WELLS— The Wells cheerleading team recently placed first in the Western Maine Conference championships. The Warrior girls have not only had fun representing their community, but are also very proud to do so. Wells’ coach Sara Littlefield feels that this pride has been contagious throughout the entire school. “It’s all about Warrior pride. All of […]
2016
A taste of playoff basketball in January
I’ve covered a lot of high school sports over the past 15-plus years and it doesn’t get much better than playoff basketball. While we have to wait until February for the postseason to roll around, this past week I got a chance to cover three boys games that all had that playoff feel. On Tuesday, […]
TA’s Ayotte, Patry named Gaziano Award finalists
SOUTH PORTLAND — Thornton Academy standouts Elijah Ayotte and Isaac Patry were both named as finalists for the prestigious Frank J. Gaziano Memorial Offensive and Defensive Lineman Awards. Ayotte is one of three finalists for the defensive lineman award, while Patry is battling two other standouts for the offensive lineman award. Both awards will be […]
Late goal by Jesper Fast gives Rangers 2-1 win over Bruins
NEW YORK — After an atrocious second quarter of the season, the New York Rangers are starting to find their game again. They beat Western Conference-leading Dallas on Tuesday. They rallied from a two-goal deficit in the third period and took the lead against Eastern Conference-leading Washington before losing in overtime on Saturday. And the […]
Athlete of the Week
Ethan Belanger is a junior standout for the Sanford boys basketball team. Belanger scored a career-high 46 points to help the Spartans beat visiting Oxford Hills on Thursday night.
Horoscope
Put your knowledge and expertise to work for you in order to move ahead this year. Don’t let anyone sidetrack you when the focus should be on you and what you want to achieve. Tunnel vision and a little force will go a long way. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22- Jan. 19) – Put in extra hours […]
Veteran taking advantage of GI bill needs advice
DEAR HARRIETTE: I am a military veteran, and I was able to go back to college at the age of 40 because of the GI Bill. I just finished my undergrad program a few weeks ago, and I will start my first month of grad school in February. I have not told my parents that […]