Oxford Plains Speedway will wrap up its championship series Sunday, and all eyes will be on the Brackett family as they try to make track history.
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.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME OF THE WEEK: Messalonskee has hands full against Cony
Brad Bishop and the Messalonskee football team know what’s coming tonight when they welcome Cony to Veterans Field in the season opener for both teams.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME OF THE WEEK: For Cony, a chance to start things right
Two years ago, the Messalonskee football team rolled into Alumni Field in Augusta and beat Cony 46-0 on opening night. Last year, the Eagles eked out a 21-19 victory against those Rams, again on opening night.
AUTO RACING: Whitney survives for win
UNITY — The biggest race of the season nearly became the biggest mess at Unity Raceway on Sunday.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Shukie takes over Huskies
Steve Shukie did a little of everything as a Bowdoin College football assistant coach the last seven years.
AUTO RACING NOTEBOOK: Unity hopes for big weekend
It’s been a tough season at Unity Raceway, which has struggled with rainouts and low car counts for much of the summer.
JUNIOR HOCKEY: Maine Moose report to camp
The Maine Moose opened training camp Monday night at the Bank of Maine Ice Vault with a full roster and high expectations. The Moose will compete in the Northern States Junior Hockey League for a second straight season.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Monmouth players fit in nicely at Winthrop
When Ethan Squires walked into the Winthrop football team’s locker room for the first practice, he refused to trust his eyes.
AUTO RACING NOTEBOOK: McCollett calls it a career after victory
It was quite a night for Readfield native Pete McCollett at Wiscasset Speedway on Saturday.
AUTO RACING: Just once for the nice guys
WISCASSET — Ken Beasley wants to be known as a nice guy, and while that may help him maneuver through life it does him little good on a race track.