Tennis
Two more Seacoast Blackbear youth soccer teams win state titles
BANGOR, Maine — The Seacoast United Blackbear United youth soccer club has two more teams that have won Maine State Cup titles and earned spots in the U.S. Youth Soccer Region I Championships later this month Blackbear swept the 14-and-under titles on June 2 with the boys team, coached by ...
Gorham, Brunswick, Cape Elizabeth, Falmouth, Waynflete win tennis state championships
HAMPDEN, Maine — It seemed like no more than a mid-match mini-drama at the time, but Joe Bennett and Riley Perkins’ great escape at second doubles Saturday made all the difference as undefeated Gorham won its second straight Class A boys tennis state championship. The two seniors were 6-1 winners ...
Serena wins French Open, will equal Evert and Navratilova’s slam mark, says coach
By Chrystel Boulet-Euchin, Reuters on June 08, 2013, at 1:59 p.m.
PARIS — Serena Williams is already assured a place in tennis history but her coach believes the 16-time grand slam champion will soon embroider her status among the greats. The American, who beat Maria Sharapova to win the French Open on Saturday, is now two grand slam titles shy of ...
Local sports results for June 7, 2013
on June 07, 2013, at 11:03 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Eastern Maine Semifinals Saturday, June 8 Class A A5: No. 4 Cony (12-5) at No. 1 Oxford Hills (15-2), 2 p.m. A6: No. 6 Messalonskee (11-6) at No. 2 Hampden Acad. (15-2), 7 p.m., Husson University, Bangor Class B B5: No. 8 MDI (11-7) at No. 4 ...
TV Radio sports schedule for June 8-9, 2013
on June 07, 2013, at 7:15 p.m.
SATURDAY AUTO RACING NASCAR Sprint Cup, Pocono 400 practice, 10 a.m., Speed-TV F-1 Canadian Grand Prix, qualifying, 1 p.m., NBCSP-TV ARCA, RE/MAX Series, Pocono, 1 p.m., Speed-TV IndyCar, Firestone 550, 8:30 p.m., ABC-TV Nationwide Series, Dupont Pioneer 250, 8 p.m., ESPN-TV; WWNZ Veazie (1400 AM) radio BASEBALL, COLLEGE NCAA Super ...
High school team tennis state championship matches moved indoors Saturday
HAMPDEN, Maine — Twelve teams from around the state will converge in search of six state championships Saturday, but they’ll have to play indoors to realize that dream. With rain in the forecast, officials from the Maine Principals’ Association on Friday morning announced a change in venue for the boys ...
Local sports results for June 6, 2013
on June 06, 2013, at 10:15 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Eastern Maine Quarterfinals Wednesday, June 5 Class A A1: No. 1 Oxford Hills 6, No. 8 Brewer 0 A3: No. 6 Messalonskee 3, No. 3 Bangor 2 Thursday, June 6 Class A A2: No. 2 Hampden Acad. 11, No. 7 Lewiston 4 A4: No. 4 Cony 2, ...
TV Radio schedule for June 7, 2013
on June 06, 2013, at 9:25 p.m.
AUTO RACING NASCAR, Camping World Truck Series, WinStar World Casino 400K, 9 p.m., SPEED-TV BASEBALL, COLLEGE LSU vs. OKLAHOMA, 7 p.m., NCAA Super Regional, ESPN-TV CAL STATE FULLERTON vs. UCLA, 7 p.m., NCAA Super Regional, ESPN2-TV BASEBALL, MAJOR LEAGUE LOS ANGELES ANGELS at BOSTON, 7 p.m., NESN-TV; WZON Bangor (620 ...
Local sports results for June 5, 2013
on June 05, 2013, at 10:04 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Eastern Maine Preliminary round Tuesday, June 4 Class A AP1: No. 8 Brewer 1, No. 9 Brunswick (9 inns.) Class B BP1: No. 8 MDI 4, No. 9 Caribou 1 BP2: No. 7 Washington Acad. 12, No. 10 Old Town 4 BP3: No. 11 Nokomis 6, No. ...
Bangor, MDI, George Stevens win boys regional tennis crowns
ORONO, Maine — It was a point that perhaps represented an entire spring of competition between the rival Bangor and Hampden Academy boys tennis teams. Second singles players Josh Audibert of Bangor and Ian Miller of Hampden returned shot after shot, first along the baseline and then near the net, ...
Van Buren, Brunswick, Waterville win Eastern Maine girls tennis titles
ORONO, Maine — The Van Buren girls tennis team had come close to winning a championship before, including a year ago when the Crusaders reached the Eastern Maine Class C final. This spring coach Leah Levasseur’s club completed that mission, defeating Mattanawcook Academy of Lincoln 4-1 on Wednesday at the ...
TV, radio sports schedule for June 6, 2013
on June 05, 2013, at 6:32 p.m.
BASEBALL, HIGH SCHOOL MDI at JOHN BAPST, 2 p.m., WZON Bangor (620 AM) radio; WZON Internet (zoneradio.com) LEWISTON at HAMPDEN, 4 p.m., WEZQ Bangor, (92.9 FM) radio, Internet (929theticket.com) BASEBALL, MAJOR LEAGUE TEXAS at BOSTON, 7 p.m., NESN-TV; WZON Bangor (620 AM), WDEA Ellsworth (1370 AM), WHOU Houlton (100.1 FM), ...
Local sports results for June 4, 2013
on June 04, 2013, at 9:55 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Eastern Maine Preliminary round Tuesday, June 4 Class A AP1: No. 8 Brewer 1, No. 9 Brunswick (9 inns.) Class B BP1: No. 8 MDI 4, No. 9 Caribou 1 BP2: No. 7 Washington Acad. 12, No. 10 Old Town 4 BP3: No. 11 Nokomis 6, No. ...
TV, radio sports schedule for May 5, 2013
on June 04, 2013, at 6:10 p.m.
BASEBALL, HIGH SCHOOL MESSALONSKEE at BANGOR, 4:15 p.m., WZON Bangor (620 AM) radio; WZON Internet (zoneradio.com), WEZQ Bangor, (92.9 FM) radio, Internet (929theticket.com) BASEBALL, MAJOR LEAGUE TEXAS at BOSTON, 7 p.m., NESN-TV; ESPN2-TV; WZON Bangor (620 AM), WDEA Ellsworth (1370 AM), WHOU Houlton (100.1 FM), WQDY Calais (92.7 FM), ...
Local Sports results for June 3, 2013
on June 03, 2013, at 10:14 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Eastern Maine Preliminary round Tuesday, June 4 Class A AP1: No. 9 Brunswick (5-11) at No. 8 Brewer (6-10), 6 p.m. Class B BP1: No. 9 Caribou (11-5) at No. 8 MDI (9-7), 3 p.m. BP2: No. 10 Old Town (7-9) at No. 7 Washington Acad. (10-6) ...
Local sports results for June 2, 2013
on June 02, 2013, at 10:23 p.m.
Tennis HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS Class A semifinal: Brunswick 4, Brewer 1 Singles: Maisie Silverman (BRUN) def. Ashleigh Gibula 6-0, 6-0; Ali Stankiewicz (BRUN) def. Claire Valley 6-1, 6-1; Leah Soloway (BRUN) def. Megan Libby 6-4, 6-1; doubles: Hannah Bobker-Samiera MacMullen (BRUN) def. Catelyn Kimball- Hannah Dalton 4-6, 6-2, 6-2; Laura ...
Different lineup, same results for undefeated Bangor boys tennis program
BANGOR, Maine — As the only returning starter from last year’s Eastern Maine Class A champion Bangor High School boys tennis team, Sam Bolduc greeted the current season with modest expectations. And justifiably so. Bolduc, a junior, was being asked to make the considerable leap from playing third singles as ...
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Lincoln Academy’s Jordan Friedland, Olivia Leavitt of Falmouth win state singles tennis titles
PORTLAND, Maine — Last spring Jordan Friedland won the state schoolboy tennis singles championship for himself. On Wednesday afternoon the top-seeded senior from Lincoln Academy in Newcastle shared that success while winning a second straight state crown with a 6-3, 6-0 victory over second-ranked Brendan McCarthy of Falmouth. The title ...
Maine high school tennis teams begin quests for regional, state titles
The high school team tennis tournament gets underway this week with regional preliminary-round matches scheduled around the state Monday and Tuesday as the first step in crowning state champions. Here’s a look at each division. Class A boys Defending state champion Gorham and 2012 Eastern Maine champion Bangor both enter ...
Local sports results for May 27, 2013
on May 28, 2013, at 6:33 a.m.
Tourney scoreboard High school tennis Team championships BOYS EASTERN MAINE Preliminary round Tuesday, May 28 Class B BP1: No. 9 Old Town (5-7) at No. 8 Presque Isle (7-5) BP2: No. 10 Foxcroft Acad. (10-2) at No. 7 Oceanside (9-3) BP3: No. 11 Washington Acad. (6-6) at No. 6 Camden ...
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