AUBURN — Senior Ethan Bosse had trouble remembering when the St. Dominic’s Academy boys’ basketball team won a home game inside Callahan Family Memorial Gymnasium. On Monday against Pine Tree Academy, the Saints rode Bosse’s touch, edging past the Breakers, 58-56 — the first home win for St. Dom’s boys basketball in three years. Pine Tree […]
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A New Beginning: A long time coming for St. John’s
BRUNSWICK — That the St. John’s Catholic School girls’ basketball team reigned supreme in a game on Jan. 16 was just one of the many things to celebrate for All Saints parishioners and Brunswick community members that evening. It marked the first home game on the St. John’s campus ever, dating back to the school’s opening […]
Boston tops Brooklyn: Celtics end Nets’ 6-game winning streak
BOSTON — The Boston Celtics blocked out an emotional loss to the Golden State Warriors over the weekend. They swatted away a franchise record-tying number of shots, too. Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart each scored 21 points, and the Celtics beat Brooklyn 112-104 on Monday night to snap the injury-riddled Nets’ six-game winning streak. Aron Baynes […]
Super Bowl Note: Media night more like a mosh pit and Mardi Gras
ATLANTA — Super Bowl Media Night is the NFL’s version of a rock concert, with player interviews rather than music. It’s a Mardi Gras party, complete with the costumes. It’s a slow-motion stampede conducted mostly by quasi-media members or outright impostors. Some Los Angeles Rams players and coach Sean McVay sat at podiums Monday night, […]
History made: Wells’ Tyler Bridge becomes first Class D player to win prestigious Fitzpatrick Trophy
Tyler Bridge had the best stats of any of the three finalists for the prestigious Fitzpatrick Trophy, but the Wells High School senior also knew he had two decades of history working against him. “I knew I had a decent chance at it, but with two Class A kids going up against me, I was […]
Wells rolls to win over Lake Region
WELLS — Leading by six at the half, the Wells boys basketball team would pour it on down the stretch and top Lake Region 71-53 on Monday night. Gavyn Leighton put on a show for Wells, putting up 13 points in the third quarter, including three 3-pointers, and 20 overall to help capture the victory […]
Boys Basketball: Panthers rally to stun Dragons in overtime
BRUNSWICK — Friday night’s Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference boys high school basketball game was a matchup of two teams in similar, but at the same time, different positions. Medomak Valley entered with a 9-4 record, while Brunswick sat at 7-5. The home-standing Dragons are trying to avoid slipping down into a preliminary round game, entering in […]
Bowdoin Weekend Wrap: Polar Bears take down Hamilton, 85-51, in women’s basketball
BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin College women’s basketball team had four players in double figures in a 85-51 win over Hamilton on Friday night at Morrell Gymnasium. Bowdoin never trailed, but the teams traded early baskets until an 11-0 Polar Bear run, capped by a layup from Samantha Roy, gave the hosts an 18-6 edge. The Polar […]
Polar Bear Stunner: A Bowdoin rally to remember
BRUNSWICK — Through all the emotion, with two powers tussling for every basket before a boisterous capacity crowd, one fact was clear Saturday — Bowdoin is still the one. The top-ranked Polar Bears rallied from a 16-point halftime deficit to beat third-ranked Amherst, 65-56, before 1,400 at Morrell Gymnasium. Abby Kelly led Bowdoin with 17 points. […]
Area Roundups: Brunswick Dragons earn pair of hoop wins
BRUNSWICK — Marley Groat scored a career-high 23 points to power the Brunswick High School girls basketball team to a 66-37 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference win over Messalonskee on Saturday. The Dragons swept a pair of weekend games, rolling to a 45-22 KVAC win over Medomak Valley on Friday, ending with a 14-1 record. Brunswick visits […]