Oxford Plains Speedway Adam Polvinen raced his way past early leader Ben Ashline and pulled away to become the sixth different Super Late Model winner in as many races Saturday night at Oxford Plains Speedway. Three-time champion and current point leader Tim Brackett of Buckfield finished second, while two-time champion Shawn Martin thrilled fans with […]
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Baseball: Wiscasset shakes off Lisbon
WISCASSET — The beginning of Gregg Wood’s first season leading the Wiscasset High School baseball team was like a roller coaster ride. The Wolverines had good days and bad days, ups and downs, big wins and tough losses. On Wednesday at home against Mountain Valley Conference rival Lisbon, Wood’s squad showed just how far it […]
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Car crash kills Bristol woman in Wiscasset
WISCASSET — Maine officials say a Bristol woman died in a two-car crash Friday afternoon on Route 1 in Wiscasset.Authorities identified the woman as Alice Barstow, a passenger in the Lincoln Town Car driven by Henry Barstow of Bristol.Alice Barstow was pronounced dead at the scene.The Portland Press Herald reports (http://bit.ly/1TaQGaP ) that authorities did […]
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H.S. Baseball: Dirigo powers past Wiscasset
DIXFIELD — Both Dirigo and Wiscasset started the first inning of their MVC baseball game with solid singles to center field. It was what happened on offense after those respective at-bats that told the story of Friday’s duel on the diamond. Wiscasset couldn’t do anything with their lead-off hit, while Dirigo plated three runs. The […]
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High school baseball: St. Dom’s tops Wiscasset in 9 innings
In Friday’s Mountain Valley Conference baseball game between Wiscasset and Saint Dominic Academy, it ended very cruelly for starting pitcher Tyler Bailey and the Wolverines. Bailey fanned 14 batters over nine innings of work, but in the end two vital errors behind him cost his side the game and St. Dom’s took the win, 2-1, […]
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Class C boys’ quarterfinal: Waynflete takes out Wiscasset again
AUGUSTA —Wiscasset couldn’t keep Waynflete from hitting 3-pointers on Monday night. Consequently, for the third time this decade, the Wolverines couldn’t stop the Flyers from soaring into the Class C South boys’ basketball semifinals. No. 4 Waynflete sank six bonus balls in the first half to build a double-digit lead at Augusta Civic Center. Despite […]
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Class C South boys’ prelim: Wiscasset runs over Buckfield
WISCASSET — The five starting members for Buckfield in Wednesday’s Class C South preliminary boys’ high school basketball game were looking up — literally — as the teams lined up for the opening tip. With Wiscasset center Ethan James standing 6-foot-7 and several other Wolverines hovering over or near the 6-foot mark, the undersized Bucks […]
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Boys’ basketball: Winthrop depth, Hickey 3s too much for Wiscasset
WINTHROP — Funny, on a Friday night when Jacob Hickey scored 31 points and went 8-for-11 from 3-point range, that Winthrop played probably its best overall team game of the boys’ basketball season. Sensational efforts off the bench by Andrew Pazdziorko and 6-foot-7 freshman center Cam Wood also were substantial to the story line as Winthrop […]
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High school roundup: Sanford stuns Oxford Hills in boys’ basketball
SANFORD — Ethan Belanger hit 16 of his 46 points from the foul line and Brad Bouchard scored 14 as Sanford stunned Oxford Hills 79-65 in a boys’ basketball game Thursday night. The Spartans (3-6) built a shaky 27-26 lead before erupting with 52 points in the in the second half. Frank Veino added 11 […]
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Boys’ basketball: Dirigo downs Wiscasset in battle of top teams
DIXFIELD — In a battle of two top teams, the Dirigo boys had to be ready for anything. Down the stretch, the Cougars rallied to remain unbeaten. Strong production across the board and a triple-double from Riley Robinson helped Dirigo surge ahead and retain control in the fourth quarter of a thrilling 58-52 win against […]