BATH Defense was the name of the game at McMann Field on Wednesday. Both Leavitt and host Morse displayed just that, keeping each other off the scoreboard in the second half and two overtimes to play to a 1-1 tie in girls high school soccer. Morse moves to 2-2-1, while Leavitt stands at 1-3-1. The […]
September 2018
Dragons top Eagles in battle of soccer unbeatens
TOPSHAM Throughout the first half of Tuesday’s Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference “Battle of the Bridge” high school girls soccer game, unbeaten Mt. Ararat had its chances against rival Brunswick. But, the battle-tested Dragons showed the hungry Eagles how tough they can be, scoring a 4-0 victory at Riverside Field. Brunswick is 4-0 heading into Thursday’s […]
Sox first to clinch playoff spot
BOSTON The Red Sox became the first team in the major leagues to clinch a playoff berth and did not celebrate. “Any time you make the playoffs and give yourself a chance to be that last team, it’s a pretty special thing,” Brock Holt said. “We’re excited by that, but we’ve got more work to […]
Jaguars relive ‘The Play’ with Pats ahead
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Myles Jack squeezed into his locker stall, his leather chair pushed to one side, his sweaty clothes scattered across the floor. He had Jacksonville’s season opener against the New York Giants running through his mind, so the mere mention of New England caught him off guard. “Oh, we’re going way back?” Jack asked […]
Patricia looking to clean up after poor start
ALLEN PARK, Mich. Matt Patricia tried not to send mixed signals as he sought to decipher the cause behind the Detroit Lions’ worst loss in a home season opener in franchise history. The first-year Detroit coach said the difference in Monday’s 48-17 loss to the New York Jets came down to a simple aspect of […]
Quick start powers Eagles past Dragons
BRUNSWICK Mason Brigham and Travis Nadeau scored firsthalf goals as the Mt. Ararat High School boys soccer team downed “Battle of the Bridge” rival Brunswick, 2- 0, on Tuesday in Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference action. The visiting Eagles improved to 3-1 and visit Camden Hills on Friday, while the Dragons fell to 0-3- 1 and […]
Bruins trade McQuaid
NEW YORK The New York Rangers have acquired defenseman Adam McQuaid from the Boston Bruins for defenseman Steven Kampfer and two draft picks. The teams announced the trade Tuesday before the Bruins flew to China for two exhibition games. Boston gets a 2019 fourthround pick and a conditional seventh-rounder in a move that clears space […]
Keselowski’s win streak pumps life into NASCAR playoffs
CHARLOTTE, N.C. A snoozer of a NASCAR season got a huge jolt of energy right before the playoffs with back-to-back wins by Brad Keselowski. Keselowski wasn’t a championship contender before the two crown jewel victories — at the Southern 500 and the Brickyard 400 — pushed him into the title conversation. His door-slamming race with […]
MtA JV scores 1-0 FH win
SOUTH PARIS — The Mt. Ararat and Oxford Hills high school jayvee field hockey teams battled against the rain and the darkness on Monday. After playing 30 minutes in the first half, the teams only played five more minutes in the second half before the game was called. Mt. Ararat’s Nicole Thiboutot scored the game’s […]