Megan Dyer of Oxford won a bronze medal in the 50-meter freestyle swim at the Special Olympics world games in Athens, Greece. Dyer also finished fourth in the 25-meter backstroke and fifth with the 4×50 relay team. Two other Maine athletes brought home gold medals. Cailynn Goss, a swimmer from Hampden, won the 50 butterfly […]

Area Youth Football signups MEXICO — Area Youth Football coaches should attend at meeting at 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 27 at Mexico Recreation Center. On July 28, signups and equipment are handed out at the rec center for kids entering grades three through six. Payment is needed before equipment is issued Cost is $65 for […]

AUBURN —Alan Tapley scored his first hole-in-one at Pine Acres Golf Course while playing with his sons, Chase and Cole. Tapley used a 3-wood on the 215-yard, par-4 ninth hole. Turner Highlands TURNER — Men’s League: First half team results, Flight I, 1. (tie) Harry Haylock/Derek Brooks and Bob Spencer/Peter Mercier, 3. George Chiasson/Dave Iannotti, […]

AUBURN — Crystal Spring Water climbed from a No. 3 seed in the Auburn Suburban Babe Ruth playoffs to capture the league championship.  In the first round, Crystal got by No. 2 East Auburn, 7-5. The Waterboys took advantage of some early walks and a big two-out, two-run single by Brian Bonenfant in the second […]

Fox Ridge AUBURN — Formsource League: Team standings, Chapman/Cloutier 156.5, Gross/Towns 156.5, Novella/Tiner 154.5, Cox/Coutts 147.5, Blouin/Grant 143, Caiani/Breton 142.5, Fortin/Camire 137.5, Hartnett/Philbrook 133.5, Grondin/Goody 132, Ouellette/Mundell 131.5, Turcotte/Boulet 127.5, Copp/Cox 125.5, Provencher/Garey 122, Smith/Cates 120, Goss/Gibbings 118.5, Cameron/Breau 111.5. Pins, No. 13, Tony Towns 5-5; No. 15, second shot, Ricky Blouin 10-9, John Coutts […]

WINTHROP — Monmouth edged Maranacook, 3-1, to capture the Apple Valley Babe Ruth baseball championship. Alex Curtis led the champs with two singles and two RBIs. Kyle Fletcher had two singles. Jacob Weeks hit a go-ahead single in the fifth inning. Winning pitcher Nate Gagne combined with D.J. McHugh on the mound to allow one […]

LEWISTON — Lewiston Rec announces recent youth tournament results. In 14-and-under girls, Morgan Eliasen swept through Sierra Tibbetts, 8-1, Mawadda SaidAhmed, 8-1 and Madeline LeBlond, 8-4, to win the tournament. Tibbets defeated Julia St. Laurent, 8-1, to set up the finals with Eliasen. Girls’ 9 & under: Lauren Theriault def. Maha SaidAhmed 8-4; Cassidy Tibbets […]

BOOTHBAY HARBOR — The Winthrop Red Sox downed the Downeast Dodgers, 13-11, under the lights in Pine Tree League senior baseball. Max Arsenault staked the Dodgers to an early lead with a three-run blast to right center field in the first inning. But Winthrop (4-5) exploded for 11 runs in the fifthto take a 13-5 […]

BELGRADE — Schedule for the 10U State Cal Ripken All-Star Tournament: Saturday, July 9 Game 1: Gardiner vs. Ararat, noon Game 2: Gorham vs. River Valley, 2:30 p.m. Game 3: Maranacook vs. Marshwood, 5 p.m. Game 4: Skowhegan vs. Messalonskee, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 10 Game 7: Loser G1 vs Loser G2, 9 a.m. Game […]

AUBURN — Riverview Dental (7-1) picked up four wins in the past week to reclaim a share of first place in the Auburn Rec Men’s Softball League. Joe Dumont and Scott Tiner led the charge. Dumont homered in each of the four wins, and Tiner made several outstanding catches. The Dentists convincingly flossed previously undefeated […]