Dave Dyer

Staff Writer

Dave Dyer is in his second stint with the Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel. Dave was previously with the company from 2012-2015 and returned in late 2016. He spent most of 2016 doing freelance sports writing in Seattle, Washington. During that time, Dave had articles published by the Seattle Times, covering the Seattle Marathon, the Seattle Storm of the National Women’s Basketball League (WNBA) and Seattle Reign FC of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). He also collaborated with the U.S. Olympic website, teamusa.org, interviewing some of the key athletes of the 2016 Summer Olympics, including Michael Phelps, Simone Manuel, Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, Sue Bird and Breanna Stewart.

Before his first stint in Augusta, Dave was a Sports Writer for the Biddeford Journal Tribune from 2009-2012.
A native Mainer, Dave was raised in North Waterboro and graduated from Massabesic High School. He is a graduate of Plymouth State University in New Hampshire, where he was a quarterback on the football team from 2004-2007.

Dave lives in Brunswick. He has a daughter, Scout. He also has two dogs, a Yorkshire terrier named Humphrey and a German shepherd mix named Nanook.

Boys Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine

Boys basketball: Strong 2nd half carries Mt. Abram past Hall-Dale in C South prelim

by Dave Dyer February 15, 2023

Cam Gray leads Roadrunners with 25 points.

Cheering, Sports, Varsity Maine

Cheerleading: Oxford Hills wins first Class A title since 2000

by Dave Dyer February 11, 2023February 12, 2023

Lisbon/St. Dominic wins first Class C title as co-op program; Ellsworth wins first Class B championship.

Boys Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine

Boys hockey: Early goals lead Gardiner/Winslow/Waterville past Cony co-op team

by Dave Dyer February 8, 2023February 8, 2023

Nate Luiz, Cobe LeClair score in the first period to help team secure victory.

Sports, Varsity Maine, Wrestling

Wrestling: Camden Hills, Oceanside win KVAC titles

by Dave Dyer January 28, 2023January 31, 2023

Mt. Ararat’s Shea Farrell (Class A), Erskine’s Tyreke Burke (Class B) named Most Outstanding Wrestlers.

Girls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine

Girls basketball: Resilient Madison holds on to beat Mt. Abram

by Dave Dyer January 27, 2023January 27, 2023

Mackenzie Robbins leads Bulldogs with 14 points.

Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine

Basketball: Officials at small schools offer mixed opinions on proposed new Class S division

by Dave Dyer January 26, 2023January 26, 2023

Proponents say Class S, which would feature schools with enrollments of 100 or fewer, has its advantages, but not everyone agrees.

Football, Sports, Varsity Maine

MPA Classification Committee rejects plan for basketball reclassification

by Dave Dyer January 19, 2023January 19, 2023

Committee members will meet with chairs of the MPA’s Basketball Committee to reach a solution to a proposal that would have had many schools moving into higher classes.