FREEPORT — Fryeburg Academy raced out to a 20-13 first-quarter lead en route to a 47-34 victory over Freeport in high school jayvee girls basketball play on Tuesday. Fryeburg Academy’s Sarah Gerchman led all scorers with 24 points, while teammate Ali Chipman pitched in with eight. Jess Wall and Kayla Belanger had seven points apiece […]
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Mt. Ararat jayvee boys in hoop wins
SKOWHEGAN — The Mt. Ararat High School jayvee boys basketball team defeated Skowhegan 46-31 on Tuesday. The Eagles led 14-7, 25-12 and 31-25 at the breaks with Harper Moutal scoring 12 points and Avery Desjardins and Steve Johnson eight each. Skowhegan’s Dan Quirion had 11 points. At the foul line, Mt. Ararat was eight of […]
Brunswick Black Orange in action
BRUNSWICK — Brooklyn Smith scored eight of her game-high 11 points during the second quarter as Oxford Hills outscored the Brunswick High School Black squad 12-2 during the decisive quarter to lead the Vikings to a 38-18 girls basketball victory on Tuesday. Oxford Hills opened up with an 8-4 lead at the conclusion of the […]
Phippsburg skiers in Hidden Valley meet
JEFFERSON — Phippsburg skiers excelled at the recent Hidden Valley Nature Center Biathlon. In the girls youth division (two kilometers of skiing, one round of shooting) Sierra Wallace was first with a time of 16:19, Kali Pierce was second with a time of 17:21 and Emma Gould was eighth. In the boys youth division Braden […]
Woolwich girls are perfect!
CAMDEN — The Woolwich Central School boys and girls basketball teams competed in the Busline League Championships Saturday with the girls capping off a perfect 14-0 season and the boys falling just short. Woolwich girls The Woolwich girls played Vinalhaven in the championship game on Saturday and won, 48-28. Madaline Suhr scored 26 points and […]
No. 1 Michigan nearly flawless
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Trey Burke had 18 points and eight assists, and No. 1 Michigan was nearly flawless at the start Wednesday night en route to a 68-46 victory over Northwestern. The Wolverines made 10 of their first 11 shots and went the entire first half without a turnover. They didn’t commit a […]
Airport amenity
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. Travelers don’t equate the hustle and bustle of airports with yoga but now some airports are adding tranquil spaces where practitioners can stretch, meditate and get away from it all. It’s the latest effort to humanize and de-stress the unpleasantness of air travel: Yoga rooms at airports. Burlington, Vt., is the latest […]