BIDDEFORD — Bases loaded, no outs, top of the seventh, trailing by a run. Deering High’s Bobby Ridge had one thought when he stepped to the plate Tuesday afternoon: “I had to redeem myself.” Ridge, whose error in the bottom of the sixth led to a go-ahead run by Biddeford, drove in two runs to […]
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High School Roundup: Trojans roll to playoff win
SACO — The No. 3 Thornton Academy girls lacrosse team cruised to an 8-0 win over No. 6 Marshwood in the Class A South quarterfinals on Tuesday. Addy Paradis led the way for TA with four goals. Cat Henaire added one goal and one assist. Hannah McAlary, Mackenzie Basile and Alanna Pettaway also had one […]
Morse JV girls lax wins finale
BATH — The Morse High School girls jayvee lacrosse team ended the season with a 12-8 victory over Maine Central Institute recently. The Shipbuilders finished the season with an 8-6 record. Morse led 6-5 at the half, and pulled away with six more goals in the second half for the win. Kyle Grendell paced the […]
A&J Open tennis tourney
PORTLAND — The 49th annual A&J Open Tennis Tournament will be held on the weekend of June 15-17 at the Fore River (Waynflete) Sports Complex. Competition will be held in men’s and women’s open singles, men’s open doubles, open mixed doubles, as well as men’s 35-and-over, 55-and-over and 65-and-over singles. Interested players can contact tournament […]
Eagles baseball wins 2 jayvee tilts
TOPSHAM — The Mt. Ararat high school jayvee baseball team won the “ Battle of the Bridge,” defeating Brunswick, 21-5, recently. James Singleton led the 15-hit attack with two doubles and a single. Conner Smith added a double and a single. Trevor Brown doubled, Holden Brennan singled twice, and Austin Berry, Trey Booty, Dan Pratt, […]
The great baseball hoax!
LISBON When campaign experts asked Republican gubernatorial candidate Garrett Mason last year if he had any skeletons in his closet, the Lisbon lawmaker laughed. Mason, 32, said he didn’t have anything to worry about. Then he added that there was this one thing, and proceeded to tell them an astonishing tale about a man he’s […]
Tennis change
BRUNSWICK Today’s scheduled girls high school tennis Class A North regional final between second-seeded Brunswick and No. 1 Lewiston has been changed due to predicted rain. The match is now slated to take place on Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Colby College in Waterville. In case of bad weather, the match will be moved indoors […]
The postseason has arrived
BRUNSWICK The regular season in baseball, softball, and girls and boys lacrosse have been completed, with the final Heal Point Standings released by the Maine Principals’ Association. Here is a look at where your favorite team finished, and when the playoff push will begin: Baseball It was a battle at the top of the Class […]
Wells boys finish second at Class C state meet
WATERBORO — Evan Michaud helped Caribou get to the top of the standings early in the Class C track and field meet Saturday when he won the pole vault, with teammate Cory Jandreau finishing second, both with heights of 12 feet. Five hours later, Michaud finished off Caribou’s first boys’ track title when he ran […]
Thornton Academy boys earn share of Class A state title
BATH — Falmouth senior Connor Piers knew toward the end of the Class A track and field state meet, before he took fourth place in the 3,200 meters, that his team had a real shot at its first Class A championship. So he did what his mom always has told him to do in a […]