GORHAM — South Portland/Freeport/Waynflete entered a matchup with Windham/Westbrook needing a win. The Red Riots had dropped their last two games, and currently sit in the seventh and final playoff spot in the Class A South Heal Point Standings. The visitors put together a complete game at the University of Southern Maine Ice Arena Wednesday, skating to […]
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Boys Basketball: Seahawks pull away from Greyhounds
LISBON — The second quarter of Wednesday’s Mountain Valley Conference boys’ high school basketball game seemed to take a lot out of Lisbon. The Greyhounds hit the court, battled the taller Boothbay Seahawks in the paint and trailed by a single point, 30-29, at the half. But, Boothbay had that extra step in the third, while […]
Hard-court Report: Brown, Tatum carry Celtics over Hornets
BOSTON — With Kyrie Irving again stuck to the sideline, Terry Rozier and his Celtics teammates enjoyed another run as the featured act. The talented young cast stole the show again. Rozier had 17 points and 10 assists, Jaylen Brown added 21 points and 10 rebounds, and Jayson Tatum scored 20 points to help Boston roll […]
LA Rams Report: Chasing Brady — Donald, Suh to lead Rams’ Super Bowl pursuit
ATLANTA — Practically every member of the Los Angeles Rams has a favorite story about Aaron Donald’s feats of ridiculous athleticism. Michael Brockers loved the moment at Carolina in 2016 when Donald beat the Panthers’ left guard and launched himself like Superman, swallowing up Cam Newton while airborne. Nickell Robey-Coleman preferred the game at San Francisco […]
Twin Magic: McCourty twins can make history
ATLANTA — Patriots defensive backs and twins Devin and Jason McCourty both have a lot on their minds as they prepare for Sunday’s Super Bowl matchup with the Rams. Jason is thinking about the past and the magnets their mother, Phyllis Harrell, collected and used to post various keepsakes on the refrigerator of their childhood home […]
Patriots Blocker: Develin is ‘the hammer’ that powers Patriots’ running game
ATLANTA — James Develin will reach into his past every now and then by pulling out one of his notebooks from his junior and senior years at Brown University. The New England Patriots fullback flips through a few pages, shakes his head and can barely recognize what he scribbled on them on his way to earning […]
High School Roundup: Six pins lead Mustangs to victory on Senior Night
WATERBORO — The Massabesic wrestling team was able to send senior James Cline out a winner as the Mustangs rolled to a 52-18 win over visiting Deering on Wednesday night. Cline, the lone senior on the team, was able to end his home wrestling career with a pin of Bailey Eide at 195 pounds. Massabesic […]
Boys Basketball: Richmond uses fast start to hold of Wiscasset
RICHMOND — The Richmond Bobcats needed a win. With three games left and the Bobcats looking to stay in the playoff picture, Richmond survived a late rally to knock off a Wiscasset Wolverines team set on playing the role of spoiler. Richmond led the Mountain Valley Conference matchup 18-1 after the first quarter, but the Wolverines […]
Girls high school basketball: Second-quarter surge propels Freeport Falcons past York, 56-44
FREEPORT — The Freeport Falcons opened the second quarter with a 17-0 run and kept away the York Wildcats for a 56-44 victory in girls high school basketball Tuesday evening. The two Western Maine Conference foes are battling for playoff positions in their respective classes. York fell to 6-9 and currently sits in seventh in the […]
Eagles Have New Football Coach: True returns to his roots at Mt. Ararat
TOPSHAM — Mt. Ararat High School has hired Frank True as its new high school varsity football coach, athletic director Geoff Godo announced on Tuesday. True fills the void that was opened up since just before the start of the 2018 regular season when previous coach O’Neil LaPlante resigned as head coach. “Coach True brings back […]
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