RICHMOND It was a game destined to come down to the final horn. On Friday in a battle of early-season Mountain Valley Conference unbeaten newcomers, the Richmond and Spruce Mountain high school boys basketball teams battled for 32 minutes, neither giving an inch in a physical, but clean affair. Unfortunately for the host Bobcats, it […]

BRUNSWICK Jack St. Pierre snapped a rebound off his own shot into the back of the net with under five minutes remaining in overtime to lift Brunswick to a 3-2 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference victory over Mt. Ararat/Lisbon/ Morse in boys high school hockey at Sidney J. Watson Arena Friday night. “What a great feeling,” […]

BRUNSWICK Like most high school competitions between the two schools separated by the Androscoggin River, Friday night’s girls hockey game between Brunswick and Mt. Ararat/Morse was no different. In a tightly-played battle, with outstanding goaltending on both sides, the Dragons held on for a 3-1 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference victory at Sidney J. Watson Arena. […]

PITTSBURGH The New England Patriots have built a dynasty on second chances. Miss an opportunity to bury the Super Bowl champions and they will find a way to find a way, usually behind a mix of Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski, and defensive play-making at just the right time. It’s a lesson the Pittsburgh Steelers […]

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The Jacksonville Jaguars are returning to the playoffs for the first time in a decade thanks to a 45-7 drubbing of rival Houston on Sunday. Once the NFL’s poster child for futility and a punchline for potential relocation, the Jaguars (10-4) are now one of the league’s top turnaround stories. Blake Bortles threw […]

FARMINGDALE For the second straight Mountain Valley Conference contest, the Wiscasset High School girls basketball team played a solid first quarter, leading Hall- Dale 9-5 on Saturday. Against Madison on Thursday, the Wolverines led 21-4 midway through the second quarter, and when Jade Reno scored off a pass from Maeve Blodgett, Wiscasset led Hall- Dale, […]

BRUNSWICK Noah Cox hit three 3-pointers and scored nine points in the third quarter to power the Brunswick High School boys basketball team to a 51-39 victory over Falmouth in a Class A South matchup on Friday. The Dragons improved to 3- 0, while the Yachtsmen fell to 2-1. Trailing 13-12 after a quarter, Brunswick […]

KENNEBUNK The Mt. Ararat High School boys basketball team enters each game looking to push the pace and put up a ton of shots. On Friday night that strategy didn’t work out as the Eagles struggled shooting from outside and were unable to drive to the basket. The Kennebunk Rams took advantage as they outscored […]