BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Junior High school boys “Expansion” team outscored Mt. Ararat 16- 0 at the start en route to a 59- 30 win. Aiden Mitchell and Kam Harrison applied pressure defense for the Huskies, while Nick Munn and Nate Tardiff were solid in the second half, with Munn draining a key 3- pointer. […]
January 15, 2015
Bath YMCA holds Elk’s ‘Hoop Shoot’
BATH — A good turnout came out for the annual Bath Elk’s “Hoop Shoot” at the Bath Area Family YMCA on Jan. 4. In the 8-9 age group, Olivia Cunningham took first in the girls, with Aqil Alaboudi winning the boys competition. Dakota Shipley (girls) and Brogan Shaw (boys) captured the 10-11 age division, while […]
Champagne second in KVAC scoring
BRUNSWICK — The Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference has released the current scoring leaders in girls high school basketball. Brunswick’s Julia Champagne is second in scoring, averaging 19.9 points per game. Lawrence’s Nia Irving leads with 20.3 per contest. Madeline Suhr is Brunswick is averaging 10.3 points. Champagne also made the list with 6.7 rebounds (13th) […]
Brunswick JV Orange downs Mt. Blue
BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick High School jayvee Orange girls used a swarming half-court trap in a 33-21 victory over Mt. Blue on Tuesday. Brooke Barter, Sabrina Armstrong and Heather Kinee were instrumental in forcing numerous Cougar turnovers, while Margaret Dickinson blocked seven shots and Ketura Stinson rejected six Mt. Blue attempts. Down 5-2 after a […]
Freeport JV girls stumble at Greely
CUMBERLAND — Hannah Stewart powered the Greely High School jayvee girls basketball team to a 55- 24 win over Freeport on Tuesday. Brooklyn Washburn had two 3-pointers to lead the Falcons, while Carole Haener chipped in five points. Tatum Erlandson and Brittney Mann had four points apiece in the loss.
Burton, Plummer solid in YSCC tilt
SOUTH PORTLAND — The Southern Maine Community College women’s basketball team used a balanced attack in an 86-58 Yankee Small College Conference win over UMaine- Augusta on Wednesday. The Seawolves opened the second half with a 27-9 run to take control. SMCC’s Tianna Burton of Brunswick nailed a late 3- pointer to give the hosts […]
Tuplin nets 10 in SMCC rout
SOUTH PORTLAND — Ten players found the scoresheet as the Southern Maine Community College men’s basketball team rolled to a 95-68 win over UMaine- Augusta on Wednesday. The Seawolves improved to 15-2, 10-0 in the YSCC. Grayson Waterman had 19 points in the win, while Tyheem Simon chipped in 18. Bath’s Josh Tuplin picked up […]
Rancher’s wish
FORT PIERCE, Fla. Bud Adams, slim and dressed in blue jeans and a blue button down shirt and cowboy boots and a cowboy hat, drove his Ford Explorer around his ranch in western St. Lucie County, looking at his land and his cattle. His truck, with manure caked in the tires, jounced in the ruts […]
Former broker now serving ‘Lunches of Love’
GREENVILLE, S.C. Sylvia Arthur found herself at a crossroads in May of 2009. With more than 2.8 million homeowners hit with foreclosure nationwide that year, she was a struggling mortgage broker facing an uncertain professional future. That’s when she made the lifechanging decision to stop trying to put people in homes and start helping those […]
Union seals off last Atlantic seaport for Confederacy
A heavy Union bombardment and second assault within weeks led to the federal capture of Fort Fisher in North Carolina. For Southerners who only recently rejoiced over an early Confederate success in turning back a Union attack on the fort in December 1864, it was demoralizing news. The fall of the fort effectively shut off […]