BRUNSWICK — The snowy, icy weather on Tuesday and Wednesday caused several high school basketball games to be postponed to tonight. From the local area, Lisbon and Wells saw its Class B South boys preliminary contest postponed twice, with the Greyhounds and Warriors now set to meet tonight at 7 p.m. Lisbon (10-8) is the No. […]
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The Wrap: Portland native, entrepreneur to open Gorham wine bar
Austin Street Brewery has opened a new location at 115 Fox St., and Maine Beer Co. plans to open an expanded tasting room on March 9.
Girls Hockey: Blue Devils cruise past Yarmouth/Freeport Clippers
LEWISTON — Girls hockey coach Ron Dumont worried a little about his team’s nerves heading into Saturday’s Girls North semifinal against No. 4 Yarmouth/Freeport. Even though top-ranked Lewiston entered the contest undefeated and had hung a 10-0 decision on the Clippers in late December, the postseason opener is often a different environment. However, a shorthanded goal […]
Area Hoops: Basketball tourney field set to kick off
BRUNSWICK — The high school basketball regular season has come to a close, with the tournament field finalized on Saturday by the Maine Principals’ Association. Several area teams made it to the postseason, with preliminary round action set to begin on Tuesday for the boys and Wednesday for the girls. Here is a look at the […]
Girls Basketball: Gray-New Gloucester wins Class B South clash with Freeport
FREEPORT — The Freeport Falcons and Gray-New Gloucester Patriots met Thursday in a regular-season finale featuring two of the top girls high school basketball teams in Class B South. The first-place Patriots buckled down in the second half, holding the third-seeded Falcons to just six points in the second half on the way to a 59-26 […]
Area Roundups: Austin powers Eagles to boys hockey win; Morse’s Warren nets 1,000th point
BRIDGTON – Noah Austin figured into each goal as the Mt. Ararat/Lisbon/Morse/Hyde boys high school hockey team defeated Lake Region/Fryeburg/Oxford Hills, 7-4, on Thursday at Bridgton Academy. Austin had three goals and four assists as the Eagles improved to 8-7-1 and will host Edward Little on Saturday at 7 p.m. Austin now has 54 points on […]
Girls Hockey: Yarmouth/Freeport Clippers roll to quarterfinal win
YARMOUTH — Olivia Bradford scored a pair of goals and Allie Perrotta turned away 13 shots in net as Yarmouth/Freeport downed Winslow/Gardiner/Cony, 5-2 in North girls hockey quarterfinal action at Travis Roy Arena on Wednesday. The Clippers will face No. 1 Lewiston on Saturday (4:15 p.m.) at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. The Black Tigers ended their […]
Area Roundups: Red Riots stun champion Devils in boys hockey action
LEWISTON — Dustin Lappin scored a hat trick as South Portland/Freeport/Waynflete handed Lewiston its second loss of the season Wednesday, 5-1, in boys high school hockey action at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. After Lewiston (13-2) took the early lead on a goal by Kurtis Pelletier, Lappin tied the game. In the second period, South Portland (7-6) […]
Boys Basketball: Freeport rolls past Wells, 67-35
FREEPORT — Freeport entered Tuesday’s Senior Night facing a fellow Class B South opponent fighting for playoff positioning. The Wells Warriors entered the game one spot behind the sixth-place Falcons. Freeport didn’t leave the spot up for grabs, jumping out to a 16-5 lead after one quarter and running away with a 67-35 Western Maine Conference boys […]
Area Roundups: Brunswick Dragons pull out 50-39 win over EL
BRUNSWICK — Alexis Guptil scored a team-high 12 points, Charlotte MacMillan had 10 points, eight assists and four steals, and the Brunswick High School girls basketball team hit 11-of-13 at the free-throw line in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 50-39 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference win over Edward Little on Tuesday The Dragons improved […]