Shawn, Rob, and Chaz react to Portland Hearts of Pine’s newest center back, Brecc Evans.

For the second year in a row, the Dirigo Union partnered with Kennedy Park Pick-up Soccer for a Thanksgiving Weekend Tournament. A lot of DU members volunteered at the KP Tournament on 11/29 helping with scorekeeping, timekeeping, reffing, bracketing, organizing food donations, and altogether helping to make sure the 20-team tournament was supported so that the players and friends/family could have the best time! The tournament kicked off with a moment to recognize Joel and h

Deep Diver is thrilled to feature legitimate Maine royalty in this episode of Deep Dives. True to her roots in Maine’s culture, this particular princess is humble, approachable, and not at all full of herself. More Angus King than King Charles. Dora Anne Mills’s life meets at the intersection of Maine, community, and public health. Everything about her screams all three. Dora repping the Hearts! We met on Zoom on the morning of the semifinal game (ouch!) in Spokane. Dora arri

Photo Courtesy of Chris Linscott With any team sports, trying to pick a most valuable player is a difficult choice. Even for those steeped in the complexities of football - the tactics, the athleticism, the confidence required – trying discern the actual “best” often leads to a raucous debate. With voting ongoing for the Hearts of Pine Supporter's Player of the Year, the State of the Union has taken a dive into some of the most consequential players on the roster this season.

This installment of Deep Dives introduces us to Biddeford-based Josh Powers. First thing to know about Josh are these two fun facts: He and Sean Vinberg share a birthday, and not just the month and date. They were born on the exact same day in September of 1994. And DU founder Donald Thibodeau, who didn’t know about the common birthday , asked Josh to deliver the DU Man of the Match buoy to Vinberg in late August. That sounds like some serious DU cosmic connection to Deep Div