AUBURN — There were two keys coming into Tuesday’s Class A North boys high school hockey quarterfinal against Edward Little at Norway Savings Bank Arena for Mt. Ararat/Lisbon/Morse/Hyde. First, stay out of the penalty box. Second, receive a stellar goaltending performance from freshman Sean Moore. Behind Moore’s 42-save performance and a goal with 1.5-seconds remaining in […]
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Class B South Boys Hockey: Dragons surprise Wildcats, 6-4
DOVER, N.H.. — Even down three goals with under 10 minutes to play, Brunswick senior center Jack St. Pierre liked what he saw. “I didn’t see one guy who didn’t think we could win that game,” St. Pierre said. When St. Pierre scored twice from just outside the crease in 15 seconds at 6:00 and 6:15 […]
Area teams meet: Freeport and Brunswick square off in Unified hoops
FREEPORT — While the high school basketball state championships are set to be played this upcoming weekend, the Unified schedule is in full force, and on Tuesday, Freeport used a strong second half to pull away for a 61-44 victory over Brunswick on Senior Day at Freeport High School. The teams hit the hardwood after a […]
Basketball Action: ’Builders, ’Hounds earn Unified wins
BATH — Keegan Companion and Cameron Dunlop combined for 32 points to power the Morse High School Unified basketball team to a 62-42 victory over Medomak Valley at Bath Middle School on Tuesday. The Shipbuilders face Lisbon today at Woolwich Central School, with tip slated for 3:30 p.m. Companion scored 18 points, while Dunlop had 14 […]
Struggles for Boston: Celtics continue to slump, lose to Raptors, 118-95
TORONTO — A lack of togetherness is turning into big trouble for the struggling Boston Celtics. Pascal Siakam scored 25 points, Kawhi Leonard had 21 and the Toronto Raptors used a huge second quarter to rout Boston 118-95 on Tuesday night. Marcus Morris scored 17 points, and Jayson Tatum and Terry Rozier each had 11 as […]
Column: Dragons, Falcons gave us all reasons to be proud
BRUNSWICK — Saturday was not the result that our area basketball teams wanted. Both the Freeport and Brunswick high school girls teams fell in regional finals at Cross Insurance Arena in Portland on Saturday, with the Falcons dropping a 42-31 decision to top-ranked Gray-New Gloucester and the Dragons suffering a 54-33 setback against No. 1 Greely. […]
Three locals grab All-State wrestling titles
PARIS — Saturday’s New England Qualifier featured a milestone, pins, one-point wins and so much more. Noble High School had two winners during the annual All-State wrestling meet, with Josh Cote winning the 126-pound title match over Travis Foster of Wells by pin, and Sam Martel defeating Ellsworth’s Logan Lord in the 138-pound championship. For […]
Bowdoin-Tufts Hoops: NESCAC downer for Polar Bears
BRUNSWICK — The hopes of an unbeaten season through the New England Small College Athletic Conference tournament came to end on Sunday for the Bowdoin College women’s basketball team. Third-seeded Tufts entered Morrell Gymnasium as an underdog, but upset No. 2 Amherst on Saturday, then completed the sweep with a 75-69 win over the top-seeded Polar […]
Class A South Regional Final: Greely, DeWolfe slay Dragons, 54-33
Throughout the past four seasons, the scouting report on Greely High School girls basketball standout Anna DeWolfe has been — give her a millimeter and she’ll take you to the house. On Saturday in the Class A South regional final at Cross Insurance Arena, DeWolfe and her Rangers darted out to a big early lead […]
Class B South Girls Basketball: Bad start derails Falcons, 42-31
PORTLAND — In two regular season meetings this year, the Freeport High School girls basketball team played Gray-New Gloucester close in the opening quarter, then watched as the Patriots pulled away for two lopsided victories. On Saturday at Cross Insurance Arena in the Class B South regional final, it was the start that bit the Falcons […]