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Western D Baseball Playoffs: Will the Bucks stop here?

Local players to watch: Buckfield — Owen Bennett (Sr. 3B/P); Jared Eastman (Jr. C), Keenan Stockdale (Sr. P/OF), Tyler Vallee (Jr.  3B/SS/P), Jonah Williams (Sr. P/OF). Favorites: Richmond (12-1) pounded the opposition into submission this season, averaging more than 11 runs per game and reaching double digits in all but four of its games. The […]

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H.S. Lacrosse Playoffs: Unfinished business for Devils

Sam Cote and Laurianne Murphy have spent their entire Lewiston lacrosse careers knocking at the door. A bounce here. An inch or two there. Oh-so-close to putting the Blue Devils in the state championship conversation. Wednesday afternoon, the two seniors get one more chance to leave their mark. No. 5 Lewiston (7-5) opens what should […]

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Habs call off Bruins

The Boston Bruins. Their Original Six rival. The defending Eastern Conference champions and the NHL’s top team in the regular season. “That’s our measuring stick,” forward Max Pacioretty said after the Canadiens beat the Bruins 3-1 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Wednesday night. “There’s always been that rivalry, and that bad […]

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NHL playoffs: Canadiens roll over Bruins

MONTREAL (AP) — Max Pacioretty had a goal and an assist in the second period and Carey Price made 26 saves and the Montreal Canadiens blanked the Boston Bruins 4-0 on Monday night to force Game 7 in their Eastern Conference semifinal series. The series is tied 3-3 going into Game 7 on Wednesday night […]

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Bruins return the favor

Reilly Smith scored the go-ahead goal with 3:32 left and Boston scored four times in eight minutes to beat the Canadiens 5-3 on Saturday and even the Eastern Conference semifinals at one game apiece. “It was a fun last part of the third period,” said Torey Krug, who set up Smith’s goal. “We’re very excited […]

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B’s bring experience to postseason

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins had the NHL’s best record, allowed the second fewest goals and scored the third most. They have four strong lines, three solid defensive pairings and one of the best goalies. And they were 1-3 in the regular season against their first-round playoff opponent. The Detroit Red Wings will be […]

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Toughness has been Pats’ trademark

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — LeGarrette Blount carries defenders with him. Logan Mankins misses just one series after hurting his ankle. Tom Brady drives his team to last-minute victories. These New England Patriots are one tough bunch. “You’ve got to deal with adversity,” wide receiver Danny Amendola said. “We’ve got a lot of tough guys in this […]

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Leavitt’s road to Fitzpatrick Stadium

Game 1: Leavitt 26, Cape Elizabeth 7 The Hornets dominated the line of scrimmage in the second half, out-gaining the Capers by a margin of 200 yards to 49 and dominating time of possession. Leavitt started quickly, too, recovering a fumble on the opening kickoff to set up a 21-yard run by Nate Coombs. Later, […]

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Western Class D Football Championship: Cats out of the bag

DIXFIELD — Aside from a trick play or an injury-related switch there, not many championship football teams fundamentally change who they are at this time of year. Almost never will spectators see a regional semifinalist suddenly shift gears from two of the gridiron’s most time-honored offensive attacks to the gadget approach du jour … and […]