WELLS — Knowing his team was going to face a zone defense, Wells High Coach Don Abbott told guard Franny Ramsdell to be ready to shoot. Boy, was she ever. Ramsdell scored 23 of her 28 points in the first half to stake Wells to a big lead and the Warriors held off a fourth-quarter […]
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Fitzpatrick Trophy dinner postponed
PORTLAND — The Fitzpatrick Trophy awards dinner, scheduled for this Sunday, has been postponed until Sunday, Jan. 27. The event chairman, Jack Dawson, said the decision was made because weather forecasts are predicting at least a foot of snow, with possible icing conditions. The event will still be held at the Holiday Inn by the […]
High School Roundup: Knights take down visiting Rams
NORTH BERWICK — The Noble girls basketball team had three players reach double digits as the Knights picked up a 50-43 win over a tough Kennebunk squad on Thursday night. Tori Exel and Olivia Howard each scored 12 points and Raegan Kelly added 11 to lead the Knights (7-5) to the win. Kennebunk jumped out […]
‘Bridge’ Battle, Take 2: Dragons hold off Eagles, 4-3, in boys hockey
BRUNSWICK — The last time Brunswick took on the Mt. Ararat/Morse/Lisbon/Hyde boys high school hockey team, the Dragons jumped out to a 3-1 lead and sailed to a three-goal victory. On Wednesday, the Dragons once again found themselves with a two-goal advantage after two periods. However, the Eagles fought back in the final period before Brunswick […]
Richmond-Wiscasset Battle: Hot Bobcats roll by Wiscasset, 54-23, in girls hoops
RICHMOND — Over the first third of the season, the Richmond High School girls’ basketball team struggled to find a consistent offensive rhythm. Since that 0-6 start, the Bobcats have discovered several strategies that have worked, winning five of their last six Mountain Valley Conference contests, including Wednesday’s 54-23 victory over winless Wiscasset. Richmond scored the […]
Area Roundups: Brunswick Dragons top Mt. Ararat/Morse Eagles in girls hockey clash
BRUNSWICK — Brunswick tallied three first-period goals and held off Mt. Ararat/Morse for a 5-3 girls high school hockey victory at Sidney J. Watson Arena. Dragons senior Shea Sullivan opened the scoring with an unassisted goal five minutes into the contest. Moments later, Beth Labbe gave the Dragons a two-goal advantage before Elena Palmer’s power-play goal […]
Bounce Back for Boston: Irving’s 27 points, 18 assists lead Celtics past Raptors
BOSTON — Kyrie Irving said he regretted criticizing his younger teammates, then he made a call to a former teammate he also owed an apology. The Celtics point guard said on Wednesday that he called LeBron James over the weekend to apologize for failing to understand the burden the four-time NBA MVP carried when they played […]
Key Matchup: Patriots preparing for anything in rematch with KC’s Mahomes
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — In their first meeting with Kansas City, the Patriots had quarterback Patrick Mahomes figured out — at least for a half. Creative and efficient in leading the Chiefs to a 5-0 start to the regular season, the second-year phenom looked very ordinary in the opening 30 minutes of their Oct. 14 matchup with […]
Brady-Mahomes to the NFL: Starting QBs took different paths to success
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One of them is a sixth-round pick who married a supermodel, became one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history and is still going strong well past his 41st birthday. The other is a first-round pick who is still dating his high school sweetheart, has exactly one season as an NFL starter […]
Forfeits help Knights take down rival Hawks
SOUTH BERWICK — The Noble Knights were missing their top two wrestlers on Wednesday night, but five forfeit wins and a pair of pins would allow them to make it two straight wins over rival Marshwood. The Knights took advantage of the free 30 points as they held off the Hawks in a 42-37 victory […]
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