DENVER Patrick Neville was outside, sneaking off to smoke with friends, and avoided the outburst of gunfire at Columbine High School nearly two decades ago, but he did not dodge the heartbreak. A close friend died, and the anguish in his father’s eyes is seared in Neville’s memory. Samantha Haviland was fundraising in the cafeteria […]
2018
Red Riots fall short to Biddeford, 6-3
BIDDEFORD The energy at Biddeford Ice Arena was high as the sixth-seeded South Portland/ Freeport/Waynflete boys hockey team faced No. 3 Biddeford in a Class A South quarterfinal on Tuesday. A goal by the host Tigers 21 seconds in did little to quell that energy. However, the Red Riots hung in, even leading 3-2 in […]
Late goal rallies York past Brunswick, 3-2
DOVER, N.H. Down 2-0 with 9:30 left in Tuesday’s Class B South playoff game against Brunswick, things looked bleak for the York High School boys hockey team. But it wasn’t over. The third-seeded Wildcats went on a 5-on-3 power play for 1:46, and it was just the spark they needed. Dalton McCann and Spencer Pickett […]
McAvoy wins it for Bruins
BOSTON Two of Boston’s new additions helped the Bruins avoid their first three-game losing streak of the season. Rick Nash scored in his home debut and Tommy Wingels had a goal and an assist in his first game for the Bruins, who rallied from a 3-1 deficit to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Charlie […]
Ticket information for NCAA Regional
BRUNSWICK Game times and ticket information have been announced for the NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball regional at Bowdoin College this weekend. Tickets for each day will be $7 for adults and $ 4 for students/children/seniors. Bowdoin students will get in free with identification. Tickets will be sold at the door one hour prior to […]
LeBron’s triple-double lift Cavs over Nets
CLEVELAND LeBron James scored 31 points and finished a month averaging a triple-double for the first time in his career, and the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Brooklyn Nets 129-123 on Tuesday night. James had 12 rebounds and 11 assists for his 12th triple-double of the season and 67th of his career. He also reached 8,000 […]
Streaking Taylor Hall, Devils end Penguins run at home
PITTSBURGH Taylor Hall equaled the Devils’ franchise record with points in 15 straight games, Stefan Noesen scored the only goal of the third period and New Jersey beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Tuesday night. Noesen, playing in his 100th NHL game, broke a 2-2 tie with his ninth of the season five minutes into […]
Brewer-Frazee lifts Falcons
FREEPORT Freeport rallied from seven points down late in the second half to slip past Gray-New Gloucester, 40-39 in Unified high school basketball action on Tuesday. Kenny Brewer- Frazee scored all of his points, the last 10 for Freeport, that included a steal and a hoop to seal the victory in the exciting finish. In […]