The Wells High School Mascot Advisory Committee will recommend discontinuing the use of Native American imagery while keeping the Warriors nickname, based on the results of Wednesday’s secret ballot. If the recommendation is approved by the Wells-Ogunquit school committee at its June 6 meeting, Wells would become the latest Maine high school to drop Native […]
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Springer leads Tigers over Eagles
WINDHAM — Biddeford pitcher Brice Springer scrambled off the mound to field a dribbler, straightened and made a less-than-stellar throw to first base. “It stuck in between my fingers,” said Springer, blaming his own saliva, “and I threw a curveball over to first.” No matter. Springer shrugged off the seventh-inning single and retired the final […]
Varsity Maine Baseball/Softball Polls
The top 10 baseball and softball teams in Maine, as voted on by reporters from the Press Herald, Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel, Sun Journal, Forecaster, Times Record and Journal Tribune, with first-place votes in parentheses, followed by total points. BASEBALL 1. Bangor (6) 60 2. Oxford Hills 52 3. South Portland 48 4. Edward Little 44 […]
High School Roundup: Trojans pick up win on Senior Night
SACO — Addie Paradis, Cat Henaire and Alanna Pettaway all had two goals and one assist as the Thornton Academy girls lacrosse team picked up a 9-4 win over South Portland on Thursday. The Golden Trojans, who were celebrating Senior Night, would also get one goal each from Mackenzie Basile, Hazel Stoddard and Hannah McAlary. […]
Bowdoin’s Trinka wins award
CLAREMONT, Calif. Bowdoin senior Tess Trinka has been honored with one of Division III tennis’ highest honors: the ITA/Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award. The prestigious honor is given annually to collegiate students who have shown great achievements on and off the court.
Caps whip Lightning
TAMPA, Fla. Alex Ovechkin lifted the Prince of Wales Trophy, spun around and set it back down on a table. The rest of the Capitals joined him for a team photo after beating the Tampa Bay Lightning, 4-0, on Wednesday night in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference final, a victory that sent Washington to […]
’Builders roll past Tigers
GARDINER Morse jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning, and pitcher Dory Kulis made the advantage hold up with six shutout innings as the Shipbuilders picked up a 5-2 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference high school softball win over Gardiner on Wednesday. Morse improved to 10-4 with its sixth straight win and visits […]
Falcons down Flyers
FREEPORT For the Freeport High School girls lacrosse team, the goal all year has been consistent play. The Falcons were able to weather a slow stretch in the first half of Wednesday’s matchup with the Waynflete Flyers to earn a 9-7 Western Maine Conference win. Freeport improved to 6-3 and currently sits in fourth place […]
Bowdoin men fall to Panthers in title match
CLAREMONT, Calif. The Bowdoin College men’s tennis team mounted a dramatic rally, but came up just short in a 5-3 loss to Middlebury in the NCAA Division III Championship match on Wednesday afternoon. The Polar Bears finished a phenomenal season with a record of 23-2 as the Panthers were able to get revenge for a […]
Greyhounds rally past Cobras, 6-5
LISBON Brittany Norman ripped two long triples on Wednesday during a key Mountain Valley Conference high school softball game for her Lisbon Greyhounds. But, it was her lightest hit ball of the game that produced her team’s biggest run, with a sacrifice fly ball off the Lisbon leadoff hitter’s bat scoring teammate Ivy Norris with […]
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