BATH When the Freeport High School girls lacrosse team looks back on June 13, 2015, the Falcons will most likely remember their 17-16 Eastern Maine Class B semifinal win over Morse at McMann Field. Down 10-3 in the first half and showing no signs of slowing the top-seeded Shipbuilders down on Saturday, Freeport first-year coach […]

BRUNSWICK Four goals in just over three minutes in the second half for the Mt. Ararat High School girls lacrosse team had most in attendance likely thinking that the Eagles were going to surge their way into the Eastern Class A Regional Final game, pulling ahead 8-4 at the time. However, it was the visiting […]

BRUNSWICK — Cheverus, a team that has given the Brunswick High School boys lacrosse team fits over the past few years, was the opponent for the topseeded Dragons in an Eastern Maine Class A semifinal contest on Saturday. Brunswick, which lost to the Stags on back-to-back playoff occasions before finally taking Cheverus down last year […]

RICHMOND — Having not played in nearly two weeks, Richmond High School softball coach Rick Coughlin worried that his team’s sharpness might not be there when the top-seeded Bobcats hosted No. 4 Vinalhaven/ North Haven in a Western Maine Class D semifinal on Friday. After the first two Richmond hitters were retired, the longtime coach […]

LEWISTON It took Falmouth High School girls’ coach Sandra Stone a few seconds to do the math. “We had 106 last year, 106 plus 15 this year, that’s 121,” she figured. That’s 121 consecutive match victories for her Yachtsmen. The latest win, earned officially when Caroline Ray closed out a 6-1, 6-1 win at No. […]

BOWIE, Md. — Despite hitting three solo homers, the Portland Sea Dogs (25-38) lost the Eastern League series finale to the Bowie Baysox (34-28), 6-3, on Sunday afternoon at Prince George’s Stadium. Portland dropped two of three in the series and four of six on the road trip. Portland led 3-2 entering the bottom of […]

SACO — The 70th New England Interscholastic Track and Field Outdoor Championships were held at Thornton Academy on Saturday. Lake Region High School of Bridgton’s Kate Hall had a solid day. She won the 100-meter dash in a meet record time of 11.41, and followed up by finishing second in the 200 to Quashira McIntosh […]

CHICAGO Kris Versteeg could have sulked or pouted when he was pulled out of the lineup for the Chicago Blackhawks. Instead, the veteran forward proved he belonged on the ice. While Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane have struggled to find any room in the Stanley Cup Final against Tampa Bay, the Blackhawks have used their […]

OAKLAND, Calif. LeBron James had more points, rebounds or assists than anybody on either team. He played center, point guard and everywhere in between. The only thing James couldn’t quite do was will the Cleveland Cavaliers to a victory in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. James had 40 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists […]