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Glorilla overpowers Maine’s freshman fillies at Bangor
Bangor, ME — A lone $16,171 division of the Maine Sire Stakes for 2-year-old pacing fillies opened the card on Wednesday (July 3) at Bangor with Ron Cushing’s Glorilla dominating her fellow troop members. Sent off as the 3-5 favorite off a 2:00.3 qualifying mile at Tioga Downs,...
Speedway 95 – July 3rd [RESULTS]
Here are the results from Speedway 95 on Wednesday, July 3rd. Stars of Tomorrow took the track for their feature race with Austin Beale leading them out of the pit to start the event,. Austin led all 20 laps of the Stars of Tomorrow feature and did not look back. Austin Beale had a best lap time of 18.625 seconds per lap, with an average speed of 47 MPH. Carson Bellows was able to move up from his starting position of 5th to try to catch Beale but wasn't able. Carson Bellows had a best lap of 18.910 seconds for the 1/3-mile oval, with an average lap speed of 46 mph. Carson Bellows finished 9.5 seconds behind Beale. Waylon Giguere rounded out the Top 3 for the Stars of Tomorrow having started in the 2nd position. Giguere had a best lap time of 19.272 seconds and an average speed of 45 mph.
Hermon softball all-stars win both District 3 tournaments
HERMON - It was a great week for Hermon Little League softball- both their 8-10 all stars and the 11-12 teams won the District 3 tournament, and both are on their way to battle for a state championship. The Hawks 11-12's beat Brewer this Tuesday, 7-2, to advance to the...
Grondin and Campbell surge at Bangor Raceway
Bangor, ME — The stalwart trainer/driver combination of Valerie Grondin and Heath Campbell came to the forefront on Wednesday (July 3), scoring three wins and a third from five starts while supplying all the fireworks on the pre-holiday program at Bangor Raceway. Pembroke Danny Boy (1:59.1-$5.20) set the early...
Bangor Municipal Golf Course holds inaugural Hankapalooza
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Bangor Municipal Golf Course hosted its first-ever Hankapalooza holiday celebration for the whole family. The free day on the course provided a putt-putt area, a chipping station to hit the ball into Hank the Hippo’s mouth, and a long drive contest for kids 14 and under.
Bangor Comrades come back to defeat Riverdogs in Legion Baseball action
HAMPDEN - Bangor Comrades Sr. Legion baseball put together a comeback effort on Friday night to defeat the Quirk Motor City Riverdogs 9-4. The Comrades shot out to a 2-0 lead in the first with an Ethan Sproul bases-loaded walk and Preston Karam sacrifice fly. With the score 2-1 in the bottom of the second, the Riverdogs plated three off of two bases-loaded walks and a hit-by-pitch to make it 4-2.
"Golf Ball Guy" has been selling golf balls on area roadsides for two decades
HOLDEN - If you find yourself driving past the corner of 1A and South Rd. in Holden, you'll find Lou Tardiff, also known as "Golf Ball Guy" Tardiff has been selling golf balls on area roadsides for over 20 years. The Brewer native spent his teenage years caddying and selling golf balls that he found to his neighbors. As he entered his 50s, that entrepreneurial mindset kicked in again.
Camp Capella’s Annual Charity Golf Scramble – August 18th
Registration is now open for the Annual Charity Golf Scramble to benefit Camp Capella. The Tournament will take place Sunday, August 18th at Hermon Meadow Golf Club. Registration that morning will take place at 7 a.m. with a shotgun start scheduled for 8 a.m. Individual registration is $100 with Teams...
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