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.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2022
Girls basketball: Skowhegan fends off Greely to earn Class A crown
The River Hawks take control late in the second quarter and never look back in beating the Rangers.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2022
Girls’ basketball: Oceanside takes control early in Class B South semifinal win over Spruce Mountain
Audrey Mackie and Bailey Breen combined for 37 points as the unbeaten Mariners ease past the Phoenix, 56-34, to advance to their first regional final.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2022
Richard Barron out as UMaine men’s basketball coach
Barron agrees to step down with four games remaining in the season because ‘a new voice is needed’ to lead the team.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2022
Masks still required for all MPA tournament games in Portland
Fans must also produce proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test result to attend games at the Portland Expo and Cross Insurance Arena.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2022
Meet Maine’s Winter Olympians
Five athletes with ties to Maine will represent Team USA in Beijing, in sports ranging from cross-country skiing and biathlon to bobsledding and luge.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2022
Bates women’s basketball looking to take that next big step
The Bobcats have impressive wins over ranked teams this season, and hope to join other Maine Division III programs who have had sustained success on the national level.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2022
Indiana’s Holmes undergoes ‘procedure’ on her knee, will begin rehab
Former Gorham High star Mackenzie Holmes was leading the Hoosiers in scoring and rebounding at the time of her injury.
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2022
Sanicola setting foundation for USM men’s basketball ‘brick by brick’
Rob Sanicola left St. Joseph’s College after 18 years as head coach to take over the program at the University of Southern Maine.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2022
Bethel’s Frank Del Duca named to U.S. Olympic bobsled team
It will be the first Olympics for Del Duca, who took up the sport after being a star sprinter at Telstar High and the University of Maine.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2022
High school sports schedules disrupted as more schools go remote
Making up postponed games will be a challenge for athletic directors, in part because of a shortage of bus drivers and game officials.
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