LIVERMORE FALLS — Spruce Mountain scored two plays into the second half to take the lead, but that only served to get Lisbon going. The Greyhounds dominated on both sides of the ball for the final 23 minutes of the game, which they won, 35-21, on the road at Griffin Field on Friday night in a […]
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Class B North football — Brunswick dispatches Tigers, 50-14
BRUNSWICK — Brunswick scored fast and often in the first quarter, racing out to a 29-0 lead and never looking back, taking down Gardiner, 50-14, in Class B North football action on Whittier Field at Bowdoin College on Friday night. The Dragons improved to 5-0 and will travel to play Falmouth/Greely this upcoming Friday at 6:30 p.m. […]
Girls Soccer: Rams roll early, down Eagles, 6-0
TOPSHAM — Chad Kirk has seen his Mt. Ararat High School girls soccer team start slow throughout the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference season. Despite this, the Eagles entered Thursday’s home match at Riverside Field against Bangor with a 5-2 record and sat in the No. 2 spot in the Class A North Heal Point Standings. The Rams, who eliminated the Eagles […]
High school roundups — Dragons roll past Skowhegan, 5-0
BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick High School boys soccer team improved to 8-1 with a 5-0 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference victory over Skowhegan on Thursday. Lane Foushee scored nine minutes into the game when he drove a pass from David Nzuzi past Skowhegan keeper Gage Morgan (12 saves). Later in the half, Josh Musica doubled the lead, […]
High school field hockey — Vikings harness Dragons, 3-0
BRUNSWICK — Coming off a 1-0 defeat to the Mt. Ararat field hockey squad earlier in the week that halted a four-game win streak, Oxford Hills took to the field on Thursday to square off with Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference rival Brunswick to get back to its winning ways. Brooke Carson drilled a shot to the back of the cage 14 minutes into […]
Area Thursday Roundups: Second-half rally lifts Eagles, 4-1, in girls soccer action
LEWISTON — Ema Hawkes scored two goals as Mt. Ararat tallied four times in the second half en route to a 4-1 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference soccer win over Lewiston on Wednesday The Eagles improved to 5-2 and host Bangor today at 3:30 p.m. Margaret Dwinal and Hannah Hawkes chipped in a goal each, while Mt. […]
Freeport Golf: Whelan ‘sibling’ success leads Falcons to State Class B Championship
FREEPORT — It’s not often that a brother and sister can compete in a high school team sport together. Such is the case with Molly and T.J. Whelan of Freeport High School. The siblings play together on the golf team, which will compete for the State Class B championship on Saturday at Natanis Golf Course in […]
AL Wildcard: Diaz, Morton lead Rays past Athletics, 5-1
OAKLAND, Calif. — When he got to second base, Yandy Diaz stole a glance back toward the dugout and saw all his teammates going crazy. He gleefully kept running. Out for two months, no matter. Diaz slugged baseball’s lowest spender into a playoff matchup with mighty Houston, Charlie Morton silenced the powerful Athletics on the mound, […]
Area Roundups: Page’s first goals lifts Bowdoin past Endicott
BRUNSWICK — Katherine Page scored a pair of second-half goals to lead the Bowdoin College women’s soccer team to a 2-0 victory over Endicott on Tuesday afternoon. The Polar Bears extended their winning streak to four games and improved to 4-4-1 while Endicott fell to 6-4. After the opening five minutes, Bowdoin controlled the pace of […]
KVAC Golf Qualifier: Mt. Ararat’s Manuel sets record at KVAC qualifier, Eagles repeat
VASSALBORO — Nothing was going to stop Mt. Ararat High School senior Caleb Manuel. Not even a little rain. Manuel shot a 63 to lead all golfers Tuesday at the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference golf qualifier at Natanis Golf Course. The mark not only beat the cut to qualify for the individual state championships Oct. 12 […]