Maine’s fledgling college summer league team loses its eighth straight despite taking an early lead.
Mike Lowe
When Mike Lowe joined the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram’s staff in 1982, he never thought he was setting roots. But he learned to love Maine, its people, its games and, especially, its stories.
It’s hard to say what he covers because, well, he covers everything. Over the years he’s been fortunate to witness some of the biggest sports events in Maine and elsewhere, from the Little League World Series to the actual World Series, from an NCAA ice hockey championship for Maine to an AHL championship for the Portland Pirates, from seven Super Bowls for the Patriots to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
He’s interviewed stars and personalities such as Muhammad Ali, Tom Brady, Seth Wescott, Michael Phelps, Ian Crocker, Paul Kariya, Julia Clukey, Kevin “Killer” Kaminski and Joan Benoit Samuelson. Yet his favorite stories often involve Maine high school sports and the passion they stir. Nothing compares to the bond between a high school and its town.
He collects comic books, loves listening to the Red Sox on the radio on a warm summer night or leaning back in his recliner with a good book. He also loves, absolutely loves, chocolate-covered peanuts.
A native of New Bedford, Mass., he lives in Saco with his wife Tracie and has three children and four grandchildren.
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Softball: Back atop Class A, that’s Storm
Mo Hannan completes a dazzling playoff pitching run for Scarborough.
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Class A softball: Hannan hurls Scarborough to title
Mo Hannan pitches a two-hitter and strikes out 10 as the Red Storm blank Messalonskee, 5-0.
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Through it all, they reached the softball state finals
Some of the teams who will be playing for titles were little-known and little-regarded in April.
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Class C Softball: Rebels come back twiceto pass the Bucs
Telstar ends Georges Valley’s athletic history and heads to a third straight state final.
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High School Softball: Scarborough shuts downRed Riots in regional final
The Red Storm take a 1-0 win over South Portland and will face Messalonskee for the Class A state title.
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Western Class B softball final: Fryeburg’s title streak reaches four with a 6-1 victory
STANDISH — The T-shirts worn by the Fryeburg Academy softball players and fans have a very simple message: “We’ve got swagger.” It’s not bragging when you can back it up. And Tuesday night, that’s exactly what the Raiders did. Top-ranked Fryeburg Academy won its fourth consecutive Western Class B championship, getting a brilliant pitching performance […]
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Maine high school MVPs up for Athlete of Year
The most valuable players from eight spring sports have earned a shot at the year-end award.
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Class B baseball: Momentum shifts, Yarmouth moves on
A two-out rally lifts the Clippers to a 4-1 victory over Lincoln Academy.
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Red Riots seek a repeat
Alexis Bogdanovich and Katlin Norton have known each other forever, it seems. Great friends, they’ve played softball together since Little League — Bogdanovich the pitcher, Norton the catcher.
Now seniors at South Portland High, they realize they have a chance to end their playing days together in style.