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Bowdoin College look: Polar Bears earn tennis, lacrosse, baseball victories

by The Times Record April 18, 2019November 20, 2019

BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin College women’s tennis team picked up an 8-1 NESCAC win over Colby on Wednesday afternoon. The Polar Bears rebounded to 10-3 (5-1 NESCAC). The Mules dropped to 6-6 (1-4 NESCAC). Bowdoin cruised to a quick 3-0 lead after sweeping doubles. Both Julia Marks/Devon Wolfe at No. 1 andSasa Jovanovic/Fleming Landau at No. […]

High school baseball: Mt. Ararat blanks Skowhegan in opener, 4-0

by Eric Maxim / The Times Record April 18, 2019April 25, 2019

BRUNSWICK — Mt. Ararat’s Hunter Lohr struck out 14 batters through 6 2/3 innings as the Eagles opened the 2019 season with a 4-0 shutout over Skowhegan in Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference baseball action at Bowdoin College on Wednesday. The senior scattered four hits, while hitting two batters and walking none to earn the win. Ben […]

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Shipbuilders open with 13-3 win

by BY BOB CONN Times Record Staff April 18, 2019November 11, 2019

BATH — It is difficult for those around the Morse High School softball team to not have high expectations this season. A year after a surprising run to the Class B South regional final, the Shipbuilders opened their 2019 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference slate against shorthanded Maine Central Institute on Wednesday. With Tainter Field still recovering […]

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Area Roundups: MCI tops Morse in baseball opener

by The Times Record April 18, 2019April 25, 2019

BATH — Joe Curtis pounded out three hits and pitched five solid innings to lead Maine Central Institute to a 17-5 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference baseball win over Morse on Wednesday. The Huskies scored six runs in the third and five more in the seventh to take control, taking advantage of 17 walks while picking up […]

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NFL Opener for Champs: Patriots open vs. Steelers

by BARRY WILNER The Associated Press April 18, 2019November 11, 2019

NEW YORK — The NFL’s 100th season will begin with its most classic rivalry and feature the Super Bowl champion Patriots hosting Pittsburgh in the first Sunday night game. As previously announced, NFL 100 will kick off with Green Bay at Chicago for the 199th meeting of a series that began in 1921. That Sept. 5 […]

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Gardner slam lifts Yanks over Red Sox, 5-3, for 2-game sweep

by RONALD BLUM The Associated Press April 18, 2019November 20, 2019

NEW YORK — Brett Gardner smiled through the fog left from a gaudy celebration in the New York Yankees clubhouse, part of the new postgame routine that includes the razzle-dazzle of a smoke machine and strobe lights. “I think the idea was to play it after we win big games,” he said. This was as big […]

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NBA action: Boston Celtics rally for 2-0 lead

by KYLE HIGHTOWER The Associated Press April 18, 2019November 20, 2019

BOSTON — A poor third quarter did the Indiana Pacers in during Game 1 of their first-round series with the Boston Celtics. In Game 2, Boston seized on a fourth-quarter collapse by Indiana. Kyrie Irving scored 37 points and Boston rallied late in the fourth quarter to beat Indiana 99-91 Wednesday night and take a 2-0 […]

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High school baseball: Cony Rams rally past Brunswick, 5-2

by Drew Bonifant / Kennebec Journal April 17, 2019November 11, 2019

KENTS HILL — Win No. 1 came in game No. 1 for the Cony High School baseball team. And with a little drama to boot. The Rams scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth to break a late tie and make a winner out of Kyle Douin, who went the distance in a 5-2 […]

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High school softball: Cony slips past Brunswick in extras, 15-14

by Eric Maxim / The Times Record April 17, 2019November 11, 2019

Kents Hill — Cate Fairbrother-White grounded a single up the middle to plate Gaby McGuire with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning as Cony scored three runs in the frame to come back for a 15-14 victory in the season opener for both teams. The game between the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference foes was […]

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MLB: Yankees rout Red Sox, 8-0

by JAKE SEINER / The Associated Press April 17, 2019November 20, 2019

NEW YORK — James Paxton and Chris Sale came out firing in this year’s first edition of baseball’s biggest rivalry. Paxton pumping 99 mph, and Sale nearing 98. Only one of those hard-throwing lefties got results to match. Paxton struck out 12 in his first pinstriped clash with Boston, Sale found his fastball but still got […]