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YORK – Some of the top amateur men’s golfers powered through 36 holes at The Ledges in York on Monday.

ORONO – With the reportedly imminent departure of Edniesha Curry, the only other assistant listed on the Maine men’s basketball staff as of Monday is a familiar name to those in tune with Maine basketball.

ORONO – All three assistant coaches under Richard Barron have left the program since the beginning of July.

BANGOR – As an amatuer MMA fighter, Brewer’s Glory Watson found early success on the NEF tour. After making her pro debut in Florida last March, Watson is headed back to New England for her first NEF fight since 2019.

BANGOR – It’s hard to compete with the drama of last year’s Maine Women’s Amateur Championship, with Ruby Haylock taking the crown in a playoff, but you never know what’s in store when golfers head to the Bangor Muni starting Monday.

LEWISTON – In one last nod to the year of 7 vs. 7, high school seniors gathered at Lewiston High School for the 2021 Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic.

PORTLAND – 24 of baseball’s top prospects gathered in Cary, N.C. for day one of training camp with Team USA, a third of which either currently or formerly spent time with the Portland Sea Dogs.

ORONO – In an era of spin rate and velocity, numbers carry even more weight than ever when it comes to evaluating pitchers, but for former Hampden and UMaine righty Alex McKenney, his will to overcome far exceeds his WHIP, WAR or ERA.

ORONO – Nick Sinacola is now a member of the Giants, Alex McKenney just signed a free-agent deal with the Phillies. With the most recent departures, Maine baseball added to its tally of former Black Bears in the minors.

ORONO – UMaine RHP and Brewer graduate Matt Pushard is headed to the Cape Cod Baseball League.