VILLANOVA, PA — It turned out that the University of Maine football team had to compete against multiple opponents besides Villanova on Saturday — rain, snow and sleet — and managed to overcome them all.
October 2011
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Camden Hills scores twice in 2nd to beat Mt. View
ROCKPORT — Top-ranked Camden Hills got goals from Andrew Flanagan and Sam Predham to beat No. 5 Mt. View 2-0 in an Eastern Class B semifinal.
Windsor family giving farm away to soup kitchen
It’s not uncommon for someone to show up at the Bread of Life Soup Kitchen in Augusta with a bag full of fresh broccoli, tomatoes or other leftovers from their garden. In recent months, however, Glenn and Rachel Powers have taken that kind of community support to a whole new level.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER: Messalonskee pulls an upset
BANGOR — Messalonskee continued to play the role of underdog and beat defending Class A state champion Bangor 2-0 in an Eastern Maine Class A boys soccer semifinal game Saturday.
HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: Photo finish in Class A boys race
CUMBERLAND — Horse races and 100-meter dashes often come down to the wire, but 5-kilometer cross country events?
CLASS B FIELD HOCKEY STATE FINAL: Belfast rallies to B title
YARMOUTH — The longer they played, the further back Allen Holmes stepped behind the bench of the Belfast High field hockey team.
CLASS C FIELD HOCKEY STATE CHAMPIONSHIP: NYA tops Winthrop for C title
YARMOUTH — In a lot of ways, Winthrop did exactly what it wanted to in the Class C field hockey state final.
MAINE COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Kmetz gives Mules win over Bobcats
WATERVILLE — Nick Kmetz threw for 293 yards and three touchdowns and Connor Walsh scored three times to help lead the Colby College football team past Bates 37-13 in a New England Small College Athletic Conference game at Harold Alfond Stadium on Saturday.
Prescription drug take back nets variety of pills
PORTLAND — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency held its third National Prescription Drug Take Back Day since 2010 on Saturday.