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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PublishedJuly 15, 2012
Telegram All-State Softball: A terror at the plate and dominant on the mound
Julia Geaumont put up amazing numbers as a pitcher and a hitter for Thornton Academy.
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PublishedJune 30, 2012
Olympic Trials: Four years of training leads to one big race
Lauren Forgues of Boothbay has to win her race walk Sunday to go to London.
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PublishedJune 27, 2012
Mainer eclipses standard for 1,500
The accomplishment means Anna Pierce can qualify for the Olympics by being in the top three.
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PublishedJune 26, 2012
For Maine native, one taste of Olympic gold not enough
Eleanor Logan feels even stronger now than during her rowing crew’s win in 2008.
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PublishedJune 22, 2012
Maine woman going for second Olympic gold in crew
Eleanor Logan is one of six members of the eight-woman crew that won gold in Beijing who will head to London this summer.
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PublishedJune 22, 2012
Single-affiliation agreement gives Celtics control of Claws
Preserving local ownership, the three-year deal also eases player movement.
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PublishedJune 22, 2012
A night to honor Maine’s finest
Twenty-eight of the state’s finest high school athletes will gather tonight, with two walking away with highest honors . . .
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PublishedJune 16, 2012
Few girls have heard of law, which proves that it works
High school girls say their participation in sports is important to them, and they expect to play.
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PublishedJune 16, 2012
Title IX 40th anniversary
Though the law expanded opportunities for women in many arenas, it still faces challenges, experts say.
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PublishedJune 16, 2012
Julia Pitney: Brush with bias shapes life of advocacy
To say that Title IX set the course for Julia Pitney’s life would not be an overstatement. Pitney, a lawyer at the firm of Drummond & Drummond in Portland, said she is a lawyer because of what she learned fighting for equal rights as an athlete at Connecticut College in New London. It was the […]
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