This is Pine Tree Academy’s first year in Class D, but already the Breakers of Freeport are proving to be a team to beat. Going into today’s game against Acadia Christian, the Breakers are 9-0, outscoring opponents, 59-6. Previously the Breakers played in the co-ed Christian league, but Coach Leszek Krzywon said the sport was […]
Deirdre Fleming
Deirdre Fleming covers the outdoors for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, and has been a newspaper reporter in Maine for 25 years - and an outdoor writer for the past 20. During that time, she’s seen biologists trap 500-pound bear, watched fishermen land high-jumping makos, camped on Moosehead Lake in the winter, and retraced Gov. Percival Baxter’s first trip to Mt. Katahdin. She is often asked, but still does not know her favorite wildland in Maine. A graduate of Georgetown University and the University of Missouri, she lives with her husband in Buxton near the Saco River, where they both fly fish.
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Boys’ Soccer Notebook: Ellsworth coach makes it to a milestone
The numbers running around Ellsworth boys’ soccer coach Brian Higgins’ mind this week go beyond his 9-0 record, or even the 500th win he notched last Wednesday. What Higgins was thinking when he came off Del Luce Stadium in Ellsworth after hitting the 500 mark with his team’s 7-0 win over Hermon was the 100 […]
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Maine guide gets star turn
Baline Anthony of Benton hopes to entertain and educate in a TV show about Maine’s black bears.
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Volleyball Notebook: Greely eliminates mistakes, and the wins have come
Greely volleyball coach Kevin Hasch is feeling pretty relaxed with his Rangers holding an 8-0 record with five games left in the regular season. “We are running plays we normally don’t run until the end of the season. That’s very good,” Hasch said. Falmouth Coach Gary Powers said as much about Greely’s win streak. “They […]
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Field Hockey Notebook: Shortage of officials leads to creative scheduling
Athletic directors, field hockey coaches and field hockey officials will be paying close attention to weather forecasts the rest of the season. October normally brings rain. And postponements are going to cause scheduling headaches. That’s because field hockey officials are in short supply this fall. According to Sue Weatherbie, the game official assigner for Western […]
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Girls’ Soccer Notebook: Sanford has offense to test defenses
The Sanford girls’ soccer team was more defensive minded in the past. But this year with high-scoring juniors, Coach Kendra Brown’s team is piling up goals to fuel its fast start. Sanford scored 29 goals in the first five games for a 4-1 start. In the first four games the Redskins scored 20 goals compared […]
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Maine Streets: Fort Kent
Bound by a shared heritage and love for the outdoors, ‘big-hearted’ residents keep this northern border town warm and welcoming year-round.
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Ploy to save family potato farm blossoms into ploye festival
FORT KENT – The Fort Kent Ploye Festival is held each August in conjunction with the local muskie fishing derby to celebrate summer and draw tourists. But what this eight-year-old tradition really does is retell an important local story. About 20 years ago, Fort Kent had as many as 40 potato farmers. Today, there are […]
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High School Volleyball: Still driven, but taking slightly different route
The death of a friend has softened Coach Jon Roberts, but not his demand for excellence.
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Signs of more bears raise prospect of spring hunt
A state expert expects population growth will increase hunting, and guides welcome the idea.