SACO — Mark Anthoine pushed through the double doors from the locker room area at the MHG Ice Centre on Tuesday clutching an energy drink and breathing heavily. Out of his hockey uniform but still drenched in sweat, he greeted everyone holding a camera or a microphone with a smile. And a pause. “Sorry, I’m […]
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Field hockey: Hornets come alive in second half, top Black Bears
“None of her shots were hard shots,” Ward-McLean said. “She just stayed low and was in a good position.” Three of Belaire’s tips and touches beat Maranacook keeper Autumn Munn in the second half and Sadie Royer added another goal in the first half as the host Leavitt Hornets topped the Black Bears 4-0 Thursday […]
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Bear hunt begins Monday
RUMFORD — Maine’s black bear hunting season starts at 5:19 a.m. on Monday for those who stalk or still-hunt and use bait. Bait season runs through Sept. 20, whereas stalking season ends on Nov. 29, the same day the regular firearms season for deer ends. Bear trapping season runs from Sept. 1 through Oct. 31 […]
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Maine’s chief bear biologist shares knowledge at Trappers Weekend in Bethel
BETHEL — By about 9 a.m. on Saturday, a standing-room-only crowd gathered under a large blue canopy at Neil Olson’s 38th annual New England Trappers Weekend. They came to listen raptly to Randy Cross, a premier bear trapper in North America and the chief bear biologist with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife […]
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College baseball: Local UMaine players remember their legendary coach
The men from central and western Maine who played baseball for John Winkin at the University of Maine said Sunday they are mourning the loss of a great teacher and mentor with an unequaled passion and mind for the game “It’s a sad day, because he was great man,” said Bill Reynolds, who played catcher […]
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Legendary Maine baseball coach Dr. John Winkin dies at 94
When John Winkin was coaching the University of Maine’s baseball team, he was jogging with veteran broadcaster George Hale in South Carolina during a baseball trip. Hale asked him when he was going to retire. Winkin ignored the question and they kept jogging. A little while later, Hale posed the question again. Winkin ignored him […]
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Bear encounters start early in White Mountain National Forest
Encounters with black bears have begun early in the White Mountain National Forest. That’s prompting forest officials to alert the camping public and back-country visitors and recreationists and to educate them on proper food storage to try to curb the problem. “We have already begun to see an increase with bear incidents reported in campgrounds […]
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H.S. lacrosse: Maranacook/Winthrop falls to Yarmouth in East B semifinal
Despite controlling most of their draws, the Maranacook/Winthrop Hawks lost possession in the moments following those faceoff wins with more regularity than they’d care to admit. More than a few of those missed possessions turned into Yarmouth goals as the No. 4 Clippers toppled the No. 1 Hawks, 10-7, in their Eastern Class B semifinal […]
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UMaine fires Woodward as basketball coach
ORONO — There was another departure from the University of Maine men’s basketball program on Monday. This time, on the heels of a dismal 6-23 season and in the wake of three high-profile players requesting a transfer in the last three weeks, it was head coach Ted Woodward. UMaine President Paul Ferguson announced Monday that […]
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Boys’ Western C Final: Flyers ground Black Bears
AUGUSTA — Waynflete got a taste of what winning its first Western Class C title would be like in 2013. But that taste turned sour when the Flyers lost to Boothbay in the regional final. This time, the Flyers were able to savor the sweetness of victory. Serge Nyirikamba, the tournament’s most outstanding player, tallied […]