Will Kannegieser, 15, of Minot won’t soon forget his first Maine Amateur Championship. He followed up an opening-round 78 with a 1-over 73, good for fourth place after the second round Wednesday. Kannegieser will be a sophomore at Gould Academy in Bethel this fall. He is one of the three 15-year olds in the tournament. Gavin Dugas of Pittsfield is the youngest player in the 132-player field. Kannegieser is next, followed by Chris Billings of Topsham. Kannegieser was a model of consistency, splitting the fairways with his drives and hitting the greens in regulation. Alex McFarlane of Cape Elizabeth, one of his playing partners, was asked at the scorer’s table how Kannegieser played. McFarlane motioned straight down the middle. Even though the course played at just over 7,000 yards in the second round, Kannegieser said length wasn’t a problem. “I’m long enough,” he said. It doesn’t hurt when you chip in for birdie, which he did on the par-3 14th. “I was in a waste area alongside the green,” he said. Kannegieser comes from a golfing family. His mother, Kristen, is a two-time Maine Amateur continue
You suffered through driver’s ed. You crammed for your driving test. You stood in line — sometimes for hours — to have your picture taken against the blue screen. But not everyone on the roadways has earned the privilege of driving. There are a number of reasons why, but law enforcement officials say they frequently come across drivers without a valid or current license. Generally, a license is needed in order to obtain car insurance, so frequently these same drivers are uninsured. “It’s a very common offense,” said Lt. Tony Slaughter, of the Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office. “It’s very common for us to come across.” According to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, one in five crashes nationwide involves a driver who is unlicensed or whose license has been suspended, canceled or revoked. The foundation has also found that two-thirds of drivers continue to drive while under suspension. Statistics from the Texas Department of Public Safety show that unlicensed drivers were involved in nearly 40,000 wrecks last year, 241 of which were known to be fatal continue
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