BRUNSWICK — The winter sports season has been completed and several athletes have been recognized in postseason awards. In the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference, the Brunswick girls basketball team saw Charlotte MacMillan named the KVAC Class A South Player of the Year. She was joined by teammates Marley Groat, Rosalie White and Emily Larochelle. Mt. Ararat’s […]
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Thornton Academy’s Botting to play D2 softball at Saint Michael’s College
SACO — Jenica Botting has been working hard over the past several years to get to this point. The Thornton Academy senior dreamed of having a chance to compete at the college level — and on Tuesday morning all of her effort paid off. Botting signed her National Letter of Intent to play softball for […]
UMaine women heading to NC State in NCAA tournament
ORONO — The suspense was missing, but not the eagerness. Because of an ESPN foul-up, the University of Maine already knew its opponent when the Black Bears arrived for the NCAA women’s basketball tournament selection show Monday afternoon. The Black Bears (25-7) earned a 14th seed and will play at North Carolina State (26-5) at […]
Spring is back! High school pitchers and catchers report.
Morse High School pitchers and catchers begin practices on Monday
Wrestling tournament coming back to The Ballpark in OOB
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — High school and college wrestlers will head to The Ballpark in Old Orchard Beach this summer as the Rumble at The Ballpark is returning to the historic venue for the third straight year. The third annual tournament, which is sponsored by Moriarty Electric, will be held on Saturday, July 20 and […]
Boys hockey: Lisbon’s Noah Austin wins Travis Roy Award
AUBURN — Noah Austin learned at a young age how to deal with being knocked around playing hockey, getting beat up by his older brother and cousin during street hockey games. Those lessons served Austin well this season when he was the marked man for the Mt. Ararat/Lisbon/Morse/Hyde boys hockey team. But that didn’t stop […]
Thornton Academy’s Chessie up for Travis Roy Award today
SACO — Some of the best high school boys’ hockey players in the state will gather in Auburn today for the Class A All-Star banquet — and one Thornton Academy standout will have a chance to bring home a prestigious award. TA senior Luke Chessie is among five players who have been named finalists for […]
Travis Roy Finalist: Austin already a winner
Lisbon — When the winner of the Travis Roy Award, given to the best senior player in Class A high school hockey is announced on Saturday, Noah Austin is already a winner in most peoples books. “He is a very special hockey player, and more importantly a very special young man who has a bright future […]
Unified basketball: Morse falls to Westbrook, 77-68
Westbrook — Win or lose in Thursday’s South Regional Final, the Unified basketball season was already a success for the Morse High School team. Already gone further into the postseason than they ever had, the Shipbuilders were a win away from competing for the state title. Second-seeded Westbrook used an 8-0 run to end the game […]