Archive for ‘Sports’

  • Fitness boot camp uses nature to tone up clients

    By Dawn De Busk Staff Writer NAPLES — Amy Young believes that the best workout is totally low-cost and relies on taking advantage of the natural environment. As the owner of Sunrise Fitness Personal Training, Young is living proof that people do not have to invest in expensive exercise equipment to accomplish their fitness goals. […]

  • Local players compete in State Legion baseball championship

     Mike Mageles of Bridgton, a 2013 graduate of Lake Region High School, and Matt Beauchesne of Harrison, a 2014 graduate of Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, recently competed with their team, Bessey Motors, in the championship round of the Maine State American Legion Baseball Tournament at Winkin Baseball Complex in Bangor. Bessey Motors is a […]

  • Butcher wins Casco Days Four Miler

    1 Jimmy Butcher 28 Otisfield ME 21:38 2 Terry McMillan 17 Cottage Grv WI 21:49 3 Tom Leonard 22 N. Granby CT 22:02 4 Scott Lacy 23 Aspen CO 23:43 5 Mark Truxillo 30 New Orleans LA 23:50 6 Jimmy Banta 16 Raymond ME 24:43:00 7 Erin Flynn 35 Newton MA 24:59:00 8 Grant Burgess […]

  • Silas Eastmas wins fourth straight Lovell Old Home Days race

    LOVELL — New competitors joined familiar race veterans as the Lovell Old Home Days 5K had one of its largest fields ever this past Saturday morning. Posting a time of 15:38, Silas Eastman, 19, of Chatham, N.H. won for the fourth consecutive year, but not without a challenge. Tim Livingston, 40, from Conway, N.H. stayed […]

  • Brandt wins Sebago Days Fun Run

    SEBAGO DAYS FUN RUN RESULTS 1. Asher Brandt, 10:48 2. Dana Welch, 12:07 3. Alex Hawley, 12:24 4. Stephen Nickerson, 12:27 5. Nichol Ernst, 12:31 6. Anna Noble, 12:43 7. Conor Boyle, 12:44 8. Matthew Golden, 12:51 9. Chris Roy, 13:04 10. Brendon Harmon, 13:13 11. Brad Donohue, 13:15 12. Brian Ladd, 13:18 13. Liz […]

  • Super Hero Dash was a smash

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer HARRISON — Miranda Murphy had always felt bad for “little kids,” who either struggled to complete the Harrison Old Home Days 3.2-mile course or simply had to watch others from the sidewalk. “I wanted to do something for kids. The 5K is too long for them, so I wanted […]

  • Harrison Run by the Lake 5K results

    1. David Krall, 44, S. Weymouth, MA, 18:11 2. Arno Bommer, 54, Houston, TX, 18:51 3. Dana Welch, 32, Gray, 19:38 4. Michael Mageles, 18, Bridgton, 20:03 5. David Landry, 16, 20:18 6. Glenn Gordon, 50, Mexico, 20:24 7. Mark Hogan, 36, Washington Depot, CT, 20:26 8. Dorn Sclafani, 14, Harrison, 20:41 9. Josh Weisbach, […]

  • Marube shines despite the rain at 4 on the Fourth

    Recent surgery failed to slow down Moninda Marube of Auburn. The defending champion was well ahead of the rest of the 38th Annual Bridgton 4 on the Fourth Road Race field, finishing just two seconds off his winning time of a year ago. Under cool, spotty rain conditions, Marube claimed his second title at 20 […]

  • Bridgton race: For Annika, running is natural

    Annika Pfitzinger hopes to one day follow in her parents’ footsteps. The 21-year-old from Auckland, New Zealand ran Bridgton’s four-miler in 22 minutes, 32 seconds to be the seventh competitor to cross the finish line on the Fourth. Her dad represented the United States in the marathon at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics while her […]

  • Lace’m up this summer! Plenty of area road races

    July 4: 4 On The Fourth, Bridgton If you planned to run in the 38th annual 4 On The Fourth in Bridgton but have yet to register, you’re out of luck. As of Wednesday morning, Race Director Jim Cossey said just 50 bibs remained to be sold. By 11:30 a.m., Cossey contacted The News reporting […]