Archive for ‘Sports’

  • Bridgton to host state Babe Ruth softball tournament this weekend

    Bridgton will host the Maine State Babe Ruth Softball Tournament this weekend. The tourney will feature teams competing at the 8U, 10U and 12U levels, playing games at the Stevens Brook Elementary School fields and Junior Harmon Field. Winners advance to the Babe Ruth World Series as Maine’s representative. Bridgton’s all star is 12U pitcher […]

  • Raiders stunned by last inning rally in South Final; LeBlanc keys semifinal win over Cape

    STANDISH — They were a strike away from getting to softball’s biggest game. Then, it fell apart for Fryeburg Academy. The Raiders saw a 2-0 lead vanish in the bottom of the seventh inning Tuesday night as top-seed York (16-3) rallied for three runs to stun FA in the Class B South title game played […]

  • Player of the Week: Alli Vogel

    Alli Vogel broke into the starting Lake Region girls’ varsity lacrosse lineup as a freshman after just a couple of games last season and has been an important part of the defense ever since.  “This year, as a sophomore, she has taken over the key role in our backer defense,” Lake Region Coach David Keenan […]

  • Player of the Week: Brandon Sargent

    With Lake Region looking for its first-ever boys’ lacrosse playoff appearance, Brandon Sargent came up big. Sargent played extremely well in the final regular season game against Wells to help the Lakers clinch a first round playoff bye. “Brandon had the opening goal of the game, which set the tone for the game,” Lake Region […]

  • Player of the Week: Emma Cole

    Emma Cole has found a home on the Lake Region track & field team. Emma competes in the 100 meters, long jump and sprint relay.  “She has had success in all three events this year. Emma is very pleasant and supportive of her teammates. I have admired and greatly appreciated how she takes charge of […]

  • Player of the Week: Sanjay Tucker

    Sanjay Tucker is one of the most dependable and versatile members of Lake Region’s boys track and field team, according to Coach Dana Caron.  “He can throw the shot put and the javelin, with improvement in both on a weekly basis, and can also be relied upon to run in the 4X100 relay. More importantly, […]

  • Player of the Week: Travis Corson

    With Lake Region trying to revive a boys’ tennis program, Travis Corson has been a big help to Coach Joe Dorner. When it came time to decide a Player of the Week recipient, the coach knew exactly who to pick. “I chose Travis because of his knowledge of the sport of tennis! He is one of […]

  • Patricia Glover, 81

    FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS — Patricia “Pat” Glover, 81, formerly of Bridgton, died on Tuesday, May 14, 2019, at Clear Lake Hospital in Webster, Texas, from complications following a broken hip. Born on Aug. 15, 1937, to Clarence and Kathleen Irving, Pat lived all but the last two weeks of her life in Maine. She was married […]

  • Raider girls put forth spirited effort against top-ranked Greely in semis

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer PORTLAND — If Coach Coreen Hennessy had two questions entering Monday’s Class A quarterfinal against Greely, she wondered how to slow down phenom Anna DeWolfe and how would her Raiders respond to the big lights of the Portland Expo. Early on, the answer to question 2 was “just fine.” […]

  • Raider boys dig big first quarter hole, unable to match York’s firepower in quarters

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer PORTLAND — To beat a team like York that shoots the ball extremely well from the outside and has both quickness and length to cause problems at both ends of the court, one needs to play an “almost perfect game,” Coach Sedge Saunders felt. Fryeburg Academy never came close […]