The region’s No. 1 seed avenges two regular-season losses and wins its first regional title in 30 years with a 38-34 victory.
February 2020
Posted inLocal & State
Fire destroys house in South Thomaston
No one was home when the blaze was reported, the fire chief says.
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Posted inGirls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Girls’ basketball: South Portland earns trip to first state title game since 1986
Maggie Whitmore has 24 points and 10 rebounds as the top-seeded Red Riots defeat Sanford, 49-34, in the Class AA South final.
Posted inNation & World
ISIS, al-Qaida join forces in West Africa
Militants recruit youth with stacks of cash then flood them with Islamist views.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Saturday’s college roundup: UMaine men’s hockey ties Vermont
The Catamounts, who do not have a win in Hockey East this season, hold the Black Bears without a goal.
Posted inSports
Major league notebook: Porcello makes spring debut with Mets
Rick Porcello gives up one run in one inning in his first spring training appearance for his new team.
Posted inNation & World
Study: White supremacists greater threat to New Jersey citizens than Al-Qaida, ISIS
American-born extremists also pose as a severe threat, according to officials.
Posted inPolitics
Sanders wins Nevada caucuses, takes national Democratic lead
The self-described democratic socialist has strong support from Latinos and union workers.
Posted inSports
NBA roundup: Bazemore, Kings topple Clippers
Kent Bazemore scores 23 as Sacramento wins in L.A. for the second time in less than a month.
Posted inNation & World
Charter bus rolls over in California, killing 3 and injuring 18
Police say the driver swerved and lost control on the rain-slicked highway outside San Diego.