BIDDEFORD — State champion. That’s a title most high school athletes can only dream of attaining — but that’s exactly what the members of the Biddeford High School field hockey team did on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers won their first state championship since 1990 when they took down powerhouse Skowhegan by a 4-3 score in […]
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Kennebunk dominates Greely at Waterhouse
BIDDEFORD — The top seed in any tournament will usually spend at least the first few games on their home field. Unfortunately for the No. 1 Kennebunk Rams, last week’s bad weather forced their Class B South football semifinal to be moved from KHS down the road to Waterhouse Field. It turns out the Rams […]
‘Mission accomplished’
PORTLAND — Biddeford field hockey coach Caitlin Albert asked her assistant coaches to wake her up because what she had just witnessed “just didn’t seem real.” But it was. Biddeford won its first Class A state field hockey championship since 1990, defeating juggernaut Skowhegan 4-3 Saturday afternoon at Memorial Field in Portland. Abby Allen scored […]
No. 1 Trojans punch ticket to regional final
SACO — Heading into Saturday’s Class A South football semifinal, Sanford coach Mike Fallon talked about having to “pick your poison” against powerhouse Thornton Academy. The last time these two teams met, TA junior running back Isaac Ofielu did most of the damage for the Trojans, who rolled to a win over the Spartans in […]
New Start for Polar Bears: Bowdoin football ends winless streak with 31-14 victory over Bates
Brunswick — Bowdoin College hadn’t won a football game in its last 24 tries. All it took was one attempt under the lights at home. The Polar Bears are a perfect 1-0 when they play under the lights at Whittier Field. Saturday’s game against Bates marked the first night game at Bowdoin since renovations to the […]
World Series Visit: Red Sox manager Cora takes trophy home
CAGUAS, Puerto Rico – Hundreds of arms stretched into the sky in the hometown of Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora on Saturday as fans took pictures and video of the first man from Puerto Rico to lead a team to a World Series championship. Cora held up the trophy that he had been cradling […]
Sunday Night NFL: Brady, Patriots beat Rodgers, Packers, 31-17
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers spent the week telling anyone who asked that the other guy was the better quarterback. In the second matchup between the future Hall of Famers, it was the one with five Super Bowl rings who walked off the field with the victory. Brady threw for 294 yards and […]
State Class B boys soccer championship: Fall classic, Freeport falls in second overtime to Presque Isle, 3-2
HAMPDEN – It took over 100 minutes of soccer for the State Class B boys high school soccer championship to be decided. With Presque Isle and Freeport deadlocked at two goals apiece in the second overtime, Drew Cameron picked up a loose ball at the top of the box and knocked it to the back […]
Class B North Football: Brunswick Dragons stun Cony, 21-13, in semifinal
LEWISTON — Through six quarters against the Cony High School defense, the Brunswick offense had produced barely 100 yards and trailed 13-7 at halftime in Friday’s Class B North semifinal on Don Roux Field. As the rainy drizzle turned into a steadier rain prior to the second-half kickoff, the Dragons did not return to the field […]
MLB Gold Gloves: Betts, Bradley, Kinsler pick up baseball hardware
Mookie Betts and the Boston Red Sox just keep winning. Betts, Jackie Bradley Jr., and Ian Kinsler won Gold Gloves for the World Series champion Red Sox on Sunday night, and the Atlanta Braves also were recognized for their fielding excellence this season. The 26-year-old Betts won for the third straight year. He also is […]
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