HERSHEY, Pa. The Hershey Bears defeated the Portland Pirates, 2-1, in Game 5 of a best-of-five series on Sunday in the American Hockey League Calder Cup playoffs. Hershey won the series, three games to two, and moves on to face the Wilkes Barre/Scranton Penguins in the Atlantic Division finals. Ryan Stanton scored the game-winner for […]
May 2, 2016
Polar Bears on to semis
BRUNSWICK The Bowdoin College men’s lacrosse team will return to the New England Small College Athletic Conference semifinals for the first time since 2012 following a 10-8 victory over Wesleyan in the opening round of the conference tournament on Saturday at Pickard Field. The Polar Bears, seeded third in the tourney, improved to 12-4 on […]
Eagles take frosh baseball victory
BRUNSWICK — Hunter Lohr and Devin Tobin three hits each paced the Mt. Ararat High School freshman baseball team to an 11-4 victory over Brunswick on Thursday at Edwards Field. Ben Freeman and Austin Damon picked up a pair of singles each in the win, while Dakota Lopez ripped a double. Freeman, Lopez and Lohr […]
Bowdoin’s Rice a POY finalist
BRUNSWICK — Bowdoin College first-year Caroline Rice has been named among 24 finalists for the inaugural Schutt Sports/NFCA Division III National Player of the Year. The rookie is enjoying a spectacular campaign for the Polar Bears and is the only NESCAC player among the 25 finalists for the award and one of just two first-years […]
Sara Berry earns All-Conference
WHITINGHAM, Vt. — Six Colby-Sawyer College women’s lacrosse student-athletes received North Atlantic Conference (NAC) All-Conference honors on Friday morning. Senior Sara Berry of Bowdoinham is among the six. Berry earns her first nod to the All-NAC First Team after being named to the second team the past two seasons. She leads the team in groundballs […]
Mt. Ararat rallies for 4-3 KVAC win
BREWER The Mt. Ararat High School baseball team rallied with four runs in the sixth inning to edge Brewer, 4-3, in Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference action on Friday. Trailing 2-0 in the sixth, the Eagles (2-3) loaded the bases. With two outs, Nick Merrill tied the game with a two-run single. Kaileb Hawkes with a […]
LETTERS
Random Act of Kindness at Cameron’s Lobster House There’s bumper sticker that says: “Commit random acts of kindness.” It happened yesterday at Cameron’s Lobster House in Brunswick. All the tables were occupied except the booth at the rear, which could seat six or seven people. The waitress gave me the booth, although she could have […]
YMCA uses fun activities to keep kids healthy
BIDDEFORD — Sunshine and blue skies set the tone Saturday for Healthy Kids Day, a national YMCA initiative to improve the health and well-being of children. Children attending the event were treated to a host of activities. They could help paint a mural, climb a rock wall, take part in a yoga class or take […]
First art walk of season highlights UNE students
BIDDEFORD — Friday night was the first art walk of the season, and for many students in the University of New England’s Department of Creative and Fine Arts class, it was their first time their art was on exhibit. The Biddeford+Saco ArtWalk takes place the last Friday of the month from April to October. It […]
Kennebunk forum shines light on race relations
KENNEBUNK — For Unitarian Universalists, taking on a social issue is a big part of their belief system. One way this is attained is through “action of immediate witness” – supporting the matter by coming up with ways to find a solution. The Social Responsibility Committee at the First Parish Church in Kennebunk decided that […]