Black Bears playing to identity in early part of the season, and it’s paying off even without much recognition nationally.
Travis Barrett
Staff Writer
Travis Barrett covers sports for the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel, including high school soccer, hockey and lacrosse, as well as local auto racing. An award-winning sports writer, he returned to Maine in 2005 after covering professional and college beats in Rhode Island. He has worked in public relations and sports marketing fields during a five-year hiatus from journalism, including a stint as a social media consultant to NASCAR. Travis lives in Oakland with his wife, Sara, and children, Cooper and Samantha. During his off-hours, he openly roots for the Boston Red Sox, Boston Bruins and Liverpool Football Club, while just as openly rooting for anyone playing against the New England Patriots.
College hockey: Maine stuns rival New Hampshire in OT
Patrick Shea’s first goal of the season caps late comeback for Black Bears.
Men’s college hockey: Maine drops rival New Hampshire
Black Bears open weekend series with Hockey East win over Wildcats.
Boys’ soccer: Waynflete makes it two straight titles in Class C
The Flyers score three goals after halftime to breeze to a 4-0 win over Mt. View.
Boys’ soccer: Yarmouth tops Caribou to win Class B title
Alejandro Coury scores twice as the Clippers complete an unbeaten season with a 3-1 win.
Boys soccer: Maranacook drops Mt. Abram in C South
Worster leads Black Bears back to regional semifinals.
Field hockey: Winthrop blanks Wells in Class C South semifinal
Balanced, dangerous attack sends Ramblers to a fourth straight regional title game.
Field hockey: Mt. Blue holds serve against Cony to advance to regional final
Cougars score early in each half of Class A North semifinal to take rubber match from Rams.
Girls soccer: St. Dom’s stuns No. 3 Hall-Dale
14th-seeded Saints blank Bulldogs in Class C South prelims.
Field hockey: Cony responds in Class A North quarterfinal win over Oxford Hills
No. 3 Rams hold off late Viking rally to advance to regional semifinals.