PORTLAND – If the 18th annual SMAA Playday was an indication of the upcoming high school field hockey season, the winner of Class A South will have earned their seed. The 16 programs that make up the division met at Fitzpatrick Stadium in Portland on Friday for a preseason tune-up before the matches start counting […]
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Golf: Marshwood, Kennebunk, Wells earn wins
Marshwood rolls past Sanford Behind Zack Glidden’s team-low score of 44, the Marshwood High boys’ golf team defeated Sanford at Sanford Country Club Friday afternoon. Playing nine holes on the par-35 course, the Hawks won four of the six individual matches en route to a team medal of 245 to the Spartans’ 275. Zach Tremblay […]
High school XC preview — Running into the fall season
Brunswick — If you take a look at the local high school cross country teams, you’ll find quite a pool of talented young student-athletes. Individual runners like Lisandro Berry-Gaviria, Will Shaughnessy, Will Perkins, Leah Wescott and Martin Horne, all who placed in the top 12 of their respective state class meets, look to compete near the […]
Manuel finishes second in Match Play Invitational
Casco — Will Kannegieser rolled in a 5-foot birdie putt on the fourth extra hole Thursday to defeat Caleb Manual in the championship match of the Maine State Golf Association Match Play Invitational at Point Sebago. Kannegieser, a senior at Williams College, trailed by two holes with three to play, but made a 40-foot birdie putt […]
NCAA football — Clemson rolls in opener
CLEMSON, S.C. — Travis Etienne ran for a career-high 205 yards and three touchdowns, including one from 90 yards out, and No. 1 Clemson overpowered Georgia Tech 52-14 Thursday night for its 16th straight victory. On an offense filled with stars, it was Etienne who shone brightest for the defending national champions. His 90-yard score tied […]
Thornton Academy unites generations at alumni soccer match
SACO — Not even a heavy downpour stopped the Thornton Academy boys’ varsity soccer team from playing in its 20th annual alumni game on a damp Wednesday night at Hill Stadium. While the 2019 Golden Trojans pulled away for a decisive 6-0 win over the alumni, Thornton head coach Andrew Carlson uses the alumni game […]
NCAA football — Can Oregon boost Pac-12 vs. Auburn?
College football starts better than it ends. The sport has evolved through numerous postseason systems that have clumsily crowned champions, and while the College Football Playoff does a better job than its predecessors it has also spawned a month’s worth of tedious debate over the importance of bowl games. The season still sort of peters […]
Golf: Kennebunk, Noble earn season-opening wins
Kennebunk cruises past Marshwood The Kennebunk High boys’ golf team defeated Marshwood at Webhannet Golf Course in Kennebunk in a season-opener for both schools. Playing nine holes on the par-35 course, the Rams had a team medal of 294 to Marshwood’s 321, and won each of the six individual matches. Kennebunk sophomore Cole Binnette had […]
H.S. golf preview — Driving down the fairway
BRUNSWICK — As high schools prepare for the start of their fall sports regular season, local golf teams officially open the campaign this week with their first team matches. Defending Class A champion Mt. Ararat returns a solid core this season, while Freeport, which finished third in Class B, also brings back a group of talented […]
Red Sox outlast Rockies, 10-6
DENVER — Some of Jackie Bradley Jr.’s teammates pointed up into the sky. Others held their arms aloft in utter disbelief. They didn’t need a measurement to know his blast went a long, long way. Bradley opened Boston’s three-homer night with a solo shot into the third deck, and the Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies […]