BRUNSWICK — The state championships for high school indoor track have arrived, with the State Class B meet set to be held Saturday at Bates College in Lewiston, while the State Class A championship is set for Monday at the University of Southern Maine in Gorham. Class A The Brunswick boys put together a near-perfect performance […]
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Wrestling State Preview: Local grapplers look to shine at states
BRUNSWICK — All of the hard work on the wrestling mats throughout the winter for area wrestling teams has come down to the final weekend in both Class A and B as their state meets are being held at Cony High School and Mattanawcook Academy in Lincoln, respectively. Mt. Ararat/Brunswick and Morse will both look to […]
State Swim Preview: Swim titles on the line
BRUNSWICK — Swimmers from area high schools will be competing this weekend and early next week for both team and individual titles at state swim meets held at Bowdoin College and at the University of Maine at Orono. The Class B boys jump in on Saturday at UMaine, while the girls will swim on Monday. Bowdoin […]
Mother Nature: Weather causes tournament postponements in basketball, hockey
BRUNSWICK — The snowy, icy weather on Tuesday and Wednesday caused several high school basketball games to be postponed to tonight. From the local area, Lisbon and Wells saw its Class B South boys preliminary contest postponed twice, with the Greyhounds and Warriors now set to meet tonight at 7 p.m. Lisbon (10-8) is the No. […]
Boys basketball Class A South prelim: Mt. Ararat advances with 83-43 win over Morse
TOPSHAM – In any sport, at any level, it is tough to beat a team three times in a season. The Mt. Ararat boys high school basketball team had that task Tuesday evening when it hosted rival Morse in a Class A South prelim match. The Eagles took the suspense away early, racing out to a […]
Close One: Brunswick Dragons win thriller, 58-57, over Morse in Unified battle
BRUNSWICK — In a game that saw the score change hands seven times and three tie scores in the second half, Brunswick/Mt. Ararat held off Morse, 58-57, in high school Unified basketball Monday afternoon at Brunswick High School. Playing in front of a large crowd that included the BHS Band, the Dragons rallied from nine points down […]
Local Runner Recognized: Mt. Ararat’s Berry-Gaviria earns Gatorade Award
CHICAGO — In its 34th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, the Gatorade Company, announced on Monday that Mt. Ararat High School junior Lisandro Berry-Gaviria is its 2018-19 Gatorade Maine Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year. Berry-Gaviria is the first Gatorade Maine Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year to be chosen […]
High school wrestling: Mt. Ararat/Brunswick grapplers perform well
ROCKPORT — Coming off the podium, David Wilson needed to find ice for his sore right shoulder. The shoulder has bothered Wilson off an on all season, he said, but Saturday at the Class A North championship, the Nokomis Regional High School senior didn’t let it bother him much at all. “It’s feeling good,” Wilson said, […]
Indoor Track: Brunswick boys win KVAC title
BRUNSWICK — The Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Indoor Track Championships were held Saturday inside Bowdoin College’s Farley Field House. The Brunswick boys captured the KVAC Class A title, racking up 189 points to easily out-distance runner-up Lewiston, which finished with 92. Mt. Ararat was third (75), followed by Messalonskee (49) and Edward Little (47). In the […]
KVAC Class A Swimming: Cony sweeps titles
BATH — Another year, another victory jump into the Bath Family YMCA pool for the Cony High School girls swimming team at the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference championships. And this time, they weren’t alone. Cony swept the KVAC Class A championships for the first time, with the girls team totaling 257 points to dominate a field […]