STANDISH — Fryeburg Academy softball coach Fred Apt told his team on the drive to Tuesday’s Class B South regional final against Wells that they hadn’t made things easy all year — neither for themselves nor their opponents. The game that followed was anything but easy, but for the Raiders, it was a win nonetheless. […]
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#Tourney17: Gray-New Gloucester beats Lincoln for second straight B South crown (VIDEO ADDED)
Gray New Gloucester’s Alexa Thayer, left, and Haley Kirby, right, celebrate after their team won the Class B Regional Championship with a victory over Lincoln Academy at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland Saturday afternoon. PORTLAND — This postseason has looked a lot like the last one for Gray-New Gloucester Patriots. One thing is different, […]
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The Hot Corner: Lewiston is cradle of champions, and that’s no joke
Want to polarize a room anywhere in Maine? Figure out someone’s political persuasion in the space of one conversation? Provoke a few cheap laughs in mixed company? Easy as pie. Just say, “Lewiston.” Proven more effective than dropping the names LePage or Trump, the reaction is more immediate and unequivocal. Even apologists groan and smirk […]
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State bowling championship results
High School Bowling State Individual Championship At Family Fun Bowling Center, Bangor, Feb. 13 Top four girl bowlers after four games Alley Gagne-Robertson from Andro Valley Red with 869 pins; Avery Goulding from Andro Valley Red with 768 pins; Bailey Magan from Brewer with 716 pins; Abigail Ray from Bangor Co-op with 712 pins Finals […]
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Bates women’s rowing team wins national championship
GOLD RIVER, Calif. — The Bates College women’s rowing team claimed the first NCAA team championship in college history on Saturday at Sacramento State Aquatic Center, edging defending champion Trinity by one point in the final team standings. Bates scored 20 points for its victory in the women’s second varsity eights (W2V8) grand final, and […]
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Auburn students heading to Odyssey of the Mind world fiinals
AUBURN — Two student teams from Auburn will be headed to the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals in Michigan next month. A six-member team from Auburn Middle School and a five-member team from Edward Little High School have qualified for the competition at Michigan State University on May 19-23. The competition “is as high […]
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Junior shooters fundraising for Indiana championship
WILTON — Four junior shooters from Wilton Fish & Game will be going to the 2014 National Match Smallbore Rifle Championship in Bristol, Ind., this year. Jared Roy, Connor Maurais, Lindzee Ridley and Bailey Morrell will travel there as their own team, The Rim Fires. This is the third year that the club will have […]
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New England Cheering Championships: Lisbon’s dream season goes distance
LISBON — Nobody on the Lisbon High School cheerleading squad is positive what to expect Saturday afternoon. And nobody really knows if the Greyhounds are a year late to the party or a year ahead of schedule. Everyone is sure of one thing, however. Lisbon gets to represent its school for the first time at […]
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NCAA Division III Hockey: Ladd has the details down cold at Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Yet nothing prepared him for his second winter in Stevens Point, Wis., a record-breaking freeze-out that forced the temperature to dip below zero a record 57 consecutive days. “I’ve never seen anything like it,” Ladd said. “I mean, it’s cold in Bemidji, but I came out here and I’m thinking, ‘I moved south, didn’t I?’” […]
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College Basketball: Mustangs go cold in second half, fall in USCAA national title game
No matter where they came from in the second half of Saturday’s USCAA Division II national championship game, Central Maine Community College’s shots refused to fall. The top-seeded Mustangs went ice cold at precisely the wrong time and couldn’t counter No. 2 Cincinnati-Clermont’s second-half surge, falling 69-51 in the program’s first national title game, in […]