MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks found another gear after their first loss of the playoffs. Kyrie Irving and the Boston Celtics just couldn’t keep up. Antetokounmpo had 20 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, and the Bucks routed the Celtics 116-91 on Wednesday night to advance to the Eastern Conference final. After sweeping […]
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HS girls lacrosse: Portland dispatches Dragons, 12-2
BRUNSWICK – Portland used strong passing and consistent play throughout to set down the Brunswick Dragons, 12-2 in girls high school lacrosse action on Wednesday evening. Annika More tallied five goals and dished out a pair of assists to lead to the Bulldogs (3-2), while Isabella More added two goals and an assist in the win. […]
HS Softball: Quick start carries ’Builders by improving Dragons
BRUNSWICK — There is little doubt according to Morse High School softball coach Wil Laffely that Brunswick is an improving program. The Dragons have certainly had their struggles over the past few seasons, and after Wednesday’s 5-0 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference loss to the Shipbuilders, Brunswick is 2-6 midway through its season. However, in nearly each of those […]
HS softball: Richmond blanks Temple, 8-0
RICHMOND — With a handful of games already cancelled and rescheduled this spring, playing in between rain drops on Tuesday wasn’t all that far-fetched when Temple Academy made the trip to Richmond for a high school Class D softball match. Richmond’s Caitlin Kendrick struck out 14 Bereans and the Bobcats offense took advantage of Temple miscues […]
Area briefs: Bath Middle school baseball wins, Bowdoin tennis teams to host regionals
Pierce receives LEC track honor GORHAM — The Little East Conference announced its final set of weekly men’s track and field honors Monday afternoon with University of Southern Maine sophomore Zach Hoyle being selected as the Track Athlete of the Week, and the Huskies’ 4 x 400-meter relay squad being picked as the Relay of […]
HS girls lacrosse: Falcons subdue Seahawks, 19-9
BOOTHBAY — Molly Whelan, Meredith Feller and Margaret Perrotta had three goals apiece to power Freeport to a 19-9 victory over Boothbay on Monday in girls high school lacrosse action. Whelan dished out two assists, with Paige Rinaldi, Savannah Tracy and Allison Greuel pitching in two goals each. Picking up one goal each were Maggie Ryan, […]
HS baseball: Vachon sharp as Bobcats top Bereans, 15-1
RICHMOND — Justin Vachon had trouble remembering if he had struck out seven consecutive batters before Tuesday. Then again, there’s been a lot of things this spring nobody’s experienced before. Backed by Richmond’s highest-scoring output of the young season, the junior Vachon pitched a one-hitter with 10 strikeouts and the Bobcats cruised to a 15-1 win […]
HS Softball: Mt. Ararat falls to Lewiston, 17-5
LEWISTON – As an off-and-on drizzle fell on Joseph Deschenes Field on Tuesday, pitchers for Lewiston and Mt. Ararat had the challenge of keeping their hands and the ball dry. The Blue Devils handled the tough conditions better than the Eagles, leading to a 17-5 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference high school softball win. Lewiston has now […]
Moreland homers, has 3 RBIs, Sox beat O’s, 8-5
BALTIMORE — J.D. Martinez got back to into a long-ball groove with a milestone homer that set the tone for Boston’s potent offense. Martinez hit his 200th career home run, Xander Bogaerts added a solo shot and Mitch Moreland capped the power surge with a three-run drive that carried the Red Sox past the Baltimore Orioles […]
Commentary: End appears near for Irving, Celtics
BOSTON — Did Boston Celtics fans just witness the final home game for Kyrie Irving in a Boston uniform? That’s looking more likely by the day, if not the hour. After putting forth all sorts of effort but precious little execution, Irving and the Celtics fell short against the confident Milwaukee Bucks for the third straight […]