The Rams play the Maranacook/Hall-Dale/Winthrop co-operative team (5-2-0) at 8:30 tonight at Kents Hill. They’ll then play at Bangor (5-1-0) — the top-ranked team in Eastern A — on Thursday.
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.
COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL: Johnson paces Beavers
FARMINGTON — When he wasn’t altering shots and disrupting plays, Ben Johnson was pulling down rebounds at both ends of the gym. When he wasn’t rebounding, Johnson was asserting himself in the paint, knocking down one easy shot after another. And when he wasn’t converting layups, Johnson was throwing down a dunk that excited the crowd Saturday at Dearborn Gymnasium.
MEN’S BASKETBALL: UMF runs past Lyndon State
Ben Johnson scored 20 points and added 13 rebounds – both game-highs – and Nate Carson added 19 points as the University of Maine at Farmington men’s basketball continued its run through the North Atlantic Conference with an 86-65 win over Lyndon State on Saturday.
MOTORSPORTS EXPO: Santerre remains around the track
AUGUSTA — Andy Santerre mingled with a curious crowd of onlookers. Some stopped for a quick handshake, others to swap racing stories of yesteryear.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS HOCKEY: Tigers rally by Raiders
WINSLOW — Gardiner Area High School junior Dalton Sargent acknowledged feeling anxious Wednesday prior to playing goalie for the first time since his youth hockey days.
BOYS HOCKEY: Gardiner rallies past Winslow
WINSLOW – Bryant Whitley scored two goals and goalie Dalton Sargent shined in his first career start in net to help the Gardiner Area High School hockey team rally from a 3-1 deficit and sink Winslow 5-3 in a Class B game Wednesday at Sukee Arena.
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Granholm leads 2nd-half run as Tigers pull away for win
GARDINER — The Gardiner girls basketball team receives contributions from up and down its bench nearly every game. The Tigers can play shut-down defense and they can pour in points.
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Gardiner cruises past Winslow
GARDINER — Kylee Granholm scored eight of her game-high 15 points in the third quarter and the Gardiner Area High School girls basketball team pushed its season-opening winning streak to eight games with a 60-38 victory over Winslow in the Bragoli Memorial Gym on Tuesday night.
HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY NOTEBOOK: Indians ready for big test tonight
The Skowhegan Area High School hockey team is off to an impressive start, winning three of its first five games.
HOCKEY NOTEBOOK: Depth carrying Hawks
The top two lines are producing and an improved defense is coming together. The starting goalie, Tyler Plante, has elevated his play as well.