MANCHESTER – Heavy rain forced Maine State Golf Association officials to suspend the 94th Maine Amateur at the Augusta Country Club on Thursday afternoon.
Bill Stewart
Bill Stewart has been the sports editor at the Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal since 2014. During his tenure as sports editor, the papers have received national recognition from the Associated Press Sports Editors. A Massachusetts native, he graduated from the University of Maine in 1999 with a BA in Journalism. He began his journalism career as a sports reporter at the Berkshire (Pittsfield, Massachusetts) Eagle in 1999. He also worked at the Republican-American (Waterbury, Connecticut) and Eagle-Tribune (Lawrence, Massachusetts). In his free time, he enjoys adventures with his family, reading and a good game of cribbage.
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MAINE AMATEUR NOTES: Wet weather takes some bite out of course
MANCHESTER – The Maine Amateur returned to the Augusta Country Club for the first time in 12 years, and golfers were greeted this week with a course that needed nearly a month of prep work.
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GOLF: Jones extends lead at Maine Amateur
Ricky Jones shot a 3-under par 67 to take a commanding lead into the final round Wednesday. Jones, who shot a 66 Tuesday, has a six-shot lead over three-time Maine Am champ Ryan Gay and Gorham native Tommy Stirling.
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MORNING SENTINEL BOYS TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Nick Danner
In the spring of his eighth-grade year at Waterville Junior High, Nick Danner joined some track and field teammates for a javelin practice on an open field.
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KENNEBEC JOURNAL BOYS TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Tyler Fitzgerald
Every athlete undoubtedly experiences highs and lows throughout the course of a season.
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GOLF: Jones takes lead at Maine Am
MANCHESTER – Ricky Jones parlayed a bogey-free round into the early lead at the 94th Maine Amateur on Tuesday at Augusta Country Club.
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GOLF: Sweet hopes to repeat at Maine Amateur
Seth Sweet, of Madison, is the defending Maine Amateur champion. He is scheduled to tee off at 7 a.m. Tuesday in a group that includes 13-time Maine Amateur winner Mark Plummer, who won his last title in 2002.
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KENNEBEC JOURNAL BOYS LACROSSE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Keegan Smith
Keegan Smith knew he wasn’t the fastest player on the Gardiner boys lacrosse team so he relied on other skills that made him one of the more dominant attackers in central Maine.
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KENNEBEC JOURNAL/MORNING SENTINEL BOYS LACROSSE COACH OF THE YEAR: KJ Johnson
As his team embarked to Thornton Academy for a preseason tournament, Gardiner boys lacrosse coach KC Johnson had a simple answer when asked what he looked for when evaluating the Tigers.
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LOCAL AUTO RACING: Learning continues for Lanpher
JR Motorsports Late Model development driver Reid Lanpher enjoyed yet another debut at a new track last weekend when he ventured to Hickory Motor Speedway in Newton, N.C.