AUGUSTA – Ruth Towne and Kirin DeSmith each posted double-doubles to lead No. 4 Seacoast Christian past no. 5 Forest Hills 60-34 in a Western D quarterfinal game Tuesday morning at the Augusta Civic Center.
Bill Stewart
Bill Stewart has been the sports editor at the Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal since 2014. During his tenure as sports editor, the papers have received national recognition from the Associated Press Sports Editors. A Massachusetts native, he graduated from the University of Maine in 1999 with a BA in Journalism. He began his journalism career as a sports reporter at the Berkshire (Pittsfield, Massachusetts) Eagle in 1999. He also worked at the Republican-American (Waterbury, Connecticut) and Eagle-Tribune (Lawrence, Massachusetts). In his free time, he enjoys adventures with his family, reading and a good game of cribbage.
HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY NOTEBOOK: Skowhegan thrilled with shot at playoffs
The boys high school hockey regular season wraps up this week and several teams will shift their focus to the postseason.
HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY NOTEBOOK: Cony, MHW headed toward rematch
The boys high school hockey regular season wraps up this week and several teams will shift their focus to the postseason.
HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS: Messalonskee hoping to take home 1st title
The Messalonskee High School girls swim team already made history by winning its first Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class A championship.
WESTERN CLASS D GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Bobcats head of class in D
The Richmond High School girls basketball team opens play as the top seed in the Western D tournament and the prohibitive favorite to reach the state finals for the second consecutive season.
EASTERN CLASS A BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Eagles run comes to end
AUGUSTA — The Erskine Academy boys basketball team accomplished a lot this season, but near-perfect and top-seeded Hampden proved too difficult a task.
EASTERN A BOYS BASKETBALL: Hampden topples Erskine
AUGUSTA – Christian McCue scored 17 points and Fred Knight had a double-double to lead top-seeded Hampden Academy past No. 9 Erskine 53-38 in an Eastern A quarterfinal game Saturday night at the Augusta Civic Center.
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Cony stays perfect
AUGUSTA – Mia Diplock scored a game-high 25 points and Josie Lee added 13 to lead the top-seeded Cony girls basketball team past Bangor 57-47 in an Eastern A quarterfinal game Friday night at the Augusta Civic Center.
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: Oak Hill cleared to join MVC in fall
WALES — Oak Hill High School is poised to leave the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference in favor of the Mountain Valley Conference, a move athletic director Jim Palmer said will save thousands of dollars in annual travel costs.
HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY NOTEBOOK: Cony expands goals
The Cony High School hockey team opened the season with modest expectations: Qualify for the Eastern A playoffs.