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NL Baseball Wildcard: Nationals rally past Brewers, 4-3

by HOWARD FENDRICH The Associated Press October 2, 2019November 10, 2019

WASHINGTON — After all the heartache and close calls, all the early exits, maybe it makes sense that a 20-year-old kid who never had been to the postseason, Juan Soto, would help the Washington Nationals finally advance. And maybe, just maybe, it makes sense that it would be this particular edition of the Nationals, a club […]

A year after World Series win, Red Sox looking forward

by JIMMY GOLEN / The Associated Press October 1, 2019November 20, 2019

BOSTON — Getting under baseball’s luxury tax threshold next year “is a goal, but not a hard-and-fast mandate,” Boston Red Sox team president Sam Kennedy said Monday, a day after the defending World Series champions finished the season out of the playoffs for the first time since 2015. Three days after owner John Henry said “we […]

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HS roundups — Fitzpatrick goal lifts Eagles past Vikings

by The Times Record October 1, 2019November 20, 2019

SOUTH PARIS – Wyley Fitzpatrick scored early in the second half to lift the Mt. Ararat High School field hockey team to a 1-0 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference victory over Oxford Hills on Monday. Hannah Huston and Brea Holtet made key passes leading to the game-winning goal off a penalty corner. Goaltender Emma Lapreziosa had 12 […]

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Class B field hockey contest – Winslow powers past Morse, 8-2

by Eric Maxim / The Times Record October 1, 2019November 20, 2019

BATH — Undefeated Winslow notched six first-half goals and never looked back en route to an 8-2 high school Class B Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference field hockey victory at McMann Field. Winslow stayed perfect at 11-0, while the Shipbuilders fell to 5-4. Silver Clukey had three goals and an assist, while Bodhi Littlefield had two […]

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Bullpen blows E-Rod’s 20th win, Sox top O’s anyway

by KYLE HIGHTOWER / The Associated Press September 30, 2019November 20, 2019

BOSTON — Even a walk-off victory on the final day of the season was tinged with disappointment for these Boston Red Sox. Eduardo Rodriguez missed out on a 20-win season when Boston’s bullpen blew a late lead, but the Red Sox overcame a soaring home run robbery by Stevie Wilkerson to beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 […]

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High school football — Brunswick rolls by Lawrence, 50-21

by BY TRAVIS LAZARCZYK Kennebec Journal September 30, 2019October 7, 2019

FAIRFIELD — Early in the third quarter, a Brunswick football fan yelled what everybody at Keyes Field was thinking. “They have no answer for it! Nothing!” he said. Lawrence entered Friday’s game against Brunswick undefeated, but the Dragons showed the Bulldogs have a ways to go to knock off the defending Pine Tree Conference Class B […]

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Bowdoin College Weekend Roundup: Weatherall lifts Polar Bears to men’s soccer win

by The Times Record September 30, 2019November 20, 2019

KEENE, N.H. — Hayden Weatherall scored in the final 10 minutes of regulation to lift the Bowdoin College men’s soccer team to a 1-0 victory over Keene State on Sunday. The Polar Bears are 5-1-3, while the Owls fell to 7-2. Michael Webber stopped three-half shots to keep Bowdoin in scoreless deadlock. He finished with nine […]

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Area Roundups: Hanna goal powers Morse to 1-0 win

by The Times Record September 30, 2019November 20, 2019

TURNER — Gavin Hanna scored off an Isaak Flaming pass with 9:35 remaining in the first half to lift the Morse High School boys soccer team to a 1-0 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference win over Leavitt on Friday. The Shipbuilders earned their first win (1-7) and visit Erskine Academy on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. The possession favored Morse […]

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Class D football — Ramblers stuff ’Hounds, 49-14

by Eric Maxim / Times Record Staff September 30, 2019November 20, 2019

LISBON — When Lisbon and Winthrop hook up for a high school football game, it’s usually a back-and-forth grind until the end. When the two Class D South teams squared off on Thompson Field Saturday afternoon, the game started with just that with each 2-1 team scoring on its opening possession. It all changed after that as […]

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Boys Soccer: Douglass nets pair in Lisbon win

by BY BOB CONN Times Record Staff September 30, 2019November 20, 2019

LISBON — Lisbon High School boys soccer coach Shawn Rhoda admits that he is still learning the strengths and weakness of his Greyhounds during his first season at the helm. Early in the year, senior DJ Douglass played a key role on defense, moving from his usual striker/midfield spot. However, Rhoda felt he needed more offense, and the versatile […]