SACO — Heading into Tuesday night’s showdown, the Biddeford boys basketball team had just one win on the season, while the rival Thornton Academy Golden Trojans sat at 5-2 and were near the top of the Class AA South standings. Most people would probably have expected the Trojans to roll over the visiting Tigers, but […]
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Big second quarter leads Trojans to win over Tigers
BIDDEFORD — Trailing 16-13 at the end of the first quarter, the Thornton Academy girls basketball team used a big second quarter to take control as they cruised to a 49-36 win over rival Biddeford on Tuesday night. Katrin Dumont put on a show for TA as she scored a team-high 15 points — all […]
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High School Roundup: Cote leads Sanford past Portland
PORTLAND — Paige Cote led the Sanford girls basketball team to a 45-40 victory over host Portland on Tuesday night. Cote made 15 free throws and scored 24 points to lead the Spartans. Jillian Lizotte chipped in 12 points in the win. Portland was led by Amanda Kabantu and Gemima Motema who both scored 10 […]
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Girls Basketball: Bench gives Mt. Ararat Eagles a lift
TOPSHAM — Mt. Ararat High School girls’ basketball coach Andy Morris has one of those fun problems that most coaches like to deal with. With a solid 10-player rotation, Morris can throw any one of several starting combinations at an opponent, and use his bench to keep his Eagles fresh. On Monday against rival Morse, Mt. […]
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Morse-Mt. Ararat Boys: Eagles stave off Shipbuilders, 55-50
TOPSHAM — With the game tied after three quarters, the Mt. Ararat Eagles took advantage of their size against the smaller Morse lineup and was able to hold off the visitors for a 55-50 victory in boys Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference high school basketball action Monday evening. Senior Jared Balser netted a game-high 29 points, while pulling […]
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NCAA Football National Championship: Clemson topples No. 1 ‘Bama for national title
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Dabo Swinney kissed the championship trophy and proclaimed this Clemson team the greatest of all time. He’s got a case. With stunning ease — and a freshman quarterback — Clemson toppled college football’s greatest dynasty again to become the first perfect playoff champion. Trevor Lawrence passed for 347 yards and three touchdowns […]
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Area High School Sports: Brunswick Dragons run past Eagles, 65-35, in girls hoops
BRUNSWICK — Marley Groat returned to the lineup and scored 12 points as the Brunswick High School girls basketball team rolled to a 65-35 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference win over Lincoln Academy on Monday. The Dragons are 8-1 and host Leavitt on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. The Eagles fell to 4-5. Brunswick started strong, sprinting out […]
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NBA Action: Boston Celtics blitz sloppy Brooklyn, 116-95
BOSTON — The Boston Celtics shared the ball extremely well. The sloppy Brooklyn Nets helped them out a lot, too. Kyrie Irving returned after missing two games with an eye injury and scored 17 points to lead eight players in double figures as Boston beat the Nets 116-95 on Monday night. Jayson Tatum added 16 points, […]
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Chargers-Pats: Brady’s respect for Rivers is high entering playoff matchup
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady doesn’t know Philip Rivers well on a personal level. But as the Patriots quarterback began his preparations for Sunday’s divisional playoff game with the Chargers, he said he only had to think back to their AFC championship game matchup during the 2007 season to remind himself of Rivers’ toughness. “I mean […]
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Locals capture gold at SWAT
SANFORD — The out-of-state powerhouse programs once again dominated the team standings at the Spartan Wrestling Annual Tournament, but three local wrestlers were able to climb to the top of the podium at the always rugged event. Sanford seniors Isaac Plante and Sol Demers and Wells senior Nathan Curtis all won individual titles inside the […]
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