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The Hot Corner: Hey, adults, leave the kids alone

by Kalle Oakes Sports Columnist March 9, 2020March 10, 2020

Youth sports should be the safe harbor where we can play or watch and enjoy games, but there is a growing wave of adults poisoning the water and making fools of themselves, Kalle Oakes writes.

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Junior hockey: Thunder season ends with an overtime loss

by Nathan Fournier March 8, 2020March 9, 2020

Twin City finishes tied for eighth but falls short of postseason due to tiebreaker. Also, L/A Nordiques fall on the road.

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Junior hockey: Twin City Thunder inch closer to playoffs with win over Kings

by Nathan Fournier March 8, 2020March 8, 2020

The Thunder remain one point from a postseason berth heading into the final game of the regular season. A win Sunday puts them in.

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Outdoors in Maine: America’s sacred bird honored in life and in death

by V. Paul Reynolds March 7, 2020March 8, 2020

By law, all deceased eagles must be sent to the National Eagle Repository, where federal biologists prepare the eagle carcasses for shipping across the country to tribal members.

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On Skiing: Reminiscing about old and fun traditions

by Tony Blasi March 7, 2020March 9, 2020

Longtime traditions at Maine’s ski resorts still thrive, Dave Irons writes.

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Junior hockey: Knights come out on top in the special teams’ battle

by Nathan Fournier March 6, 2020March 9, 2020

Sixteen power plays were given out in the Maine Nordiques-Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights game. It was the Nordiques’ home regular season finale.

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Junior hockey: Maine Nordiques’ comeback fall short against Knights

by Nathan Fournier March 5, 2020March 6, 2020

Wilkes-Barre Scranton Knights holds off the Nordiques’ late-third-period surge.

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Timeout: Dick Meader’s legacy will live on for generations

by Tony Blasi March 5, 2020March 6, 2020

After coaching the UMF men’s basketball team for 27 years, Meader felt the time was right to retire. But the impact of his career will be felt for years, Tony Blasi writes.