LYNN, Mass. — They’re not going to win every game. That much was settled Thursday for the Sanford Mainers, who dropped their 2009 season opener to the North Shore Navigators, 9-5, before 950 patrons at Fraser Field. But if one game is any indication, the Mainers are likely to make matters interesting nearly nightly. They […]

Sanford second baseman Matt Marra throws to first after a fielding a groundball in front of teammate Ethan Wilson during their season opening NECBL game against North Shore, Thursday, at Fraser Field in Lynn, Mass. The Navitagors won the game, 9-5. (CHRIS BROCKMAN/Journal Tribune)

Thornton Academy’s Matt Koehler returns an overhand smash in his No. 1 doubles match against Portland, Tuesday, in their Western Maine Class A prelim match in Saco. (CHRIS BROCKMAN/Journal Tribune)

SACO — Wins by both doubles teams set the table, and No. 2 singles man Kent Dao cleared it off. And just for good measure, Andrew Cyr picked up any crumbs that may have been left over. All of the above factored into the Western Class A boys tennis prelim round triumph taken by No. […]

Wells’ Sara Duplisea (13) can’t quite get a handle on the ball on an attempt to force out Cape Elizabeth’s Gabe Donahue (9) at second base during their WMC softball game, Monday, in Wells. The Capers won the game, 6-0. (CHRIS BROCKMAN/Journal Tribune)

WELLS — Having raised the only blemish on Cape Elizabeth’s otherwise perfect mark, Wells had hopes of repeating the feat in Monday’s rematch. Such was not to be, however, as the Capers swatted 14 hits while dealing Wells a 6-0 thumping in an WMC softball tilt. Hurling her second shutout of the day, Cape’s Tricia […]

SCARBOROUGH — Thornton Academy senior Dan Smith and Kennebunk freshman Abbey Leonardi were rewarded for their stellar regular seasons and then went out and lived up to their billing as the top two outdoor track and field athletes at Saturday’s Southwestern championships at Mitchell Sports Complex. Each were named the regular season MVPs of the […]

Thornton Academy’s Dan Smith lets fly his first attempt in the finals of the shot put during Saturdayʼs Southwestern Outdoor Track and Field Championship at Mitchell Sports Complex in Scarborough. He won the event with his second throw that went 59-feet, 1-inch. (CHRIS BROCKMAN/Journal Tribune)

Boston manager Terry Francona, center, protests the ejection of Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek, right, by plate umpire Todd Tichenor, left, who ejected Varitek for arguing a call in the seventh inning of a their game Thursday, in Minneapolis. Francona was ejected moments later. (AP WIREPHOTO)

MINNEAPOLIS — Getaway day started a little bit early for the Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins. Jason Varitek hit two home runs, then was one of four people ejected by young umpire Todd Tichenor during separate arguments in the seventh inning of Boston’s 3-1 victory over Minnesota on Thursday. The 32-year-old Tichenor, up from […]