ORONO — One week after falling to Ellsworth in the conference meet in the same pool, Mt. Desert Island turned the tables Saturday with a convincing victory in the State Class B boys’ swimming and diving championship at the University of Maine. Led by two individual victories and a meet record from Liam Sullivan, the Trojans […]
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Class A Wrestling: Mt. Ararat/Brunswick capture first state championship
AUGUSTA — Perennial powerhouse programs like Marshwood and Noble were once again in the mix for a team title at the Class A state tournament on Saturday, but it would be the Mt. Ararat/Brunswick wrestlers who were receiving a police and fire department escort home when the day was over. The Eagles would get individual […]
Class A South boys basketball: Greely too much for Eagles, 70-46
Portland – The two-time defending Class A State champion Greely Rangers received 46 points from Logan Bagshaw and Andrew Storey as the top-seeded Rangers took down Mt. Ararat, 70-46 in boys high school basketball quarterfinal action Friday night at the Portland Expo. “We wanted to start out fast and not let up,” Greely coach Travis Seaver […]
Kennebunk swim squads making a splash
CAPE ELIZABETH — The Kennebunk boys and girls swim team stepped up in big ways recently as the Rams swept the South Southwestern Swimming and Diving championships. “The season has gone pretty well. The kids have worked really hard. It’s a great group of kids. It’s been a lot of fun. They’ve had success in […]
Freshman wrestlers putting together stellar seasons for Kennebunk
KENNEBUNK — Every year some freshman wrestlers will take the state by storm as they climb onto the podium at some of the biggest tournaments of the season. This year four of those wrestlers making noise are from the same program as the Kennebunk Rams have counted on their young standouts to succeed on the […]
Indoor Track Preview: State titles for track on the line
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 […]
Class B South Boys: Quick start propels Wells past Lisbon in hoops action
WELLS — Every basketball coach in America is looking for their team to get off to a fast start — and that’s exactly what the Wells Warriors gave head coach Troy Brown on Thursday night. The No. 8 Warriors scored the first 15 points of their Class B South boys basketball preliminary round game on their […]
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 […]
Class C South Girls: OOB advances with prelim basketball win over Richmond
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The Richmond Bobcats and Old Orchard Beach Seagulls are familiar opponents when it comes to the Class C South high school basketball tournament. Last season the sixth-seeded Bobcats upset No. 3 OOB in the quarterfinals. The year prior it was OOB’s turn to upset an unbeaten Richmond team in the semifinal. This […]