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Polar Bear beat: Bowdoin College dominates UMF Beavers, 7-1 in field hockey action

by BY ERIC MAXIM / THE TIMES RECORD October 3, 2018November 20, 2019

BRUNSWICK — Bowdoin College received goals from five different scorers on its way to a 7-1 victory over the University of Maine at Farmington in field hockey play at Ryan Field on Wednesday evening. The Polar Bears improved to 8-1 with a pair of goals from Emma Stevens and Claudia Kriz, while Elizabeth Growney, Jamie Margiotta […]

Girls Soccer: Practice makes perfect for Mt. Ararat in 2-0 win over Morse on Wednesday

by BY BOB CONN / THE TIMES RECORD October 3, 2018November 12, 2019

TOPSHAM — Mt. Ararat High School girls soccer coach Chad Kirk has run his Eagles through countless shooting drills this season. The results, so far, have been sporadic, with his team often possessing the ball for long periods of time without finding the back of the net. On Wednesday in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference clash […]

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Golf Qualifier: Mt. Ararat Eagles win qualifer; send 5 to individual championship

by BY BOB CONN / THE TIMES RECORD October 3, 2018November 20, 2019

VASSALBORO — The Mt. Ararat High School golf team did not have to win to Tuesday’s Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference qualifier at Natanis Golf Course. However, on a day featured cold temperatures and wet conditions, the Eagles again four their game, capturing the win with a team total of 318. Having already qualified for Saturday’s State […]

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Area Roundups: Brunswick/Mt. Ararat stuns Wells in five sets girls volleyball thriller

by The Times Record October 3, 2018November 20, 2019

BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick/Mt. Ararat high school girls volleyball team rallied from a two-set deficit for a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over Wells on Tuesday. The Dragons won the match with set scores of 22-25, 15-25, 25-23, 25-15, 16-14, giving Brunswick/Mt. Ararat a 4-7 record and a third victory in its past four matches. The Dragons host […]

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Postseason preview: Boston Red Sox keeping things routine awaiting ALDS opponent

by Kyle Hightower / The Associated Press October 3, 2018November 20, 2019

BOSTON — Alex Cora knows first-hand the way things change in October. That’s why the Boston Red Sox manager wants to keep everything the same for his club. Routine served Boston well during the regular season. Under their rookie skipper, the Red Sox posted a franchise-best 108 wins and secured home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. They […]

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NBA Preseason: Cleveland Cavaliers down Boston Celts in preseason tilt, 102-95

by The Associated Press October 3, 2018November 20, 2019

Boston — Kevin Love scored all 17 of his points in the first half for Cleveland and Collin Sexton started the second half, scoring 11 of his 15 points after the break as the Cavaliers downed the Celtics, 102-5 in preseason NBA action. Marcus Smart had 15 points and Marcus Morris scored 14 for Boston. The […]

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Knights take down Tigers at wet Waterhouse Field

by SIENNA BARSTOW October 3, 2018November 9, 2019

BIDDEFORD — The Noble boys soccer team braved wet conditions to earn a 1-0 victory over Biddeford at Waterhouse Field on Tuesday night. “Ugly conditions but a win’s a win. We had a game a couple weeks ago against (Thornton Academy) the same conditions and it went the same way. It’s just ugly. You can’t […]

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High School Roundup: Second-half goal lifts TA over Windham

by FROM STAFF REPORTS October 3, 2018October 2, 2018

SACO — The Thornton Academy boys soccer team scored a second-half goal and then held on from there for a 1-0 win over visiting Windham on Tuesday. Eric McCallum provided the game winner just eight minutes into the second half for the Golden Trojans, who are now 4-5-1 on the season. TA goalie Travis Snyder […]

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Polar Bear Beat: Bowdoin College men’s cross country captures Maine state championship

by The Times Record October 2, 2018November 12, 2019

BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin College men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the Maine State Championship on Saturday at the Pickard Cross Country course. The Polar Bear men won their first state title since 2013. Bowdoin totaled 29 points to cruise to the state title, easily out-pacing Bates (56) and Colby (70) in the 12-team […]

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NFL News: New England Patriots get sparkplug WR Edelman back from suspension

by MIKE SHALIN / The Associated Press October 2, 2018November 20, 2019

FOXBOROUGH, MASS. — The New England Patriots got their sparkplug back Monday. A matter of hours after a 38-7 thrashing of the previously undefeated Miami Dolphins, Julian Edelman returned from his four-game suspension for performance enhancers, reportedly showing up in the locker room for the first time in a month before 7 a.m. “It’s good. He […]