LEWISTON — Colin Petit scored the game-winner with 1:35 left in double overtime to give Biddeford a 6-5 victory over Cheverus in the Class A South boys’ hockey regional final Tuesday at Androscoggin Bank Colisee. Petit put a shot from the slot past Cheverus goalie Jason Halverson. Older cousin Curtis Petit had the assist. “Just […]
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Unified basketball: Lisbon outruns Oak Hill
Lisbon’s Dawson Martel, right, defends against Oak Hill’s Tommy Grayson during the first half of Tuesday afternoon’s Unified Basketball game in Lisbon.(Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LISBON — The Lisbon Unified basketball team broke away from Oak Hill early in the preliminary-round showdown on its way to a 54-28 win Tuesday. After the teams swapped buckets to […]
MacDonald paces Greely past Cape Elizabeth for Class B South title
Greely’s Jake MacDonald celebrates after scoring the go-ahead goal in the third period against Cape Elizabeth on Tuesday in the Class B South regional final at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) LEWISTON — It will be a busy day Saturday in the MacDonald household. Jake MacDonald’s two goals — […]
Boys' hockey: Wolverton, Fuksa bring unique brotherhood to St. Dom's
Saint Dominic Academy goalie Gaston Fuksa, right, and freshman defenseman Derek Wolverton will play a key role in stopping the high power Lewiston offense during Tuesday night’s championship game at the Colisee in Lewiston with the winner moving on to the state championship game.(Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Two players who man two different positions, who are […]
Boys' hockey: Lewiston, St. Dom's writing a new chapter in storied rivalry
It has seemingly become an annual ritual — a postseason game between longtime rivals Lewiston and St. Dominic Academy in each school’s standout sport, boys’ hockey. For the fifth straight year the Blue Devils and the Saints will duel for a third time in a season, with the final meeting coming in a playoff game […]
Boys' hockey: Lewiston's Bossie, Pelletier of St. Dom's named Travis Roy Award semifinalists
Five forwards and three defenseman, all from playoff teams, make up the eight semifinalists in the running for this year’s Travis Roy Award. Now in its 23rd year, the award is handed out by the Class A Hockey Coaches Association and given to the top Class A senior boys’ hockey player in the state. Of […]
Dropping Dimes: Looking back at a great tourney
It’s starting to sink in. The 2018 MPA basketball tournaments are over. No more trips to Portland and Augusta to see the state’s best teams show up. No more living day-to-day, forgetting which games you covered yesterday and not being quite sure where you’ll be tomorrow. The 18 days between Feb. 13 and Saturday were […]
Boys’ basketball: Edward Little’s Adams has built a winning culture for all
Edward Little High School basketball players are a blur as they run through a drill during last Wednesday’s practice at the school’s gym under the watchful eye of their head coach, Mike Adams, middle, as they prepare for Friday night’s state championship game in Portland against Scarborough. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) An Edward Little High School […]
Boys' hockey: St. Dom's eliminates Edward Little in A North semifinal
St. Dominic’s boys hockey team celebrates one of their goals during the Class A North boys’ hockey semifinals on Saturday night at The Colisee. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Three shots in three minutes. That’s all it took Saturday to completely change the Class A North boys’ hockey semifinal between rivals St. Dominic Academy and […]
Three times two equals more gold for Monmouth
Monmouth Academy’s Abby Allen shoot against Houlton in the Class C state championship basketball game Saturday in the Paul G. Poulin Auditorium at the Augusta Civic Center. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — Many high school basketball teams live or die by the 3. Monmouth Academy thrived by it. Monmouth Academy used the 3-point shot to fuel […]