UMaine-Farmginton’s McKenna Brodeur runs with ball toward an eventual score against Thomas in the first half of Sunday’s NAC championship game in Waterville. Thomas’ Taznae Fubler is at left. (David Leaming/Morning Sentinel) After a difficult start to the season, the University of Maine at Farmington women’s soccer team courageously did an about-face, won a majority […]
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Roger R. Perreault Youth Bowling Scholarship Tournament winners
The annual Roger R. Perreault Youth Bowling Scholarship Tournament was recently held at Sparetime Recreation in Lewiston. Teams had one adult and one youth bowler. From left are second-place winners Brooke Gervais and Brooke Leger; third-place winners Anita Morin and Ben Belanger; and tournament champions Bob Violette and Noah Flanigan. Scholarships will be awarded to […]
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Hockey players win trip to NHL All-Star Game
Four 10-year-old hockey players from Lewiston and Auburn will fly on Thursday to Tampa Bay for the National Hockey League All-Star Weekend. Maine Gladiators Tier II Squirt teammates, Axel Favreau, Ryan Mileikis, Will Routhier and Ace Watson earned the all-expense trip by winning the Boston Bruins’ Mini One-on-One Tournament at the TD Garden on Jan. 14. […]
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State Legion tournament: Farnham, Coffee News hold off another Bessey Motors comeback
BANGOR — Bessey Motors’ flare for late-inning dramatics in the post-season carried over into its state American Legion tournament opener on Wednesday. But tempting fate only gets one so far in a double-elimination tournament, as Bessey learned Thursday. Gary Farnham tossed 8 1/3 shutout innings and Noah Missbrenner closed it out with the tying runs in […]
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State Legion tournament: Pastime hunts down a big win
BANGOR — When a baseball team is desperately searching for a win to survive the double-elimination state American Legion tournament, it helps to have a Hunter in the lineup. Having two is even better, as Pastime Club demonstrated Thursday. Hunter Landry went 4-for-4 with two RBIs and Hunter Richardson stymied Brewer hitters for 8 1/3 innings […]
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The Hot Corner: So you're saying there's a chance? Well, no
Statistics, culture and psychology fascinate me. By extension, I’ll never be able to quit sports, which are more inseparably intertwined with those concepts than ever before. I saw an informational graphic this past week. It was released by the NCAA. You might have heard that the organization has this little tournament going on right now. […]
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American Legion baseball: Rogers roughs up Bessey
Rogers Post plated 11 runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to beat Bessey Motors 13-1 in the American Legion semifinals at Auburn Suburban on Tuesday. With the victory, Rogers advances to the Zone 2 championship and clinches a state tournament berth. Defense ruled the first five-and-a-half innings of Tuesday’s game as second-seeded Rogers held […]
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Par for the Course: Lesson learned in rules conundrum
The rules of golf can be frustrating, cruel and complicated, and there are times when they can put golfers in an embarrassing position. Just ask Will Kannegieser of Minot, who plays out of Martindale. He played in the 52nd annual Paul Bunyan Tournament, held June 19 at Penobscot Valley and on June 20 at Falmouth. […]
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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: Black Fly Tourney draws grapplers to Rangeley
For the better part of a decade, Shawn Smith taught kids the art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in the small town of Rangeley. He worked with between 15 to 20 kids for years but regretted not being able to take them to various competitions. Opportunity to compete in tournaments proved too costly and too far […]
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Lions Tournament to start in Auburn Saturday
AUBURN — The 44th Annual Lions Tournament will start this Saturday, Feb. 13, with hockey games scheduled over the following four days. This is the longest-running youth hockey tournament in the country, according to Lions International. All games will be played at the Norway Savings Bank Arena at 985 Turner St., with the first game […]