Gus Holt, Maine Nordiques stonewall Maryland Black Bears

Junior hockey: The Nordiques goalie and Army commit made 46 saves against the Black Bears on Saturday night in a 3-0 win.

Twin City Thunder lose goalie duel in season opener

Junior hockey: Colin Winn made 30 saves for the Jr. Bruins in the win over the Thunder. Brody Haynes made 28 saves in the loss.

College football: UMaine falls short against Northern Illinois

The Black Bears were tied 14-14 with the FBS opponent before losing 41-14. In Division III NESCAC action, Bates was shut out by Middlebury.

Maine college roundup: UMaine women’s hockey falls to Quinnipiac after early lead

The Black Bears scored the first goal, but Quinnipiac scored the rest in a 5-1 win. That and more recaps from colleges around Maine in a big Saturday slate of games.

Maryland Black Bears pull away in third period to defeat Maine Nordiques

Junior hockey: The Black Bears scored twice in the third period in a 5-3 victory against the Nordiques. Forward Dom Marcinkevics had two goals while Zion Green had two assists in the game for Maine.

Twin City Thunder finding talent in Minnesota

Junior hockey: Five players on the Thunder's NCDC roster come from Minnesota, which has been dubbed the State of Hockey, and another played high school hockey in Minnesota.

Brunswick places football coaches on leave, cancels homecoming game amid hazing investigation

A detective has been assigned to the case to investigate whether any laws had been violated, according to Brunswick Chief of Police Scott Stewart.

Maine Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame banquets postponed

Par for the Course: Does the United States have the team to finally win the Ryder Cup?

Bill Kennedy writes that while less-experienced Americans are playing on home soil, they will need to play great golf to beat the Europeans.

College sports notebook: Lisbon grad Tyler Halls and Leavitt grad Morghan Dutil set Husson records

Also, standouts from area high schools — Garrett Poussard, Jillian Richardson, Gemma Landry, Mohamed Matan and Emma Johnson — and Bates kicker Simon Redfern earn conference honors, as well as recaps of Wednesday's games.