For the first time since the final home game of the 2019 season, fans were able to attend a game at Alfond Stadium.
Mike Lowe
When Mike Lowe joined the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram’s staff in 1982, he never thought he was setting roots. But he learned to love Maine, its people, its games and, especially, its stories.
It’s hard to say what he covers because, well, he covers everything. Over the years he’s been fortunate to witness some of the biggest sports events in Maine and elsewhere, from the Little League World Series to the actual World Series, from an NCAA ice hockey championship for Maine to an AHL championship for the Portland Pirates, from six Super Bowls for the Patriots to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
He’s interviewed stars and personalities such as Muhammad Ali, Tom Brady, Seth Wescott, Michael Phelps, Ian Crocker, Paul Kariya, Julia Clukey, Kevin “Killer” Kaminski and Joan Benoit Samuelson. Yet his favorite stories often involve Maine high school sports and the passion they stir. Nothing compares to the bond between a high school and its town.
He collects comic books, loves listening to the Red Sox on the radio on a warm summer night or leaning back in his recliner with a good book. He also loves, absolutely loves, chocolate-covered peanuts.
A native of New Bedford, Mass., he lives in Saco with his wife Tracie and has three children and two grandchildren.
No. 5 Delaware roars back in second half to beat Maine, 34-24
The Black Bears put on a rush in the second quarter to take the lead, but Delaware rallies to win the season opener.
UMaine defense will need to step up as new season begins
ANALYSIS: The Black Bears should have one of the better offenses in the CAA, but their success ultimately will depend on how well the defense plays.
College football preview: Delaware at UMaine
The Black Bears meet one of the nation’s top Football Championship Subdivision teams in the season opener Thursday night.
College athletes starting to get down to business under new NCAA rules
For the first time, student-athletes such as Maine native Mackenzie Holmes can market their name, image and likeness.
UMaine football team learning more about itself every day
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Three high school football teams halt practices because of COVID-19
Teams at Massabesic, Winslow and Morse stop practicing because of COVID-related issues, but everyone expects ‘some bumps in the road’ as the fall sports season begins.
In final scrimmage, UMaine football team starts identifying its playmakers
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Maine teams begin practice after year without tackle football
‘It was like Christmas morning,’ one coach says, as practices begin at high schools across the state.
Longtime coach Mike Coutts starting new position in Colorado
Coutts, who has coached at UMaine and high schools in southern Maine, will be the softball coach at the Colorado School of Mines.