BIDDEFORD — Although the high school field hockey playoffs don’t start for another week, Biddeford High Coach Caitlin Albert had a message for her players before Friday night’s game with Westbrook: “Play this like a playoff game.” And they sure did. Top-ranked Biddeford remained undefeated as Abby Allen and Paige Laverriere each scored off penalty […]
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Tigers bounce back with win over Greely
CUMBERLAND — After consecutive setbacks, Biddeford was an angry football team when it took the field at Greely on Friday night. And it didn’t take long for the Tigers to make a statement. Quarterback Carter Edgerton threw three first-half touchdown passes to help Biddeford open a 28-0 lead, and the Tigers roared to a 36-6 […]
High School Roundup: Marshwood rolls over rival Noble
SOUTH BERWICK — The Noble Knights went into Friday night’s Class B South football showdown at Marshwood with hopes of knocking off the defending state champs and their biggest rival. Unfortunately for visiting Noble, it would be the host Hawks who took control early as they jumped out to a 49-point halftime lead and held […]
Thornton Academy golfers ready for team states
SACO — After the loss of 11 seniors, the Thornton Academy golf team had low expectations for the 2018 season, but it turned out the Golden Trojans weren’t rebuilding — they were just reloading. The Trojans certainly exceeded those low expectations by qualifying for the state team tournament, which will be held today at Natanis […]
Area Roundups: Brunswick field hockey slips past Camden Hills, 3-1
Camden Hills — Maddie Wayne knocked home a pair of goals, including a second-half tally to seal the victory as Brunswick downed Camden Hills 3-1 in Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference high school field hockey action on Thursday. Dragon Shea Sullivan opened the scoring less than five minutes into the contest off a helper from Lea Scrapchansky. […]
Girls Soccer: Sick Wiscasset Wolverines fight hard, fall to Oak Hill Raiders, 3-0
WALES – The Wiscasset High School girls soccer team came into Thursday’s Mountain Valley Conference game against Oak Hill with a lot of players under the weather. Nearly the entire Wolverine squad, including head coach Duane Goud, coughed their way through 80 minutes of soccer in a 3-0 loss to the Raiders. Wiscasset (1-11) goaltender […]
Girls Soccer: Lisbon battles past Hyde in MVC soccer match with 4-1 win
Bath – Lisbon tallied four unanswered goals to pull away for a 4-1 victory over Hyde in girls Mountain Valley Conference high school soccer action. The Greyhounds won their fourth consecutive game, improving to 8-3-1, while Hyde fell to 4-7. With Hyde playing in the MVC for the first time this season, neither team knew what […]
State Golf Championship: Mt. Ararat is on mission to take Class A title
Regular-season results are a predictor of championship outcomes, but far from a guarantee when it comes to Maine’s high school golf team championships. “If you know anything about golf, it’s how you shoot that day,” said Mt. Ararat Coach Gerry Caron. “It’s hard to predict how things will go, but I definitely think we […]
Patroits-Colts: Tom Brady reaches 500 TD passes in Patriots’ 38-24 win in NFL action
FOXBOROUGH, MASS. — On a night when he reached 500 career touchdown passes, Tom Brady welcomed back a buddy with one of his three scoring tosses Thursday, then connected with a newcomer who could help him reach more milestones. Brady also sneaked in for a rushing touchdown and the New England Patriots put together their second […]
Yankees-Red Sox teaser: It’s a ‘Sale Day’ for Sox as Game 1 is set for tonight
BOSTON — Chris Sale waited eight years to make his first postseason start and then another 365 days for a chance to put that memory behind him. The Red Sox left-hander will start Game 1 of the AL Division Series against the New York Yankees on Friday night, one year after he was bombarded by the […]
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