WALES — After a 4-1 start to the season, which included a two-goal win over Oak Hill, Morse fell into a slump. Four losses in five games, including a nine-goal loss against rival Gardiner last Friday not only dropped the Shipbuilders to 5-5, but to the ninth and final playoff spot in Eastern B. Wednesday, […]
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Girls’ lacrosse: Blue Devils scuttle Shipbuilders
In those 14 seconds, Lewiston’s slumped shoulders started to rise, the Blue Devils’ spirits brightened and they began to believe in a comeback. Seven goals turned to six, then five, four and three by halftime. With 4:29 to play in the second half, Kristina Blais put the punctuation mark on the comeback with a spinning […]
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Skiing: Morse, U.S. National team a match made at Sugarloaf
Perhaps nothing demonstrates the double meaning more graphically than Morse family photos of younger son, Sam, a month shy of his second birthday, balancing himself on skis and preparing to descend a bunny slope. “It’s definitely a significant part of our lives, as it is for every kid who lives in the Valley,” said Ben, […]
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Boys’ basketball: Shipbuilders cruise past Hornets
BATH — If fans at Bath Middle School Saturday afternoon looked away from the court in the first quarter, there was a good bet they missed something. Playing the opening eight minutes like a Harlem Globetrotters exhibition, both Morse and Leavitt played end-to-end boys basketball, with the host Shipbuilders claiming a 20-16 lead. A brief, […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Morse fends off Leavitt comeback
TURNER — Starting strong is something the Morse girls’ basketball team has been focusing on all week. After a loss against Camden Monday, the Shipbuilders wanted a good start in their next outing. “Our intensity was really flat,” Morse coach Becky Roak said. “We talked a lot about coming out with a strong start. Usually, […]
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Football: Shipbuilders prove unsinkable
BATH — The Fryeburg Academy fans chanted “the fourth quarter is ours” as the teams switched ends after the third. Who can blame them, especially after the Raiders came back from 12 down in the final frame to stun Kennebunk in the opening week for a 14-12 win. And, last week Fryeburg got up off […]
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Field hockey: Hornets bring Shipbuilders down
BATH — After opening with a 4-1 loss to Mt. View, the Leavitt High School field hockey team was intent on getting into the win column when the Hornets visited McMann Field to take on rebuilding Morse, also 0-1 but coming off a close 2-1 setback to Lincoln Academy. Leavitt did just about everything right, […]
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Oxford pumps the brakes on demolishing dilapidated home
OXFORD — Selectmen have given a man they told to tear down his dilapidated home another chance to save it. At their meeting Thursday evening, selectmen scrapped Town Manager Michael Chammings’ plan to demolish Leon Morse’s residence at 260 King St., wary of possible litigation and hesitant to deprive a resident of their property. The move […]
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Around the track: Morse builds himself into a contender at Oxford Plains Speedway
As defending champion T.J. Brackett and Granite State invader Jeremy Davis fight to prevail over Martin, third-generation drivers Spencer Morse, Ryan Hewins and Josh Childs are locked in their own battle atop the Street Stock ranks. Morse is enjoying a career-best season, finishing near the front every week. “It’s been a spectacular season thus far,” […]
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Sunday River receives $5 million investment from parent company
NEWRY — Sunday River Ski Resort will receive $5 million to use toward capital improvements this year, resort spokesperson Darcy Morse said Monday afternoon. Morse said that the $5 million was given to Sunday River as part of a new investment from their parent company, Boyne Resorts. Boyne Resorts has invested over $40 million in […]