NEW YORK (AP) — Derick Brassard and Ryan McDonagh scored in the first period and Henrik Lundqvist made the goals stand up as the New York Rangers won the opener of their playoff series with the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 Thursday night. New York shut down Pittsburgh’s top threats, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, for a […]

GORHAM — Bo Prozinski had three goals and one assist as the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Corsairs held off a determined comeback bid by the University of Southern Maine to post a 9-5 victory in Little East Conference men’s lacrosse action Saturday afternoon at Hannaford Field. Down 7-2, USM found its offense in the third […]

CASTINE — Maine Maritime Academy women’s lacrosse fell to North Atlantic Conference opponent Maine-Farmington on Tuesday afternoon, 16-6 on Ritchie Field. Maine-Farmington jumped out to a quick 5-0 lead. The Beavers held a 13-4 lead at the half despite three goals from Freeport native Ally Fuehrer. The Mariners held the Beavers to just three scores […]

BRUNSWICK — Nancy Roderick has announced that registration is open for the fifth annual Coastal Youth Orchestra 5K/Walk and Fun Run, “Go for Baroque…out and Bach.” The race is scheduled to be held on April 26 on Pennellville Road. The race is being held by the Coastal Youth Orchestra and will benefit the organization’s musical […]

HADLEY, Mass. — Bates College first-year student/athlete Srishti Sunil captured the women’s track and field New England Small College Athletic Conference Women’s Field Performer of the Week award on Monday, after two record-setting performances at the five-team Colby Invitational on Saturday. Sunil cleared 5-05 in the high jump to tie senior Colby Gail’s (Topsham) record […]

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. — The Middlebury College track and field teams competed in the Dick Farley Invitational at Williams College recently. The meet featured teams from across New England and was a non-scoring event. Former Brunswick High School standout Alex Nichols teamed with Fritz Parker, Tyler Farrell and Jeremy Carter in winning the4x400relayin3:31.28. Middlebury heads to […]

BATH — Hyde School Bath senior Jake Deutschlander signed a National Letter of Intent on Wednesday to attend and wrestle at Arizona State University in the fall. The Carver, Minn., native has had an incredible prep career, capped off by an impressive senior season where he garnered international medals and placed fifth in the National […]

WATERVILLE — The Thomas College men’s lacrosse team fell to Husson University, 16-3 on Senior Night in a North Atlantic Conference contest Wednesday evening from Smith Field. Husson (5-6, 4-3 NAC) got off to a fast start, scoring the first six goals of the game, and led 12-2 at the intermission. In the second half, […]

TOPSHAM — Mt. Ararat Middle School hockey players Cal Davies, Caroline Gepfert and Lainie Lemieux recently represented Maine in the New England District Hockey Festival. Davies is a seventh-grader from Harpswell and played in the boys 12U Division as the Festival tourney, while Lemieux, a sixthgrader from Topsham, and Gepfert, a seventh grader from Topsham, […]

BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin College and University of New England softball teams split a doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon at Pickard Field. Bowdoin won game one, 9-1 before falling to UNE in game two, 3-2. The contests marked the home opener for the Polar Bears, who now stand at 19-9. The Nor’easters moved to 14-12. In […]