The Lions roll past South Portland, earning another shot at the team that ended its bid for a perfect regular season.
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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Western Class B boys: Practice pays for Wildcats
York’s intense preparation for Leavitt pays off with a victory and a berth in the semifinals.
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Western Class B boys: Capers get through tough challenge
Wells plays its ‘best game,’ but Cape rallies from a seven-point deficit in the fourth quarter.
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WESTERN B BOYS: Cape pulls out OT win
The Capers reach the semifinals by holding off Wells, 49-44.
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WESTERN B BOYS: York tops Leavitt
York ends the game on a 7-1 run in winning in the quarterfinals, 52-47.
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Eastern Class A Girls: Hampden’s defense frustrates Mt. Ararat
The Broncos force 29 turnovers and pull away in the second half for a 47-27 victory.
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Eastern Class A Girls: Cony defense stops Dragons
The Rams harass Brunswick into 19 percent shooting and reach the semifinals.
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Eastern Class A girls: Cony upends Brunswick again
AUGUSTA — Sam Farrell was told it was just one of those nights. Farrell, the Brunswick High girls’ basketball coach, replied, “It was a bad time for one of those nights.” The fifth-ranked Dragons never got into an offensive flow, hitting just 9 of 47 shots as they fell to No. 4 Cony 41-32 Friday […]
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Eastern Class A girls: Edward Little turns back Bangor
AUGUSTA — Second-ranked Edward Little went 13 for 14 from the foul line in the fourth quarter to pull away from No. 7 Bangor 74-56 in an Eastern Class A girls’ quarterfinal at the Augusta Civic Center. Bangor, trailing by 14 at the half, pulled to within two in the third behind the scoring of […]
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Eastern Class A girls: Hampden’s defense frustrates Mt. Ararat
AUGUSTA — Chad Bradbury has a deal with the players on his Hampden Academy girls’ basketball team: hold a team under 37 points three games in a row and he’ll throw a pizza party. “I owe them two-and-a-half, I think,” he said. And maybe more. The third-ranked Broncos’ man-to-man pressure defense forced 29 turnovers as […]