The motivation for nearly 90 recent high school graduates to sacrifice a midsummer week to participate in the Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic takes on several forms. Read More
Coach Dave Morris’ club took a 15-0 record into Tuesday evening’s scheduled regular-season finale against Quirk Motor City. Read More
Matt Fleming already has had a highly decorated high school basketball career with a year still to go. Read More
The University of Maine men’s and women’s basketball teams are well represented at the FIBA Under-20 European Championships. Read More
Maine native Ben True, the 2017 race runner-up, and two-time U.S. Olympian Molly Huddle, the reigning American record holder in the women’s 10,000-meter run, are among 46 professionals who will compete at the 21st TD Beach to Beacon 10K Aug. 4. Read More
Among the fights is a lightweight battle announced Monday that marks the return of undefeated Josh Harvey of Young’s MMA in Bangor to the cage after a more than 16-month absence due to an anterior cruciate ligament knee injury. Read More
With the decision to be homeschooled for high school, the opportunity to continue playing at the interscholastic level faded away for Matt Cunningham. But he never stopped working on his game. Read More
Two Eastern Maine teams will head to Portland next Tuesday to show that American Legion baseball remains alive and well in other parts of the state. Read More
One of the biggest challenges faced by the Bangor High School boys basketball team last winter concerned depth, with plenty of inexperience to be found on a seniorless roster. Read More
A trip to California doesn’t seem out of the norm for summer vacation. But for Bruce Boyington, it’s all about business. Read More
There was no going out on a limb in suggesting that the Bangor-based Coffee News Comrades Senior American Legion baseball team would be strong this summer. Read More
The Husson University men’s basketball team continued to bolster its frontcourt depth for the coming season with the recent commitment to the program of 6-foot-5 forward Brett Cunningham of Harrah, Oklahoma. Read More
“I skied pretty well, had some OK stages and was in the mix. ... I needed one final, definitive end.” Read More
Former University of Maine assistant men’s basketball coach Tyler Schlegel has landed a new job in a similar capacity at Division III Bridgewater (Virginia) College. Read More
While playing state championship contests at neutral sites is the norm in Maine, scheduling regional championship games at neutral locations also is not uncommon in many activities. Read More
Dana Corey, who this spring guided the Brewer High School baseball team to its first state championship, has been named the state’s coach of the year, the American Family Insurance All-USA Maine Baseball Team announced Thursday. Read More
High school wrestling has struggled for years to maintain a foothold in Greater Bangor because of limited participation, but an effort to build support for the sport at the youth level is working to gain traction in the Queen City. Read More
Transferring student-athletes are part of the puzzle for NCAA Division I athletic programs around the country, and the University of Maine is no exception. Read More
It has been a tough offseason for the top two returning players in the Bangor High School boys basketball program, Matthew Fleming and Damien Vance. Read More
Kate Hall already is a national champion long jumper at both the high school and collegiate levels. Read More
