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PublishedMarch 9, 2024
Sidelines: Some high school basketball fans need to chill, and other news items of note
Dave Bailey offers up a few opinions on the latest sports news, as well as some other observations.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2024
Sidelines: Rockland trailblazing wrestler Maddie Ripley enjoyed success that may never be matched
Ripley made history by becoming first girl to win an open title competing against boys, and it's possible we won't see another wrestler like her, Dave Dyer writes.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2024
Sidelines: The wonderful, wild and wacky from another high school basketball tourney week
Best fans? Best band? Most inspired effort? Dave Bailey tries to sort it all out.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2024
Sidelines: Here are a few news items that should help keep you stay current in the wild world of sports
From coaching extensions at UMaine to Taylor Swift and the NFL, there's a lot going on in regional and national sports, writes Dave Bailey.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2024
Sidelines: How did Cooper Flagg make this happen? ‘Come on’
Making sense of the way the Newport native captivated in his return home is easy, Mike Mandell writes.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2023
Sidelines: The year in central Maine sports, from A to Z
From racing to rebounding to recruiting, Dave Bailey gives an alphabetical review of 2023.
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PublishedDecember 23, 2023
Sidelines: In a short time, Messalonskee’s Jacob Moody aces the golf scene
Despite playing competitive golf for less than three years, the senior recently earned a scholarship to Division I Le Moyne College in New York.
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PublishedNovember 25, 2023
Sidelines: Think it can’t get any worse for the Patriots? In the early ’90s, it was far, far worse.
Dave Bailey looks back to when New England was the most incompetent franchise in the NFL.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2023
Sidelines: Who had the best concession stand in central Maine for the 2023 football season?
Columnist Dave Dyer once again puts in the hard work — and occasional stomachache — of figuring out the area's best concession stand.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2023
Sidelines: Red Sox fans need to face fact that Chaim Bloom just didn’t get it done
Despite his failures, Boston's deposed baseball boss had a loyal following, which leaves Dave Bailey scratching his head.
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