FREEPORT — In a close soccer match, where two teams battle tooth and nail, a game could be decided with a bad bounce or an unfortunate call. In Friday’s Class B South semifinal game, there was no concern for that. Freeport proved to be the better team as the Falcons beat Greely, 3-1, in boys high […]
October 2018
HS Football Quarterfinal: Oak Hill Raiders earn sloppy upset of Lisbon
Lisbon — Oak Hill spent nearly the entire first 48 minutes of Saturday’s Class D South high school football quarterfinal backed up in its own end. The seventh-seeded Raiders needed overtime to finally make No. 2 Lisbon’s defense protect its goal line. But that was all they needed. Sophomore quarterback Gavin Rawstron wasted little time in […]
Police: Driver reached over 100 mph in pursuit
The driver and passenger fled the car but were caught.
Class A Cross Country: Mt. Ararat’s Berry-Gaviria wins again
Belfast — Lisandro Berry-Gaviria’s plan worked to perfection. As for Sofie Matson’s face-plant, that worked out as well as could be expected. In the end, both runners successfully defended their Class A cross country state championships on a raw Saturday morning, with times faster than any others who followed in the other meets at Troy Howard […]
Class B Cross Country: York boys end 70-year drought
Belfast — A while back, Ted Hutch came across some microfilm of this newspaper that included a story about York High winning a state championship in cross country. Alfie Walker of Fryeburg Academy was eighth in the Class B South regional and hadn’t beaten any of the top contenders for the cross country state title. That […]
Class C Cross Country: Maine Coast Waldorf boys, Orono girls reign supreme
BELFAST — When organizers decided, in light of an ominous forecast, to hold the cross country state championship earlier Saturday than originally scheduled rather than gamble on better weather by postponing until next weekend, they did so knowing that Class C might be affected by the leading edge of the storm. Sure enough, cold rain began […]
High School Soccer: Hot Messalonskee Eagles girls stun Brunswick Dragons
BRUNSWICK — The Messalonskee and Brunswick girls soccer paths had not crossed this season, yet both squads had a few common opponents and knew what each other was able to do on the field. Messalonskee pushed across a pair of goals in the 33rd minute of each half, while shutting down the Dragons offense to come […]
High School Football: Brunswick Dragons advance with 35-13 win over Brewer
BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Dragons used some big plays and a resilient defense to knock off the Brewer Witches, 35-13, in a high school football contest on a chilly Friday evening. Friday’s Class B North quarterfinal meeting was the second in three weeks between the two teams. Unlike the first meeting, a 14-0 win for the […]
World Series Champs: Boston Red Sox capture World Series
Los Angeles — Chris Sale’s final pitch for this Boston juggernauttriggered a celebration on the Dodger Stadium infield, among thousands of fans who made their way to California — and even outside Fenway Park back home. The quest is complete. Yes, these 2018 Red Sox really are that great. A team to remember from top to […]
NFL Sunday Caps: LA Rams rally to beat Packers to stay unbeaten
Los Angeles — Greg Zuerlein hit a 34-yard field goal with 2:05 left and Ramik Wilson forced and recovered Ty Montgomery’s fumble on the ensuing kickoff return, allowing the Los Angeles Rams to remain unbeaten without a late defensive stand in a 29-27 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. Jared Goff passed for 295 […]
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