FRESNO, Calif. — When fall practice began, Tara VanDerveer had no idea if her young team would get back to a fifth straight Final Four. One thing she did know: Nnemkadi Ogwumike would do all in her power to get Stanford to Denver. Ogwumike and Co. would like nothing more than to haul a championship trophy […]

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Dustin Pedroia homered in his first at-bat — and that was all the evidence he needed. “I feel good, ready to go,” Pedroia said after the Boston Red Sox’s 6-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday. “Today was a step forward, I hit the ball good.” Red Sox starter Jon […]

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — On Saturday, Laura Habecker and Charrisha Watkins each pulled off tiebreaker victories in singles play to lead the Gettysburg women’s tennis team to its fifth consecutive victory with a 6- 3 decision over visiting Muhlenberg College inside Hauser Fieldhouse. Gettysburg ( 6- 3, 3- 0 CC) maintained its perfect record in Centennial […]

GORHAM — The visiting Endicott College Gulls scored 11 unanswered goals in the opening 24 minutes and never looked back en route to a 19-5 victory over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in a non- conference women’s lacrosse match Saturday afternoon at Hannaford Field. The Huskies had their twogame winning streak stopped and fell […]

BOSTON — The Fitchburg State men’s and women’s track and field teams opened the 2012 outdoor season Saturday at the Husky Spring Invitational hosted by Northeastern University. Michael Grasela fared well in the 10,000-meter run, posting a personal-best time of 34:07.08 (20th), while senior Chris Kibler of Bath also ran in the event, posting a […]

BRUNSWICK — Three members of the Bowdoin College men’s basketball team have been honored in postseason awards dished out by the Maine Men’s Basketball Coaches and Writers Association (MMBCWA) on Friday. Senior Will Hanley was unanimously named the Maine State Player of the Year and Ryan O’Connell was selected as a Second Team All-State choice, […]

FEDERAL WAY, Wash. — An outstanding performance by Indiana’s diving contingent led the way to a 10thplace finish for the Hoosier men at the NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships recently. Indiana finished with 140 points. California won its second straight NCAA title with 535.5 points. “ Finishing 10th in the nation is a fantastic […]

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The Bowdoin College track and field team opened its outdoor season last week at the Santa Barbara Easter Relays, earning several wins in the non-scoring meet. For the women’s team, Michele Kaufman won the 100- meter hurdles ( 15.76), while Katherine Harmon took first in the hammer throw (139-55). Other strong […]

WINTER PARK, Colo. — Myles Silverman, a ninthgrader from Brunswick, won the Nastar National Snowboarding Championship on Saturday. He finished first in the 13-14 boys competition. Silverman attends Lowell Whiteman School in Steamboat, Colo., and trains at the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club.