BRUNSWICK Brunswick forward Anna Cowan has fought lower leg injuries all year, but gutted it out and tried to lead her soccer team. Times have been tough, as the Dragons entered Tuesday’s Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference girls high school contest against 3-2 Edward Little with a 2-3 record and just eight goals scored. Against EL, […]

DENVER John Lackey was originally going to throw an inning simply to stay sharp. That plan was changed to a full-fledged start, to keep in rhythm. Only, this wasn’t exactly the outing he was looking for with the postseason drawing near. Lackey allowed three solo homers, including one to Charlie Blackmon, the first batter he […]

AUBURN Off the foot of a freshman, Edward Little High School found its scoring touch, just in time for one of its most important victories of the season. Jared Plourde, thrust into the striker role for a young Edward Little team trying to navigate a deep and talented Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference, knocked in a […]

AUGUSTA — In a battle of undefeated Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference squads, the Mt. Ararat High School girls soccer team earned a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Cony on Tuesday. Katie Labbay scored the game’s lone goal in the first half. In net, Lauren Williams and Kate Guerin shared the shutout. The 6-0 Eagles visit Bangor […]

TOPSHAM — The Mt. Ararat High School field hockey squad picked up its third straight Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference win Tuesday with a 9-1 verdict over Edward Little. The Eagles improved to 3-5 and are scheduled to visit Lewiston on Thursday. Mt. Ararat led in shots 33-5 and penalty corners 6-3, with goaltenders Nellie Hetherington […]

LISBON FALLS — Nick Huston and Austin Fournier each scored a goal in the first half as Lisbon High school held on the rest of the way, earning a 2-0 Mountain Valley Conference boys soccer victory over Carrabec on Tuesday. Lisbon goalie Nate Bergeron made sure the Cobras (1- 4-1) didn’t see the inside of […]

The Detroit Tigers clinched a postseason spot and neared their third straight AL Central crown. In the wild-card races, the top AL contenders won while Pittsburgh jumped ahead of the Reds in the NL. With five days left in the regular season, a quick look at baseball’s playoff picture: ONE MO’ TOWN: Victor Martinez, Omar […]

CLEVELAND (AP) — Pinchhitter Jason Giambi belted a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning to give Cleveland a stunning 5-4 win over the White Sox on Tuesday night, keeping the Indians up with the lead pack in the AL wild-card race. Giambi drove a 1-1 pitch from Addison Reed (5-4) into the […]