BATH — The national rankings for YMCA swimmers based on times swam in age group competition for the 2013-14 season have been released. Long Reach Swim Club members, who are based at the Bath Family YMCA, are well-represented. Caitlin Tycz is ranked twice — second in the 100 butterfly (56.39) and ninth in the 50- […]

BRUNSWICK — Three second half goals turned a 1-1 halftime tie into a 4-1 victory for the Brunswick High School jayvee field hockey team over Bangor on Thursday. The Dragons improved to 3- 4-4 and hosts Hampden Academy on Tuesday. Carrie Savoy scored for Brunswick in the first half, and goals by Emily Anderson, Anna […]

So much for the NFL’s unbeatens. The Denver Broncos and New England Patriots (See B1) took care of that with impressive home victories over the Arizona Cardinals and Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. Peyton Manning had four TD throws and Denver (3-1) gained 568 yards the Broncos’ 41-20 victory over the Cardinals. “He’s not in the […]

ORONO, Maine (AP) — John Robertson threw for 285 yards and four touchdowns, Poppy Livers added 87 yards receiving and a touchdown, and Villanova beat Maine 41-20 on Saturday. Villanova led 21-13 at halftime, and then Robertson threw two third quarter touchdowns, including a 43-yard strike to Kevin Gulyas. It was the fourth consecutive game […]

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The first sign that Kansas Speedway was going to be a heartbreaker for Hendrick Motorsports should have come during qualifying when Jimmie Johnson inexplicably spun and earned one of his worst starting spots since 2005. Even that couldn’t prepare the organization for the trouble it encountered during Sunday’s race. Johnson […]

TOPSHAM — Mike Crawford scored two goals and Chris Pepin dished out two assists as the Mt. Ararat High School boys soccer team defeated Skowhegan on Friday in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference contest. Robbie Small and Crawford tallied in the first half on a pair of headers set up by Pepin. Crawford completed the […]