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After shaky start, MPBN again televises basketball tournament games
Viewers tuning in to watch high school basketball tourney games on MPBN-TV on Wednesday may have encountered some confusion about what channel was showing games from Bangor and Augusta, but those early problems should be resolved, according to Gil Maxwell, the network’s chief technology officer. “The first day is always …
Top-seeded Presque Isle girls roll to semifinal showdown against Foxcroft
BANGOR, Maine — In a tourney with top seeds falling, the No. 1 Presque Isle Wildcats showed early they wouldn’t join that unenviable club as they rolled to a 67-42 girls basketball victory over the No. 9 Gardiner Tigers in an East Class B quarterfinal Saturday at the Cross Insurance …
Katahdin Girls Basketball 38 at Fort Fairfield 64
By Larry Gardner on Feb. 11, 2014, at 6 p.m.
At Fort Fairfield, the No. 3 Tigers led from the start to pick up a Class D prelim win over the No. 14 Katahdin Cougars. Fort (14-5) was led by sophomore Taylor Churchill’s 13 points and senior Logan Bubar had 12 points. Janae Libby added 9 points while Whitney McNamee …
Former major league pitcher, Bangor High graduate Matt Kinney named Hermon High baseball coach
Former major league pitcher Matt Kinney has been named the new varsity baseball coach at Hermon High School, according to Hermon athletic director Stephanie Biberstein. Kinney, a former Bangor High School star who was drafted in the sixth round by the Boston Red Sox in 1995, was approved as the …
Former UMaine goalie Howard named to U.S. hockey team for Winter Olympics
By BDN Staff and Wire Reports on Jan. 01, 2014, at 6:56 p.m.
Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard, a former University of Maine standout, was one of three goalies named Wednesday for the U.S. men’s hockey team for the upcoming Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Howard, 29, is not having the best season of his NHL career, and could be the U.S. …
Sports briefs for Dec. 15, 2013
Four UMaine players gain All-America honors ORONO — Four members of the University of Maine football team have been named to the All-America teams selected by Beyond Sports Network, a website that covers college football. Senior tight end Justin Perillo was named to BSN’s All-America second team. Senior offensive lineman …
Sports briefs for Nov. 20, 2013
Maine football fans invited to Sunday selection show ORONO, Maine — University of Maine football fans are invited to watch the NCAA Selection Show on Sunday morning at Memorial Union. Maine has clinched the Colonial Athletic Association title and will learn of its postseason matchup when the show is telecast …
Maine Principals’ Association announces times, sites of state title football games
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Principals’ Association has announced the sites and times of the four high school football state championship games. Friday, Nov. 22, at University of Maine, Orono Class B — 7:06 p.m., Cony High School vs. Kennebunk High School. Saturday, Nov. 23, at Fitzpatrick Stadium, Portland Class …
Washington Academy Football 21 at Mattanawcook Academy 22
By Ryan Ward on Nov. 04, 2013, at 7 p.m.
At Lincoln on Saturday, the MA Lynx overcame four first-half turnovers, six total turnovers, and a 21-0 halftime deficit to rally for an LTC quarterfinal victory. The comeback was culminated with a Trysten Pelkey to Trevor Sutherland 65-yard touchdown pass with 2:55 left in the game. Pelkey passed for 226 …
UMaine student held on murder charge in connection with stabbing in Florida
Police investigating body found near Walmart in Bangor
Men charged in Bangor triple slaying expected to be tried together in April before one jury
Mill to add 2 tissue machines, 80 jobs in Washington County
Scarborough native to pitch his ‘bed head’ remover on ABC reality show ‘Shark Tank’
Maine’s Medicaid program is in perpetual crisis. Don’t let expansion make it worse.
There’s a little more hope for Maine’s struggling homeowners
Protesting doesn’t reduce abortion. Effective birth control does.
Everything, including ‘right to work,’ should be on the table in a conversation about Maine jobs
Former WABI-TV sports co-anchor Nick Coit lands TV job in Providence
Inexperience, porous defense plagued UMaine men’s basketball team in dismal season
Sources: Pro Bowl cornerback Darrelle Revis signs 1-year, $12 million deal with Patriots
Couple gives former Blue Hill school to Bagaduce Music Lending Library
Kidney donor from Veazie, recipient from Caribou form special bond