JAY — When Spruce Mountain started rebounding and made the usual second-half adjustments, everything fell into place in that critical fourth quarter at The Nest on Wednesday night. What they lacked in height, the Phoenix (4-3) made it up with their tenacious defense. When Spruce’s shots started falling, the Phoenix ended up choreographing a splendid […]
2018
Posted inBoys Basketball, sj-web, SJVarsity
Boys' Basketball: Bulldogs roll over Phoenix, 58-40
FARMINGDALE — The numbers tell the story of why, but not how, Hall-Dale beat Spruce Mountain, 58-40, in a meeting of two Mountain Valley Conference unbeatens on Wednesday night. The Bulldogs shot 56 percent (22-for-39) from the floor and limited the Phoenix to just 3 3-pointers on 19 attempts for the game and six points […]
advertisement
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Commissioner fails to eliminate severance package from county administrator's contract
AUBURN — After several failed amendments and nearly an hour of debate, Androscoggin County Commissioner Isaiah Lary of Wales accused fellow commissioners Wednesday of attempting to push through the adoption of three amendments to county Administrator Larry Post’s contract. “Our decisions affect the taxpayers,” said Lary, who wanted to cut or limit the severance package […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, River Valley
Dixfield fire victim remains hospitalized
DIXFIELD — A local man remained in critical condition at a Portland hospital Wednesday night, a day after he suffered third-degree burns in a fire at his farmhouse on Averill Hill Road, officials said. Richard Roberts, 78, was heating water on a propane kitchen stove when his clothing caught fire, according to information from the State […]
Posted inGirls Hockey, sj-web, SJVarsity
Girls hockey: Dumond's hat trick lifts the Blue Devils over Falmouth
LEWISTON — Lewiston/Oak Hill/Monmouth girls’ hockey coach Ron Dumont wasn’t sure what type of effort he was expecting after a big win over St. Dom’s in his teams’ previous outing. Instead of a big-game hangover, the Blue Devils powered through yet another opponent, responding with a 7-2 victory over Falmouth at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee […]
Posted inOxford Hills
Otisfield's message sign draws positive comments
OTISFIELD — Town Administrative Assistant Anne Pastore said told selectmen at their meeting Wednesday night that there has been “a lot of positive feedback” about the new electric sign outside the Town Office. Pastore said she got a call from the local snowmobile club asking to put a message on the sign. Selectman Rick Micklon […]
Posted inGirls Basketball, sj-web, SJVarsity
Winthrop repels Carrabec in MVC girls' contest
Winthrop High School’s Jillian Schmelzer, center, and Aaliiyah WilsonFalcone block Carrabec High School’s Melanie Clark during a basketball game on Wednesday in Winthrop.(Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal) WINTHROP — It was looking like the kind of game the Winthrop High School girls basketball team had lost before. Carrabec was pulling off a comeback, chopping a 15-point third-quarter […]
Posted inBoys Hockey, sj-web, SJVarsity
Boys' hockey: Red Eddies edge undefeated Kings, 2-1
AUBURN — After battling for two periods in a scoreless game Edward Little found itself having to battle back early in the third. The Red Eddies did just that, answering early and then providing the final answer for a 2-1 victory over previously unbeaten Poland/Leavitt/Oak Hill/Gray-New Gloucester in a Class A North boys’ hockey game […]
Posted inBoys Hockey, sj-web, SJVarsity
Greely topples Mt. Ararat/Lisbon/Morse in boys' hockey
BRUNSWICK — Trailing 3-1 early in the second period, the Mt. Ararat/Lisbon/Morse boys high school hockey team had a golden chance to get back into the game after visiting Greely was whistled for a five-minute major. One game removed from battling talented Bangor to a 4-3 overtime defeat, Eagles coach A.J. Kavanaugh felt this was […]
Posted inBoys Hockey, sj-web, SJVarsity
Boys' hockey: Bangor shuts out St. Dom's, 3-0
Bangor High School goalie Jacob Henry watches the puck bounce off him in front of teammate Jacob Munroe, right, and St. Dom’s Hunter Hughes during their game in Auburn on Wednesday. Bangor won, 3-0. (Justin Pelletier) AUBURN — St. Dom’s was missing two key players. Bangor had two Jacobs in the lineup, and both made […]