Mt. Blue High School’s Hunter Meeks (21) and Caleb Talbot (23) converge on the rebound against Skowhegan Area High School in Skowhegan on Friday. (Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel) SKOWHEGAN — If you heard the celebration coming from the Mt. Blue boys basketball locker room after Friday’s 57-54 victory at Skowhegan, you would’ve thought the Cougars […]
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H.S. football: Skowhegan rallies to edge Mt. Blue
SKOWHEGAN — It wasn’t his best game statistically. He was punished — over and over again — by a defense that sacked him eight times. But Skowhegan quarterback Marcus Christopher fought. So did his teammates. And after trailing by 14 points entering the fourth quarter, the Indians came back to beat Mt. Blue 29-28 in […]
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Indians beat Red Sox 4-3 in 11 innings
CLEVELAND (AP) — Greg Allen singled with one out and the bases loaded in the 11th inning and the Cleveland Indians defeated the Red Sox 4-3 on Sunday night to deny Boston’s bid for a club-record 106th victory for the second straight game. Allen singled through the left side on a 3-2 pitch from Robby […]
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Brantley single in 11th lifts Indians over Red Sox
CLEVELAND — Michael Brantley singled in the winning run in the 11th inning, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Red Sox 5-4 on Saturday night to delay Boston’s bid for a club-record 106th victory and home-field advantage throughout the postseason. Yan Gomes started the 11th with an infield hit off Drew Pomeranz (2-6), sliding to […]
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Off the schneid — Bogaerts homers twice, Red Sox beat Indians to halt rare three-game skid
BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox didn’t let a three-game skid dampen things. After all, nobody has been able to keep the AL East leaders down for longer than that this season. Xander Bogaerts hit two solo homers, Andrew Benintendi had a three-run double to cap a big fourth inning and the Red Sox beat […]
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Red Sox drop third straight thanks to Indians rookie Bieber’s seven strong innings
BOSTON — Center fielder Greg Allen made two superb catches to help fellow rookie Shane Bieber hold down Boston, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Red Sox 6-3 Tuesday night in a matchup of AL division leaders. Melky Cabrera homered for the second straight game and Yan Gomes also connected for Cleveland. The Indians have won […]
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Kluber, Indians win series opener with Porcello, Red Sox
BOSTON — Greg Allen hit a tiebreaking homer right after Boston pitcher Rick Porcello was struck in the midsection by a line drive, and Corey Kluber tied for the major league wins lead as the Cleveland Indians beat the Red Sox 5-4 Monday night. Kluber (16-6) pitched into the seventh inning and matched Washington’s Max Scherzer […]
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Skowhegan last Maine school to retain Native American mascot
SKOWHEGAN — A unanimous vote Wednesday by the Wells-Ogunquit school committee to remove Native American imagery associated with school sports teams now leaves only one high school in Maine using such images: Skowhegan Area High School. After years of debate in Skowhegan that’s resulted in no change in the nickname, some school officials contacted following […]
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H.S. softball: Oxford Hills knocks off Skowhegan for A North title
Oxford Hills pitcher Lauren Merrill (6) holds up her hand in victory after striking out Skowhegan’s Wylie Bedard (15) to win the Class A North softball championship game at Winslow High School on Tuesday. (Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel) WINSLOW — Scoring four runs against Skowhegan proved to be impossible during the regular season, but Oxford […]
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H.S. softball: Oxford Hills win KVAC softball championship
SKOWHEGAN — Lauren Merrill threw a two-hitter as the Oxford Hills Vikings defeated the Skowhegan Indians 3-0 for the KVAC Championship. Sydney Reeds and Lindsey Waner were the only two Indians to get a hit. The game remained scoreless until the fifth inning when Ashley Childs hit a ball into center field. She later came […]