BRUNSWICK The Mt. Ararat High School girls lacrosse team struggled to a 1-4 start this season. In those losses, the Eagles had two one- goal setbacks, a close two-goal loss to Cony and a 6-3 defeat at the hands of North Yarmouth Academy last Saturday. Sam Chard’s team needed one of those nip- andtuck wins […]
May 2014
Twins walk-off on Red Sox again
MINNEAPOLIS If anyone needed a gamewinning hit in extra innings, it was Aaron Hicks. The once-prized Minnesota Twins prospect was hitting just .161 and was challenged by manager Ron Gardenhire and acting general manager Rob Antony the day before to take a more professional approach to the game. Hicks responded with an RBI single in […]
Sea Dogs down Rock Cats, 13-5
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — The Portland Sea Dogs (23- 14) broke a tie in the seventh inning, scoring 10 runs over the final three frames in a 13-5 Eastern League baseball win over the New Britain Rock Cats (16-21) Thursday afternoon at New Britain Stadium. The Dogs picked up the 13 runs on a season-high […]
Despite NHL’s best record, Bruins done for season
BOSTON The Boston Bruins went to the TD Garden for Game 7 of their playoff series against Montreal knowing that someone’s season would end. They just never considered it might be theirs. “Oh, it’s tough to swallow,” defenseman Johnny Boychuk said after a 3-1 loss to the Canadiens eliminated the Bruins. “We have such a […]
Morse girls lax 5-1
THOMASTON — Tied 6-6 with 13:10 remaining in regulation, the Morse High School girls lacrosse team reeled off the final four goals for a 10-6 Eastern B victory over Oceanside on Thursday. Isabelle Paulus scored the game-winning goal for the Shipbuilders, who improved to 5-1 and host Lincoln Academy on Tuesday. Sophie Sreden, Maddy Olsen […]
Pacers, Thunder advance to conference finals
WASHINGTON ( AP) — David West scored 29 points, and the Indiana Pacers beat the Washington Wizards 93- 80 Thursday night to advance to the Eastern Conference finals for the second straight year. Lance Stephenson added 17 points and eight assists for the Pacers, who won the series 4-2 over the Wizards. They will host […]
Richmond softball downs Rangeley
RICHMOND — Meranda Martin tossed a five-hitter with seven strikeouts and no walks to lead Richmond High School to an East-West Conference 4-1 softball win over Rangeley on Thursday. The Bobcats improved to 7-0, while the Lakers fell to 0-5. Taylor Esty took the mound loss as she gave up four hits with five strikeouts […]
Pagenaud moves into IndyCar title contention
Simon Pagenaud went into last season convinced he was a contender for the IndyCar championship. Then a mechanical problem in the St. Pete season-opener put him deep in the standings and forced the Frenchman to claw his way out all year. His win at the Grand Prix of Indianapolis last week has Pagenaud in a […]