Owen Dubois, right, of Thornton Academy lowers his shoulder before checking Alex Robert of Lewiston during the first period in Lewiston on Monday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — What looked like a tone-setter early ended up being more of a rare occurrence for Lewiston on Monday night. The Blue Devils scored 1:01 into the game […]
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Local roundup: Oak Hill, Edward Little unified teams win
Marcel Trepanier put up 18 points to lead Oak Hill to a 42-24 win over Oxford Hills in unified basketball Monday. Tommy Grayson added 14 and Kourtney Gauthier scored 10 for the Raiders. Brandon Robare and Alex Kahkonen each scored eight points for the Vikings, and Bryan Stone finished with five. Edward Little 43, Freeport […]
Girls’ basketball: Harris a big presence for Lewiston on and off court
Victoria Harris of Lewiston High School and Abby Houghton of Bangor High School compete for a loose ball earlier this season in Lewiston. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) During practice this past Saturday morning, Lewiston forward Victoria Harris hit the deck in pursuit of a loose ball. It was practice, it was Saturday morning, but that didn’t […]
Boys' hockey: Yarmouth stymies Edward Little
AUBURN — A regulation hockey game is three periods long, and being the better team in two of the three doesn’t guarantee success. Edward Little had advantages in shots and possession in both the first and third periods, but a power-play goal for Yarmouth in the second was the difference for the Clippers in a […]
H.S. basketball: C South teams set to tip off postseason
Oak Hill’s Kaitlyn Ridley, left and Winthrop’s Aaliyah WilsonFalcone jockey for position under the basket as they vye for a rebound during a game last month in Winthrop. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Hebron Academy, Mt. Abram, St. Dominic Academy and Winthrop help open the girls’ basketball postseason Tuesday in Class C South preliminary games. Winthrop finished […]
Boys' basketball: Tournament returns to Edward Little HS
Ibn Khalid of Edward Little High School shoots over Trey Ballew of Portland High School during a game last month in Auburn. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) Edward Little High School isn’t completely unfamiliar with hosting tournament basketball. The school gymnasium was a hub of state tournament action as recently as the 1960s. The Red Eddies hosted […]
Girls' basketball: Oxford Hills, Gray-NG carry top seeds into postseason
Poland Regional High School’s Sarah Moody, center, gets her hand tangled with Gray-New Gloucester’s Jordan Grant as Grant goes up for a layup during their game in Gray earlier this season. At right is Poland’s Moragn Brousseau. (Justin Pelletier/Sun Journal File Photo) It might not have been as pretty as last year, but after 18 […]
Roundup: Edward Little, Cony/Monmouth/Hall-Dale settle for draw
AUBURN — Edward Little and Cony skated to a 3-3 overtime tie in boys’ ice hockey action Saturday evening. Following a scoreless first period, the Rams (7-6-2) sandwiched a pair of Red Eddie (9-5-1) goals with two of their own. Again in the third period, both squads traded goals. Sophomore Ben Lane-Robichaud netted an unassisted […]
Girls' Hockey: Rangers top line ends Saints chance for a third title
Greely’s Courtney Sullivan, center, celebrates a goal during Saturday night’s playoff game at the Norway Savings Bank Arena in Auburn. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) AUBURN — There will be a new girls’ state hockey champion in 2018. The Greely/Gray New Gloucester Rangers knocked off the two-time defending state champion St. Dominc Academy Saints 7-2 in a […]
Mt. Blue, Spruce Mtn. lead KVAC and MVC alpine championships
Spruce Mountain’s Allison Acritelli crests a knoll at the top of the Titcomb Mountain course on her way to an MVC slalom championship win. (Brewster Burns photo) FARMINGTON — Eli Yeaton led a strong Mt. Blue charge with a first-place finish and he was followed to the line by teammates Sam Smith and Hunter Bolduc […]