LEWISTON — Bates College women’s basketball players Nina Davenport of Freeport and Julia Middlebrook both received recognition recently as the Maine Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced its year-end awards. Davenport, a senior forward, was named Second Team All-State by the MWBCA, while Middlebrook was named to the Maine All- Rookie Team. Davenport led the NESCAC […]

TEMPE, Ariz. — Bates College senior Maisie Silverman has been named one of four finalists for the inaugural Ann Lebedeff Leadership Award, created by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association and endowed by the legendary Billie Jean King. A two-year team captain and the lone senior on this year’s Bates women’s tennis team, the Brunswick native joins […]

CAPE ELIZABETH — The Ararat fifth-grade girls travel basketball team won the championship in the Cape Elizabeth Travel League’s fifth-grade division after battling back after suffering an early loss. Ararat advanced through the loser’s bracket and ousted rival Brunswick, 35-28, to head to the tournament final. Islah Godo netted 11 points, while Tarynn Keleher added […]

BRUNSWICK — The Long Reach Swim Club of the Bath Area Family YMCA will be in action this weekend at Bowdoin College in the Maine Junior Olympic swimming championships. In all, 14 YMCA teams and eight non-YMCA age group swim teams will meet over the weekend to determine the state champion. LRSC is the defending […]

STANDISH — The Maine Women’s Basketball Coaches Association postseason awards have been released and three Saint Joseph’s College team members have been recognized. Head coach Mike McDevitt has been selected as the 2018 MBCWA Coach of the Year, junior guard Kelsi McNamara has collected First Team All-State honors, and junior guard Julia Champagne of Brunswick […]

BIDDEFORD — Tied 2-2 in the waning seconds of the first quarter, the University of New England rattled off 13 unanswered goals to come away with a 15-3 men’s lacrosse victory against the University of Southern Maine on Monday evening at the Big Blue Turf. The Nor’easters (3-1) received two goals and five assists from […]

BRUNSWICK The Brunswick Parks and Recreation Department recently hosted the 17th annual Girls Mid-Winter Classic basketball tournament. In the title game, “Battle of the Bridge” rivals Brunswick and Mt. Ararat met, with the Brunswick eighth-grade girls coming away with a 31-29 victory over the Eagles. The Huskies rallied in the fourth quarter, outscoring Mt. Ararat, […]

LAKELAND, Fla. The Bowdoin College baseball team fell, 16-3, to nationally-ranked Rowan in its Florida opener on Wednesday. The Polar Bears ( 1- 2) played their first of 11 spring- break games in Florida. Brandon Lopez started on the mound and surrendered six runs off seven hits in three innings of work. Bowdoin got on […]