Ernie Clark
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Brewer football coach Don Farnham steps down
BREWER, Maine — Don Farnham, who guided Brewer High School through a series of transitions within Maine’s high school football landscape during the last eight years, has stepped down as the Witches’ head coach. “It’s one of the hardest things I’ve ever done,” said Farnham. “I’ve just come to a …
MPA to conduct survey to gauge interest in 5-class format for high school basketball
AUGUSTA, Maine — A possible five-class format for Maine high school basketball will be among the topics on a survey the classification committee of the Maine Principals’ Association soon will distribute to school officials around the state. Declining student enrollments and the southward migration of the state’s population have swelled …
High school pitchers, catchers start preseason workouts despite lingering winter conditions
BANGOR, Maine — Record-breaking low temperatures buffeted by chilling northwest wind gusted over fields of play blanketed by a deep, hard pack of snow — not exactly ideal conditions for the boys of summer as the last full week of March commenced. “It was really cold,” said Justin Courtney, a …
Hampden’s Gilpin perseveres through family tragedy
HAMPDEN, Maine — Perhaps no basketball game during the last three winters epitomizes the fullness of Zach Gilpin’s personality more than this year’s Eastern Maine Class A final. Yet the career-high 38 points he scored while leading Hampden Academy past Oxford Hills of South Paris were but a modest part …
New high school football rule tackles safety; measure penalizes hits to the head
Reducing the risk of concussions and other forms of head trauma has been one of the major topics of conversation within all levels of the football world in recent years. Now the National Federation of State High School Associations has addressed it through its rulemaking process. Seeking to limit contact …
Title fights, comebacks mark New England Fights XIII card
LEWISTON, Maine — Two title fights and two comeback attempts are among the 20 bouts announced this week for New England Fights’ next mixed martial arts card scheduled for May 10 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. Six professional bouts and 14 amateur matchups are slated for NEF XIII, which is …
Hampden’s Gilpin named state’s Gatorade boys basketball player of the year
Zach Gilpin, who led Hampden Academy to its third consecutive Eastern Maine Class A championship this winter, was named the 2013-14 Gatorade Maine Boys Basketball Player of the Year on Friday morning. The 6-foot-5-inch senior forward is the first Hampden player to win the statewide Gatorade award for boys basketball. …
Ellsworth High School runner Looker shines at indoor track nationals
Ellsworth High School senior Aleta Looker established a new state-best time in the 800-meter run over the weekend while racing to a seventh-place finish at the New Balance Indoor Nationals track and field championships at the New York Armory. Looker was timed in 2 minutes, 11.58 seconds while placing sixth …
Brewer High School developing athletic hall of fame
BREWER, Maine — Dave Utterback is in just his second year as the athletic administrator at Brewer High School, but it’s been long enough for him to get a strong sense for the passion that follows the history of the school’s athletic program. That’s prompted Utterback and others in the …
After victory over Davis, Brewer’s Sanders looks ahead to New England Fights MMA title bout
BANGOR, Maine — “The” Ryan Sanders is busy preparing for his New England Fights welterweight title rematch against Brazilian Gil de Freitas, but it’s hard for him not to reflect occasionally on his most significant mixed martial arts victory to date. For while the end came suddenly, the Brewer fighter’s …
McAuley’s Allie Clement wins second straight Gatorade girls basketball player of the year honor
Allie Clement has added yet another postseason award. The senior guard from Catherine McAuley High School in Portland, who last Friday was recognized as the state’s Miss Basketball after leading the Lions to their fourth consecutive Class A state championship, has been named the Gatorade Maine Girls Basketball Player of …
Easton boys, Falmouth girls honored with basketball ‘team of the year’ awards
Good teamwork often transcends the specific arena of competition, a fact that led to the Easton High School boys basketball team and the Falmouth High School girls squad being named recipients of the annual Maine Red Claws/Maine McDonald’s Team of the Year Award. The awards are presented to one boys …
Dedication, drive propel Bangor swimmer Waddell to All-American status
BANGOR, Maine — Emma Waddell has rewritten record books and won numerous awards while emerging as an All-America swimmer competing for Bangor High School and the Bangor Y during the past four years. But in her final major meet before turning her attention to the collegiate ranks, the prize in …
Grade’s overtime goal lifts Falmouth by St. Dominic for second straight Class A hockey state title
LEWISTON, Maine — Jake Grade wasn’t always in the right place during overtime of Saturday night’s Class A ice hockey state championship game. First he was in the penalty box, then he was on the ice courtesy of a good hit by a St. Dominic of Auburn defender. But moments …
Messalonskee surges past Gorham to win first Class B ice hockey state crown
LEWISTON, Maine — The difference between the Messalonskee Eagles and the rest of the state’s Class B ice hockey world is pretty basic — too much firepower. Brothers Jared Cunningham and Chase Cunningham scored second-period goals to snap a 1-1 stalemate and Messalonskee went on to add three late goals …
McAuley’s Allie Clement, Bonny Eagle’s Dustin Cole receive state’s Miss, Mr. Basketball awards
BANGOR, Maine — Allie Clement faced few pitfalls during her four-year high school basketball career. Her teams at Catherine McAuley High School of Portland finished with an 83-3 record, including a 56-game winning streak and a 16-0 mark in tournament play that led to four consecutive Class A state championships. …
State’s Mr., Miss Basketball awards sport rich history
BANGOR, Maine — Forty different Maine high schools have had a player named either Mr. or Miss Basketball since Tim Scott of Ellsworth and Julie Bradstreet of Central Aroostook of Mars Hill won the inaugural awards in 1988. When the 2014 recipients are announced Friday night, Hampden Academy or Catherine …
Attendance bump, positive reviews mark basketball tourney debut at Cross Insurance Center
BANGOR, Maine — Attendance for the Eastern Maine Classes B, C and D high school basketball tournament experienced a healthy increase during its first year at the Cross Insurance Center. While exact final figures aren’t in yet, tournament co-directors Jerry Goss and Norris Nickerson estimated an increase of 2,000 over …
Maine athletes earn top-five finishes at New England track and field championships
The third-place finish in the boys two-mile run turned in by Ellsworth’s Dan Curts at last weekend’s New England Interscholastic Track and Field Championships was one of five top-five finishes by Maine competitors at the meet. Among the other top Maine performers, Brewer senior Synclaire Tasker finished third in the …
Second-period surge propels Messalonskee by Presque Isle for third straight Eastern B hockey crown
ORONO, Maine — Messalonskee of Oakland is the class of Eastern Maine B ice hockey once again. Brothers Jared and Chase Cunningham combined for five goals and six assists Tuesday night and coach Mike Latendresse’s top-ranked Eagles used a five-goal second-period blitz to pull away from No. 2 Presque Isle …
Man choking on coffee crashes pickup truck on I-395 in Brewer, loses washer and dryer
Maine to begin adding photos to public assistance cards in Bangor
‘Oh my God, we are dead meat’: NH snowmobilers face off with Maine moose
Nine new LePage vetoes include lawmakers’ changes to his mining and educator evaluation rules
BDN’s logic on Medicaid expansion ignores history
How Maine can shut the revolving door of incarceration for young adult offenders
Biding time: Can Maine shorten its waitlists for disabled residents seeking support services?
High tides cause Kenduskeag canoe race to be shortened by 1 mile
Mainer running Boston Marathon to honor cancer victim from Old Town
Nova Scotia’s MacLean captures sixth straight Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race
Junior college transfer Bella Swan joins UMaine women’s basketball team
Butterfield, Kinney, Casavant among Maine Baseball Hall of Fame inductees
What do eggs have to do with it? Five myths about Easter
Acclaimed painter and part-time Maine resident Jon Imber dies
Traffic congestion caused by Bangor’s entertainment venues is a good problem to have