June 2012
BASEBALL: Messalonskee wins first Class A state title
The Eagles win their first Class A state championship and first since winning Class B in 1973.
Boys’ lacrosse: Yachtsmen, but no cruising
Falmouth needs more than three quarters to break down NYA before winning.
Penobscot Valley holds off Richmond, 4-2, for Class D softball title
BREWER — Kayla Dube struck out 14 and allowed just four hits as Penobscot Valley won its first-ever softball state title with a 4-2 victory over Richmond in the Class D final Saturday morning.
Hiker dies while swimming in Maine pond
The Maine Warden Service says a 20-year-old Appalachian Trail hiker has drowned while swimming in a rural western Maine pond.
Tom Brady reflects on loss of mentor, preps for 2012
Five months after he lost the Super Bowl and four months after losing his mentor, Tom Brady is pushing forward, aiming at 2012.
40 years later, Watergate’s “what ifs” still tantalizing
What if the security guard hadn’t noticed tape on the door? What if Nixon had just come clean? What would have happened if things had gone just slightly different?
Girls’ lacrosse: They’re flying so high, those champion Flyers
Waynflete scores the first six goals of the second half to put away a young opponent.
Softball: Bucksport’s dominance extends to Class C state championship
STANDISH – A year ago, Bucksport made a nearly three-hour trip down to St. Joseph’s College to play — and lose to — Fryeburg Academy in the Class B state championship game. Saturday’s return trip left them feeling a little better. Playing in Class C for the first time because of a drop in enrollment, […]
Basketball star hurt in Drake-Chris Brown brawl
Professional basketball star Tony Parker says he suffered a scratched retina on one of his eyes during a New York City nightclub brawl involving singer Chris Brown and members of hip-hop star Drake’s entourage.