Maine Sports Commission

New Event Win: Firecracker Sports and the Maine Sports Commission Team Up for the Northeast Summer Championships

Firecracker Sports and Maine Sports Commission are partnering for the Northeast Summer Championships from July 24th – July 27th, 2025!

Minor League Markets: Fans Love Portland

A bunch of Mainers, the love of four teams and the memory of a Valentine’s Day Bandit push this thriving New England city to No. 1

The Puck Drops Today for the 2024 National Collegiate Roller Hockey Championships

🏆🔥 Get ready to witness the pinnacle of college roller hockey as the most electrifying athletes on wheels clash at the 2024 National Collegiate Roller Hockey Championships!

Maine Sports Commission announces full lineup of sporting events in 2024

From cheerleading to roller hockey to trail running and road cycling, Maine has a robust lineup of sporting events on the calendar for 2024, including two national competitions that are coming to Maine for the first time.

Maine Lands Return of XTERRA Trail Run World Championships

XTERRA has announced that it will bring its Trail Run World Championship back to Maine’s Sugarloaf Mountain in 2024. The 2024 event will mark 15 years of the championship and will be staged August 30 to September 1, offering a festival-like atmosphere in addition to the racing experience. The XTERRA Trail Run World Series is

USL to Portland to welcome Maine’s first professional soccer club with 2025 kickoff

Get ready, Portland! The beautiful game is coming to Portland in 2025, and we can’t wait to cheer for our very own team!

Portland, Maine, Granted USL League One Franchise

Portland, Maine, will be the home for a USL League One expansion franchise starting with the 2025 season, the United Soccer League has announced. “This news will put Maine on the global map for soccer,” said Heather Johnson, commissioner of the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development. “Soon, Maine will host teams from across the

MSC Sports Scene June 2023

Check out the Maine’s Sports Commission’s June newsletter to discover recent news & upcoming exciting events!

SIDELINE STORIES: PATRICK GUERETTE AND THE MAINE POND HOCKEY CLASSIC

The Maine Pond Hockey Classic is this weekend! Check out this story on Patrick Guerette, Chief Operating Officer at the Alfond Youth and Community Center in Waterville, Maine and tournament director for the Maine Pond Hockey Classic.

SIDELINE STORIES: LANI SILVERSIDES, FOUNDER, STRONG GIRLS UNITED FOUNDATION

Happy National Girls & Women in Sports Day! Check out this story on Lani Silversides, Founder of Strong Girls United Foundation.

SIDELINE STORIES: MEREDITH STRANG BURGESS: CEO/SURVIVOR/SUGARLOAFER

How Sugarloaf and Skiing Saved My Life—plus, join us for the 23rd Annual Sugarloaf Charity Summit this Saturday, January 28, 2023.

SIDELINE STORIES: ENOCK GLIDDEN, OUTDOOR ACCESSIBILITY AMBASSADOR, PUBLIC SPEAKER, ADAPTIVE ATHLETE AND ADVENTURER

Check out this inside look into Maine native Enock Glidden – Outdoor Accessibility Ambassador, Public Speaker, Adaptive Athlete & Adventurer

This Weekend: Maine Sports Commission Welcomes USA Artistic Swimming

Colby College in Waterville, Maine will serve as host for the 2022 U.S. Masters Championship, USA Artistic Swimming. Guests will be able to enjoy Maine’s beautiful fall foliage and charm Oct. 20-23.