The Lewiston Evening Journal loved the lively new sport when it arrived at Bates College soon after its invention.
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Local and community sports coverage from the Sun Journal.
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Before radio and television, crowds gathered at the newspaper for big sports news
Before radio or television arrived in Lewiston, sports fans occasionally gathered in front of the Lewiston Evening Journal’s office on Park Street to follow the news as it arrived on the newspaper’s teletype machine from the Associated Press. Take, for instance, the July 4, 1919, boxing bout in Toledo, Ohio, in which Jack Dempsey pounded […]
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In 1884, the ‘very interesting’ sport of hockey arrived in Lewiston
Hockey arrived in Lewiston on March 4, 1884, a Tuesday night, when the Portland Polo Club came to town to take on the newly organized Lewiston club at City Hall as part of a Polo League tournament that also involved teams from Saco, Bath, Biddeford and Brunswick. The Lewiston Evening Journal explained to readers that […]
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Gray-New Gloucester boys dominate Maine soccer in the late ’70s and early ’80s
The team took three state titles over a five-year period starting in 1979.
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Bates College’s baseball team once played the Ku Klux Klan (and won)
At least two New Engand baseball teams after the Civil War were named after the KKK, including one in Bangor
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Featherweight Maurice ‘Lefty’ Lachance added punch to Lewiston’s boxing history
The Lisbon-born pugilist spent 15 years in the ring and was one fight away from getting a shot at a world title.
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Par for the Course: A family foursome for the ages
The upcoming Camp Sunshine Tournament will feature Winona Davenport and three family members from different generations.
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Poland cheerleader Meghan Webster ready to make leap to perform in Hawaii
The incoming Poland Regional High School freshman and her mom, Kristi Logan, are working hard to raise the nearly $6,000 to pay for the 10,164-mile round trip for the Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade on Dec. 7.
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CMCC men’s hockey granted full-member status in NECHA, is now postseason eligible
The Mustangs held probationary status in the conference the past two seasons, but now, for the first time, have the opportunity to qualify for postseason play.