TOPSHAM — Mt. Ararat took advantage of hot shooting in the first half and hit key free throws down the stretch to hold off Lewiston, 55-46 in girls high school basketball. The Eagles even their record at 8-8, while the Blue Devils fell to 3-13 as the two Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference schools head to the […]
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Boys Basketball: Devils rally past Mt. Ararat Eagles
LEWISTON — Over the first three quarters of Thursday’s high school boys Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference contest, neither Mt. Ararat or Lewiston took control, with both teams often stuck in the mud offensively. That all changed in the fourth, when the host Blue Devils rode the hot outside shooting of Evan Williams for a 56-49 victory. […]
Friday Area Roundups: Smith leads Falcons to girls basketball win over Lakers
FREEPORT — Caroline Smith recorded 13 points and eight rebounds, and Rachel Wall added eight points and 11 rebounds as Freeport extended its girls’ high school basketball winning streak to seven games Thursday night with a 30-23 Western Maine Conference victory over Lake Region. Freeport (14-2) opened a 17-5 halftime lead with a 13-3 edge in […]
Area Super Bowl Connection: Rams TE Higbee has ties to Maine
BRUNSWICK — This time of year, you see news clips and read stories about someone that knows someone that played with someone that is at, and maybe if they’re lucky, in the Super Bowl. With the New England Patriots playing in their ninth big game in 18 years, folks around here know all too well of […]
Changes to HS Football: Maine high schools take step closer to 8-man football
AUGUSTA — The debut of eight-man football in Maine this fall is nearing the goal line. The change would feature 10 high schools in two enrollment divisions. One division would include schools with more than 350 students — Ellsworth, Mt. Ararat, Yarmouth, Gray-New Gloucester and Maranacook — and the other for smaller schools — Boothbay, Old […]
Patriots Super Bowl Glance: Gilmore has quietly made major noise in Pats’ Super Bowl run
ATLANTA — In two years, Patriots linebacker Dont’a Hightower still has never heard Stephon Gilmore yell. Not in practice. Not in a game. Not ever. “He’s stays quiet, it’s not just because y’all are in here,” Hightower said with a chuckle this week. “He doesn’t talk. He’s a mute.” Gilmore’s also — silently — assumed the […]
Biddeford/Thornton/Wells hockey squad closes out tough season with first victory
BIDDEFORD — After losing its first 16 games, the Biddeford/Thornton/Wells girls hockey team rolled past Gorham/Bonny Eagle/Massabesic 5-1 to capture their first win of the season on Thursday night. “There’s no other group of girls that deserved to win like that. They worked so hard all year and to actually see a result for it, […]
Nosebleed Section Wrestling Rankings
Here are the top five wrestling teams and top 10 pound-for-pound wrestlers in Maine, according to Journal Tribune Sports Editor Pat McDonald. The team rankings are based on how teams stack up in an individual tournament format. Top 5 Wrestling Teams 1. Marshwood 2. Mt. Ararat 3. Cony 4. Wells 5. Camden Hills Honorable Mention: […]
Area Roundups: Dragons ‘Sharpe’ in 69-53 boys basketball win over Eagles
BRUNSWICK — Sam Sharpe led the way with 20 points as the Brunswick High School boys basketball team celebrated Senior Night with a 69-53 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference victory over Lincoln Academy on Wednesday. Finn Mitchell chipped in 17 points for the Dragons, who improved to 8-7 and visits Edward Little on Tuesday at 7 p.m. […]
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