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Tournament in Caribou illustrates growing popularity of pickleball

A new sport is gaining in popularity in Caribou.

Mariners rebound; MHL final tied 1-1

In complete contrast to the previous game that ended in an avalanche of 11 goals, the Yarmouth Mariners took their revenge Sunday, April 15, by blanking the Edmundston Blizzard 1-0 in front of a packed house at the Jean-Daigle Centre.

Blizzard makes some changes to tickets sales

In preparation of the fifth game of the Maritime Junior A Hockey League (MHL) final next Sunday, April 22, the Edmundston Blizzard organization announced some changes to the ticket purchase process.

Mainer finishes 25th among women at Boston Marathon

She spent 10 minutes shivering in the recovery tent after the Boston Marathon before some attendants came over to help her get out of her wet, frozen clothes and warm up.

Milder winters shaving weeks off ice fishing seasons in Maine

Ice fishing is a Maine tradition that goes back centuries. But as temperatures have climbed in recent decades, the ice is melting earlier and earlier on most of the state’s lakes, and that’s carving into the ice fishing season.

Ward sinks the Mariners in OT

Kyle Ward fuels on emotions and extra time. Saturday night was no exception.

St. Agatha native joins competitive field of elite women at Boston Marathon|

Tracy Guerrette twice has jostled with the masses at the Boston Marathon. But when the 37-year-old native of St. Agatha takes off on Monday morning from Hopkinton, Massachusetts, for the annual 26.2-mile run to downtown Boston, she’ll share the starting line with only 50 to 60 of the world’s best distance runners.

MHL final starts on April 14 in Edmundston

The official schedule for the Maritime Junior A Hockey League final is known.

Blizzard-Mariners ready for final series face-off

The table is set. The logic has been respected. The two best-ranked teams in the overall standings of the Maritime Junior A Hockey League (MHL) will now meet in the final series.

County baseball standout, school principal is Legends inductee

Maine Sports Legends Hall of Honors posthumously inducting Richard Cormier, a standout athlete at Fort Fairfield High School who became a successful teacher and principal at Van Buren District High School.

Longtime athletic director leaving UMFK for Unity College

University of Maine at Fort Kent Director of Athletics and men’s soccer coach Bill Ashby is stepping down from his post immediately and taking a new position at Unity College.

Popular basketball camp in Fort Fairfield returns for 32nd year

“Tiger” Basketball Camp, directed by Larry Gardner, will be held at Fort Fairfield High School and Fort Fairfield Elementary School for boys June 18-22 and for girls June 25-29.

Wheaton honored with legendary Maine guide award

Lance Wheaton of Forest City was honored for a lifetime spent guiding clients in the Maine woods on Saturday when he was given the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife’s Wiggie Robinson Legendary Maine Guide Award.

UMFK honors athletes at Hall of Fame ceremony

Three former University of Maine at Fort Kent athletes and one multi-award winning coach were inducted into the UMFK Athletic Hall of Fame at a dinner and ceremony at the Sport Center on Saturday, April 7.

Blizzard wins in overtime; leads series 3-2

Captain Kyle Ward had the first and final word.

Knights of Columbus holds annual free throw contest

The Van Buren Knights of Columbus held the annual Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contest for Council and District Level One.

Summerside evens series with Blizzard at 2

A burst of three consecutive goals by the Summerside Western Capitals in the second half of the second period allowed them to beat the Edmundston Blizzard 6-4 and to tie the best of seven Maritime Junior A Hockey League EastLink North division’s final series 2-2 on Wednesday, April 4.

Blizzard wins in OT and takes the series’ lead

Another game that ends by a one-point differential. This time, it took overtime to settle the debate.

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