BUCKFIELD Friday night’s East-West Conference game with Richmond was the kind a team like Buckfield hopes it can look back on some day and use it as a benchmark, something that will allow them to say, “Look how far we’ve come.” Buckfield knew playing unbeaten Richmond was an opportunity to get better, if not give […]

BRUNSWICK Mt. Ararat/Lisbon/Morse sophomore goaltender Cade Charron stood tall all game, keeping the Eagles in a close game with perennial Class A power Bangor Friday night. However, penalties proved costly as the Eagles failed to mount an offensive attack down the stretch and ultimately lost their second straight game at home, 6-0. Charron ended with […]

HOUSTON The Houston Texans maintained control of the AFC South and gained a quarterback controversy with a win over Jacksonville on Sunday. The Jaguars lost their coach. Tom Savage threw for 260 yards after Brock Osweiler was benched in the second quarter, and Lamar Miller scored Houston”s only touchdown with less than three minutes remaining […]

SAN ANTONIO Tim Duncan brought more than gaudy numbers night after night for 19 seasons with the San Antonio Spurs. Fittingly, while the Spurs retired Duncan’s No. 21 on Sunday night, those stats rarely came up. “I don’t even want to talk about rebounds or points and all that sort of things,” coach Gregg Popovich […]

PORTLAND The Maine Red Claws dropped their third straight game Sunday, this time to the Erie Bayhawks, 108-104. Abdel Nader led Maine (9-6) with 27 points and six rebounds, while Damion Lee added 20 points, seven boards and five assists in the losing cause. Jalen Jones recorded his third straight double-double with 17 points and […]

TOPSHAM — The Mt. Ararat Middle School eighth-grade girls basketball team followed up a season-opening loss to Lewiston with a convincing win at home against rival Brunswick recently, 40-20. The Eagles (1-1) started fast with pressure defense to take an early 9-4 lead after the first period in a physical game. Brunswick bounced back in […]

TOPSHAM — The Mt. Ararat Middle School girls seventh-grade basketball team improved to 2-0 with a 32-24 win over cross-town rival Brunswick on Thursday. In a well-played game, Mt. Ararat led 13-12 at the half, but came out strong in the second half to secure the win. For the Eagles, Emily Bontatibus and Lillie Singleton […]

JAY — Catriona Gould had a game-high 10 points as the visiting Freeport High School girls jayvee basketball team defeated Spruce Mountain, 32-17 Thursday night. Hannah Spaulding contributed eight points and Lindsay Routhier (five points) was a defensive standout. The Falcons also received a solid contribution from Alexys Langley in the rebounding department, and Faith […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — The Morse High School girls jayvee basketball team jumped out to an early lead, but eventually came up short to Cape Elizabeth, 53- 35 recently. The Shipbuilders (1-2) started the game on a 13-5 run and led 21-19 at halftime before the host Capers reeled off 18 points in the third quarter […]