Local coaching legends Fern Masse and Len MacPhee were named on Wednesday as part of the third induction class for the Maine Basketball Hall of Fame. Twenty-two personalities known for their exploits as players, coaches and officials will be enshrined in August. The ceremony also will include five “legends of the hall” contributors and two […]
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Pro bowling: Couture rolls into another hall of fame
Pete Couture was a diminutive kid who picked up a heavy bowling ball and eventually found himself traveling to alleys around the world, proving that a young man from New Auburn belonged on the Professional Bowlers Association tour. The Edward Little High School graduate spent more than two decades on the PBA tour, and now, […]
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Hall nearly claims coveted title as rookie at Beech Ridge
SCARBOROUGH — As the “changing of the guard” continues across the entire scope of Maine short track racing, another example of that incoming talent put in an impressive performance any “rookie” would enjoy in 2015. For 20-year-old Garrett Hall of Scarborough, moving up to the premier NASCAR Pro Series class at Beech Ridge meant a […]
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Dedicated inductees honored
BANGOR — A shared passion for their chosen sport often had most modest roots a generation or more ago. Sometimes it was as simple as a backboard and rim attached to a garage or barn located at the end of a dirt driveway. Other times it might have been a smallish indoor court with overlapping […]
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Seau fondly recalled as he goes into Hall of Fame
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Junior Seau was many things to many people. He was one of the most ferocious linebackers of all time, the fist-pumping, emotional leader of his hometown San Diego Chargers for 13 seasons. He was a beach rat, living the Southern California lifestyle to the fullest. He always had a big smile […]
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Auburn-Lewiston Hall sets a date for banquet
Lost Valley will host the 32nd annual Auburn-Lewiston Sports Hall of Fame Induction & Awards Banquet on Sunday, April 26. Last spring’s class of 2014 included Kelly Brown, Ann-Marie Caron, Dan Maloney, Verne Paradie Jr. and Tammy Paradie Thibeault. Names of the newest inductees will be released shortly. The HOF will also present its Chamber […]
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Maine Basketball Hall of Fame: Fortin, Clark, Meader, DiRenzo part of 2015 class
Four men with local ties will be part of the second induction class into the Maine Basketball Hall of Fame when it is enshrined this summer. The selections of players Paul Fortin of Lewiston and Denis Clark of Winthrop, University of Maine at Farmington coach Dick Meader, and referee Mike DiRenzo of Auburn were announced […]
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NEF XVI: Local football stars, surgeon shine on MMA card
Three such local tough guys — all former linemen, all at an age when they’re expected to plot a strategy for their adult lives — have found an outlet in the mixed martial arts cage. Billy Leahy of South Paris, Johnny Crafts of Lisbon Falls and Ryan Glover of Mexico all kept those newfound dreams […]
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Rumford Hospital celebrates 180 days without patient fall
RUMFORD — Six months after implementing a new patient fall-prevention program, Rumford Hospital has hit a milestone most hospitals dream of reaching. More than 30 employees, ranging from registered nurses and certified nursing assistants to therapy staff and environmental services staff, met in the Rumford Hospital conference room Monday afternoon for a ceremony celebrating 180 […]
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Sports Hall of Fame to hold Basketball Tip-Off Classic
AUBURN — The Auburn-Lewiston Sports Hall of Fame announced that Gipper’s Sports Grill of Auburn will again be the major sponsor of the Hall’s 7th Annual Basketball Tip-Off Classic on Friday, Nov. 28 and Saturday, Nov. 29 at the Lewiston High School gymnasium. Friday’s schedule includes the girls’ varsity teams from Edward Little, Lewiston, Poland […]