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Boston Marathon postponement no surprise to area ...

By Mark Haskell - Mar 29
For the past year, thousands of pavement pounders have been diligent in their attempts — with topnotch road race times or selfless community ...
Let it fly: Legacy Farms Disc Golf gives players another ...

By Mark Haskell - Mar 28
Legacy Farms Disc Golf is, unquestionably, off the beaten path. The course, which opened last summer, is on a narrow, unassuming side road in this ...
Potpourri of news: State agencies urge all to enjoy outdoors ...

By Staff - Mar 27
Officials with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry understand during ...
Like family before him, Colby Benjamin has racing in blood

By Mark Haskell - Mar 26
To put it quite plainly, racing is in Colby Benjamin's blood. His grandfather, Robert Ripley, raced at Unity Raceway for years. His mother, Bobbie ...
Driven to succeed: Trophy determination

By Holly Vanorse Spicer - Mar 26
It started with a simple, innocent question. A request for a trophy. Our little family was taking advantage of an afternoon in which none of of us ...
Brady's gone and so is all I've known

By Zack Miller - Mar 25
Well, the day came on Thursday, March 20. The day a lot of New England Patriots' fans feared, me included. Our savior quarterback Tom Brady packed ...
Reality check: 'Tax Day' 5-kilometer road race goes virtual

By Holly Vanorse Spicer - Mar 25
Everyone knows taxes are a certainty and "Tax Day" is inevitable. However, the "Tax Day" 5-kilometer road race provides the opportunity to try to ...
Mark Ward personifies excellence on mat for Mustangs

By Mark Haskell - Mar 24
Needless to say, Mount View High School senior Mark Ward's exploits on the wrestling mats this season — and, by and large, the past four — have ...
Poll: Majority believe Alex Cora should have been fired

By Staff - Mar 24
The results are in for the latest Courier Publications/VillageSoup sports poll, and the majority of voters agree with the Boston Red Sox decision ...
Life in limbo: Uncharted waters for spring high school ...

By Mark Haskell - Mar 23
As most continue to float further into uncharted waters with COVID-19 — or coronavirus as it is more commonly known — spanning the globe as it ...
Midcoast women put icy cool in popular stick sport

By Holly Vanorse Spicer - Mar 22
Around the world, ice hockey organizations call the women's game the fastest growing sport. For good reason, USA Hockey shows participation growth ...
Identified flying object: My sport of choice is — disc golf

By Mark Haskell - Mar 21
I was sitting at my desk last week on an unseasonably warm day in early March when Sports Director Ken Waltz walked into the office. He casually ...
Fishing license requirement suspended for inland waters

By Staff - Mar 20
Maine Governor Janet Mills on Friday, March 20 directed Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Commissioner Judy Camuso to open all ...
Midcoast Ice Cats put impressive 11-2 season on ice

By Staff - Mar 20
The Midcoast Ice Cats regular season has been put on ice, as the cooperative high school ice hockey squad skated to an impressive 11-2 record. The ...
Hurd swings in as new Mustang diamond coach

By Mark Haskell - Mar 20
Twenty years ago, Brandon Hurd was racking up team and individual athletic accolades for Belfast Area High School. Now, the player-turned coach — ...
Start your engines? Track seasons set for late-spring starts

By Holly Vanorse Spicer - Mar 19
While the ongoing global health pandemic COVID-19, or coronavirus, has been the cause for cancellations, suspensions or delays of seasons, one ...
Maine Association of USA Track and Field officials' clinic ...

By Staff - Mar 18
Maine Association of USA Track & Field was to conduct an officials' clinic on Sunday, April 5; however, that has been cancelled due to the global ...
St. George, Passagassawakeag paddle races cancelled

By Staff - Mar 18
One of the tell-tale annual signs spring was around the corner in the Midcoast has been the running of the popular St. George and Passagassawakeag ...
Reality check: No more fun and games

By Ken Waltz - Mar 17
One of my University of Maine journalism professors, not a sports fan or of those who aspired to be writers of the genre, amused himself and ...
Middle school wrestlers enjoy fast-paced early March — until ...

By Staff - Mar 16
The calendar flipped to March for Pine Tree Wrestling League athletes as Midcoast squads continued regular-season middle school meets until word ...

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