RICHMOND — The Buckfield girls soccer team was buzzing, and had just turned its dominance of the first few minutes of its D South semifinal into a one-goal lead. The score had a galvanizing effect, but for the other side. The Bucks’ opponent, top-seeded Richmond, knew it had to get to work. “We had to get […]
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Massabesic, TA runners ready for state meet
BELFAST — The Maine Principals’ Association cross country state meet will be held on Saturday — and three local schools will send their entire boys team to the event in Belfast. Kennebunk, Massabesic and Thornton Academy all qualified for the meet by finishing in the top 9 of last week’s Southern Maine Class A regional. […]
Cross Country: Brunswick boys XC have sights set on State Championship
Brunswick — After finishing in last place as a team in the 2017 State Class A Cross Country meet in Cumberland, the Brunswick High School boys team put together a mindset to return in 2018 with a state title in mind. “Towards the end of last year after the kids lost, we talked about it,” Dragons […]
Postseason HS FootbalL: Area teams set for football playoffs
BATH — The high school football season has reached the postseason, and all five area teams are hoping for success. Here is a look at the exciting regular season and the upcoming playoffs, with the goal to raise a championship trophy in mid-November: Brunswick The Dragons enter Class B North postseason play with a 5-3 record, […]
NBA Update: Boston Celtics rally to best Oklahoma City Thunder, 101-95
OKLAHOMA CITY — Kyrie Irving was overthinking how to fit in. He missed last season’s playoffs after left knee surgery, and because the Boston Celtics reached the Eastern Conference finals without him, he was cautious when he returned this season. Once he relaxed and started having fun, everything flowed. Jayson Tatum scored 24 points, Irving had […]
Red Sox News: Martinez powers Red Sox postseason with more than home runs
LOS ANGELES — It is fitting that one of the storylines before a World Series game at Dodger Stadium would revolve around the health of a top-hitting outfielder, and the intrigue about whether he’d be able to play. Only this time, unlike many years ago, it doesn’t involve a Dodgers player. The Boston Red Sox might […]
Football Friday: BHS captains blazed a path
Biddeford captains Carter Edgerton and Marty Martel will lead the Tigers into a Class B South quarterfinal game at Greely tonight, but the senior standouts are also hoping to set the program up for success in the future. “I think it’s a goal that every captain should have — to not only leave behind a […]
Field Hockey Regional Final: York Wildcats ends Freeport run
BIDDEFORD — A magical season won’t have its fairy tale ending. Freeport’s high school field hockey team traveled to Biddeford’s storied Waterhouse Field Wednesday afternoon for the Class B South Final, hoping to make history, but it was the York Wildcats, yet again, who took home the most coveted piece of hardware with a hard-fought 1-0 […]
Girls Class B Soccer Quarterfinal: Yarmouth gets the best of Freeport, 3-2
YARMOUTH — After splitting two regular season meetings, both Freeport and Yarmouth knew Wednesday’s Class B South high school girls soccer quarterfinal was going to be a close one. Freeport took the early lead, but Yarmouth tallied the next three goals, including a pair from Hannah Dwyer and held on for a 3-2 victory to advance […]
Girls Class D South Soccer: Richmond Bobcats edge Hyde in quarterfinal
BATH — Survive and advance. It didn’t come easy, but the Richmond High School girls soccer team overcame a sound defensive strategy from Hyde to take a 1-0 victory in a Class D South quarterfinal Wednesday at McMann Field. The top-seeded Bobcats (11-3-1) will host No. 5 Buckfield on Friday. The Wolfpack ended their season at […]
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