Archive for ‘Sports’

  • Lakers avenge loss to Clippers, stake claim to #1 seed in Class B South

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer As the final seconds ticked off the clock, Jack Lesure raised his arms and pointed his two index fingers into the air. With a 65-53 victory over Yarmouth Tuesday night, Lake Region (15-2) took a step closer to nailing down the top seed in the Class B South basketball […]

  • Practice led to perfect showing at the foul line as Lakers hold off Waynflete

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Every morning, Lake Region boys basketball players drag themselves out of bed early and start shooting foul shots at 7 a.m. “We’ve been getting up early and getting after it all year. They are all here and complaining about it, but I am sure they don’t mind it right […]

  • Hoops: Raider girls win 13th; LR girls down Rams; FA boys fall short against Wells

    GIRLS’ HOOP SCOREBOARD Raiders 29, Wells 27: When the Warriors started the final quarter with a 3-point play to take a 27-18 lead at home, Fryeburg Academy Coach Sean Watson knew his team had to turn the game around with its defense. The Raiders pitched a shutout the rest of the way. FA held Wells […]

  • Laker boys sprint past Poland, 82-61

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer They are starting to figure it out, which could be real trouble for their opponents. Lake Region turned Monday’s basketball game against Poland into an all out sprint for 32 minutes, resulting in 67 shots attempts and forcing 26 Knight turnovers. The end result: 82 points on the board. […]

  • Raiders girls bounce back from tough loss, beat Freeport and Biddeford

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer FRYEBURG — It seemed the Raiders had a little more zip in their passes Monday, and it paid off with quick scores in the paint. Behind an aggressive defense and balanced scoring attack, Fryeburg Academy declawed the Biddeford Tigers 49-30 to notch their 11th win of the season. FA […]

  • Scrappy battle sees Lady Lakers’ rally fall just short against Wells

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Spencer True faced a very long shot to tie the game in the final seconds, but like a lot of things that happened last Thursday night, it just wasn’t meant to be. True’s downtown jumper skidded off the rim as the Lady Lakers dropped their second straight tight loss, […]

  • Raider boys’ basketball team starting to pass the eye test

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer FRYEBURG — Sedge Saunders really likes his basketball team. He likes the way players can put a poor performance in the review mirror, stay upbeat and play better the next time out. He appreciates the way his guys pass the ball, looking for the best option, not necessarily the […]

  • Player of the Week: Kristen Huntress

    Kristen Huntress has taken her basketball game to a new level, and it is paying off big for the Lady Lakers. The junior guard is the club’s leading scorer, and has shown the ability to hit clutch long-range shots, as well as beating defenders to the glass. “Kristen has had an amazing start to our […]

  • Player of the Week: Marcus DeVoe

    Marcus DeVoe is a game changer. In the fall, he made big catches for touchdowns and hauled in interceptions to lead the Lake Region secondary. This winter, Marcus has had a big hand in the Lakers’ 7-2 start in Class B South basketball, either knocking down 3-pointers, soaring to the rim or locking down an […]

  • Despite poor free throw shooting and turnovers, Lakers hold on against Freeport

      By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer The final stats were certainly ugly. 5-of-25 from the foul line. 30 turnovers. A 17-point lead midway through the fourth quarter erased by a physical full-court press that resulted in a 12-0 Freeport run. Yet, the Lake Region girls persevered last Thursday night to hold off a fired […]