Toast the G.O.A.T. and his teammates next Sunday with these cocktails designed to honor the Patriots.
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Alpine skiing preview: Gray-NG growing, improving under Mancini
Gray-New Gloucester High School alpine ski team. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) GRAY — The focus for Gray-New Gloucester head coach Evan Mancini is building an alpine ski program that will be strong for years to come. The boys’ team has grown to 14 athletes this season as the Patriots added a half-dozen skiers to a team […]
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Posted inGirls Basketball, sj-web, Varsity Maine
Girls' basketball: Gray-NG starts strong, stymies Lake Region in season opener
GRAY — It was only the first game, but the Gray-New Gloucester defense looked like it was in midseason form in Friday’s girls’ basketball season opener. The Patriots shut out defending Class B South champ Lake Region in the first quarter, allowed just one point in the first half, and rolled to a 44-15 victory […]
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Boys’ basketball: John Martin, Gray-New Gloucester ready to take shot in Class B
John Martin demonstrates his shooting skills on the basketball court at Gray-New Gloucester where he has been starting for the team for three years. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) GRAY — Gray-New Gloucester missed the Class B South tournament when John Martin was a starting freshman guard. Over each of the following two seasons, the Patriots advanced […]
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Patriots defense again making strides at the right time
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — For each of the past two seasons, the identity of the Patriots defense didn’t become clear until late in the year. Both times the group had stumbles early, followed by steady improvement. Those leaps were aided at least in part by the increased contributions of newcomers or role players that previously […]
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Track and field: Gray-NG's Madison Post signs to run at Maine
Madison Post, seated, celebrates signing her letter of intent to run for the University of Maine with her friends, from the left, Laurel Thomas, Emily Reed, Jasmine French, Madeline Cote, Melany Rendon, and Lindsay Pierce in the Gray-New Gloucester High School library on Friday afternoon. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) GRAY — Madison Post caught the eye […]
Posted inGirls Hockey, sj-web, Varsity Maine
Girls' hockey: Meghan Abel helps Greely/Gray-NG hold off Portland/Deering
Meghan Abel of Greely/Gray-New Gloucester covers the puck as Emily Demers of Portland/Greely gets tangled with Kerry Roberts of Greely while breaking towards the net in the third period Thursday. (Derek Davis/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — In a wild back-and-forth shootout, the All-State forward scored five goals. But the game was won by the team […]
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Patriots offense faces big test against Vikings’ stingy third-down defense
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Patriots have been at their best on offense this season when they’ve established the run and avoided facing a significant number of third downs. Achieving success in both areas could be difficult on Sunday against a Vikings team that offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels is expecting to offer “as big a challenge […]
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Gronk, Michel returning to form at right time for Patriots
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Entering their bye last week, the repeated refrain coming out of the Patriots’ locker room was a need for more balance and consistency on offense. New England struggled with both over a four-game stretch in late October and early November as tight end Rob Gronkowski and rookie running back Sony Michel […]
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Column: Patriots not quite at Super Bowl level
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — When Patriots players looked around the locker room Sunday, they saw a generally healthy squad. That’s scary for the rest of the NFL. Or maybe not. Unless New England makes some key improvements over the next month — and can anyone doubt the Patriots will, given their track record? — a third […]