WASHINGTON With thousands of civilian contractors remaining in Iraq and Afghanistan, Justice Department officials want Congress to resolve a legal issue that they say obstructs efforts to prosecute any such workers who rape, kill or commit other serious crimes abroad. Scofflaw Pentagon employees and contractors supporting the American war mission overseas are subject to federal […]
2013
Dragons drop finale to Devils
LEWISTON Throughout the past week, the Brunswick High School girls hockey team faced must-wins, even while battling team-wide sickness, nagging injuries and new positions. With victories over Yarmouth/Freeport and St. Dom’s, the Dragons punched their ticket to the Eastern playoffs, which are scheduled to begin Feb. 6. Wednesday’s 6-0 season finale loss to talented Lewiston […]
C’s down Sacramento
BOSTON The Celtics lost Rajon Rondo for the season. They haven’t lost since. Boston improved to 2-0 since Rondo’s season-ending knee injury with a 99-81 win over the Sacramento Kings as Paul Pierce led a balanced attack with 16 points Wednesday night. Now the Celtics know they can be successful, in the short term anyway, […]
Lewiston edges Brunswick boys, 3-2
LEWISTON Lewiston High School has grudge matches with St. Dom’s, Edward Little and Thornton Academy remaining on the final one-third of its schedule. But, the Blue Devils weren’t about to overlook Wednesday night’s boys ice hockey game with Brunswick. The Blue Devils started the stretch drive with a 3-2 win over the resilient Dragons. They […]
Red Hornets sting Eagles
AUBURN — The Mt. Ararat High School girls ice hockey teams visited cold Ingersoll Arena on Wednesday for an Eastern contest against Leavitt/ Edward Little. The Red Hornets tallied five goals in the first two periods en route to a 6-1 victory, as the Eagles fell to 0-17 and visit Travis Roy Arena in Yarmouth […]
Morse JV boys fall to Gardiner
BATH — Josh McKelvey scored a game-high 18 points as Gardiner defeated Morse 58-31 in high school jayvee boys basketball action at Bath Middle School on Tuesday. Florian Bigge paced the 1- 12 Shipbuilders with eight points, while Jared Malcolm chipped in seven and Keegan McDonough six. Morse, which trailed 20-8, 35-16 and 41-26 at […]
Gardiner downs Morse freshmen
BATH — Gardiner held the Morse High School freshman boys basketball team scoreless in the second quarter in a 56-34 victory at Bath Middle School on Tuesday. The Tigers held a slim 11-9 lead after a quarter, but took a 22-9 advantage to the half and led 35-21 through three quarters. Juwan Moore and Aidan […]
Brunswick 8th boys finish undefeated
BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Junior High eighth-grade boys basketball team scored a 50-20 victory over Bath Middle School in season-finale play on Monday. The Huskies finished the season 10-0. Eleven different Huskies scored to help the balanced offensive attack. Austin Phillips had a breakout game with nine points, five rebounds and four steals. Jaznel Burns […]
Bowdoin to host annual Sports Day
BRUNSWICK — Bowdoin College will host its annual Girls and Women in Sports Day event on Feb. 10 at Farley Field House. Girls ages kindergarden to high school are eligible to attend the free sport clinics taught by Bowdoin varsity women student-athletes. Sports included are basketball, field hockey, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, softball, squash, tennis and […]
Maine women fall to New Hampshire
DURHAM, N.H. — The University of Maine women’s basketball team fell to 2-18 overall, 1-6 in America East, with a 61-54 loss to New Hampshire (7-12, 3-5) on Tuesday. Corinne Wellington’s season high 14 points and seven rebounds led the Black Bears, with Liz Wood adding 12 points, and Courtney Anderson and Ashleigh Roberts 10 […]