GARDINER — It didn't take long for Leavitt to realize this was going to be different. The Hornets had scored 78 points and beaten Gardiner by 21 the first time out this season. Thursday night, the Tigers had Leavitt at home in front of an electrified crowd and the Hornets faced a dif...
LEWISTON — As a member of the state legislature, Matt Peterson, D-Rumford, played a pivotal role in keeping combat sports legal in Maine. Now, as an enthusiast in those activities from the beginning, Peterson is committed to helping them grow. His first foray into the world of...
You already knew this, but Lewiston and Edward Little just can’t stay out of each other’s way. That has been true on the fields and courts for more than a century, but it takes on new meaning in a boys’ basketball context over the next nine days. Lewiston (14-3) an...
TURNER — Senior Night for the Leavitt boys' basketball team decelerated from racing hearts to heartbreak in 5.5 seconds. That's the time it took Gardiner to push the ball from the baseline to about two steps past half court, where Jake Palmer faked left, dribbled right and uncorked a...
SALEM — Tied 16-16 at the half, Mt. Abram used a strong second half to eventually pull away for a 39-38 triumph over St. Dom’s in girls’ MVC basketball. St. Dom’s doubled up the Roadrunners with an 8-4 first quarter. Mt. Abram tied the score with a 12-8 frame before...
LEWISTON — After five games at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee, the Federal Hockey League is ready to go all in and approve a franchise for the Lewiston-Auburn area. Colisee ownership isn't quite ready to commit. The FHL played a five-game slate at the Colisee this season in hop...
There was reason to be optimistic as the basketball season approached. The Monmouth Academy girls’ team were returning most of last year’s club and significant improvement was expected to follow. That all changed before the season even started. The Mustangs lost three s...
JAY — No undefeated teams. Two potential regional and state champions. Spruce Mountain spoiled Dirigo's undefeated Mountain Valley Conference regular season Wednesday night with a 46-41 boys' basketball triumph. The largest crowd to watch a game at the Phoenix Dome in al...
Mt. Blue's Lucas Bonnevie crashes through a gate on his second run of Wednesday's giant slalom race at Black Mounatin in Rumford where he placed first.
LEWISTON — Lost, perhaps, in the buzz earlier this week about the potential for the Portland Pirates to play at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee next season was the impending fifth and final game of the Federal Hockey League's Maine Event, a five game series of league games from the FHL design...
