AUGUSTA — The Gardiner cheerleading team went to the Augusta Civic Center hoping to end a decade of frustration at the regional championships Saturday. Monmouth was looking for a little redemption. Both headed home satisfied. Gardiner scored 124.8 points to finish third in Western Class B and earn its first state championship appearance in 10 […]
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Scarborough girls' hockey wins Falmouth showdown
PORTLAND—If the Scarborough girls’ hockey team ever figures out the first period, it will be invincible. For now, it will have to settle for pretty darn good. While the Red Storm once again battled a sluggish start Saturday afternoon in its showdown with Falmouth at the Cumberland County Civic Center, Scarborough was able to overcome […]
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Vodka on the rocks
Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer Vodka is poured into a funnel in an ice block at the Ice Bar at the Portland Harbor Hotel on Saturday, an event featuring three bars made of ice and ice sculptures in the hotel courtyard. The Ice Bar is part of the Portland Downtown District’s “Portland on Ice” winter festival, which […]
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Q&A with balloon adventurer Jonathan Trappe
Reporter Tom Bell interviewed Jonathan Trappe via email because Trappe is currently in the Philippines. Based on a compilation of several emails, here is a Q & A of the interview: BELL: Where are you now? TRAPPE: I am spending the off-months in the Philippines, in sunny Manila. My firm has a number of offices […]
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Azarenka at top Down Under
The Belarusian shakes off controversy from a semifinal to win the Australian Open.
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Azarenka at top Down Under
The Belarusian shakes off controversy from a semifinal to win the Australian Open.
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NBA Roundup: Rockets’ winning streak over the Nets reaches 12
HOUSTON – James Harden scored 29 points, Chandler Parsons added 16 points and a career-high 11 assists and the Houston Rockets beat Brooklyn 119-106 on Saturday night for their 12th consecutive victory against the Nets. Omer Asik had 20 points and 16 rebounds for the Rockets, who outrebounded the Nets 50-31 and outscored Brooklyn 60-24 […]
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Boys’ Roundup: Waynflete keeps the wins coming by beating Wells
PORTLAND – Serge Nyirikamba scored 21 points Saturday to lead Waynflete to a 67-60 victory against Wells in a Western Maine Conference schoolboy basketball game. Max Belleau added 15 points, including a 3-pointer with less then two minutes remaining to give Waynflete (13-1) a 65-60 lead. Jack Cutler scored 12 and Paul Runyambo put in […]
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Eastern Maine Notebook: Washburn player hits 2,000 points
WASHBURN – Mitch Worcester says he went north when he sought out a mentor to help him with his basketball game a few years ago. Considering he lives in Washburn, some might wonder how much farther north he could go. The answer is about an hour north, to Van Buren, and the mentor was Matt […]
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Pirates more than just half-decent
After beating Manchester, Portland solidifies its first-place standing at the AHL season’s midpoint.