LISBON – Throughout the spring high school softball season, Lisbon coach Terri Tlumac has looked for consistency from her lineup. On Wednesday in a Mountain Valley Conference doubleheader against Carrabec, Tlumac was pleased with the final results — a pair of Greyhound wins. But, that consistency again escaped Lisbon, which improved to 8-4 after 9-6 and […]
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HS girls lacrosse: Brunswick pulls away for 15-6 victory over Shipbuilders
BRUNSWICK — As each team entered Wednesday’s girls high school lacrosse game, Brunswick and Morse looked to stop losing streaks they were both sitting on. The Dragons scored the first five goals in the second-half to grab the momentum and never looked back as they downed the visiting Shipbuilders, 15-6, in Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference action. Tied 4-4 […]
Red Sox top Jays, 6-5, in 13 innings
TORONTO — Michael Chavis got his team a win and his teammates some rest. Rafael Devers joined an exclusive club of young Red Sox sluggers who have homered in three straight games, Chavis hit a tiebreaking homer in the 13th inning and Boston beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on Wednesday night. The teams conclude their […]
A long time coming: Bruins-Blues set to meet in Stanley Cup Final
Seeing the famous photo of Bobby Orr scoring the 1970 Stanley Cup-winning goal to beat his St. Louis Blues doesn’t bring back bad memories for Scotty Bowman. “Not really,” the legendary coach said. “Because we didn’t have a big opportunity to win that series.” Orr and the big, bad Boston Bruins swept Bowman’s overmatched, expansion-era […]
Freeport Falcons focused on tennis title
FREEPORT _ It was June 2018, and the Freeport High School boys’ tennis team had just finished a 3-2 loss to Caribou in the State Class B championship at Lewiston High School. There was disappointed. Why wouldn’t there be — when a team comes all so close to realizing a dream of being the Class B’s […]
Area roundups: Taylor, Goddard lead Dragons to big baseball victory, 4-1
BRUNSWICK — Coenradt Taylor drove in a pair of runs during a key three-run second inning as the Brunswick High School baseball team defeated Messalonskee, 4-1, in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference matchup. The Dragons improved to 5-8 and host Lewiston today at 4 p.m. Brunswick moved into the final Class A North Heal Point playoff […]
Blue Jays power past Red Sox, 10-3
TORONTO — It turns out Rowdy Tellez can hit left-handers, too. Tellez went deep twice and collected a career-high five RBIs, leading the Toronto Blue Jays to a 10-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox. It was the first multihomer game for the 24-year-old rookie, who bats from the left side. Three of his eight homers […]
NBA playoffs: Raptors rout Bucks, 120-102, to even series
TORONTO — With a weary Kawhi Leonard fighting through fatigue, the Toronto Raptors found enough energy to pull away from the Milwaukee Bucks. Kyle Lowry led the way. Lowry scored 25 points, Leonard had 19 and the Raptors beat the Milwaukee Bucks 120-102 on Tuesday night to even the Eastern Conference finals at two games apiece. […]