Sports

The Boston Red Sox were hammered by the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday, June 23rd, falling 8-2 in Florida.

The Maine Principles Association said that athletes in outdoor high school sports will not be required to wear masks.

The High School baseball/softball season will officially start on Monday April 26th. Players return to the fields after missing all of 2020 due to pandemic.

Delaney Strout, senior catcher for the UMPI Owls softball team received player of the week honors for the Northern Atlantic Conference after going 15-for-16 over a 4 game series.

The Maine Skiing and Snowboarding Hall of Fame announced the 2021 class on Monday. The 2020 class will be inducted with the 2021 class on October 15, 2021. There will be three Aroostook County natives inducted in total.

Mars Hill Country Club opened up for play on Monday April 19th for the 2021 season.

Opening Day for the 2020 Regular Season is just 18 days away, when the Red Sox will play the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto on Thursday, March 26th. On Sunday March 8th, the Red Sox made a series of roster cuts.

The Caribou Vikings reclaimed their Class B crown Friday night in a double-overtime thriller with the Maranacook Black Bears at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.

The best of the best in Maine high school basketball will take the court starting Friday, Feb. 28 with the Class B finals in Bangor. Then, on Saturday, Feb. 29, the rest of the field plays in Portland and Augusta.

The undefeated Dexter Tigers kept their unbeaten record and added a Class C North championship Saturday night with a win over the top-seed Central Aroostook Panthers in Bangor.