A new outdoor court is dedicated at Fox Field for futsal – a version of soccer that’s played on a hard surface with a smaller ball and five players to a side.
John Terhune
As a member of METLN's quick strike investigations team, John writes about everything from gun legislation to housing. He previously spent a year on a deep-dive investigation of the Lewiston mass shooting as part of the Press Herald's collaboration with Frontline and Maine Public. A Waterville native, John has degrees from Middlebury College and Boston University and spends his free time going to the movies, practicing the guitar and defusing arguments at men's league soccer games.
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UMaine women excel on the basketball court. They’re even better in the classroom.
The Black Bears had a collective 3.90 GPA in the 2020-21 school year, best of any women’s basketball team in the nation. No other program in Maine’s conference placed in the top 25.
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New England Forest Rally returns to western Maine this weekend
Approximately 90 cars will navigate the treacherous corners of logging roads near Sunday River during the 30th annual auto race.
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Portland Rising set to host Maine’s first pro Ultimate games
Portland Rising, Maine’s first professional sports team featuring women and nonbinary athletes, will host the Premier Ultimate League International Tournament in August.
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Women to swim, bike and run for cancer cure in virtual triathlon
Hundreds of women are set to compete in Tri for a Cure, which has adopted a virtual format for the second straight year.
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Pro bowlers feed off the energy of fans at Bayside Bowl
The Professional Bowlers Association returned to Portland to host televised events during a weeklong stay that ended Sunday.
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Sanford Mainers feature local baseball talent this summer
Some of Maine’s top collegians are playing in the wood-bat New England Collegiate Baseball League.
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PBA Tour returns to Bayside Bowl for three events this week
It will mark the first time the Professional Bowlers Association competes in front of fans since the start of the pandemic.