Coach: Lucy Wilcox (first year) Conference: WMC; Class: B Last year’s results: Girls, tied for fifth at Class B states; Boys, sixth in state. Returning letter-winners: Boys: Senior — Noah Lobozzo, Pierce Stevens; Junior — Eric Wilcox. Girls: Junior — Caitlin Holmquist; Sophomores — Keaton McEvoy, Jennifer Sutherland. Key losses: Boys: Matt Lulofs, Will Bartlett. […]
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Preview 2013: Gray-New Gloucester Nordic skiing
Coach: Chris Carpentier (third year) Conference: WMC; Class: B. Last year’s results: Boys fourth in Class B states; Girls fifth. Returning letter-winners: Boys: Senior — Paul Phillips; Junior — Eric Wilcox; Sophomore — Ben Rogers. Girls: Senior — Audrey Garcia; Sophomores — Kaelyn Woods, Keaton McAvoy. Key losses: Boys: Jeremy McGrath-Holmquist, Garrett Wilbur, Cam Harmer; […]
For better or worse, Phoenix will rise in B West via the MVC
Expectations are high at Spruce Mountain for the 2012-13 basketball season. The Phoenix have virtually everyone back after reaching the Western B quarterfinals last year, and a spot among the Mountain Valley Conference’s elite is there for the Class B school’s taking. What Spruce does beyond that is anyone’s guess, though. Like most Class B […]
Pats’ Gronkowski returning to old form
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Rob Gronkowski made a pair of jaw-dropping plays on Sunday. Yet nothing the New England Patriots tight end does these days surprises receiver Julian Edelman. “That guy, he’s a stud,” Edelman said. “It’s Rob Gronkowski. Anytime you’ve got a guy who plays his tail off in the run and pass game, […]
Develin now a sure thing
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The fullback with the Ivy League engineering degree wouldn’t be stopped. James Develin kept moving his legs after being knocked back on his leap with the ball at the 1. More than half the defenders hit him. None could keep him from scoring. The play that began at the left hash […]
Pats like to cut it close
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — It takes the New England Patriots a while to get their offense going. Then the second half starts and Tom Brady’s attack is very tough to stop. The Patriots (9-3) have outscored their last two opponents 61-21 after intermission despite trailing by double digits at halftime. In both games, they scored […]
Patriots need another big comeback to top Texans
HOUSTON (AP) — Tom Brady was glad to escape Houston with a win. He would have been much happier if his New England Patriots didn’t have to overcome another first-half deficit to do it. Brady threw for 371 yards and two scores, and Stephen Gostkowski made two long field goals in the fourth quarter Sunday […]
Brady, Manning set to square off again on Sunday
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady and Peyton Manning have six MVP awards between them in the regular season. They have three more in the Super Bowl.On Sunday night, two of the NFL’s greatest quarterbacks will meet for the 14th time. But there’s a new twist.One of them is mired in the middle of the […]
Pats’ hurting ‘D’ faces Manning
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — A healthy defense would have trouble against Peyton Manning.So when six starters are sidelined, the task becomes much tougher.The New England Patriots might find themselves in that predicament Sunday night when Manning leads the Denver Broncos and their NFL-best offense into Gillette Stadium.“It’s definitely a high-potent offense that we’ll be facing […]
Panthers’ streak on line against Pats
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The importance of Monday night’s game against the New England Patriots is not lost on Cam Newton.Carolina (6-3) has won five straight behind the third-year quarterback and is “relevant” for the first time since winning the NFC South in 2008.“We need this more than anything,” Newton said. “The Carolinas need this […]