BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin College Athletic Department has announced the hiring of Felix Abongo as assistant coach for the men’s basketball team. Abongo assumes the position formerly held by Scott Faucher, who was named head coach at Nichols College earlier this month. Most recently Abongo was the assistant coach at his alma mater, Clarkson University. […]
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Champ Bobcats take first
RANGELEY Early, if not often, might as well be the mantra for the Richmond High School girls soccer team this season. Sisters Ashley Brown and Laura Brown provided all the scoring the Bobcats needed, and the defending Class D state champions relied on a seasoned back four to bolster a season-opening 2-0 win over longtime […]
Lights out! Tigers down Shipbuilders
BATH Moments after Gardiner scored to take a 13-7 lead on Morse in the second quarter, everything went dark, as a power outage at the McMann Field Complex delayed the game for 20 minutes on Friday. Once the lights came back on, a Shipbuilder fumble and subsequent 67-yard return by Blaise Tripp turned the tide […]
Eagles soar over Skowhegan, 4-2
TOPSHAM Ema Hawkes tallied three goals, including a late second half goal to seal the victory for Mt. Ararat as the Eagles downed Skowhegan, 4-2, in girls high school Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference soccer action on Friday. It took only 30 seconds for the Eagles to get on the scoreboard when Hawkes scored on Mt. […]
Dragons hold off Yachtsmen
BRUNSWICK It took a half for the offenses to start jiving, and when they did, Brunswick relied on its depth to come away with a hard-fought 27-25 victory over Falmouth in Class B crossover football action Friday night. The Dragons amassed 349 yards of rushing behind five different runners on their way to earning the […]
Football Preview: Kennebunk defense ready to step up in 2018
KENNEBUNK — The Kennebunk High School football team brings back plenty of firepower on the offensive side of the ball, but as the old saying goes “defense wins championships.” The Rams are hoping to prove that they have what it takes on defensive side of the ball to bring home the Gold Ball for the […]
Trojans dominate Rams
PORTLAND — Thornton Academy put up plenty of points during Saturday afternoon’s season opener, but it would be the Golden Trojans’ defense that stole the show at Fitzpatrick Stadium. The TA defense held Deering to just six total yards and the only first downs they allowed were on penalties as they helped the Trojans cruise […]
Mustangs struggle in season opener
PORTLAND — Play to the whistle. Every football player hears every coach preach that mantra. Cheverus High was already gaining control of its season opener Saturday against visiting Massabesic when senior fullback Keigan Lindstedt heard silence instead of a shrill tweet. Stuck in the middle of the line, Lindstedt kept playing when Massabesic relaxed and […]
Red storm spoil Sanford’s celebration
SANFORD — The Scarborough Red Storm crashed Sanford’s celebration at brand-new Alumni Stadium on Friday night as the defending state champs cruised to a 41-13 win over the Spartans in front of a packed house. The beautiful new stadium saw action right off the bat as Scarborough standout Jarett Flaker broke free from the Sanford […]
Kennebunk rolls to win over Skowhegan
KENNEBUNK — Kennebunk High had a couple of hiccups to start, but once the Rams got going, they kept going, romping past Skowhegan 62-19 Friday night in a football season opener at Memorial Stadium. Kennebunk fumbled on its first drive and, on its next possession, threw an incomplete pass on fourth-and-goal at the 1. Then […]