The Dirigo community turns to honor the longtime sportswriter and high school coach with the renaming of a baseball field in his name.
Local Sports
Local and community sports coverage from the Sun Journal.
Strong first period sets tone in Maine Nordiques’ win over Northeast Generals
Junior hockey: Aidan Connolly scores a goal and adds two assists while Tyriq Outen makes 26 saves in the victory.
High school roundup: Oxford Hills sweeps Lewiston in softball
St. Dom’s boys lacrosse gets long-awaited win; Rangeley softball and Gray-New Gloucester baseball both denied in doubleheaders.
Women’s lacrosse: Bates erases most, but not all, of a big halftime deficit in loss to Colby
The Bobcats trail 11-2 at intermission then outscore the Mules 8-3 in second half.
Maine Nordiques force overtime but Northeast Generals come out on top
Junior hockey: Generals goalie Hugo Haas stops 27 shots and earns his fifth win against the Nordiques this season.
Youth hockey roundup: Nordiques Academy, two Maine Gladiators teams lose at nationals
Maine Nordiques Academy 18U team’s season is ends with 4-2 loss. Two Gladiators teams play again Saturday.
Georgetown’s Edwin Thompson, a Jay native, excited to coach against fellow Mainer
College baseball: Georgetown Hoyas’ first-year coach and his squad square off next week against his protege, friend and fellow Mainer Tyler Hanson, who is an assistant coach at Virginia Tech University.
Local roundup: Poland softball rolls past Edward Little
Knights put together two four-run innings in 10-3 win. Also, the Dirigo baseball teams blanks Mt. Abram and three area youth hockey teams fall an national tournaments.
Athletes with area ties helping University of Southern Maine softball team prosper
The Huskies are having a memorable season thanks in large part to the play of former Oxford Hills, Buckfield and Bates College players.
Local roundup: Monmouth baseball holds off Dirigo’s rally
Mustangs hold on after Cougars’ five-run fifth cut their lead to one run. Plus more baseball, softball, lacrosse and hockey recaps from Wednesday.