BRUNSWICK St. Dominic’s Academy scored its first three goals in a minute-and-a-half span in the opening minutes, while also hitting the back of the net on its first seven shots en route to a 17-2 victory over Brunswick in a girls high school lacrosse game on Saturday. The Saints improved to 6-2 with the win […]
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J.D. Martinez homers twice in Red Sox win
BOSTON J.D. Martinez took plenty of ribbing in the dugout after slicing a short home run inside the Pesky Pole at Fenway Park. A few innings later, he showed his teammates some serious power. Martinez hit two vastly different drives for his first multi-homer game with Boston, powering Eduardo Rodriguez and the Red Sox to […]
Bowdoin lax falls in NCAA tournament
EWING, N.J. The Bowdoin College women’s lacrosse team failed to overcome an early deficit and saw its season come to a close in a 13-7 loss to The College of New Jersey on Saturday afternoon. The Polar Bears ended a fantastic campaign with a record of 14-6. The Lions (19-2) jumped to a 7-1 lead […]
Freeport hosts first track meet
FREEPORT From the starting gun firing on the meet’s opening race, until the last javelin was thrown, everyone at the Joan Benoit Samuelson Track and Field at Freeport High School was smiling. Athletes, coaches, administrators and fans all took in the first ever high school track meet held at the high school with the ceremonial […]
Sunday Conversation: Edborg, Trojans making plenty of noise in 2018
The Thornton Academy boys lacrosse team is off to an incredible start to the 2018 season and a big part of the Golden Trojans’ success has been the play of senior attacker Noah Edborg. Edborg has helped the Trojans open the season with a perfect 8-0 record and earn the top spot in the Class […]
York snaps 8-game losing streak with win over OOB
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The York High School softball team entered the 2018 season as one of the favorites in Class B South — and a big reason for those lofty expectations was sophomore pitcher Abby Orso. Orso started the season with three straight shutouts and 41 strikeouts in the circle. Unfortunately for the Wildcats, […]
High School Roundup: Trojans, Mustangs pick up lacrosse wins
SACO — The Thornton Academy girls lacrosse team raced out to a 6-goal lead at halftime and would cruise to a 12-3 win over Lewiston on Friday. Makenzie Basile had four goals and two assist to lead the Trojans, who also got four goals from Alanna Pettaway. Cat Henaire added three goals and Rachel Ouellette […]
Eagles roll past Cougars
FARMINGTON Zoe Stilphen belted out four hits as the Mt. Ararat High School softball team rolled to a 17-5 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference win over Mt. Blue on Thursday. Ema Hawkes chipped in three hits, and Kayleigh Temple and Jaden Lohr picked up two hits. Aislynn Provencher had a pair of hits for Mt. Blue. […]
EL holds off Eagles, 13-10
AUBURN Thursday’s KVAC boys’ lacrosse game between Mt. Ararat and Edward Little came down to control. The host Red Eddies proved the better team at controlling the ball – possession, faceoffs, ground balls, opposing shots – and because of that now have better control at attaining a playoff spot thanks to a 13-10 victory at […]
Trojans fall to Red Storm in softball clash
SCARBOROUGH — At the beginning of the season, it was clear that Scarborough High and Thornton Academy were the top teams in Class A South softball, both hard-hitting teams with quality pitching. And Thursday night they put on a show. The Red Storm remained undefeated, beating Thornton Academy 3-1, but were tested like they hadn’t […]