GRAY — There was no running away Tuesday night, when Western Maine Conference rivals met on the hardwood. Gray-New Gloucester jumped out to a double-digit lead in the second quarter, but then went cold, allowing Yarmouth to catch all the way back up. From there it was neck-and-neck, but the Patriots made a slim third-quarter […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Yarmouth zones out Poland
POLAND — Yarmouth and Poland had similar game plans for their WMC Class B South girls’ basketball contest Friday night: play zone defense and force the other team to make shots. The visiting Clippers executed that game plan better early, then well enough late to hold on for a 48-40 victory over Poland. “They are, […]
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Minivan driver charged after police cars hit on I-295
YARMOUTH — A driver was arrested after police say his minivan struck two police cruisers, injuring an officer, on Interstate 295 in Yarmouth. Police say cruisers from Yarmouth and Freeport were at the scene of an accident early Sunday when the minivan hit the vehicles. They say the northbound lanes had been shut down but […]
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Girls’ hockey: Veilleux, Bogdanovich lead Scarborough past the Clippers
Each had a hat trick as the Scarborough Red Storm defeated the Yarmouth/Gray-New Gloucester/Freeport Clippers 9-2 Saturday afternoon in a girls’ hockey contest. The Red Storm got the offense rolling when Veilleux set herself in front of the Clippers’ crease. Lauren Topchick fed her the puck from behind the goal line for a goal at […]
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Brunswick takes out Yarmouth/Freeport/Gray-NG in girls’ hockey opener
Facing Yarmouth/Freeport/Gray-New Gloucester in Saturday’s high school girls’ hockey season opener at Travis Roy Arena, it was clear the now-sophomore unit hasn’t missed a beat. Brooks scored five goals and assisted on two others, while Labbe and Sage combined for five more points in a 7-2 Dragons win. Brunswick (1-0) will face defending state champion St. […]
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2016-17 Yarmouth/Freeport/Gray-NG girls’ hockey preview
Coach: Megan Vaughan (second year) Region: North Last year’s record: 8-11, lost in Northern Maine regional quarterfinals Returning players: Seniors — Katie Clemmer (F), Kelsey Meyer (F), Georgia Giese (F), Molly Wilson (D), Sydney St. Pierre (D); Junior — Margaret Perrotta (F); Sophomores — Kyaira Grondin. Key lost players: Jenny Holmquist Promising newcomers: Sophomore — Paige Rinaldi; Freshmen — Caroline […]
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Boys’ Soccer: Yarmouth beats Winslow for third straight Class B title
HAMPDEN — As the teams lined up across the Weatherbee Complex field for lineup introductions Saturday, the Yarmouth High School boys’ soccer team’s size advantage over its opposition from Winslow was hard to ignore. But it was more than sheer physical stature that propelled the Clippers to a 5-2 victory and a third consecutive Class […]
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Girls’ Soccer: Yarmouth wins Class B title with second-half onslaught
HAMPDEN — That feeling of inevitability can either have a positive or negative swing on a soccer team over the course of a state championship confrontation. For the Yarmouth girls team, which was sailing all over Waterville’s defensive third of the field in the second half of the Class B state championship match, the inevitable […]
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HS Football: Phoenix throw second straight shutout since coaching change, 41-0
YARMOUTH — It’s been two weeks since the Spruce Mountain Phoenix were stunned to learn of a mid-season coaching change. They’ve responded by pitching back-to-back shutouts. Last week, Spruce Mountain blanked Poland, 46-0, three days after head coach Walter Polky resigned for unspecified reasons. On Friday night, it was Yarmouth that the Phoenix kept off […]
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H.S. Football: Pigskin prognostications
Portland 35, Lewiston 12 Deering 28, Oxford Hills/Buckfield 14 Leavitt 34, Greely 20 Mt. Blue 22, Nokomis 14 Cape Elizabeth 63, Gray-New Gloucester 6 Mountain Valley 28, Freeport 14 Fryeburg 34, Poland 12 Spruce Mountain 34, Yarmouth 31 Dirigo 26, Traip 18 Lisbon 24, Oak Hill 20 Winthrop/Monmouth 36, Medomak Valley 16