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Phil Knight, Nike co-founder, to step down

NEW YORK (AP) — Nike Chairman Phil Knight plans to step down, and says he wants President and CEO Mark Parker to succeed him. Knight, 76, says he plans to stay involved with the company after he steps down as chairman. Parker has been Nike’s president and CEO since 2006. Nike Inc. says it expects […]

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Golf Roundup/Notices

Apple Valley Ladies Golf League Game of the Day: ODD HOLES- Linda Kelly 24 NET: A- Cindy Smith 25; Gross: B- Jill Longstaff 55; Net: B- Anne Legendre 22; Least Putts: Anne Legendre 14; Winner: 50/50- Janice Davis. Springbrook Blind Draw 2 Ball Points & Pins & Skins 1 net +11 Rick Carleton, Pat Murphy; […]

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Golf/Bowling results

MSGA Junior Tour @ Belgrade Boys 15-17 Drew Kane 78, Dylan E Burton 79, Drew Powell 80, Aidan Roberts 81, Ryan Collins 81, Brandon Desjardin 82, Cavan Hagerty 83, John Witt 83, Austin Legge 84, Cameron Cox 84, Reed Lonsdale 84, Christopher Burns 86, Greg Kalagias 86, Kyle Cholod 86, Logan Picard 86, Justin Keaney […]

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Maine Golf: Waterville, Martindale to host MSGA majors this summer

The major championship season for Maine golf is upon us. Two near-century-old gems return to the Maine State Golf Association schedule this summer. Waterville Country Club in Oakland draws the curtain a week from Tuesday, July 7, with the opening round of the Maine Amateur. In August, the Match Play Invitational returns to the Twin […]

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Chambers Bay gave golfers ride for their money

Chambers Bay and the U.S. Golf Association have taken it on the chin all week about what fans saw in last weekend’s U.S. Open Championship. Granted, it was difficult to follow the ball on television as it ran along the brown fairway and scooted across brown greens. For certain, fans objected to the way the […]

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Golf roundup

Ryder Cup Springbrook vs. Fox Ridge Springbrook scoring: Cohen/Pattershall 10.0, Marcotte/Henderson 9.5, Warner/Murphy 7.0, Tiner/Levasseur 5.5, Convery/Rahmlow 9.0, Roy/Parent 9.0, Goulet/Carver 12.0, Medina/Adil 7.0, Bolduc/St.Andre 7.0, Bubier/Maurice 9.0, Small/Bellemare 10.0, Crane/Provencher 9.0, Shea/Provencher 12.0, Ayotte/Newman 8.0, Hopkins/Hodgkins 10.0, Golden/Corkum 10.0; Fox Ridge scoring: Ouellette/Chapman 8.0, Caiani/Goodspeed 8.5, Blouin/Cates 11.0,  G.Chapman/Copp 12.5, Pearson/Peterlein 9.0, Brenton/Cloutier 9.0, Fillion/Godin 6.0, Lally/Baum 11.0, Goody/Prue 11.0, […]

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Golf results/area notices

Pine Acres Senior Scramble 1st place-Paul Laliberty, Jerry Stifler, Jeanne Hutchinson,Jean Cote; 2nd place-Mike Hutchinson, Dick Asselin, Polly Parker, Bart Shipley; 3rd place- Chuck Drinkwater, Dick Ricker, Norm Hankins, Joyce Richmond; Ice cream- Norm Polley, Don Doyon, Dan Asselin; Closest to the pin- Roger Bertrand 3’6″; 50/50 – Jose Leiva and Jeanne Hutchinson; Monday League […]

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Area results

Area Golf Travel League at Brunswick 1st Place Winners: Tony Ramos//Tom Wojcik; 2nd  Place Winners: Ron Mcallister//Chuck Fullerton; 3rd and 4th (tie)  Place Winners: Cliff Harris//Ray Lagasse, Treby Jones//Frank Picard, Stan Wuori//Pete Benson, Bob Heikkinen//jim Kidder//Stan Wuori Springbrook Hole in one Barbara Pray of Winthrop had a hole in one on the 17th hole at […]

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Derr was the prince of Lake Kezar Country Club

In Pinehurst, N.C., and in Maine at the Lake Kezar Country Club, John Derr was a legend in his own time. The fabled writer and broadcaster died eight days ago at age 97. Derr was a club treasure at Lake Kezar, where he played golf almost every day when he was healthy in a foursome […]

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Golf roundup

Pine Acres Monday morning senior scramble 1st place. Jose Leiva, Joe Morin, Val Madore, and Anita Morin, 2nd place. Mike Hutchinson, roger Bertrand, Lynn Polley, and Frank Reynolds, 3rd place. Paul Laliberty, Carol Robertson, Irene Mathieu, and Jeanne Hutchinson, Icecream. Chuck Drinkwater, Norm Hankins, Lou McDonald, and Diane Doyon, 50/50. Polly Parker and Lynn Polley, […]