Houston went 39-41 at home in the regular season, but with a win will make a third straight trip to the World Series.
2023
Sports Digest: English soccer legend Bobby Charlton dies
Charlton, a member of the 1966 World Cup champions, is regarded by many as England’s greatest player.
Area college roundup: UMF women’s soccer win powered by area grads
Five former area high school players find the scoresheet for the Beavers. Area graduates also pitch in for the CMCC women and UMaine-Farmington men. The Bates football team is roughed up on the road.
Cross country: Portland, Freeport, Winthrop capture South boys’ titles
Lake Region junior Sam Laverdiere wins Class B individual honors in the day’s fastest time.
Cross country: Runners fight through soggy conditions at Northern Regional
Ruth White snags a victory in the girls Class C race as Orono wins team title; Cony’s Sam Goldey edges Nokomis’ Elijah Jakubisn in B North boys race.
Transgender girl makes history with victory at cross country regional
Soren Stark-Chessa, a sophomore at Maine Coast Waldorf School, controlled the Class C South girls’ race from start to finish, with support from the crowd.
Cross country: Bonny Eagle, York and Waynflete claim Southern Maine girls’ crowns
Portland’s Samantha Moore outduels Addy Thibodeau of Bonny Eagle in Class A to post the day’s fastest time.
College field hockey: Cote sisters lead Bates past Connecticut College
Junior Anna Cote scores two goals and senior Paige Cote adds one as the Bobcats smoke the Camels.
Saturday’s college football roundup: Maine’s rally comes up short in 34-28 loss to Campbell
The Black Bears fall behind by 21 points in the first half and lose to the Fighting Camels, 34-28.