AUBURN — Katherine (Kay) Edith Cunningham Labrack, 99, passed away Friday, March 2. She was born Jan. 22, 1919, to Melzar A. and Lulu (Simmons) Cunningham in Augusta. She was valedictorian of her 1937 graduating class at Cony High School. Kay worked at Central Maine Power Co. for seven years and the Lahey Clinic in Boston […]
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Timothy B. Stearns
AUGUSTA — Timothy Bardsley Stearns, of Manchester and Orlando, Fla., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Sept. 20, surrounded by friends and family. Tim was born on April 1, 1934, son of Ralph C. and Hazel B. Stearns of Rumford, Maine. Tim attended Stevens High School in Rumford, Maine Central Institute and was a 1956 ROTC graduate […]
Maine Open: Hutchins' busy summer brings him back to Maine
The 2016 Maine Amateur and Match Play champion Matt Hutchins has been a busy man this summer. He’s traveled throughout the United States, competing in some of the top amateur golf tournaments, as well as some professional tournaments. His next stop will be teeing it up at Augusta Country Club for the Maine Open, a […]
Maine Open: Ted Brown birdies late for one-shot victory
Playing in the final threesome, the professional from Glen Allen, Virginia, birdied the par-4 16th hole to break a tie at 6-under with two players who had already finished their rounds. Brown then narrowly avoided trouble on the 18th to hold on for a one-shot victory to win the Charlie’s Maine Open at Augusta Country […]
Maine Open: Brown, Thresher, Eure emerge late to tie for lead
Virginia’s Ted Brown, Connecticut’s Jason Thresher and Maryland’s Joshua Eure each shot 4-under 66s on the par-70 Augusta Country Club course to give the trio a one-shot lead over five other players after the first day of the two-day, 36-hole tournament. All three players came from the second wave of tee times, which started at […]
Maine Open: Former champ Jerry DiPhilippo playing again for old times’ sake
The 1995 champion, who is now the head pro at Fox Ridge Golf Club, tees off Monday at the two-day tournament a different player with the same old mindset. “I think right now just mainly just playing a nice, solid two rounds, hopefully. If I can get under par, that’s great,” DiPhilippo said of his […]
Maine Amateur Golf: Jones claims third title
Ricky Jones has been a contender in enough Maine Amateur Championships in the last decade that it has not only produced some memorable victories but also some valuable growing pains. The Samoset golfer needed that experience Thursday to claim his third title. Entering the day with a seemingly comfortable lead, Tommy Stirling quickly made that […]
Maine Amateur golf: Jones holds his lead
MANCHESTER — Ricky Jones knew he might be due for a few bad holes. He just wasn’t expecting them back to back to back Wednesday morning. Jones watched his round start to slip away in the second day of the Maine Amateur with three straight bogeys. That was after taking the lead on the first […]