BATH — Keegan Companion and Cameron Dunlop combined for 32 points to power the Morse High School Unified basketball team to a 62-42 victory over Medomak Valley at Bath Middle School on Tuesday. The Shipbuilders face Lisbon today at Woolwich Central School, with tip slated for 3:30 p.m. Companion scored 18 points, while Dunlop had 14 […]
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Struggles for Boston: Celtics continue to slump, lose to Raptors, 118-95
TORONTO — A lack of togetherness is turning into big trouble for the struggling Boston Celtics. Pascal Siakam scored 25 points, Kawhi Leonard had 21 and the Toronto Raptors used a huge second quarter to rout Boston 118-95 on Tuesday night. Marcus Morris scored 17 points, and Jayson Tatum and Terry Rozier each had 11 as […]
Column: Dragons, Falcons gave us all reasons to be proud
BRUNSWICK — Saturday was not the result that our area basketball teams wanted. Both the Freeport and Brunswick high school girls teams fell in regional finals at Cross Insurance Arena in Portland on Saturday, with the Falcons dropping a 42-31 decision to top-ranked Gray-New Gloucester and the Dragons suffering a 54-33 setback against No. 1 Greely. […]
Three locals grab All-State wrestling titles
PARIS — Saturday’s New England Qualifier featured a milestone, pins, one-point wins and so much more. Noble High School had two winners during the annual All-State wrestling meet, with Josh Cote winning the 126-pound title match over Travis Foster of Wells by pin, and Sam Martel defeating Ellsworth’s Logan Lord in the 138-pound championship. For […]
Bowdoin-Tufts Hoops: NESCAC downer for Polar Bears
BRUNSWICK — The hopes of an unbeaten season through the New England Small College Athletic Conference tournament came to end on Sunday for the Bowdoin College women’s basketball team. Third-seeded Tufts entered Morrell Gymnasium as an underdog, but upset No. 2 Amherst on Saturday, then completed the sweep with a 75-69 win over the top-seeded Polar […]
Class A South Regional Final: Greely, DeWolfe slay Dragons, 54-33
Throughout the past four seasons, the scouting report on Greely High School girls basketball standout Anna DeWolfe has been — give her a millimeter and she’ll take you to the house. On Saturday in the Class A South regional final at Cross Insurance Arena, DeWolfe and her Rangers darted out to a big early lead […]
Class B South Girls Basketball: Bad start derails Falcons, 42-31
PORTLAND — In two regular season meetings this year, the Freeport High School girls basketball team played Gray-New Gloucester close in the opening quarter, then watched as the Patriots pulled away for two lopsided victories. On Saturday at Cross Insurance Arena in the Class B South regional final, it was the start that bit the Falcons […]
PGA Golf: Johnson wins in Mexico City
MEXICO CITY — Dustin Johnson arrived in Mexico trying to figure out what was wrong with his swing. He left Sunday night with his 20th career PGA Tour victory, his sixth World Golf Championship and now wonders how far that will take him. Over 72 holes, only two were worse than par. No one got closer […]
Women’s College Basketball: Polar Bears dispatch Panthers to reach NESCAC Final
BRUNSWICK – Host Bowdoin College raced out to a 21-14 first-quarter lead after what some would call a “slow” start and never looked back, defeating fifth-seed Middlebury, 84-58 in the New England Small College Athletic Conference Semifinals in packed Morrell Gymnasium at the school on Saturday. The win pits the top-seeded Polar Bears (26-0) against third-seeded Tufts (24-2) in […]
Maine high schools struggle to grow ranks of referees
Many who officiate at the high school level will retire soon, but rigid schedules and fan hostility can deter younger refs.
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