SACO – The Thornton Academy boys lacrosse team lit up the scoreboard with a decisive 19-1 victory over Cheverus at Hill Stadium on Friday. Every Golden Trojan was part of the evening’s success. “Everybody got a chance to play,” said Thornton Academy coach Ryan Hersey. “In some of our closer games not everybody gets a […]
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Thornton Academy football rides leadership, community to ‘Team of Year’ honors
SACO – It’s been six months since the Thornton Academy football team topped their perfect season with a Class A State Championship but they are still receiving accolades. The Maine Sports Hall of Fame selected the Golden Trojans as their choice for “Team of the Year.” “It was a great season with a phenomenal group […]
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Sweep gives Bruins a break before Stanley Cup Final
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Boston Bruins have earned a break before their biggest series in a few years. Their sweep of the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference final has afforded them a few extra days to rest up before their third Stanley Cup Final appearance in nine years. So they can sit back, let […]
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Now-dead Ohio State doctor accused of abusing at least 177
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A now-dead Ohio State team doctor sexually abused at least 177 male students over nearly two decades, and university officials knew what he was doing and did little to stop him, according to an investigative report released by the school Friday. Dr. Richard Strauss committed the abuse from 1979 to 1997 — […]
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BASEBALL WORLD: Random thoughts on the season
Has anybody done the math? With 43 games played, the Red Sox were 23-20 after their series with the Colorado Rockies. Since their horrendous start, when they were 6-13 after 19 games, they had won 17 and lost seven, a .708 winning percentage. If they were to end up with 107 wins and 56 losses, […]
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Bruins sweep Hurricanes to reach Stanley Cup Final
RALEIGH, N.C. — Boston’s top line kept finding ways to score, especially on the power play. With a chance to clinch another series, Tuukka Rask was perfect — again. Rask posted his seventh career playoff shutout, and the Bruins swept the Carolina Hurricanes out of the Eastern Conference final, winning 4-0 on Thursday night to […]
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Bouchard’s blast powers Biddeford past Gorham
BIDDEFORD – Chantelle Bouchard drove in runs on a home run in the second and a double in the third to lead the Biddeford softball team to an 11-7 victory over Gorham on Thursday night. Neither team had an issue with hitting the ball – Biddeford collected 11 hits and Gorham had nine. “The girls […]
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Matt Ryan pitches Noble over Kennebunk 5-0
BERWICK – The camaraderie between Noble starting pitcher Matt Ryan and catcher Jared Grondin was on full display against Kennebunk. Ryan pitched a four-hit shutout on 67 pitches and Grondin threw out a pair of runners on the bases as the Knights defeated the Rams 5-0 Thursday for their third straight victory. After the game, […]
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Massabesic’s perfect season ends at hands of Windham
WATERBORO — Trailing by three goals in the second half to an unbeaten team that regularly plays for state championships, Alanna Joyce of Windham said she wasn’t worried Thursday night. “I wasn’t thinking this was over,” she said, “because I know we always come back.” Sure enough, the Eagles staged a furious rally to take […]
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Thornton Academy graduate earns conference honors at USM
GORHAM – Thornton Academy graduate and Saco native Ben Lambert was named the Little East Conference Pitcher of the Year on Tuesday for his excellence on the mound during his junior season at the University of Southern Maine. A vote by various head coaches decided the conference’s annual end-of-the-season awards and all-conference team. “It means […]