LISBON Lauren Sterling of Mountain Valley woke up on her birthday — Thursday — at 4 a.m. Race days always get her excited, but her seasonlong chase of the Mountain Valley Conference 100-meter hurdle record of 15.94 was coming to an end and the MVC championships was her second-to-last chance to break it. “On the […]
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Shipbuilders edge Dragons in 8
BRUNSWICK Morse High School baseball player Tom Warren admitted that he has had a tough season at the plate. However, it sure didn’t seem like it on Thursday as Warren reached base in all four of his at-bats against Brunswick, stole five bases and scored the winning run in the Shipbuilders’ 4-3 eight-inning victory over […]
Rams take Round 1
KENNEBUNK — The Kennebunk girls lacrosse team is coming off back-to-back state championships, but the Rams still had something to prove in 2018. The Rams, who won both titles in Class B, entered the world of Class A lacrosse this season and there was another team looking to defend their state crown — the 2017 […]
WHS mascot committee: Stop use of Native American imagery
The Wells High School Mascot Advisory Committee will recommend discontinuing the use of Native American imagery while keeping the Warriors nickname, based on the results of Wednesday’s secret ballot. If the recommendation is approved by the Wells-Ogunquit school committee at its June 6 meeting, Wells would become the latest Maine high school to drop Native […]
Springer leads Tigers over Eagles
WINDHAM — Biddeford pitcher Brice Springer scrambled off the mound to field a dribbler, straightened and made a less-than-stellar throw to first base. “It stuck in between my fingers,” said Springer, blaming his own saliva, “and I threw a curveball over to first.” No matter. Springer shrugged off the seventh-inning single and retired the final […]
Varsity Maine Baseball/Softball Polls
The top 10 baseball and softball teams in Maine, as voted on by reporters from the Press Herald, Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel, Sun Journal, Forecaster, Times Record and Journal Tribune, with first-place votes in parentheses, followed by total points. BASEBALL 1. Bangor (6) 60 2. Oxford Hills 52 3. South Portland 48 4. Edward Little 44 […]
High School Roundup: Trojans pick up win on Senior Night
SACO — Addie Paradis, Cat Henaire and Alanna Pettaway all had two goals and one assist as the Thornton Academy girls lacrosse team picked up a 9-4 win over South Portland on Thursday. The Golden Trojans, who were celebrating Senior Night, would also get one goal each from Mackenzie Basile, Hazel Stoddard and Hannah McAlary. […]
Bowdoin’s Trinka wins award
CLAREMONT, Calif. Bowdoin senior Tess Trinka has been honored with one of Division III tennis’ highest honors: the ITA/Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award. The prestigious honor is given annually to collegiate students who have shown great achievements on and off the court.
Caps whip Lightning
TAMPA, Fla. Alex Ovechkin lifted the Prince of Wales Trophy, spun around and set it back down on a table. The rest of the Capitals joined him for a team photo after beating the Tampa Bay Lightning, 4-0, on Wednesday night in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference final, a victory that sent Washington to […]
’Builders roll past Tigers
GARDINER Morse jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning, and pitcher Dory Kulis made the advantage hold up with six shutout innings as the Shipbuilders picked up a 5-2 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference high school softball win over Gardiner on Wednesday. Morse improved to 10-4 with its sixth straight win and visits […]
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