The Dragons ride a fast start and strong goaltending from Mickaela Aschbrenner to a Class B preliminary-round win.
Dave Dyer
Staff Writer
Dave Dyer is in his second stint with the Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel. Dave was previously with the company from 2012-2015 and returned in late 2016. He spent most of 2016 doing freelance sports writing in Seattle, Washington. During that time, Dave had articles published by the Seattle Times, covering the Seattle Marathon, the Seattle Storm of the National Women’s Basketball League (WNBA) and Seattle Reign FC of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). He also collaborated with the U.S. Olympic website, teamusa.org, interviewing some of the key athletes of the 2016 Summer Olympics, including Michael Phelps, Simone Manuel, Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, Sue Bird and Breanna Stewart.
Before his first stint in Augusta, Dave was a Sports Writer for the Biddeford Journal Tribune from 2009-2012.
A native Mainer, Dave was raised in North Waterboro and graduated from Massabesic High School. He is a graduate of Plymouth State University in New Hampshire, where he was a quarterback on the football team from 2004-2007.
Dave lives in Brunswick. He has a daughter, Scout. He also has two dogs, a Yorkshire terrier named Humphrey and a German shepherd mix named Nanook.
Wrestling: Close matches prevalent at New England qualifier
When the top Maine wrestlers come together, only two matchups in the finals are settled by pins.
Saturday’s high school roundup: Seacoast Christian moves on in boys’ basketball
The Guardians use a late surge to beat Forest Hills in a Class D South quarterfinal, 78-67.
Seacoast Christian pulls away from Forest Hills in D South
Crusaders finish strong to drop Tigers from tourney.
Girls’ basketball: Nokomis ousts Camden Hills
The third-seeded Warriors advance to the Class A North semifinals with a 55-41 win.
Ski notebook: Recovery comes full circle for Mt. Blue’s Ramsey with win at Sassi Memorial
The senior missed KVACs and Class A championships because of mononucleosis.