FREEPORT While dodging raindrops, new Freeport High School boys soccer coach Bob Strong was walking around the field while getting his point across to his 50-plus players on the turf. As the 2018 high school fall sports season gets underway, there is a lot of excitement in Freeport with new coaches and the first fall […]
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Pickelball benefit slated in September
BRUNSWICK — Midcoast Maine Pickelball will host the fourth annual benefit pickelball tournament Sept. 15-16 at Maine Pines Racquet and Fitness. All net proceeds benefit the Bath/Brunswick YMCA kids programming — this year with a special emphasis on supporting their summer lunch program. “We have a number of generous community businesses supporting the event, including […]
Elks host scramble to support Food Bank
BATH — The Elks Drive Out Cancer Golf Scramble will be held Aug. 25 at Bath Golf Club. The event is to benefit the Bath Area Food Bank. The food bank provides service within the community. It assists individuals and families in Bath, Woolwich, West Bath, Phippsburg, Arrowsic, Georgetown, and others in need as it […]
LRSC swimmers shine
BATH The Long Reach Swim Club jumped right back in the pool after competing in Canada recently, with several swimmers heading to the University of Maryland for the long course YMCA National Championships. The team from the Bath Area Family YMCA was among 115 teams that took part in the event, with LRSC taking 23rd […]
Countdown to Kickoff
The 2018 fall sports season kicked off on Monday as teams from across the state began their quests for a state championship. The Biddeford High School football team opened their campaign at Biddeford Middle School as both their practice field and Waterhouse Field are currently under construction. Despite the change of location, head coach Brian […]
Midnight Madness!
BATH 12 a.m. As the clock turned to midnight and the calendar flipped to Monday morning, August 13th, the Maine high school fall sports season was officially underway. While most of the area athletes were in bed, resting up for that first day of intense practices and tryouts, the Morse High School football and cheering […]
Sea Dogs slip past Erie
ERIE, Pa. Michael Chavis and Bobby Dalbec connected on back to back homers in the first inning to help lead the Portland Sea Dogs to a 10-9 victory over Erie SeaWolves on Thursday. Jordan Weems got Kody Eaves to fly out with runners on first and second to end the game for his fifth save […]
Manuel takes 4th
CARRABASSETT VALLEY Cole Anderson of Camden shot a 1-under 71 for a three- day total of 216 to defend his title in the boys’ division of the American Junior Golf Association’s Coca-Cola Junior Championship at Sugarloaf Golf Club on Thursday. Anderson, 17, a senior at Camden Hills High, had four birdies and finished two strokes […]
New coach for ’Builders
BATH New Morse High School girls soccer coach Branden Noltkamper had a plan as he began his Shipbuilder journey this summer. “Practices on Monday and Friday, games on Wednesday,” said the excited new coach. Mother Nature had other ideas. “We had a thunderstorm that first Monday, so practice was canceled, then we played Brunswick in […]