RUMFORD Mountain Valley jumped out to a 26-10 halftime lead and continued to pull away in the second half for a 53-19 Mountain Valley Conference win over Wiscasset in girls basketball action on Friday. The Wolverines fell to 1-5 and host Oak Hill on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Ashley Russell scored 14 points, had seven […]

There’s only one way to describe a weekend in which the three worst teams in the NFL all win. And when a coach leaves his hospital bed to work the sideline, only to see his team get annihilated. And when two of the most promising quarterbacks in pro football get broken legs. Week 16, Christmas […]

BATH — The annual Bath Elk’s Hoop Shoot contest is scheduled to take place Jan. 8 at the Bath Area Family YMCA. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., with the contest kicking off at 9 a.m. Hoop Shoot is for all boys and girls ages 8-13 from Arrowsic, Bath, Boothbay, Georgetown, Phippsburg, West Bath, Wiscasset and […]

BRUNSWICK — At a recent Long Reach Swim Club meet, Caitlin Tycz set a pool record for the Bath YMCA in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:02.34. Her previous pool record time was a 2:05.92. At the Bowdoin Open swim meet, Tycz set Maine state records in the 200 freestyle with a time […]

BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Elk’s Hoop Shoot contest is slated for Thursday at the Brunswick Parks and Recreation Center. The contest begins at 1:30 p.m., and is for all boys and girls ages 8-13. For more information, call Kevin Leeman at 837-5052.

FREEPORT — The Freeport High School girls jayvee basketball team improved to 4-1 with a 30-14 victory over Traip Academy on Thursday. Catriona Gould had 12 point, four steals and three assists for the Falcons, with eight players breaking into the scoring column. Alexys Langley and Lindsay Routhier chipped in four points apiece in the […]

LISBON — The Lisbon High School boys jayvee basketball team held off a Dirigo rally for a 46-40 victory on Thursday. The 4-1 Greyhounds led 16-6, 28-12 and 42-26 at the quarter breaks. Seth Tapley led Lisbon with 13 points, while DJ Douglass chipped in 11. Mike Pacard had nine points for the Cougars.

TOPSHAM — Gabe Aucoin popped for 15 points to lead the Bath Middle School seventh-grade boys to a 45-35 victory over rival Mt. Ararat on Wednesday. Elliott Dorr and Josh Ter Mors each chipped in 11 points for the Destroyers. Cody Bowker paced the Eagles with 13 points, with Ben Keleher picking nine points and […]

BATH — The Morse High School jayvee girls basketball team rallied in the fourth quarter, but came up just short in a 36-34 loss to Greely recently. The Rangers led 8-7, 20-19 and 30-26 at the quarter breaks. The game was tied with eight seconds left, with Greely making two free throws to win out. […]