LISBON FALLS — Lisbon outscored Winthrop 14-3 in the second quarter and held on in the fourth as the Greyhounds ended a 29-game losing streak with a 45-36 Mountain Valley Conference high school boys basketball victory on Thursday. Lisbon, 1-7 and scheduled to visit Madison on Monday, received 12 points from Mason Smith and 10 […]

BOSTON (AP) — Any fears that Bruins coach Claude Julien might have had about his team looking past Calgary and toward a Stanley Cup rematch with Vancouver were quickly laid to rest Thursday night. The Flames didn’t last long, either. Nathan Horton and Patrice Bergeron each had two goals and an assist, Tuukka Rask earned […]

ORONO — University of Maine senior forward Spencer Abbott was named the Athletic Republic Hockey East Co-Player of the Week recently. Abbott had a goal and five assists en route to Florida College Classic Most Valuable Player honors. In Maine’s 6-1 win over Clarkson on Thursday, Abbott had a goal and two assists. He followed […]

TOPSHAM — The Mt. Ararat High School jayvee boys basketball team fell to Lewiston 60-46 on Tuesday. The host Eagles trailed 21-10, 34-24 and 45-36 at the period breaks. Mason Griffin led the Eagles with 14 points, while Lewiston’s Shuaib Naji had 14. At the foul line, Mt. Ararat was nine of 20 and Lewiston […]

BIDDEFORD — Senior forward Reid Christian of Pownal posted career-highs with 30 points and 12 boards to lead Bates College to a 74- 54 victory over the University of New England men’s basketball team in non-conference action Tuesday evening at James A. Beaudry Gymnasium. The win ended a two-game skid for the 6- 4 Bobcats, […]

TOPSHAM — The annual Elks “Hoop Shoot” free throw program, hosted by the Topsham Recreation Department and co-sponsored by the Brunswick Parks and Recreation Department, was held recently at Mt. Ararat Middle School. The Elks National Program is America’s largest non-commercial co-educational sports program. It offers children ages 8-13 an opportunity for character and skill […]