Olive May Nado Gross Borowiec, 96, formerly of Saco and Old Orchard Beach, died Sept. 8, 2013. Paul DeLuca, 83, of Sanford and formerly of Newton, Mass., died peacefully Sept. 25 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Relatives and friends are invited to call on Sunday from 3-7 p.m. at the Andrew J. […]
September 2013
Top 25 College Football: Georgia edges LSU in shootout
ATHENS, Ga. – Two out of three ain’t bad. Georgia is certainly not complaining. Aaron Murray threw four touchdown passes, including a 25-yarder to Justin Scott-Wesley with 1:47 remaining, and the No. 9 Bulldogs rallied to beat No. 6 LSU 44-41 in a thrilling game between Southeastern Conference powerhouses Saturday. The Bulldogs (3-1, 2-0 SEC) […]
Sports Digest
HOCKEY Pirates fall to Monarchs in Saco exhibition game Defenseman Nick Deslauriers scored four goals as the Manchester Monarchs rallied for a 5-2 win over the Portland Pirates in an AHL exhibition opener at OA Performance Center in Saco on Saturday afternoon. The Pirates raced to an early lead on a goal by Brendan Shinnimin […]
Girls’ Roundup: Deering takes early advantage in soccer win
SOUTH PORTLAND – Meaghan Wells and Edie Pallozzi scored in the opening minutes, and Deering went on to a 5-0 victory against South Portland in an SMAA schoolgirl soccer game Saturday. Wells added a second-half goal, and Simone Lauture and Ewa Varney also scored for the Rams (6-1). LeeAnn Downs made 10 saves for Deering. […]
Only the Patriots’ record is perfect
Tom Brady and Co. no longer are lighting up the scoreboard, and they’ll be put to a test vs Atlanta.
Boys’ soccer: Portland deals Deering first loss
PORTLAND – Haron Habibzai scored in the first half and Yusaf Yama in the second as Portland downed Deering 2-0 in an SMAA schoolboy soccer game Saturday at Fitzpatrick Stadium. The game matched the top two teams in the Western Class A Heal point standings and was the first loss for the Rams (6-1-1). Habibzai […]
Steve Solloway: Portland vs. Bangor once was a rivalry, today it’s one long bus trip
BANGOR – Ronald Hargrove lay face down, his fists beating a furious tattoo on the grass. He had the football in his grasp as he twisted and turned, eluding the grabbing hands of the Bangor High defense. Suddenly, he didn’t. Jordan Ayer had wrestled the ball out of Hargrove’s hands and was running with it […]
Football Roundup: Fryeburg converts for first victory
FRYEBURG – Ryan Gullikson ran in a 2-point conversion after Billy Rascoe’s 3-yard touchdown run in the final minute Saturday, lifting Fryeburg Academy to its first Western Class B football victory of the season, 22-21 against Morse. On the ensuing kickoff, Morse (2-2) advanced the ball to the Fryeburg 30 on a return and a […]
Red Sox GM covers all the bases
Ben Cherington has turned a Boston team in disarray into a unit that’s back in the playoffs
Thornton takes a hit, recovers for a victory
The Golden Trojans trail 9-0, come close to going down by more, then rally past Sanford, 25-9.