STANDISH — Prior to Maine’s ongoing population shift, Searsport was a Class C East baseball power, winning seven regional championships. It didn’t take the Vikings long to catch on in Class D West. In only its second season since being reclassified, No. 2 Searsport scored six runs in the top of the third inning Tuesday night […]
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High school softball: Richmond slugs Searsport to earn sixth consecutive Western Maine crown
STANDISH — Freshman Sydney Tilton has watched many Richmond softball teams win championships as a young spectator. Wednesday, it was her turn. Tilton scored twice, had two hits and drove in a pair to lead Richmond to a 12-0 win over Searsport in the Western D championship game at Bailey Field at Saint Joseph’s College. […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Rangeley rallies by Searsport to reach regional final
AUGUSTA — The biggest challenge the Rangeley girls’ received Thursday didn’t come from a game Searsport club that had the Lakers in the ropes for most of the teams’ Western Class D semifinal. The real confrontation came from Rangeley coach Heidi Deery. “I just said, ‘We’re not going home like this,’” Deery said. “It’s one […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Searsport knocks off Forest Hills, advances to Western Class D semis
AUGUSTA — Searsport loves its zone defense. Under coach Melvin Grant, the Vikings hardly ever play man-to-man. Searsport’s 2-3 zone is part of the reason it’s found its way to the Western Class D girls’ semifinals. The No. 6 Vikings forced 20 turnovers and limited Forest Hills’ effectiveness in the paint in a 49-35 victory over […]
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Family fighting to save young mother ask strangers to give the gift of life
SEARSPORT — Kristy Weaver is a 35-year-old mom of four who lives for her children — and after being diagnosed with liver disease, she is fighting for her life. Her family and friends hope that others might consider fighting for her life, too. To that end, they created a page on gofundme.com. Although there is […]
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H.S. soccer playoffs: Buckfield dismisses Searsport
BUCKFIELD — It was a tale of two halves between the Buckfield Bucks and Searsport Vikings in their Western Class D boys’ soccer semifinal game Saturday afternoon. The first half saw both teams score, with Buckfield having the advantage in shots 12-10. In the second half, Sidney Jackson scored twice to give the Bucks a […]
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Labor Day fire destroys mobile home, crash ties up Route 1 traffic
SEARSPORT — A mobile home was destroyed Monday afternoon by a fire. Searsport Fire Chief Andrew Webster said there were no injuries from the fire that occurred on the Sanborn Valley Road. He said the a couple, whose names were not immediately available, were renting the mobile home and had moved in the previous night. […]
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Ex-teller sentenced for stealing from customers
BANGOR (AP) — A former teller at a Searsport bank has been sentenced to one month in prison and seven months of home confinement for stealing about $26,000 from customers. Brittany Mace, who worked at the Bangor Savings Bank in Searsport, was also ordered Thursday to pay back the money and serve five years of […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Rangeley responds in semifinal win
AUGUSTA — With Searsport making a fourth-quarter run, Rangeley watched its top scorer Taylor Esty tumble with an apparent knee injury. It was one of those moments that displays what a team is made of, and in an instant, the Western D semifinal was going to be determined by how the Lakers would respond. “We […]
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Searsport teen accused of pushing tin soldier in shopping cart
BELFAST — A teen pushing a life-size model soldier in a shopping cart around downtown at 3 a.m. Friday, Dec. 27, raised some eyebrows, leading to a police investigation of the strange scene. Belfast Police Chief Mike McFadden said Tuesday that officers who responded to the report of suspicious activity found tracks in the slushy […]