BRUNSWICK — The eighth-ranked Middlebury College men’s tennis team tipped fourth-ranked Bowdoin, 5-4, in a match at Maine Pines on Saturday afternoon. The Polar Bears fell to 12-3 with the loss in a rematch of last season’s Division III national championship, also won by the Panthers. Three incredibly tight doubles matches saw Middlebury pull out two […]
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High School Baseball: Bangor eases past Dragons
LEWISTON – The Brunswick High School baseball team entered Friday’s Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference game against five-time defending State Class A champion Bangor hoping to compete. After a shaky first inning, the Dragons did that for the most part in an 8-3 setback at Lewiston High School. After a late 5-2 loss to Cony to open […]
High school baseball: Shipbuilders earn first win of the year with 6-1 win over Lake Region
BATH — While no raindrops fell during Friday’s high school baseball game between Class B schools Morse and Lake Region, the air was still a little cool, already making it hard for hitters to grip the bat. What made matters worse for the hitters were the arms of Morse’s Jackson Walker and Isaac Holland of Lake […]
Red Sox beat Rays, 4-3, to finish sweep
ST PETERSBURG, Fla. — A manufactured run in extra innings capped off a resurgent weekend for the defending World Series champion Boston Red Sox. Christian Vazquez hit a sacrifice fly in the 11th inning and the Red Sox completed an uplifting three-game sweep of the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays with a 4-3 victory Sunday. “That […]
Celtics complete rare sweep by beating Pacers, 110-106
INDIANAPOLIS — Gordon Hayward and Marcus Morris took care of some housecleaning Sunday. They dusted off their 3-point shooting touch in time to help the Boston Celtics complete a clean sweep. Hayward scored 20 points, Morris added 18 and the duo combined for five 3s over the final 5½ minutes to give Boston a 110-106 victory […]
Thornton Academy gets revenge against Gorham
GORHAM – The last time Thornton Academy baseball played Gorham, the Golden Trojans season came to an end in a 3-1 loss to the Rams in the Class A South quarterfinal playoff round. The Trojans got a little revenge Friday afternoon, capturing a 5-2 victory over the hosting Rams. “Last season we ended here with […]
Portland Sea Dogs fall to Trenton Thunder, 3-1
PORTLAND — The Portland Sea Dogs opened their second homestand of the season on the 25th anniversary of their inaugural game at Hadlock Field. As was the case in 1994, they came up short against a Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees. The Dogs couldn’t protect an early lead and lost, 3-1, to the visiting […]
High school baseball roundup: Mt. Ararat blanks Mt. Blue, Richmond falls to Waynflete/NYA
BRUNSWICK — Austin Damon struck out eight Mt. Blue hitters as the Mt. Ararat High School baseball team rolled to a 10-0 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference victory over the Cougars at Bowdoin College on Thursday. The Eagles (2-0) jumped on top 3-0 in the first inning. Damon made it stand up, allowing just one hit while […]
High School Softball: Eagles battle, but fall to Cougars, 7-4
TOPSHAM — Mt. Ararat’s first high school softball game of the season on Wednesday was just about as bad as it gets. The Eagles were no-hit and soundly defeated by talented Skowhegan, 26-0, at Lewiston High School. Mt. Ararat looked for instant redemption on Thursday in its “home opener” against Mt. Blue, and despite a 7-4 […]
Red Sox place Pedroia on injured list with knee irritation
BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox have placed second baseman Dustin Pedroia on the 10-day injured list with left knee irritation. The 35-year-old Pedroia started the season on the injured list with inflammation in his left knee. He was reinstated April 9 and appeared in four games with Boston, making four starts at second base and […]
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