TOPSHAM The American Legion Zone III baseball season is getting down to the nittygritty, with teams trying to either line up for a playoff position or just get into the playoffs, period! Two teams trying to get in are Brunswick and Highland Green, which faced off on Thursday at Mt. Ararat High School. The game […]

MANCHESTER — Ricky Jones held off Tommy Stirling on Thursday by two strokes to capture the 2013 Maine Amateur Golf Championship at Augusta County Club. Jones, who led from wireto wire, shot a 1-over 71 to finish the three-day event at 6- under 204. Stirling shot the low round of the day on Thursday with […]

SEATTLE This time, it wasn’t David Ortiz, Mike Napoli, Dustin Pedroia or any of Boston’s other big sluggers at the center of a Red Sox rally. Try Brock Holt, Jose Iglesias, Daniel Nava and a reliever in Steven Wright making just his second major league appearance as the reason Boston was able to get out […]

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The best team in the Eastern League showed no signs of slowing down as the second half of the season opened on Thursday, with the Binghamton Mets sweeping the Portland Sea Dogs, 6-5 and 4-0. Despite a four-run seventh inning, the Sea Dogs dropped the opener Binghamton grabbed a 2-0 lead on […]

YARMOUTH — The 24th annual Betty Blakeman Memorial Tennis Tournament will be held on the weekend of July 19-21, with headquarters at the Yarmouth High School courts. Sanctioned as a double major by the Maine Tennis Association, the tournament is held in conjunction with the Yarmouth Clam Festival and benefits its corporate sponsor, the Cancer […]

TOPSHAM — The Topsham Recreation Department has scheduled the Tour de Merrymeeting Bay Bike Rides for Aug. 3. The 50-mile ride is set to get under way from the Foreside Recreational Facility at 8 a.m., followed by the 25-miler at 10 a.m. The registration fees are $25 and $40, if registered by July 26. Family […]

WISCASSET — Paddle sports can be so enjoyable. But, safety skills are essential for enjoyable trips along Maine’s coastal and inland waters in canoes and kayaks. The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary is offering an introductory course to present information needed to operate paddle craft safely. Materials were developed by the Coast Guard Auxiliary and the […]

BRUNSWICK — Several Mid-coast region golfers shined in recent Southern Maine Women’s Golf Association play. In ‘B’ Division play at Turner Highlands, Kathie Gilfillan of Brunswick tied for first net in B-2 Division with a 113-84, and she was also closest-tothe pin on the 10th hole (15- 02). In ‘A’ Division play at the Meadows […]

BRUNSWICK — Kevin Joseph’s annual Junior Golf Camp is scheduled to be held at Mere Creek Golf Club on July 15-16 and Aug. 12-14. The camp is for youth golfers ages 8-16 and clubs will be provided if needed. The July 15-16 will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day, while the […]