TORONTO — Rowdy Tellez snapped the Toronto Blue Jays out of their longest losing streak of the season with another big home run against Boston. Tellez hit a two-run homer, Cavan Biggio and Reese McGuire added solo shots and the Blue Jays snapped a seven-game slide with a 4-3 win over the Red Sox on Tuesday […]
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High School Roundup: Bonny Eagle boys’ soccer slips past Sanford
BOYS’ SOCCER SCARBOROUGH 5, BIDDEFORD 0: Danny Travers scored two goals, and Nate Needle, Zander Haskell and Thomas Donahue also scored as the Red Storm (1-0-1) cruised past the Tigers (0-2) at Scarborough. Evan Kelleher, Peter O’Brien and Kevin Woods each had an assist for the Red Storm, who led 4-1 at halftime. BONNY EAGLE […]
Field Hockey: Lovejoy’s hat trick lifts Biddeford over Cheverus as time expires
BIDDEFORD – Defending Class A state champion Biddeford has emphasized mental toughness throughout the early portion of the high school field hockey season. The Tigers’ focus paid off when it mattered most Tuesday. Carley Lovejoy recorded a hat trick, including the game-winner off a corner play with no time left on the clock, and Biddeford […]
Football: Rare play call leads to wanted result for Biddeford
BIDDEFORD – Leading by six points late in the fourth quarter of its season opener at Massabesic on Friday, Biddeford ran a play that’s not often seen at any level of football. The Tigers faced a 4th and 21 at their own 14-yard line as they clung to a 27-21 lead with 1:57 on the […]
H.S. roundups — Mt. Ararat field hockey slips by Bangor, 2-1
BANGOR — Holly Temple and Belle Hemond scored to lift the Mt. Ararat High School field team to a 2-1 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference win over Bangor on Monday. The Eagles improved to 1-1 and visits Edward Little today at 4 p.m. The Rams are 0-2. Brea Holtet set up Temple’s goal, while Temple found the […]
H.S. field hockey — Dirigo Cougars blank ’Hounds, 1-0
LISBON — Kailey Hackett weaved through the defense inside the circle, firing a shot to the back of the cage early in the second half for the only score as Dirigo held off a feisty Lisbon surge for a 1-0 Mountain Valley Conference high school field hockey victory on Monday. Goals have been hard to come by in this young season for […]
New York ends Boston’s 3-year run atop AL East
BOSTON — The music blared in the clubhouse behind the door to manager Aaron Boone’s office — “New York, New York” was playing through the speakers, and a few voices could be heard joining in on the lyrics. The New York Yankees had an extra reason to be happy after ending their longtime rivals’ run atop […]
Griffin Allaire eyes finish line of final cross country season at Wells
WELLS – Cross country runner Griffin Allaire hopes his experience from last year leads to a successful season this fall. At the Class B state championship meet in Belfast, the Wells senior made a decisive move two miles into the 5-kilometer race, breaking away from the lead pack in hopes of running away to an […]
Girls’ Soccer: Badger’s hat trick leads Wells over Old Orchard
WELLS – Stephanie Lewinski is just two games into her head coaching career with the Wells girls’ soccer team, and she’s already developed a strong relationship with her players. Winning helps strengthen that bond, too. Emma Badger scored all three of her goals in the opening eight minutes, and the Warriors beat the Seagulls, 5-2, […]
Freeport football rolls in second half, downs Shipbuilders, 41-13
FREEPORT — Freeport head coach Paul St. Pierre and his coaching staff have been looking forward to the start of the high school football season. With the loss of only a handful of players from last year’s Class E state championship team to graduation, the move back to Class C has a lot of excitement in the air. After a slow first half, the Falcons […]