As he approaches his 60th birthday, Mark Plummer remains one of the state’s top amateurs.
Gary Hawkins
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Oak Hill coach heads to Winslow
The Winslow High School boys have gained a basketball coach while Oak Hill has lost one.
HARNESS RACING: Bartlett back on track
After an automobile accident sidelined him for a month, Windsor native Jason Bartlett returned to Yonkers Raceway recently where in the past five years he’s earned a reputation as one of the leading harness racing drivers in the country.
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Preseason scramble begins for teams
So much to do and so little time in which to do it. With regular season games less than three weeks away, high school athletes in golf, football, cross country, soccer and field hockey opened preseason practices Monday.
AUTO RACING: Reid Lanpher moves up racing ladder quickly
Manchester’s Reid Lanpher already has a ton of racing experience.
GARY HAWKINS ON THE GREEN: Central Maine courses holding their own
A robust economy, or lack thereof, is just one indicator of success in the golf industry. According to Golf 20/20, a foundation that traces fluctuations worldwide, golf rounds this May in northern New England were off by 12.5 percent from last May. That sounds bad until you read that precipitation over that month was up 121 percent over the same period a year ago.
AMERICAN LEGION STATE TOURNAMENT NOTEBOOK: League growing at junior level
American Legion baseball isn’t as popular as it was 25 years ago, but reports of its demise are premature.
BABE RUTH BASEBALL: Central Maine faces tough opener
Central Maine has drawn host Norwalk, Conn., in the opening round of the New England Regional Babe Ruth tournament for 13-year-olds which begins Saturday.
BASEBALL: Wing set for Maine Baseball Hall induction
It’s been many years since Bill Wing toed the rubber and threw a fastball past a batter. But there are still those who remember what that was like.
Augusta’s Maine-Ly Gymnastics changes hands
AUGUSTA — Delani Evans expects business as usual this fall at Maine-Ly Gymnastics, an Augusta business she recently purchased from longtime owners Michael and Becky Doherty.