KENNEBUNK — Kennebunk trailed by double digits for most of Friday night’s boys basketball showdown with Scarborough, but the Rams were not going to go down without a fight. “This team never gives up … we always fight to the end,” said Kennebunk coach Dave Leal. The Rams battled back from a 17-point halftime deficit […]
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Sanford picks up hard-fought win over Biddeford
BIDDEFORD — The visiting Sanford girls basketball team would take the lead late in the first quarter and held it for most of the game, but a late Biddeford rally would make things interesting on Friday night. The Tigers would not go down easily as early in the fourth quarter Gracie Martin went on a […]
Girls KVAC Hoops: Windjammers sail over Mt. Ararat Eagles, 42-30
TOPSHAM — The Mt. Ararat High School girls basketball team even its record after Monday’s 55-41 victory over Leavitt. Riding a two-game win streak, the Eagles looked to avenge a loss to Camden Hills earlier this month when they hosted the Windjammers in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference tilt on Thursday night. The visitors proved to […]
Girls MVC Basketball: Balanced Mustangs get past Richmond Bobcats, 35-26
RICHMOND — There is little doubt that every time the two-time defending State Class C champion Monmouth Academy girls’ basketball team steps onto the court, there is a target. On Thursday in a key Mountain Valley Conference matchup with Richmond, Rick Larrabee turned to his bench for key second-half buckets in a 35-26 victory over the […]
Area Roundups: Hot Eagles pull away from Camden Hills in boys basketball
CAMDEN HILLS — The Mt. Ararat High School boys basketball team finished with a strong 17-7 fourth-quarter advantage for a 66-51 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference victory over Camden Hills on Thursday. The Eagles stayed hot, winning their fourth straight contest to improve to 9-6 on the season. Mt. Ararat and the Windjammers stayed close for three […]
Patriots Report: Patriots controlling clock, third downs during playoffs
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Throughout the Patriots’ run of playoff success under Bill Belichick, one of his best-known attributes has been his ability to craft game plans that have stumped their opponents. He’s at it again. This postseason New England’s best offensive weapon has been finding ways to keep the ball out of the hands of its […]
Chasing His Idol: LA Rams Goff to meet Tom Brady in Super Bowl
THOUSAND OAKES, Calif. — Jared Goff was 7-years old when Tom Brady beat the Rams to win his first Super Bowl in early 2002. The kid has been a fan of the superstar ever since. Goff is now 24, the same age as Brady was then. When Brady plays in his ninth Super Bowl next weekend […]
Local standouts up for Maine’s biggest high school football awards
Wells High senior Tyler Bridge admits he increasingly has caught himself thinking about what it would mean to win the Fitzpatrick Trophy. “It’s definitely an honor to be one of the top three,” he said, “and the fact that Class D has never won and no one from Wells has ever won, it would be […]
Girls Hockey: Yarmouth/Freeport loses high-scoring game to Portland/Deering
PORTLAND — Yarmouth/Freeport faced off against a Portland/Deering team hungry to stay in the girls high school playoff picture. The Clippers were looking to get back on track from a two-game skid, while Portland/Deering was on a five-game slide heading into Wednesday’s contest at William B. Troubh Ice Arena. The extra motivation resulted in a game […]
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