1. Bonny Eagle (10-0) (1) The Scots thwarted away an upset bid by Scarborough that Thornton Academy couldn’t do the week before. The only unbeaten team in Class A now gets to try and finish a perfect season by beating Portland on its home turf. 2. Portland (9-1) (2) The Bulldogs made it back to […]
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H.S. Football: Weekly Top 10
The Scots got an extra week to prepare for Sanford, which they dismantled by 36 points three weeks ago. Bonny Eagle knows how to win this time of year, and something inexplicable would need to happen for an upset. 2. Thornton Academy (8-0) (2) The Trojans got an extra week to stew over a close […]
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Boys’ soccer: EL survives Brunswick
AUBURN — Trailing by one after Edward Little controlled the majority of the opening half, Brunswick pushed back hard in the second frame. After failing to register a shot in the first 40 minutes, Brunswick fired three straight on Eddies keeper Owen Mower. Then, Henry Doherty struck the left post, followed minutes later by Mower […]
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Boys’ Lacrosse: Brunswick puts away Lewiston in battle
“The Lewiston-Brunswick battles have always been a good, high-level competition,” Brunswick coach Don Glover said. “It’s turned out to be a nice little rivalry back and forth.” Back and forth is how the game went as well. The teams traded off goals one-by-one in the first quarter, with Roman Dennis scoring seven seconds in for […]
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Girls’ Hockey: It’s the year of the freshmen for local teams
Conventional wisdom took a year off this season in Maine high school girls’ hockey. In a sport where teams try to build toward success over a few years as the players grow and mature, some teams have found another way — win with youth. There’s no better example than St. Dominic Academy. The Saints’ success […]
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Girls’ basketball: Edward Little batters Brunswick
AUBURN — For the past nine games, many things have gone right for the Brunswick High School girls basketball team. The Dragons had reeled off nine consecutive wins, setting up a big-time rematch with Edward Little on Saturday. Things went the Red Eddies’ way, though, in a 35-22 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference win. EL improved […]
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Boys’ basketball: Edward Little earns sweet redemption against Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — Edward Little boys’ basketball has experienced its share of satisfying, signature wins in the vintage decade-and-a-half that Mike Adams has shepherded the program. Hard to say where the 54-46 victory over Brunswick on Saturday afternoon falls on the hit list, but it certainly soars to the top of this season’s chart. Thirty-nine days […]
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Boys’ soccer: Brunswick shakes off Edward Little
BRUNSWICK — Three first-half goals propelled the Brunswick High School boys’ soccer team to a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference win against Edward Little on Saturday. The Dragons (8-3-1) edged the Red Eddies (3-5-4) 3-1 due to a late first-half surge and a solid performance from goalkeeper Josh Dorr. Dorr, who made 12 saves, stopped a […]
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Boys’ soccer: Lewiston downs Brunswick, 5-0
The Blue Devils got a pair of goals from two players and tacked on another to post a 5-0 win over Brunswick in a Kennebec Valley Conference matchup Tuesday afternoon. The Dragons gave up two goals in the first four minutes of play and fell to 5-2 on the season in a rematch of last […]
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High school lacrosse: Brunswick tops South Portland for Class A crown
“(Sophomore Christian) was a lefty attackman, and then he turned out to be a gifted LSM,” the elder Glover said. “I watched him go after it with his brother, and I said, ‘Oh, he’s pretty good going both ways.’” Late in the third quarter of Saturday’s Class A state championship game, any second guesses coach […]