PORTLAND — The Brunswick Dragons began their playoff run with a familiar opponent in the Class A South quarterfinal. The No. 2 Dragons and No. 7 Mt. Ararat Eagles traveled to the Portland Expo for a “Battle of the Bridge” clash and for the third time this season, it was the Dragons coming away with a […]
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State A Swimming: Cheverus boys top swim field again
BRUNSWICK — Heavily favored in the State Class A boys’ swimming and diving state championship, Cheverus received a simple pre-meet speech from head coach Kevin Haley. “Coach said to just swim hard. We’re going in with zero (points),” Cheverus junior Quinton Hastings said. That zero turned into a dominating 318 points as the Stags won their […]
State Champs: Mt. Ararat/Brunswick take title
AUGUSTA — Behind three individual championship performances, Mt. Ararat/Brunswick won the program’s first state title Saturday at the State Class A high school wrestling championships at Cony High School. Freshmen Brycen Kowalsky and Spencer LeClair won the 113- and 132-pound titles, respectively, and senior Brady Mitchell-Damms capped the effort with a pin win at 195. “It’s […]
Class A South boys basketball: Greely too much for Eagles, 70-46
Portland – The two-time defending Class A State champion Greely Rangers received 46 points from Logan Bagshaw and Andrew Storey as the top-seeded Rangers took down Mt. Ararat, 70-46 in boys high school basketball quarterfinal action Friday night at the Portland Expo. “We wanted to start out fast and not let up,” Greely coach Travis Seaver […]
Indoor Track Preview: State titles for track on the line
BRUNSWICK — The state championships for high school indoor track have arrived, with the State Class B meet set to be held Saturday at Bates College in Lewiston, while the State Class A championship is set for Monday at the University of Southern Maine in Gorham. Class A The Brunswick boys put together a near-perfect performance […]
Wrestling State Preview: Local grapplers look to shine at states
BRUNSWICK — All of the hard work on the wrestling mats throughout the winter for area wrestling teams has come down to the final weekend in both Class A and B as their state meets are being held at Cony High School and Mattanawcook Academy in Lincoln, respectively. Mt. Ararat/Brunswick and Morse will both look to […]
State Swim Preview: Swim titles on the line
BRUNSWICK — Swimmers from area high schools will be competing this weekend and early next week for both team and individual titles at state swim meets held at Bowdoin College and at the University of Maine at Orono. The Class B boys jump in on Saturday at UMaine, while the girls will swim on Monday. Bowdoin […]
Mother Nature: Weather causes tournament postponements in basketball, hockey
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. […]
Boys basketball Class A South prelim: Mt. Ararat advances with 83-43 win over Morse
TOPSHAM – In any sport, at any level, it is tough to beat a team three times in a season. The Mt. Ararat boys high school basketball team had that task Tuesday evening when it hosted rival Morse in a Class A South prelim match. The Eagles took the suspense away early, racing out to a […]
Close One: Brunswick Dragons win thriller, 58-57, over Morse in Unified battle
BRUNSWICK — In a game that saw the score change hands seven times and three tie scores in the second half, Brunswick/Mt. Ararat held off Morse, 58-57, in high school Unified basketball Monday afternoon at Brunswick High School. Playing in front of a large crowd that included the BHS Band, the Dragons rallied from nine points down […]