This was not how Felix Hernandez hoped to start spring training. Slowed by injuries last year, the Seattle ace was struck in his pitching arm by a line drive Monday and left his exhibition debut early. The Mariners said a precautionary X-ray of his right forearm was negative. Hernandez was listed as day-today and will […]
2018
Harper sisters set swim marks
BATH — In the recently completed State Class B Swimming Championships at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Olivia and Haily Harper set records as the Shipbuilders finished fourth. Olivia Harper established a team, state and pool record, along with achieving an All-American time in the 100-yard backstroke. She also set a team record in the 100 […]
Brunswick boys hockey wins 2
BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick High School boys hockey team finished its regular season with a pair of recent wins. The Dragons (9-9) qualified for the Class B South postseason as the No. 6 seed and will face No. 3 York tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Dover, N.H. In a 5-0 win over Kennebunk, Brunswick jumped […]
Monks roll to GNAC semi win
STANDISH — Top-seeded Saint Joseph’s College (26-1) made 14-of-20 free-throw attempts in the fourth quarter in a 78-65 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women’s basketball tournament semifinal victory over No. 5 Albertus Magnus College (18-8) at the Harold Alfond Center on Thursday evening. There were 13 lead changes and nine tie scores for most of […]
Harriman, Pierce have solid showings
GORHAM — The University of Southern Maine men’s track and field team picked up 12 top three results, including six first-place finishes, at the Maine State Open held this weekend at the Costello Sports Complex field house. The meet ran for two days and was non-scoring. USM sophomore Nick Harriman of Lisbon won the one-mile […]
Silverman wins twice for Bates
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — The Bates College women’s tennis team notched its second convincing win of the young spring season with an 8-1 defeat of Cal Lutheran Saturday evening. The Bobcats take a 2-1 record home from California and will next face Smith College on Friday at 8 p.m. on the neutral courts of Mount […]
Champagne receives POY defensive honor
STANDISH — The 2018 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) women’s basketball postseason accolades have been released and four Saint Joseph’s College team members have been honored. Head Coach Mike McDevitt has been named as the GNAC Coach of the Year for the second-consecutive season, junior guard Kelsi McNamara has earned First Team All-GNAC honors, junior […]
Wood skis for Middlebury
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. — The Middlebury ski team finished third overall during the Middlebury Carnival, which also served as the EISA Championships. Nordic races were held at the Rikert Nordic Center, while the alpine races took place at the Snow Bowl. The Panther men placed two in the top 10 during the 20K freestyle race on […]
Bowdoin women’s hoops home for NCAA tourney
BRUNSWICK The Bowdoin College women’s basketball team has earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament and will host an NCAA First/Second Round regional at Morrell Gymnasium this Friday and Saturday. The Polar Bears (24-2) are ranked fifth in the latest WBCA Division III poll and will play Husson in the first round […]
Night shift: Hope House in Bangor
The guests start lining up before 3:30 p.m., which isn’t usually considered “nighttime” for most people. For these guests, however, and the people who serve them, 3:30 is the beginning of a long evening routine that mostly goes unnoticed by the city around them and ends with housing an average of 58-65 homeless people each […]