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Local sports results for May 25, 2012

on May 25, 2012, at 9:26 p.m.
Today’s games HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Biddeford at Windham, 11 a.m. Caribou at Old Town (2), 12 p.m. Cheverus at Sanford, 11 a.m. Deering at Portland, 6 p.m. Greenville at Buckfield (2), 11 a.m. Hodgdon at Katahdin, noon Houlton at Fort Kent (2), 11 a.m. Jonesport-Beals at Deer Isle-Stonington (2), 11 ...

TV radio sports schedule for May 26/27, 2012

on May 25, 2012, at 7:35 p.m.
SATURDAY AUTO RACING Formula One, Monaco Grand Prix, 8 a.m., Speed-TV NASCAR Sprint Cup, Coca-Cola 600, practice 10 a.m. & 1 p.m., Speed-TV NASCAR Nationwide Series, History 300, qualifying 11 a.m., ESPN2-TV; race 2:45 p.m., ABC-TV Global Rallycross Championship, 8 p.m., ESPN2-TV BASEBALL, COLLEGE Atlantic Coast Conference Playoffs Teams TBD, ...
COLLEGE BASEBALL
UMaine pitcher Steve Perakslis does some stretching prior to Friday's game against Binghamton in the America East Baseball Championship at Stony Brook, N.Y.

Stony Brook knocks out UMaine to win America East tournament

By Pete Warner on May 25, 2012, at 3:32 p.m.
STONY BROOK, N.Y. — Relentless. That is the best way to describe the Stony Brook University baseball team, especially its offense. With the University of Maine pitching staff thinned by injuries, illness and fatigue, the Seawolves knocked the Black Bears out of the 2012 America East Baseball Championship on Friday. ...

St. Joe’s Rafferty collects All-America honors

By BDN Staff and Wire Reports on May 24, 2012, at 8:52 p.m.
STANDISH — Saint Joseph’s junior pitcher Chad Rafferty has garnered D3baseball.com Third Team All-America honors. Rafferty won all 10 of his starts and posted a 1.71 ERA with 74 strikeouts in 68.1 innings. The righthander allowed just 20 walks and opponents hit .213. Three UM athletes receive academic honors ORONO ...

TV, radio sports schedule for May 25

on May 24, 2012, at 5:25 p.m.
AUTO RACING IRL, IndyCar, Indianapolis 500 Carb Day, 11 a.m., NBCSN-TV IRL, Indy Lights, Freedom 100, noon, NBCSN-TV Sprint Cars, World of Outlaws, 8 p.m., SPEED-TV BASEBALL, COLLEGE America East Tourney MAINE vs. TBA, 11 a.m., WAEI Bangor (910 AM); UMaine Internet (GoBlackBears.com) BASEBALL, MAJOR LEAGUE TAMPA BAY at BOSTON, ...
University of Maine baseball teammates (from left) Ian Leisenheimer, Justin Leisenheimer and Colin Gay try to keep the ball alive during a game of "2 Ball" prior to Thursday's game in the America East Baseball Championship at Joe Nathan Field in Stony Brook, N.Y.

Perakslis helps UMaine beat Albany; Binghamton next in America East tournament

By Pete Warner on May 24, 2012, at 2:13 p.m.
STONY BROOK, N.Y. — Steve Perakslis has spent the first three days of the University of Maine’s trip to Long Island sick with the flu. The junior right-hander wasn’t feeling much better Thursday morning, but you wouldn’t have known it watching him pitch. Perakslis (5-5) overcame a shaky first inning ...

Local sports results for May 23, 2012

on May 23, 2012, at 9:45 p.m.
Today’s games HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Bucksport at Dexter, 3:30 p.m. Ellsworth at John Bapst, 4:30 p.m. Fort Fairfield at Limestone, 4 p.m. Foxcroft at Piscataquis, 4:15 p.m. Gr Houlton Chr. at Katahdin, 3:30 p.m. Portland Christian at Valley, 4 p.m. Hermon at MDI, 4:30 p.m. Lee at Woodland, 4 p.m. ...
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University of Maine catcher Tyler Patzalek (right) plays around in the dugout with Black Bears bat boy Patrick Flaherty as Ian Leisenheimer looks on moments before the start of Wednesday's America East baseball playoff game at Stony Brook, N.Y. Stony Brook won 14-6.

Stony Brook handles UMaine in opener of America East Baseball Championship

By Pete Warner on May 23, 2012, at 7:31 p.m.
STONY BROOK, N.Y. — The University of Maine was no match for Stony Brook University’s vaunted offense on Wednesday afternoon. The top-seeded Seawolves touched up Black Bear pitching for 18 hits while cruising to a 1 4-6 victory over the No. 4 Black Bears in a first-round game in the ...
College Baseball

Michael Fransoso, Shaun Coughin of University of Maine baseball named to America East Conference first team

on May 22, 2012, at 8:38 p.m.
ORONO, Maine — Five University of Maine baseball players were honored with postseason recognition Tuesday by the America East Conference. Michael Fransoso and Shaun Coughlin were named to the America East first team, while Stephen Perakslis and Tyler Patzalek earned a spot on the second team. Scott Heath was named ...

Preview: University of Maine vs. Stony Brook

on May 22, 2012, at 6:02 p.m.
America East Championship No. 4 MAINE vs. No. 1 STONY BROOK Time, site: Wednesday, 3 p.m., Joe Nathan Field, Stony Brook, N.Y. Records: Maine 26-26, Stony Brook 43-11 Series, last meeting: Stony Brook leads 31-21, SBU 7-2, 10-0 on 5/19/12 Top hitters: Maine — 2B Troy Black (.331, 21 RBI, ...
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UMaine’s Michael Fransoso (left) gets high-fives from his teammates after scoring a run against Hartford during a game earlier this season in Orono. Fransoso will lead the Bears when they play their America East tournament opener Wednesday against No. 1 seed and host Stony Brook in New York.

UMaine focusing on opportunity to reach potential at America East tournament

By Pete Warner on May 22, 2012, at 1:56 p.m.
STONY BROOK, N.Y. — Baseball is a game in which it can be beneficial to have a bad short-term memory. As the University of Maine prepares for Wednesday’s opener against Stony Brook in the America East Baseball Championship, everyone is eager to forget last week’s four-game sweep in Orono at ...
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University of Maine baseball to build $454,000 Mitchell Batting Pavilion

By Pete Warner on May 21, 2012, at 6:27 p.m.
ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine already features one of the most well-rounded baseball team facilities in the Northeast in Mahaney Diamond and the Mahaney Clubhouse. By next fall, the Black Bears will have even more to brag about when fans and recruits visit the Orono campus. The University ...
Maine Sports Hall of Fame inductees and award recipients were honored in a ceremony at the Bangor Civic Center on Sunday, May 20, 2012. In the front row are award recipients Wayne Lawton (from left), Carylanne Wolfington, Seth Sweet, Jordan Hersom, Patrick LaChance, Keith Mahaney. In the back row are Hall inductees  Dana Wilson (from left), Matt Hancock, Emily Ellis, Howard Vandersea, Ed Guiski, Walter Abbott, Dennis Libbey and Philip Coulombe.

Eight new Maine Sports Hall inductees shared love of the game

By Joe Duball, Special to the BDN on May 20, 2012, at 9:25 p.m.
BANGOR, Maine — They all may have done it in their own way, but for the same reasons. The eight new members of the Maine Sports Hall of Fame were chosen not only for their numerous athletic accolades compiled over the years in their respective sports, but most importantly for ...

UMaine blows seven-run lead in finale, Stony Brook completes sweep

By Pete Warner on May 19, 2012, at 3:37 p.m.
ORONO, Maine — Stony Brook University demonstrated Saturday why it is the favorite to win the America East baseball championship. The Seawolves erased a seven-run deficit, scoring nine runs in the final two innings of the second game to pull out a 10-9 victory over the University of Maine and ...
College Track & Field

Maine native Masters breaks Oklahoma mark, qualifies for U.S. Olympic Trials

on May 19, 2012, at 2:28 p.m.
PASADENA, Calif. — University of Oklahoma junior Riley Masters broke his own record in the men’s 1,500-meter Friday evening, running 3 minutes 37.19 seconds to finish 14th in the event at the USATF Oxy High Performance Meet. Masters, a Bangor native and former University of Maine standout, was the top ...
Club sports report

TOPSoccer gives lift for children with disabilities

By Dave Barber on May 19, 2012, at 12:46 p.m.
BANGOR, Maine — From early October until late April, Fridays include a treat for Loren Miller’s foster son, Matthew. It’s his weekly visit to Fields4Kids to take part in the U.S. Youth Soccer Association’s TOPSoccer. Matthew and his classmates have special needs, and their weekly trips to work on drills ...

Local sports results for May 18, 2012

on May 18, 2012, at 10:14 p.m.
Today’s games HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Buckfield at Valley, 12 p.m. Deer Isle-Stonington at Katahdin, 11 a.m. Deering at Kennebunk, 11 a.m. Foxcroft at Caribou, 12 p.m. Katahdin at Deer Isle-Stonington, 2 p.m. Presque Isle at John Bapst, 12 p.m. Richmond at Forest Hills, 11 a.m. Vinalhaven at Rangeley Lakes, 12:30 ...

TV radio sports schedule for May 19/20, 2012

on May 18, 2012, at 7:31 p.m.
SATURDAY AUTO RACING IRL, IndyCar, Indianapolis 500 qulifying, 11 a.m., NBCSN-TV NHRA, Summernationals qualifying, 5 p.m. (delay) ESPN2-TV NASCAR Sprint Cup, Sprint All-Star Race, 7 p.m., Speed-TV; WNZS Veazie (1340 AM) radio BASEBALL, COLLEGE MAINE at STONY BROOK, (2), 1 p.m., WAEI Bangor (910 AM) radio; UMaine Internet (GoBlackBears.com) BASEBALL, ...

Stony Brook sweeps doubleheader from University of Maine

By Pete Warner on May 18, 2012, at 5:47 p.m.
ORONO, Maine — Stony Brook University demonstrated Friday afternoon why it is the team to beat in America East this season. Tyler Johnson pitched five shutout innings in the Seawolves’ 5-1 opening-game victory, then Jasvir Rakkar worked four scoreless innings in relief during a 5-4 Game 2 victory as Stony ...

Intensity, humility marked Guiski’s playing, coaching career

By Ernie Clark on May 18, 2012, at 4:19 p.m.
Editor’s note: One in a series profiling the 2012 Maine Sports Hall of Fame inductees. DEXTER, Maine — At approximately 6 feet, 5 inches, Ed Guiski could be an imposing presence as a player or coach — a presence that belies his true personality, say those who know him. “Ed ...
 
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