Lewiston’s Sophia Turgeon swims the 100-yard backstroke during the Class A KVAC meet Saturday at the Bath YMCA. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) BATH — The Cony High School girls swimming team won it all last year, as the expression goes. But the Rams didn’t win everything. One prize eluded them. Even as Cony chased and eventually […]
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A North wrestling: Nokomis nabs crown; Oxford Hills ties for third
Erskine Academy’s Michael Sprague, right, battles Oxford Hills High School’s Jaden David in thein the 126-pound weight class in the Class A North Regional Champioships at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in Paris on Saturday Feb. 9, 2018. (Michael G. Seamans/Kennebec Journal) PARIS — For the first time in school history, Nokomis is a regional […]
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Class B South Wrestling: Wells defends title, Mountain Valley runner-up
RUMFORD — With the support of her family and teammates, Zoe Buteau always feels unstoppable on a wrestling mat. Buteau’s confidence was evident at Saturday’s Class B South wrestling championships at Mountain Valley High School, as the Oak Hill junior picked up her first regional title in the 120-pound class. Next Saturday at Wells High […]
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Brunswick boys edge Mt. Ararat, Eagles win Class A girls’ title at KVAC Championships
Edward Little’s Alex Thompson heads for the bar during Saturday’s KVAC meet at Bowdoin. He set a new school record on this jump after vaulting past all the other competitors to win the event. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) BRUNSWICK — In a track meet that featured school records being broken and a shove at the end […]
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Cheering: Bangor wins first Class A crown, tops Lewiston; Central Aroostook rules D again
Bangor cheerleaders react after winning the Class A state championship in Bangor on Saturday afternoon. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) BANGOR — In front of its home crowd Bangor won its first Class A cheering state championship, beating four-time defending champ Lewiston and perennial contender Biddeford. Central Aroostook won its fifth straight Class D title and 10th […]
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Cheering: Central edges Lisbon for Class C crown; Hermon rules in Class B
Spruce Mountain High School competes in the 2018 Maine Principals’ Association State Cheerleading Championsips in Bangor on Saturday morning. (Andree Kehn/ Sun Journal) Spruce Mountain High School competes in the 2018 Maine Principals’ Association State Cheerleading Championsips in Bangor on Saturday morning. (Andree Kehn/ Sun Journal) Lisbon High School celebrates after earning second place in […]
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H.S. roundup: Mt. Blue’s Charles wins another KVAC Nordic title
FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue’s Meghan Charles earned a KVAC Nordic skiing championship for the second consecutive day at Titcomb Mountain on Friday. Charles followed up Thursday’s girls’ classic title with a first-place finish in Friday’s freestyle race, which she finished in 18:02.6, more than 30 seconds ahead of second-place Laura Parent of Maranacook. The Black […]
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York boys, Greely girls win WMC indoor track titles; Post helps Gray-NG place third
Elizabeth Brown of Greely competes in the long jump at the Western Maine Conference track championships in Gorham on Friday. (Staff photo by Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer) GORHAM — Members of the York High School boys’ indoor track team are always competing, each trying to surpass a teammate. “It’s always more fun with competition,” senior […]
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Girls' hockey: Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill survives Winslow/Gardiner in North semifinal
Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill’s Gemma Landry, bottom right, watches her shot sail past Winslow/Gardiner goalie Cassandra Demers and into the back of the net for the second Blue Devil goal of the game during the second period of Friday night’s hockey game at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill’s Madison Conley, left, […]
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Indoor track and field: Sophomore shot putters lead Lewiston
Laila Bunnitt, left, and Benedict Citenga of Lewiston High School have the two best shot put distances in Class A this season. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Laila Bunnitt’s Class A-leading shot put throw was powered by frustration. “I remember throwing it, and I was like, ‘Ah,’” Bunnitt said. “That was my mood when I […]