Bobcats athletic director Jason Fein preparing school’s teams for a four-week spring sports schedule. The Bates football team will practice but not play this spring.
Local Sports
Local and community sports coverage from the Sun Journal.
Twin City Thunder win round-robin, earn playoff spot
Junior hockey: The Thunder qualify for the NCDC playoffs by defeating the Northern Cyclones and New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs in a two-game round robin.
Disc golf: A sport for all seasons
Neither winter nor a pandemic have kept area disc golf players from enjoying their favorite sport. ‘It’s easy to keep your distance. It’s outside. What else could you ask for?’ said one local self-described addict.
Nordiques rally falls short against Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks
Junior hockey: Maine falls behind 3-0 but can’t make the most of its shot advantage. Reese Farrell scored in the 3-2 loss.
Power play lifts Maine Nordiques past Danbury
Junior hockey: The Nordiques score three times on the man advantage in win over the Jr. Hat Tricks.
Maine Moose 18U team captures USPHL championship
Area hockey notes: This past weekend the Maine Moose, featuring Auburn’s Jacob Lewis and Sabattus’s Nate Marcotte, capture 18U USPHL title. Maine Nordiques Prep Academy has six players sign NAHL tenders.
North Atlantic Conference moves ahead with spring sports
Baseball, softball, tennis, golf and lacrosse will compete in conference events; track and field could hold meets as well.
Bates College planning to play spring sports
NESCAC announces Tuesday a plan to have an abbreviated conference schedule from mid-April to mid-May for every sport that has at least six schools competing.
Local roundup: Lewiston shuts out Greely in boys hockey
Mt. Blue sweeps Mountain Valley in girls and boys basketball; St. Dom’s and Dirigo both win in boys hoops
Sports officials optimistic that new gathering limits are ‘a step in right direction’
The governor’s loosening of the state’s indoor and outdoor gathering limits may allow fans to attend games and could lead to a normal spring high school season.