RALEIGH, N.C. Alex Ovechkin scored his NHL-leading 26th goal 1:57 into overtime and the Washington Capitals beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 on Tuesday night for their third straight win. Ovechkin also tied it with 7:15 left in regulation, with Nicklas Backstrom assisting on both goals. Alex Chiasson, Devante Smith-Pelly and Dmitry Orlov each scored for […]

BATH Morse jumped out to a 21-14 lead at the half and held on to down Leavitt, 39-31 in girls high school Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference basketball action, on Tuesday. The Shipbuilders gave head coach Jan Veinot her first varsity win as Morse improved to 1-5 and is slated to host Freeport on Thursday at […]

BATH — Kennebunk used a 13-0 second quarter to pull away for a 48-25 win over Morse in girls high school jayvee basketball action recently. The Rams led 21-15, 34-15, and 41-25 at the breaks. Morse’s (1-4) Julia Goddard led all scorers with 13 points, while Abby Carpenter had four. Eliza McKinney, Alison Donavan, Abby […]

FREEPORT — Lincoln Academy left Freeport on Friday with a close 32-29 victory in a jayvee girls basketball game. Rachel Wall scored eight points in the second half to rally the Falcons in the second half. Wall also had four steals, while Abby Brier was a defensive standout. Hannah Spaulding drained a 3- pointer to […]

LEWISTON — Nina Davenport of Freeport registered 18 points, nine rebounds and five steals, and Brunswick native Lyse Henshaw scored 16 of her season high 18 points in the first half as the Bates College women’s basketball team ran past Husson University, 64-47 for its third straight victory Saturday afternoon in Alumni Gymnasium. Davenport got […]

BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick High School girls jayvee Orange basketball team opened up with a 13-4 first quarter and continued to outpace Greely as the Dragons defeated the Rangers, 60-36 on Friday. Brunswick led at the half 28-15 and increased its lead to 46-26 after three quarters. The Dragons benefited from a full-court defense led […]

STANDISH — Saint Joseph’s College shot 51.9- percent from beyond the arc and set a program record for 3-pointers made in an 80-63 victory over Husson University at the Harold Alfond Center recently. Junior guard Hannah Marks netted a career-high 30 points off a 7-of-10 3-point shooting performance, and the Monks registered a game-changing 26-7 […]

WATERVILLE — The Thomas College women’s basketball team dropped a 69-53 non-conference matchup to the University of Southern Maine on recently at Larry Mahaney Gymnasium. Freshman Nikki Bradstreet of Topsham contributed with seven points and a pair of rebounds. The Terriers’ winning streak ended at three as they sit at 4-6 on the season, while […]

BIDDEFORD — Jaden Lohr had 10 points and hauled in eight rebounds to help lead the Mt. Ararat High School girls jayvee basketball team to a 51-32 victory to improve to 5-0. Eliza Libby and Erin Harty each had 10 points apiece, while Lauren Magno added nine for the Eagles. Magno also pulled down eight […]