LEWISTON — United Soccer Academy 2011 will take place at the Lewiston-Auburn Youth Soccer Association fields located behind the Auburn Middle School from July 25 to 29.. This teaching academy is for students from age 5 to 17. The 5 to 7 year olds will participate from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The older players […]

GLENBURN — The South Lewiston Girls 9-10 Fastpitch Softball All-Stars have  swept away all the competition, going 5-0 in the state tournament heading into the state finals being played Friday and Saturday. In the first game, Lewiston faced defending state champions and perennial powerhouse Scarborough, winning 8-2 behind the strong pitching performance of Jordan Mynahan. […]

POLAND — Ron Leclerc registered on a hole-in-one on the sixth hole at Poland Spring Country Club while playing in the Area Golf Travel League. Percy Doucette, Dave Haeger and John Cureton witnessed the feat. League golfers hail from Jay, Livermore Falls, Wilton and Farmington. Fox Ridge AUBURN — Lewiston Paint League: Team standings, Baker/Ouellette […]

Springbrook LEEDS — Individual sweeps: Gross, Trent Murphy 75, Brad Pattershall 76, Jeff Mertzel 76; Net, Bill Crane 60, Lonney Steeves 60, Jeff Kent 61, Jay Hopkins 64, Matt Beckim 64, Pat Murphy 64, Dave Cowan 65, Mark Kent 65. Pins, No. 2, Brad Pattershall 10-10; No. 8, Trent Murphy 5 inches; No. 13, Scott […]

WINTHROP — The Downeast Dodgers stopped the surging Winthrop Red Sox with a 5-2 road victory in Pine Tree League senior baseball. Brian Carver pitched a complete game two-hitter. Early defensive woes by Winthrop (7-6) gave Downeast (5-6) three unearned runs over the first two innings, putting the Sox in a hole they couldn’t escape. […]

AUGUSTA — Steven Pelletier of Lewiston won his event in the Maine USA Track and Field open and master’s state championship meet Sunday at Cony High School. Once again Lewiston Recreation Department’s lone representative in the meet, Pelletier topped the men’s javelin in the 60-64 age group with a throw of 144 feet, 11 inches. […]

LEWISTON — The Elliot Ave. Little League 11-year-old all-stars have reached the district finals with a win over Auburn Suburban, 7-5. Mitchel Frisbie, Haydn Dumont and Jalen Allison combined for the win on the mound. Elliot shook off multiple outfield errors in the first three innings and returned to the form that put the team […]

POLAND — The International Sled Dog Racing Association awarded Heather Brannen the 2011 silver medal in the adult skijoring two-dog speed class of sled dog competitions at its annual awards banquet in Green Bay, Wis. Brannen, 46, is a member of the Down East Sled Dog Club. Mushers from throughout North Ameica gathered at Green […]

AUBURN – Nearly 500 runners and walkers have registered for Emily’s Run, the second round of the Greater L-A Triple Crown 5K Series presented by Maine Orthopaedic Foundation. The event will take place Sunday, July 24 at 9 a.m. at Edward Little High School. Registration is $20 per person and is available through the event […]

Defending state champion Apple Vallet advanced to the 15U Babe Ruth baseball state tournament by breezing to the District 5 title. Apple Valley won all thgree of its games in the double-elimination tournament. The Monmouth/Winthrop/Readfield area team opened with a 26-4 rout of Augusta. AVBR beat Central Maine, 6-2 and 9-0 to polish off the […]