FREEPORT – When a coach watches the first three batters of the game reach via a walk, error and hit batsman, they are able to see what their starter is made up of, to see if the hurler can reach back, recompose himself and get back on track. That was the case Monday afternoon as […]
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Area roundups: Falcons, ’Builders earn baseball wins
FREEPORT — Gabe Wagner had three hits and an RBI, Toby Holt hit a two-run double and Anthony Panciocco added an RBI single as the Freeport High School baseball team finally opened its Western Maine Conference season with an 11-5 victory over Lake Region on Thursday. Shea Wagner pitched five innings with six strikeouts and one […]
MPA membership approves 8-man football for this fall
ROCKPORT — Eight-man football will be introduced in Maine this fall after winning approval Thursday morning at the Maine Principals’ Association’s general membership meeting at the Samoset Resort. Thursday’s vote on high school football also reduces Class A, featuring the state’s largest schools, from 14 to eight teams. Six teams that previously played in Class A […]
Girls Lacrosse: Yarmouth Clippers drop Freeport Falcons, 14-7
YARMOUTH — Ehryn Groothoff, Annabelle Lowenstein and Abi Thornton each scored four goals as Yarmouth doubled up Freeport, 14-7, in girls high school lacrosse action on Tuesday. Anna Thornton had a goal and a pair of assists for Yarmouth, while Natalie Teare added a goal and an assist. Margaret Perrotta had three goals to lead the […]
Girls high school lacrosse: Freeport opens season with 15-3 win over Fryeburg
FREEPORT — April’s latest snow melted away by midday on Thursday, and before the afternoon sun set, Freeport opened its 2019 season with a dominating 15-3 victory over Fryeburg Academy in girls high school lacrosse action at Joan Benoit Samuelson Track and Field. The Falcons received goals from 10 different scorers while outshooting the Raiders, 25-10 […]
Maine high school football: Only 8 teams in Class A football
The Maine Principals’ Association has changed course in its plans for high school football this fall by sharply reducing the number of teams in Class A. Only the eight largest schools in Maine, with enrollments over 950 students, will be categorized as Class A. There will not be separate geographic regions. In recent years, Class […]
Freeport tennis looking for another run
FREEPORT — Last year was monumental for the Freeport High School boys’ tennis team. The Falcons captured their first Class B South regional title with a 4-1 victory over Western Maine Conference rival Cape Elizabeth, sending the Falcons to the State Class B title match. Playing at Lewiston High School, Freeport led Caribou, 1-0. However, the […]
Maine Voices: CMP corridor’s climate claims don’t hold up to scrutiny
The Maine DEP should do an independent review of the proposal’s impact on greenhouse-gas emissions.
SEC accuses Christian concert promoter in Freeport of investment fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission says Jeffrey Wall of Freeport told investors that their money would fund New England music concerts and festivals but he used some of it to pay off debts.
Area briefs: Denious player of week, Rinaldi and Dorr register lax points
AREA BRIEFS Bowdoin’s Denious NESCAC Player of Week BRUNSWICK — Bowdoin College sophomore Eliza Denious has been named the New England Small College Athletic Conference Women’s Lacrosse Player of the Week. Denious scored seven goals, including four in the final 11:03, to lead the Polar Bears from a three-goal deficit to a 17-15 victory […]