Beavers, who fell just short in NAC championship game, return most of their roster next season. Also, Bates quarterback honored for record-setting performance in first college start, and more.
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.
Central Maine student-athletes make it official on National Signing Day
Skowhegan’s Jaycie Christopher will play basketball at Boston University; Messalonskee’s Journey Charles will play women’s lacrosse at Anderson University.
Men’s soccer: UMaine-Farmington making history in trip to North Atlantic Conference title game
Beavers making first trip to conference title game since joining NAC in 2003.
MCI rolls to Class C North semifinal win over Mountain Valley
Field hockey: Huskies keep pressure on early, often in win over Falcons.
Winthrop pulls away from Maranacook in a Class C South quarterfinal
Maddie Perkins scores two goals as Ramblers head to regional semifinals against Hall-Dale.
Cross country: Mt. Blue girls edge Bangor for Northern Class A regional title
Emma Charles leads way for Cougars with third-place finish.
Cross country: Monmouth’s Alexa Allen, Brosnan Comeau sweep MVC individual titles
Mustangs repeat as MVC girls champ; Boothbay/Wiscasset takes boys championship.
Power outage results in postponement of Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale-Freeport football game
A car accident on U.S. Route 202 knocked out power to Maxwell Field, forcing the Ramblers and Falcons to postpone their game until Monday.
Cross country: Teams gear up for KVAC, MVC championship meets
Mt. Blue among teams in mix at KVAC meet; Monmouth looks to defend MVC titles.
College notebook: UMaine-Farmington women’s soccer making late season turnaround
After starting season 1-8, Beavers have won of their last five games and are in the North Atlantic Conference playoff mix.