The roadblock has been removed. With LeBron James gone, the path to the NBA Finals from the Eastern Conference is open again. Boston, Philadelphia, Toronto and more are hoping to win the race to it. James ruled over the East for eight years, making four straight trips to the finals from Miami and then moving […]
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Lobster Bowl notebook: Scott, Archambault get one more chance
Winthrop/Monmouth’s Nate Scott of the West team defends a pass during the Lobster Bowl on Saturday. SACO — Nate Scott’s senior high school football season ended in disappointment, both in a team aspect and personally. Scott was playing on an injured leg when his Winthrop/Monmouth team lost in heartbreaking fashion to rival Lisbon in the […]
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Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl: East holds off West in shootout
BIDDEFORD — Defense be darned. The East scored a team-record 58 points and combined with the West for game-record 110 overall points in the East’s 58-52 victory in the 27th Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic at Waterhouse Field on Saturday. “That’s a first for me and a lot of other guys,” said West quarterback Dalton […]
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New England eyes another AFC East title
NEW YORK (AP) — The race is on in the AFC East — for second place. As usual. Tom Brady and the undefeated New England Patriots appear well on their way to running away their seventh straight division title and 13th in 14 years. They’re 8-0, Brady is having one of his best statistical seasons […]
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Boys’ Hockey: West tops East in shootout in Winter Classic
Having played against each other for the last four months — some ending others state-title aspirations in the process — they came together to represent their region in the second-annual Maine Winter Classic. “It was fun, there was a lot of good spirits on the bench,” St. Dom’s and East coach Steve Ouellette said. “It […]
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Eastern A Baseball Playoffs: Rams earned top spot, but it guarantees nothing
Local players to watch: Edward Little — Mike Hammond (Sr. P/SS), Lew Jensen (Jr. P/SS), Nate Pushard (Sr. P/3B); Lewiston — Eddie Emerson (Sr. P/1B/OF), Nick Perreault (Sr. OF), Matt Poulin (Sr. P/OF); Mt. Blue — Cam Abbott (Sr. 1B/P), Colton Lawrence (Jr. P/3B), Aew Pratt (Sr. C); Oxford Hills — Nick Attaliades-Ryan (Sr. 2B), […]
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Class A East Hockey Final: Saints seek another reversal of fortune
LEWISTON — March matters most. Saint Dominic Academy hopes that trend continues when it meets Bangor High School for the Class A East hockey championship Tuesday. Game time is 6 p.m. at Androscoggin Bank Colisee. No. 1 Bangor (16-3) has earned consecutive trips to the regional final and defeated No. 3 St. Dom’s (12-7-1) twice […]