St. Dominic’s Lucas Pushard moves the puck down the ice as Biddeford’s Trevor Ouellette stays on his tail during the hockey game at the Norway Savings Bank Arena in Auburn on Saturday.(Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Now matter how many skaters were on the ice, the St. Dom’s boys’ hockey team found a way to […]
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Boys' hockey: Edward Little scores big win over Bangor
Edward Little’s Aaron Perkins on the left, throws his arms up in celebration after teammate Ben Cassidy scored a goal during Saturday night’s hockey game at the Norway Savings Bank Arena in Auburn.(Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Step by step, Edward Little has started the season 3-0 in head coach Norm Gagne’s first season at […]
High school wrestlers make opening moves at Mtn. Valley tournament
Erskine’s Mike Sprague, top, vies for position with Oxford Hills’ Caleb Johnson in the 132-pound class. RUMFORD — High school wrestlers like to use the early season big meets to improve and establish themselves as names to look out for in the end-of-season tournaments. The competition at the Franklin Savings Bank Wrestling Invitational at Mountain […]
Girls' hockey: Stags stop Saints' win streak at 29 with shutout
BIDDEFORD — Scott Rousseau’s team needed to see it to believe it. The Cheverus/Kennebunk girls’ hockey team thought it could beat St. Dominic Academy and end the Saints’ 29-game winning streak, but it wasn’t until Emma McCauley scored in the first period that the Stags believed they could win. McCauley’s goal stood as the only […]
Nordic skiing season takes off at Chenard Memorial
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — It was in the low teens at the start of the Billy Chenard Memorial Nordic race at Sugarloaf, putting winter in midseason form. For the racers, nobody was close to midseason form, and that was kind of the point. “It feels really great to get on snow. We’re really focusing on training […]
Girls' basketball: Rangeley roughs up Buckfield
Buckfield’s Katy Henderson loses control of the ball while Rangeley’s Vanessa Bisson and Emily Eastlack scramble to recover it during Friday night’s basketball game in Buckfield.(Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) BUCKFIELD — Nine Lakers scored as Rangeley defeated Buckfield 68-12 in an East-West Conference girls’ basketball game Friday. “I’m playing 11 kids and I hope that come […]
Bean trey helps Telstar past Oak Hill
BETHEL — With Oak Hill leading by one with less than a minute to go, Jared Bean hit a a 3-pointer with 30 seconds left to give Telstar a 43-41 victory in an MVC boys’ basketball contest. Bean had a game-high 20 points and also had 14 rebounds. Aaron Vermette had nine points and also […]
Boys' basketball: Buckfield outlasts Rangley
Buckfield’s Ethan Jackson drives to the basket past Rangeley’s Leonardo Perez during Friday night’s basketball game in Buckfield.(Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) BUCKFIELD — The young Bucks got off to a stumbling start, but Buckfield still managed to defeat Rangeley, 42-35, in boys’ basketball action Friday. “Everyone was really nervous because it was the first game of […]
Nokomis girls topple Mt. Blue
FARMINGTON — Charity began at the foul line for Nokomis High School on Friday night. The undefeated Warriors (2-0) reeled of 13 consecutive free throws in a tight fourth quarter to sidestep headstrong Mt. Blue with a 47-40 victory in a girls’ basketball game. “Shocking,” Nokomis coach Michelle Paradis said, “because we normally don’t do […]
Maranacook boys trounce Poland
READFIELD — The Black Bears may have come up short of their intended goal on Friday night, but they’ll be able to live with the result. Maranacook remained unbeaten on the young season with a 90-44 win over Poland in a Class B South boys basketball contest featuring two teams trying to form their own […]