Anita Murphy started 2022 by stepping down as Lewiston girls tennis coach after 43 years of coaching.
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Local and community sports coverage from the Sun Journal.
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Top sports stories of 2022 : No. 5 — Lewiston girls hockey team wins record 4th state title
Forwards Leah Landry and Leah Dube were instrumental in the Blue Devils’ playoff run.
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Top sports stories of 2022: No. 6 — LA Maples take Twin Cities and semipro league by storm
Semipro basketball team left a positive impression on community and had success on the court in its inaugural season.
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Top sports stories of 2022: No. 7 — Bates women’s basketball makes historic run
The Bobcats not only won the program’s first-ever NESCAC title, they also qualified for the NCAA Division III women’s basketball tournament for the first time since 2006.
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Top sports stories of 2022: No. 8 — John Shea’s big winter on the basketball court for Edward Little
Shea’s senior season for the Red Eddies included eight games of 30 points or more, a school single-game record 44 points, the Mr. Maine Basketball award and a becoming a member of the UMaine men’s team.
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Top sports stories of 2022: No. 9 — Teigan Pelletier sends Oxford Hills to state title game
Pelletier hits three clutch shots in less than three weeks in February, the third in the AA North final against Edward Little.
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The Sun Journal’s top sports stories of 2022
Counting down the top 10 sports stories of 2022 in the Sun Journal’s coverage area.
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Top sports stories of 2022: No. 10 — CMCC women’s basketball wins 3rd national title
The Mustangs thrive through inexperience and claim the program’s third United States Collegiate Athletic Association Division II national championship in five years.
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Junior hockey: Maine Nordiques erase three-goal deficit to defeat Maryland Black Bears in OT
Defenseman Evan Orloff scores with 10 seconds remaining in the overtime session for a 4-3 victory over the NAHL East Division-leading Maryland Black Bears at The Colisee.