Softball: Julia Geaumont’s key hit and clutch pitching send No. 2 McAuley to its first loss.
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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Report: Claws talking to Pearl
The team has talked with former Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl about its vacant coaching position.
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Red Claws in talks with former Tenn. coach
Bruce Pearl, a Boston native, has expressed interest in coaching Portland’s NBA Development League team.
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College Connections: She enjoys sharing her latest feat
Track is very much an individual sport. You race against the clock or try to leap, jump or throw longer or higher than your previous best. But for Brown University senior Brynn Smith, her latest and possibly greatest achievement was definitely a team thing. In the recent Ivy League Heptagonal Championships, Smith won the hammer […]
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Greely loses girls’ basketball coach
Bill Goodman, who had a 51-11 record in three seasons, still has an interest in coaching.
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It’s super cool!
Meet artists! Writers! Even publishers! Sunday at the Maine Comics Art Festival!
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Bad weather casting a cloud over high school schedules
Some teams have gone back to indoor practices while waiting for a chance to resume the games.
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They’re for real, those Clippers
A year ago, this is a game the Yarmouth High softball team might have lost. Cape Elizabeth had runners on all game, a base hit away from scoring. But these are not the Clippers of years past.
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Softball Notebook: Fryeburg’s on the road to another championship
Tucked along the New Hampshire border, Fryeburg Academy has become the unlikeliest softball dynasty in the state. Under Fred Apt, the Raiders have won three consecutive Western Class B championships — the first two turning into state titles — and seem favored for a fourth based on their 12-0 record after a home victory Wednesday […]
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Back to Orono for Amy Vachon
Sometimes life comes at you really quickly.
A week ago, Amy Vachon was very content with her life as a Westbrook Middle School guidance counselor and head basketball coach at McAuley High in Portland. Today, she is the first addition to Richard Barron’s new coaching staff at the University of Maine.
The Black Bears announced Monday that Vachon, a 2000 UMaine graduate, was hired as an assistant women’s basketball coach.