Local Sports

BREWER – Brewer volleyball beat Bucksport in straight sets Thursday night.

BOSTON – Andrew Fleming is the first Maine men’s basketball player to earn preseason conference recognition since 2012.

ORONO – Hearing your parents from the seats is nothing new to athletes.

ORONO – The job of goalie for the Black Bears of today comes with high expectations, the highest of which is being safety net for an inconsistent offense.

ORONO – Maine women’s basketball has set itself up well to repeat as conference champions in America East and the rest of the league has taken notice.

ORONO – It’s been a little over a month since former Maine Senior Associate Director of Athletics, Lynn Coutts, packed up and started the next chapter of her life at the University of Denver.

ORONO – Houlton boys soccer beat Orono 2-1 Wednesday, the loss was the first for the Red Riots this year.  

OLD TOWN – Kiana Bennett’s late goal lifted Dexter field hockey to a 1-0 win over Old Town Wednesday afternoon.

HAMPDEN – Hampden Academy girls basketball guard, Amelia McLaughlin, has committed to play at St. Joseph’s in Standish.

PORTLAND – The relationship between Boston and Portland on the court was made official Tuesday at the Portland Expo as the Celtics officially announced their purchase of the Maine Red Claws.