Saturday Spotlight
The boys of summer move to the gridiron
By on July 30, 2010, at 11:47 p.m.
More high schools in Maine are using a seven-on-seven program during the summer.
Hunt Memorial 3K sparkles with history of speed, novelty
By on July 02, 2010, at 9:48 p.m.
It’s as much a Fourth of July staple in these parts as red hot dogs, jet skiing, baseball and softball.
For three decades, runners young and old from all across the country and state have made the Queen City their July 4 destination for one reason: A fast 3-kilometer (1.9-mile) road race.
One of Greater Bangor’s longstanding traditions, the Walter Hunt Memorial 3K, will celebrate its 30th birthday this weekend when hundreds of people line up on upper Wilson Street in Brewer for the fast, downhill journey to Pickering Square in Bangor.
Bears enjoy summer lessons
There wasn’t much of a break for the members of the University of Maine baseball team after their season ended May 27 at the America East Championship.
After a 56-game season with the Black Bears, team members quickly dispersed to participate in one of several summer collegiate baseball leagues.
This year, there are again numerous UMaine players on summer league rosters in one of at least six leagues stretching from Sanford all the way to South Carolina.
Youth teams keep soccer growing in Maine
By on May 21, 2010, at 9:13 p.m.
Kim Stephenson had an impressive career at the University of Maine that was capped by her being selected to the America East second team her senior year in 2008.
Rest saved Morin’s season
By on May 07, 2010, at 10:26 p.m.
Old Town High School pitcher Hannah Morin has battled through a knee injury to help lead the Coyotes to a 6-1 start.
For Black Bears, academic success a priority
ORONO, Maine — Student-athletes at the University of Maine face challenges not only on the field of play but in the classroom.
Harbor House event perennial hoop showcase
By on March 26, 2010, at 10:26 p.m.
BAR HARBOR, Maine — The first day of spring defied the traditional seasonal change on Mount Desert Island this year.
Lopez, George excel by getting defensive
By on Feb. 26, 2010, at 10:54 p.m.
Every successful hockey team needs a shutdown defenseman.
They get tons of ice time. They play in every situation.
They protect the front of their net, block shots, win battles for loose pucks, …
Students plan trip to Iditarod
By on Feb. 20, 2010, at 12:25 a.m.
By late February, ask most Mainers planning a trip where they’re headed, and you’ll probably hear names like Florida or Bermuda. But Nada Lepper, a teacher of third and fourth grade in …
Bangor boasts diving success
By on Feb. 12, 2010, at 11:04 p.m.
“From the very beginning of Bangor swimming (nearly 50 years ago) diving has been an important component of program,” Bangor High swimming coach Phil Emery reflected.
Emery has been associated …
Big effort paying off for small Baker
ORONO, Maine — Kristin Baker has spent her basketball career fiercely trying to prove she belongs.
Sodium deficiency fails to slow Craig
By on Jan. 29, 2010, at 10:53 p.m.
BREWER, Maine — Rachel Craig is a typical 14-year-old.
The Brewer High School freshman is fairly shy and quiet, a diehard Boston Celtics fan, and steadily becoming one of the best sprinters in …
Bangor’s McAuliffe driven to take ring career to pro level
By on Jan. 22, 2010, at 10:30 p.m.
Josh McAuliffe paused, and then let a little laugh escape when asked how he went from being a three-sport athlete at Bangor High School to becoming a successful amateur boxer.
“You really want …
![Bangor High School athletic trainer John Ryan (left) goes over the ImPACT or Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing, exam with his son Nick Ryan, 17, a senior student-athlete on the football team at Bangor High School on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010. According to John Ryan, the test, which he started using in the fall of this school year, is to "better manage athletes who [we] suspect have a concussion." Ryan also said that 30 Maine schools are currently using the program and that he and a group of other trainers and medical professionals are trying to get it into every high school in the state. (Bangor Daily News/Bridget Brown)](http://bdnpull.bangorpublishing.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/1263600932_4451-150x150.jpg)
HS athletes focus of concussion study
By on Jan. 15, 2010, at 11:30 p.m.
Think of the brain inside an athlete’s head as an egg yolk within a shell.
Swedish trio diversifies Bears
By on Jan. 08, 2010, at 10:34 p.m.
ORONO, Maine — In University of Maine sophomore left wing Theo Andersson’s hometown of Gothenburg, Sweden, there is a Volvo Museum.
Freshman center Klas Leidermark is from Gavel, Sweden, and …
Golf still healthy, stable in Maine
By on Dec. 18, 2009, at 11:28 p.m.
As with most leisure pursuits, golf in Maine is trying to keep its head above water during the current recession, but many people involved in the game remain upbeat about the survival of the game and …
Peverada shows passion for pounding pavement
Mental toughness and a drive to hammer out miles are just two of many a runner must possess to be successful.
Mainers helped legalize mixed martial arts
By on Nov. 27, 2009, at 10:18 p.m.
The Pine Tree State has had a unique association with the Ultimate Fighting Championship right from the 17-year-old, mixed martial arts organization’s infancy.
Life lessons learned via ‘home’ school
An early lesson in athletics that John Tennett learned didn’t occur on the football field, basketball court or baseball diamond.
It happened at home.
He was in fourth or fifth grade and …
Call put out for ground search volunteers in effort to find missing Glenburn teen
Kitchen Nightmares meltdown or: How to lose an argument online
Three indicted in Houlton meth bust, endangering welfare of child
Funding isn’t everything: Education reform takes innovation, cooperation
Scandals, real and imagined
Maine protects a woman’s right to choose
Strengthening the schools Maine already has
Marcus Davis wins mixed martial arts main event at NEF VII
Gomes’ sacrifice fly in 10th lifts Red Sox past Twins
For those who are too fat for Abercrombie and Fitch
Market Basket in Biddeford starts hiring 300 workers
Promise of land brought Theriault family to ‘Acadie’ in 1630s
