AUGUSTA Skowhegan Area High School picked up five first places to capture the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class A wrestling title, while Camden Hills successfully defended its Class B championship Saturday at Cony High School. Skowhegan, the pre-match favorite, picked up a whopping 227.50 points to outdistance the 21-team field and was followed by Camden […]

WATERVILLE — Andrew Madlinger scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Bowdoin College men’s basketball team to an important 63-49 New England Small College Athletic Conference win over rival Colby on Saturday afternoon. The Polar Bears never trailed on their way to improving to 11-6 (3-3 NESCAC). Colby dropped to 6-12 (2-4 […]

RUMFORD When Nelson Pepin stepped on the mat for the 182-pound championship match, the Dirigo High School wrestler listened as the crowd cheered. He maintained his focus, and promptly took care of business. The Cougars’ wrestling team followed suit. Using its considerable depth, Dirigo scored 168 points to win the Mid-State League championship for the […]

TOPSHAM — The Mt. Ararat High School boys basketball team darted out to a 25-6 first-quarter lead and rolled to a 78-56 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference victory over Erskine Academy on Friday. Mt. Ararat, which improved to 6-8 and visits Skowhegan on Tuesday, hit nine 3-pointers and received a team-high 19 points from Alex Lapierre, […]

FREEPORT Freeport coach Jim Seavey has been searching for consistency from his girls basketball team. The Falcons have shown signs of brilliance (wins over Lake Region, Falmouth), toughness (close losses to talented York, Greely) and have struggled (losses to Wells, Gray-New Gloucester). “It has been a roller-coaster, the most Jekyll and Hyde team in the […]

SOUTH CHINA — Mallory Nelson and Caitlin LaFountain combined for 38 points and 24 rebounds as Mt. Ararat High School ended a three-game losing streak to top Erskine Academy 57-41 in Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference girls basketball action on Friday. Nelson had 23 points (on 9- of-16 shooting) and nine rebounds, while LaFountain chipped in […]

BRUNSWICK — The Mt. Ararat High School girls hockey team celebrated Senior Night on Saturday at Sidney J. Watson Arena. Eagle players Claire Briggs, Anne McIntire, Taylor Pare, Maggie Wessell and Hannah Zimmerman were the first seniors honored, with Mt. Ararat nearing the end of its first season of varsity competition. Biddeford (9-6-1) came away […]

HONOLULU (AP) — Sackhappy defensive end J.J. Watt went out for a pass as a wide receiver, retiring center Jeff Saturday snapped to two Mannings on opposite teams and the NFC blew past the AFC 62- 35 in a Pro Bowl that could be the league’s last. Whether the NFL’s all-star game will return or […]

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic became the first man in the Open era to win three consecutive Australian titles when he beat Andy Murray 6-7 (2), 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-2 in Sunday’s final. Little wonder he loves Rod Laver Arena. “It’s definitely my favorite Grand Slam,” he said. “It’s an incredible feeling winning this […]

BOSTON A double-overtime victory against LeBron James and the defending NBA champions was difficult to celebrate for Paul Pierce and the Celtics. News of Rajon Rondo’s season-ending knee injury spoiled the party. “Everyone was really happy for the win,” Pierce said after Boston beat the Miami Heat 100-98 Sunday. “It brought a dark cloud in […]