Miss the good old days when high school offenses tried to pound each other into submission? Have we got the game for you. Lisbon and Wells aren’t identical, but they will see a lot of themselves when they look across Warrior Memorial Field on Friday night. Both teams boast a perfect 6-0 record into Week […]
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Game of the week: Raiders begin tough stretch with their toughest opponent yet, unbeaten Wells
September visits to the coast can often be refreshing. The air is a little crisper and the beaches are a lot less crowded. Oak Hill spent the last two Friday nights on the coast and, after losing to Old Orchard Beach and Oceanside of Rockland, is probably glad it doesn’t have to return any time […]
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Cavs end Warriors perfect postseason run, force Game 5
Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) argues with Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green (23) and Kevin Durant (35) during the second half of Game 4 of basketball’s NBA Finals in Cleveland on Friday, June 9, 2017. CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers stopped Golden State from celebrating and maybe started another comeback. Just like last year, the […]
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Boys’ basketball: Warriors slow Phoenix, but can’t stop them
JAY — The Spruce Mountain Phoenix finished 2016 on a roll, even though Wells did all it could to slow their roll on Friday night. The Phoenix played with patience and, with the exception of a late technical foul, poise to outlast the Warriors, 59-51, in a matchup of unbeaten Class B South teams. Four […]
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Red Claws crash boards, dash past Santa Cruz
Maine trailed by as many as 12 points, 73-61, midway through the third quarter, but scored nearly half of their points over the final 18 minutes to improve to 7-2 on the season and earn its first three-game win streak of 2016-17. “We started boxing out,” Red Claws coach Scott Morrison said. “These guys killed […]
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H.S. Football: Weekly Top 10
1. Bonny Eagle (10-0) (1) The Scots thwarted away an upset bid by Scarborough that Thornton Academy couldn’t do the week before. The only unbeaten team in Class A now gets to try and finish a perfect season by beating Portland on its home turf. 2. Portland (9-1) (2) The Bulldogs made it back to […]
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H.S. Football: Weekly Top 10
The Scots got an extra week to prepare for Sanford, which they dismantled by 36 points three weeks ago. Bonny Eagle knows how to win this time of year, and something inexplicable would need to happen for an upset. 2. Thornton Academy (8-0) (2) The Trojans got an extra week to stew over a close […]
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H.S. Football: Wells wallops Mountain Valley
WELLS — Evan Whitten ran for three touchdowns in the second quarter to give host Wells a commanding lead it didn’t relinquish as part of a 49-6 victory over Mountain Valley in a Class C South football clash at Warrior Memorial Field on Friday night. The Warriors (4-0) were already up 15-0 heading into the second […]
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H.S. Football: Game of the week — Mountain Valley at Wells
Mountain Valley wants to rekindle the rivalry, and this is the year the Falcons think they can do it. Wells looks the part of a Class C South front-runner, sporting a 3-0 record and having consecutive trips to the regional final it its back pocket. Mountain Valley, meanwhile, is tired of rebuilding and is ready […]
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Warriors star Draymond Green suspended for Game 5
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Through all of the criticism and accusations of dirty play, Draymond Green vowed to keep pushing as hard as he possibly could to help deliver another championship to Golden State. That win-at-all-costs mentality has suddenly opened the door for LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers to get back into the NBA […]