BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Junior High School eighth-grade girls basketball team defeated Lewiston, 39-14, on Wednesday. The Huskies played solid defense throughout, led by 10 rebounds from Abby Sharpe, along with strong play from Mia Desantis and Bri Lemont, which held Lewiston to one point in the first quarter and six in the first half. […]
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Freeport JV girls fall to Rangers
FREEPORT — Traip Academy held off a Freeport rally, posting a 46-41 victory in high school jayvee girls basketball action on Wednesday. Hannah Spaulding brought the Falcons back, hitting a pair of 3-pointers in the fourth quarter. Rachel Wall had 10 points along with a solid floor game for Freeport, and teammates Annika Thomas and […]
Morse frosh boys roll to 63-57 win
BATH — Brogan Shaw had 19 points to lead the Morse High School freshman boys basketball team to a 63-57 win over Medomak Valley recently. Lucas Ouimette added 14 points, while Maxon Brochu chipped in nine. Also playing well for the Shipbuilders were Aaron Landel, Jordan Onoranto, Boden Gould, Wade Bradford and Julian Holmes. Defensively, […]
Eagles best Dragons in jayvee girls play
TOPSHAM — Mt. Ararat jumped out to a 10-2 lead and never looked back in downing Edward Little, 39-24, in recent high school jayvee girls basketball play. The Eagles led 19-12 at the half and 31-15 after three. Lauren Magno had 12 points and five rebounds in the win, while Jaden Lohr pitched in eight […]
Temple wins Gasparilla Bowl
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Geoff Collins has lofty expectations for Temple. “The future is bright,” the first-year coach said after Frank Nutile threw for 254 yards and a touchdown to lead the Owls to a 28-3 victory over Florida International in the Gasparilla Bowl on Thursday night. Nutile teamed with Isaiah Wright on 45-yard TD play […]
Lightning top Senators in a shootout
TAMPA, Fla. Brayden Point and Steven Stamkos scored in the shootout, lifting the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 4-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night. The Lightning threatened to win on a power play at the end of overtime, but Nikita Kucherov’s shot past Craig Anderson was launched a split-second after the buzzer. […]
A new Star Wars: Disruptive by design
NEW YORK With glowing reviews from critics and $450.8 million of worldwide box office in the first three days of release of “The Last Jedi,” all would seem to be right in the “Star Wars” universe. But some audience reaction metrics suggest not all Star Wars fans are so thrilled with Rian Johnson’s eighth episode […]
Review: ‘The Last Jedi’ a welcome disturbance in the Force
A welcome disturbance in the Force, Rian Johnson’s “The Last Jedi” is, by wide measure, the trippiest, scrappiest and most rule-breaking “Star Wars” adventure yet. Not the exercise in nostalgia that was J.J. Abrams’ “The Force Awakens,” Johnson’s Episode VIII takes George Lucas’ space opera in new, often thrilling, and sometimes erratic directions while finding […]
Pat Colwell & The Soul Sensations headlining New Year’s Eve at Chocolate Church
BATH The Chocolate Church Arts Center is putting a Newfoundland spin on New Year’s Eve — and it’s getting some help from Pat Colwell & The Soul Sensation in the celebration. “We chose to look to our friends in the Newfoundland timezone for a unique twist to New Year’s Eve,” said Jennifer DeChant, executive director […]
Freeport Community Library featuring illustrator’s work
FREEPORT Freeport Community Library will highlight the digital paintings and illustrations of Zach Cunningham in a January 2018 art exhibit. Cunningham, who sometimes works under the anagram moniker Chaz the Bug, is an illustrator, comics artist and graphic designer living in Portland, Maine. His lines are bold, bulbous, erratic, sharp. Cunningham’s work is visible all […]