AUGUSTA — Not only did Lisbon perform last among the two dozen teams competing at Saturday’s Class B and C state cheerleading championships, it had to endure an agonizingly long wait in the wings just before it took center-stage at the Augusta Civic Center. “It was very nerve-wracking,” said Olivia Clark, Lisbon’s lone senior. “We were […]
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KVAC Class B Swimming: Morse Shipbuilders boys, girls take 2nd
BATH — The Morse High School boys and girls high school swim teams took to the pool at the Bath Area Family YMCA for the Class B Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference championships on Friday. The teams came into the event with plans to continue their season long improvement as they head to the Class B State […]
High school wrestling: Mt. Ararat/Brunswick grapplers perform well
ROCKPORT — Coming off the podium, David Wilson needed to find ice for his sore right shoulder. The shoulder has bothered Wilson off an on all season, he said, but Saturday at the Class A North championship, the Nokomis Regional High School senior didn’t let it bother him much at all. “It’s feeling good,” Wilson said, […]
Indoor Track: Brunswick boys win KVAC title
BRUNSWICK — The Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Indoor Track Championships were held Saturday inside Bowdoin College’s Farley Field House. The Brunswick boys captured the KVAC Class A title, racking up 189 points to easily out-distance runner-up Lewiston, which finished with 92. Mt. Ararat was third (75), followed by Messalonskee (49) and Edward Little (47). In the […]
KVAC Class A Swimming: Cony sweeps titles
BATH — Another year, another victory jump into the Bath Family YMCA pool for the Cony High School girls swimming team at the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference championships. And this time, they weren’t alone. Cony swept the KVAC Class A championships for the first time, with the girls team totaling 257 points to dominate a field […]
Area Hoops: Basketball tourney field set to kick off
BRUNSWICK — The high school basketball regular season has come to a close, with the tournament field finalized on Saturday by the Maine Principals’ Association. Several area teams made it to the postseason, with preliminary round action set to begin on Tuesday for the boys and Wednesday for the girls. Here is a look at the […]
NHL Report: Marchand’s OT goal lifts Bruins over Avalanche, 2-1
BOSTON — Brad Marchand has a knack for the net in overtime. A lucky bounce helped him get another winner for the Bruins on Sunday. Marchand scored 4:03 into the extra period after his shot deflected off an opponent’s skate, extending Boston’s points streak to seven games with a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche. Patrice […]
Local wrestlers looking to punch tickets to states today
NORTH BERWICK — Local wrestlers will try to punch their tickets to states today when they compete in the Class A South regional tournament at Noble High School. Biddeford, Kennebunk, Massabesic, Noble and Sanford will all send wrestlers to the Class A tournament, while Wells will compete in the Class B South meet. In the […]
Girls ‘Battle of the Bridge’ — Brunswick eases by Mt. Ararat in hoops action
TOPSHAM — Thursday’s Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference girls’ basketball first quarter was anything but pretty. Brunswick and Mt. Ararat slogged through an 8-4 opening eight minutes, with neither the Dragons or Eagles making open shots while combining to make just 5-of-25 attempts. But, Brunswick found its game in the second, and kept things going in the […]
Girls Basketball: Gray-New Gloucester wins Class B South clash with Freeport
FREEPORT — The Freeport Falcons and Gray-New Gloucester Patriots met Thursday in a regular-season finale featuring two of the top girls high school basketball teams in Class B South. The first-place Patriots buckled down in the second half, holding the third-seeded Falcons to just six points in the second half on the way to a 59-26 […]