Account Subscription: ACTIVE
Account Subscription: INACTIVE
Account Subscription: REGISTERED
Questions about your account? Our customer service team can be reached at circulation@metln.org during business hours at (207) 791-6000.
Kevin Thomas does not always write about baseball. It just seems that way, starting with his early days covering spring training for the St. Petersburg Times, to his current role of bi-locating at both Hadlock Field and Fenway Park, reporting on the Portland Sea Dogs and Boston Red Sox. In the off-season, he still writes about baseball, while venturing to hockey rinks and basketball arenas, especially when it comes to the University of Maine and local colleges. Thomas has received awards for his work, but his greatest prize is home, which includes one patient wife, nine children and an aging chocolate Labrador.
After taking an 11-0 lead, the Bowdoin College women’s basketball team looked in danger of losing its advantage Tuesday night.
The University of New England closed to 18-13, aided by three 3-pointers.
Polar Bears Coach Adrienne Shibles called a timeout. The Bowdoin players got a quick refresher on defense, and they listened well.
Greely High boys’ basketball coach Ken Marks gathered close to 50 players at center court Monday. He went over what would happen over the next two hours, and he told them that after today’s practice, they would know if they made one of three teams.
It was a scene played out in high school gyms across the state as the winter sports season officially opened. Basketball, boys’ hockey, indoor track, swimming, wrestling and cheerleading could all begin practice Monday. Girls’ hockey started official practices on Nov. 8 while skiing’s official start date is Dec. 6.
For basketball, boys’ ice hockey, swimming, wrestling and indoor track, the regular season can begin on Dec. 10. Girls’ ice hockey can start its games for real this Friday.
The team recovers from an opening-night loss to make the bigger plays in the fourth quarter.
Katie Bergeron has progressed from a quiet freshman to a senior leader whose passions happen to include basketball.
With a band of quick, swarming guards, the University of Southern Maine women’s basketball team pounced on loose balls, deflected passes and tried to shake up the University of New England.
Lesser teams have folded under the Huskies’ pressure.
But UNE has mighty expectations this year, and the Nor’easters stood their ground, topping USM 89-79 Monday night at Hill Gymnasium in the season opener for both teams.
They have to bus 35 minutes to practice, across the state line to an ice rink that is not fully enclosed.
For the York High girls’ hockey players, these are minor inconveniences.
“Sometimes, the fog rolls in and you can’t see the other side, but it’s hockey,” said junior Nicci Heroux.
The Warriors, who lost in the Class C boys’ soccer final last year, end NYA’s late-season surge.
Girls’ Soccer: Kara Singleton and Emily Lane prove too tough to stop as Sacopee wins Class C in OT.
Scarborough wins its first Class A state championship; Falmouth’s girls capture Class B state title with 1-0 win over Caribou; Sacopee Valley wins the Class C state title with a 2-1 OT win over Fort Kent.
Mountain Valley rolls past Falmouth with an eye on the Warriors and the Western Class B final.
