FARMINGTON — Senior Mick Gurney’s remarkable progression over the regular season and gutsy performances by Mt. Blue’s doubles teams came in handy during a Class A North high school tennis quarterfinal Thursday. Gurney prevailed in his singles match, and the doubles teams cashed in on a pair of victories to lead the No. 4 Cougars (9-4) […]
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HS softball: ’Hounds pick up big win
WINTHROP — The first batter of the game Thursday, Lisbon’s Giana Russo, roped a hard-hit single into center field. The top four in the Greyhounds’ order then proceeded to go 0 for their next 12, letting the bottom half of the lineup provide any production it could get against Winthrop senior pitcher Layne Audet. But with […]
HS baseball: Mt. Ararat doubles up Dragons, 6-3
Heading into Thursday’s regular season finale against “Battle of the Bridge” foe Mt. Ararat, the Brunswick High School baseball team already had a successful season with seven wins after a combined 3-45 over the previous three seasons. But these Dragons wanted more. With a 7-8 record and hovering around the final playoff berth in the Class A North […]
Bruins top line looks to break out against St. Louis in Finals
ST. LOUIS — Bruce Cassidy figures sometime before the puck drops for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, the Boston Bruins’ first line will get together. Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron and David Pastrnak will talk about what hasn’t gone right so far in the series against the St. Louis Blues and what they need to […]
Girls’ lacrosse: Biddeford sends seniors off with victory over Scarborough
BIDDEFORD – The goal for the Biddeford girls’ lacrosse team coming into this year was to show the rest of the state that the Tigers can play with anyone. After Biddeford (10-2) finished off its regular season with a 17-6 victory over Scarborough (1-11) Thursday on Senior Night at Waterhouse Field, this version of the […]
Area roundups: Perrotta powers Falcons to a win in girls lacrosse
FREEPORT — Margaret Perrotta tallied seven points to power the Freeport High School girls lacrosse team to a 14-7 Western Maine Conference win over Wells on Wednesday. Perrotta had four goals and three assists as the Falcons completed the regular season with an 8-4 record. Freeport is currently fourth in the Class C Heal Point Standings […]
HS baseball: Richmond beats Buckfield in 9 innings
RICHMOND — The murky ground may not have been ideal for a Buckfield-Richmond high school baseball game with major implications in Class D South baseball, but at least the region’s playoff picture is a little less muddy. Andrew Vachon scored on a throwing error by the pitcher in the bottom of the ninth to give Richmond […]
HS softball: Buckfield outlasts Richmond, 6-2
RICHMOND — Any coach will tell you that it’s tough to beat a team three times in a season. Add to the mix a competitive rivalry between a pair of Class D softball teams, and you have a recipe for a good ball game to unfold. The Buckfield and Richmond softball teams did not disappoint, […]
Cleveland pounds Red Sox, 14-9
BOSTON — About the only hit the Cleveland Indians didn’t get was the single Carlos Santana needed to complete the cycle. Santana homered and smacked Cleveland’s first triple of the season as the Indians pounded out a season-high 18 hits in a 14-9 win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night. “We swung the bats […]
Biddeford boys’ lacrosse picks up much needed win
BIDDEFORD – With two games remaining on its regular season schedule, the Biddeford Tigers boys’ lacrosse team needed a win Wednesday against the Noble Knights to stay in contention for a playoff spot in the Class B bracket. Biddeford sophomore Nick McSorley scored five goals in the first half and the Tigers withstood a Noble […]