WASHINGTON — As the Washington Nationals moved a party 86 years in the making from their ballpark’s infield to a booze-filled clubhouse, manager Dave Martinez paused near the dugout and thrust the silver NL Championship Series trophy overhead, to the delight of loud, delirious fans still in the stands. Who would have thought this was possible […]
varsity maine
ALCS: Cole pitches Astros past Yankees, 4-1
NEW YORK — Gerrit Cole is making his pitch to own this October. A gritty Cole held the New York Yankees scoreless without his sharpest stuff, Jose Altuve sparked Houston at the plate and the Astros locked down a 4-1 victory Tuesday to take a 2-1 lead in the AL Championship Series. Altuve and Josh Reddick […]
Boston Celtics purchase Maine Red Claws
PORTLAND — The Maine Red Claws always have been an affiliate of the Boston Celtics. Now, after a decade of local ownership, the Red Claws are a subsidiary as well. Members of the Celtics’ front office visited the Portland Expo on Tuesday to cap the purchase of the G League franchise, finalizing a transaction announced in […]
Varsity Maine Spotlight — Brunswick’s Lienert showcasing skills in a variety of ways
BRUNSWICK — At St. John’s Catholic School, Mitch Lienert was always the fast kid on the playground, and in gym class. But his physical education teacher did not think much of him as an athlete. “He was a kid that I never thought would do that well,” Dan Cooper said. “Tall and skinny. Never seemed very […]
Boys soccer action — Mustangs run away from ’Hounds, 5-1
LISBON — Coming into the season, Lisbon knew their Mountain Valley Conference schedule was tough, and knew the competition in Class C was very competitive, with six teams already with nine wins or more. The Greyhounds hosted 11-0-1 Monmouth on Monday, playing with a limited bench of only two available substitutions. The Mustangs scored three second-half goals to break open the contest, […]
Area high school roundups — ’Builders rally to top Eagles
NEWCASTLE – Isaak Flaming and Gavin Hanna scored a goal each late in the second half to lift the Morse High School boys soccer team to a 2-1 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference win over Lincoln Academy on Friday. The Shipbuilders are 3-8 and head to Mount View on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. Scoreless at the half, […]
Individual golf championships — Manuel Class A champ
VASSALBORO — Caleb Manuel bogeyed the par-4 11th hole, making him even-par for his round. Armand Ouellette was closing. “But every time I got within a couple (of shots), he would come back with a big putt,” Ouellette said. “He made a ton of huge putts on the back nine.” Manuel, a Mt. Ararat senior, successfully […]
Photos of cross country meet at Beaver Park
Lisbon hosted a high school cross country meet at Beaver Park in Lisbon. Teams from Boothbay/Wiscasset, Winthrop, Monmouth, Forest Hills, Richmond and Oak Hill joined the Greyhounds on the course.
Lisbon bites Bulldogs in OT, 1-0 in high school field hockey
LISBON — Timber Mattson scored late in overtime to lift Lisbon to a 1-0 victory over Hall-Dale in a hard-fought Mountain Valley Conference field hockey battle on Saturday. The game’s only score came with 1:10 remaining off an Emma Willey pass off a penalty corner for the Greyhounds. The win improved Lisbon’s record to 3-11. Both the Greyhounds and Bulldogs (1-13) await the final Class C South Heal Point Standings for a possible playoff […]
High School Football: Eagles survive challenge from Patriots
TOPSHAM — Throughout Saturday’s high school football game at the rainy and chilly Topsham Fairgrounds, the ball-control option-based offense of Gray-New Gloucester gave Mt. Ararat fits. The visiting Patriots rushed for 362 yards, but the Eagles found a way to hold on for a 36-28 eight-man football victory. Mt. Ararat is 5-1 and heads to Readfield […]
You must be logged in to post a comment.