WALDOBORO — Medomak Valley avenged an early season loss to Morse, rolling to an 85-52 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference boys high school basketball win over the Shipbuilders on Thursday. The Panthers led 20-15, 44-27 and 68-34 at the quarter breaks, with four players scoring in double figures. Pat McKenney led the hosts with 15 points, with […]
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AFC Title Game Prep: Patriots try to overcome road woes in AFC championship
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Patriots are going on the road again in the playoffs, a place that hasn’t always been kind to them during the Tom Brady era. New England was unbeatable at home this season, going 8-0 during the regular season and rolling past the Los Angeles Chargers in the divisional round. Playing outside of […]
Kennebunk’s Lamontagne, TA’s Palmer up for Gaziano linemen awards
The Frank J. Gaziano Memorial Offensive and Defensive Lineman Awards will be handed out on Jan. 26 and two local student-athletes have a chance to take home the prestigious honor. Kennebunk’s Chase Lamontagne is one of three finalists for the offensive lineman award. The senior joins Bonny Eagle’s Aiden McGlone and Scarborough’s Zach Reed. “Honestly, […]
Ramsdell leads Wells over OOB
WELLS — Knowing his team was going to face a zone defense, Wells High Coach Don Abbott told guard Franny Ramsdell to be ready to shoot. Boy, was she ever. Ramsdell scored 23 of her 28 points in the first half to stake Wells to a big lead and the Warriors held off a fourth-quarter […]
Fitzpatrick Trophy dinner postponed
PORTLAND — The Fitzpatrick Trophy awards dinner, scheduled for this Sunday, has been postponed until Sunday, Jan. 27. The event chairman, Jack Dawson, said the decision was made because weather forecasts are predicting at least a foot of snow, with possible icing conditions. The event will still be held at the Holiday Inn by the […]
High School Roundup: Knights take down visiting Rams
NORTH BERWICK — The Noble girls basketball team had three players reach double digits as the Knights picked up a 50-43 win over a tough Kennebunk squad on Thursday night. Tori Exel and Olivia Howard each scored 12 points and Raegan Kelly added 11 to lead the Knights (7-5) to the win. Kennebunk jumped out […]
‘Bridge’ Battle, Take 2: Dragons hold off Eagles, 4-3, in boys hockey
BRUNSWICK — The last time Brunswick took on the Mt. Ararat/Morse/Lisbon/Hyde boys high school hockey team, the Dragons jumped out to a 3-1 lead and sailed to a three-goal victory. On Wednesday, the Dragons once again found themselves with a two-goal advantage after two periods. However, the Eagles fought back in the final period before Brunswick […]
Richmond-Wiscasset Battle: Hot Bobcats roll by Wiscasset, 54-23, in girls hoops
RICHMOND — Over the first third of the season, the Richmond High School girls’ basketball team struggled to find a consistent offensive rhythm. Since that 0-6 start, the Bobcats have discovered several strategies that have worked, winning five of their last six Mountain Valley Conference contests, including Wednesday’s 54-23 victory over winless Wiscasset. Richmond scored the […]
Area Roundups: Brunswick Dragons top Mt. Ararat/Morse Eagles in girls hockey clash
BRUNSWICK — Brunswick tallied three first-period goals and held off Mt. Ararat/Morse for a 5-3 girls high school hockey victory at Sidney J. Watson Arena. Dragons senior Shea Sullivan opened the scoring with an unassisted goal five minutes into the contest. Moments later, Beth Labbe gave the Dragons a two-goal advantage before Elena Palmer’s power-play goal […]
Bounce Back for Boston: Irving’s 27 points, 18 assists lead Celtics past Raptors
BOSTON — Kyrie Irving said he regretted criticizing his younger teammates, then he made a call to a former teammate he also owed an apology. The Celtics point guard said on Wednesday that he called LeBron James over the weekend to apologize for failing to understand the burden the four-time NBA MVP carried when they played […]
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