PORTLAND When the Freeport High School boys basketball team fell behind Cape Elizabeth by 10 points in the opening half of Saturday’s Class B South quarterfinal at the Portland Expo, the hopes were for the Falcons to chip away at the Capers’ advantage and make it a game. The Falcons did that, using an 11-1 […]
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State Class B Indoor Track: York, Brewer win track titles
LEWISTON — Three seniors had upset wins and four other athletes bettered their seeds Saturday at Bates College to lead York to its second Class B boys’ indoor track state title in four years. Jon Burke, Jon Rodrigues and Nick Rainforth all won individual events for York despite being seeded lower entering the meet. That helped […]
State Class B Wrestling: Wells rolls to third straight crown
LINCOLN — Wells High School won its third consecutive State Class B wrestling championship on Saturday – and it wasn’t close. The Warriors built a big lead in the early rounds, then used their depth to overwhelm the field, scoring 161.5 points in the meet at Mattanawcook Academy. Dexter was second with 99 points, followed by […]
State Class B Swimming: MDI wins Class B championship
ORONO — One week after falling to Ellsworth in the conference meet in the same pool, Mt. Desert Island turned the tables Saturday with a convincing victory in the State Class B boys’ swimming and diving championship at the University of Maine. Led by two individual victories and a meet record from Liam Sullivan, the Trojans […]
Class A Wrestling: Mt. Ararat/Brunswick capture first state championship
AUGUSTA — Perennial powerhouse programs like Marshwood and Noble were once again in the mix for a team title at the Class A state tournament on Saturday, but it would be the Mt. Ararat/Brunswick wrestlers who were receiving a police and fire department escort home when the day was over. The Eagles would get individual […]
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 […]
Kennebunk swim squads making a splash
CAPE ELIZABETH — The Kennebunk boys and girls swim team stepped up in big ways recently as the Rams swept the South Southwestern Swimming and Diving championships. “The season has gone pretty well. The kids have worked really hard. It’s a great group of kids. It’s been a lot of fun. They’ve had success in […]
Freshman wrestlers putting together stellar seasons for Kennebunk
KENNEBUNK — Every year some freshman wrestlers will take the state by storm as they climb onto the podium at some of the biggest tournaments of the season. This year four of those wrestlers making noise are from the same program as the Kennebunk Rams have counted on their young standouts to succeed on the […]
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 […]
Class B South Boys: Quick start propels Wells past Lisbon in hoops action
WELLS — Every basketball coach in America is looking for their team to get off to a fast start — and that’s exactly what the Wells Warriors gave head coach Troy Brown on Thursday night. The No. 8 Warriors scored the first 15 points of their Class B South boys basketball preliminary round game on their […]