OLD ORCHARD BEACH — It wasn’t pretty, but the Old Orchard Beach girls basketball team picked up a 30-25 win over visiting St. Dominic Academy on Saturday afternoon — and the Lady Gulls would help their coach reach a big milestone in the process. Longtime OOB coach Dean Plante recorded his 200th career victory thanks […]
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‘Battle of the Bridge’ in the Pool: Dragons, Eagles swim on Senior Night
BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick and Mt. Ararat high school swim teams jumped into the pool Friday night. When looking at the program before the meet, you see two teams competing in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference meet. But as it became more and more evident throughout the event, it was two rosters full of swimmers that […]
Girls Basketball: Smith’s 35 leads Freeport to win over Yarmouth
FREEPORT — Caroline Smith had just watched her Freeport High School girls basketball team play perhaps its worst four minutes of basketball this season in the third quarter of Friday’s Western Maine Conference game against rival Yarmouth. An 11-point halftime lead had been reduced to a single point, with the Falcons committing 10 turnovers. This is […]
Boys Basketball: Yarmouth rallies past Freeport in hoops action
FREEPORT — Yarmouth’s boys high school basketball team was in dire need of a victory Friday evening when it traveled to Freeport, and what better way for the Clippers to get back on track than to rally and defeat their rival. The Clippers allowed just two fourth-quarter points to the Falcons and rallied from a six-point […]
New MPA football proposal puts Tigers behind the 8-ball
BIDDEFORD — Most of the talk coming out of the Maine Principals’ Association football committee meeting on Tuesday was about the possible creation of two divisions for 8-man football starting next fall — but that wasn’t the only proposal that could drastically change the landscape of football in the state. If there are two 8-man […]
MVC Boys Basketball: Richmond Bobcats snarl Wiscasset Wolverines
WISCASSET — Entering the 2018/19 boys high school basketball season, Richmond coach Phil Houdlette knew it was going to be difficult replacing the points that graduated with his seniors from a year ago, most notably Zach Small and Matt Rines. Through the first 11 games, the Bobcats have not been able to find that one consistent […]
Battle of Eagles: Mt. Ararat rolls to 68-40 boys basketball win over Lincoln Academy
TOPSHAM — The Mt. Ararat Eagles were looking to bounce back at home after a tough road loss to Freeport. Mt. Ararat saw a six-point lead slip away in the fourth quarter against the Falcons, falling 49-44. Mt. Ararat got back on track Thursday against Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference opponent Lincoln Academy, finding an offensive rhythm […]
Area Roundups: Tough night for high school basketball teams
WALDOBORO — Medomak Valley avenged an early season loss to Morse, rolling to an 85-52 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference boys high school basketball win over the Shipbuilders on Thursday. The Panthers led 20-15, 44-27 and 68-34 at the quarter breaks, with four players scoring in double figures. Pat McKenney led the hosts with 15 points, with […]
AFC Title Game Prep: Patriots try to overcome road woes in AFC championship
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Patriots are going on the road again in the playoffs, a place that hasn’t always been kind to them during the Tom Brady era. New England was unbeatable at home this season, going 8-0 during the regular season and rolling past the Los Angeles Chargers in the divisional round. Playing outside of […]
Kennebunk’s Lamontagne, TA’s Palmer up for Gaziano linemen awards
The Frank J. Gaziano Memorial Offensive and Defensive Lineman Awards will be handed out on Jan. 26 and two local student-athletes have a chance to take home the prestigious honor. Kennebunk’s Chase Lamontagne is one of three finalists for the offensive lineman award. The senior joins Bonny Eagle’s Aiden McGlone and Scarborough’s Zach Reed. “Honestly, […]
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