Pro All-Stars Series points championship in four years by finishing eighth in the Infinity Business Group 150 at Star Speedway Saturday. Johnny Clark of Farmingdale, the defending points champ, won the race, his third trip to… Read More
    PORTLAND – The Portland Sea Dogs, in conjunction with U.S. Cellular, announced Monday that Hadlock Field will be expanded for the 2006 season. The U.S. Cellular Pavilion will add 390 seats above the Sea Dogs’ bullpen in right field, and the seats will be pub-style,… Read More
    LAKEVILLE, Conn. – Matt Kobyluck of Uncasville, Conn., led all but 12 laps in the Burnham Hydronics 200K at Lime Rock Park’s 1.53 mile road course on Saturday as he picked up the NASCAR Busch North Series win. Mike Olsen of North Haverhill, N.H., finished… Read More
    YORK – Ricky Jones of Thomaston became the first player in the 15-year history of the Maine Mid-Amateur Championship to win the tournament three years in a row after holding off surging John Bauman for a one-shot victory at York Golf and Tennis Club Sunday. Read More