Cheers from the Heart celebrates its 25th competition Saturday with over 200 participants entertaining two full bleachers of spectators. All proceeds from the event benefit community organizations and local families in need. The morning session featured youth and recreation teams, with the middle and high school cheerleaders participating in the afternoon.
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Posted inGirls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Girls basketball: Spruce Mountain’s 20-point outburst does the trick in B South quarters
Jadyn Pingree’s 15 points lead the Phoenix, who had four players score in double figures, to a win over York and back to the regional semifinals.
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Posted inSports
NHL roundup: Avalanche beat Blues for third win in four games
Justus Annunen makes 19 saves in his season debut as Colorado win, 4-1.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Top 25 basketball roundup: No. 6 UConn women hold off No. 14 Villanova
Lou Lopez Sénéchal scores 22 points as the Huskies earn a 60-51 win.
Posted inNation / World
Top U.S., Chinese diplomats hold first meeting since balloon incursion
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi met on Saturday in what was the first face-to-face engagement since the spy balloon drama.
Posted inAuto Racing, National Sports, Sports
Dethroned King: Petty hurt as Johnson takes over race team
Richard Petty has bruised feelings now that his old race team is run by Jimmie Johnson
Posted inNation / World
Jimmy Carter, 39th U.S. president, enters hospice care at home
He defeated President Gerald R. Ford, capitalizing as a Washington outsider in the wake of the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal.
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North Korea fires missile as U.S., South Korea prepare for drills
North Korea threatened Friday to take strong measures against South Korea and the U.S. over their joint military exercises.
Posted inLocal Sports, Maine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports
College roundup: UMaine-Farmington tops UMPI, advances to NAC final in men’s basketball
Terion Moss goes off for 33 points as the Beavers secure one more home game and a chance to punch their ticket to the NCAA tournament. Also, the Bates women fall in the NESCAC quarterfinals.
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Police: Nine children shot at Georgia gas station
Authorities in Columbus, Georgia, said an altercation at a nearby party Friday night spilled over to the gas station.