Portland’s Vincent Pasquali looks to the referee after making the first touchdown of the evening as teammate Benjamin Stasium comes in to congratulate him during Friday night’s Class A North semi final on Garcelon Field at Bates College. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — In the first half, nothing happened. In the second half, Terion Moss […]
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Madison ousts Winthrop/Monmouth
Madison Area Memorial High School’s Josh Savage (4) gets stiff armed by Winthrop/Monmouth High School’s Cameron Gaghan (6) in Madison on Friday. (Michael G. Seamans/Kennebec Journal) MADISON — Last week, the Madison Area Memorial High School football team earned its first playoff win in a generation. Now, the Bulldogs have a playoff win streak. Big […]
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A North semifinal: Eagles bend, don't break to knock off top-seeded Eddies
Xzabier Weaver, left, of Edward Little High School reacts after Leighton Girardin was tackled on a fake extra point attempt during the first half against Windham on Friday. Weaver scored the touchdown prior to the failed extra point. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) AUBURN — The opening drive of each half of Friday night’s Class A North […]
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Gardiner stuns Leavitt in C South semifinal
Leavitt’s Camden Jordan, left, lunges but can’t catch Gardiner running back Collin Foye during their Class C South semifinal game in Turner on Friday. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) TURNER — With three minutes remaining in the Class C South semifinal between the top seeded Leavitt Hornets and the Gardiner Tigers, Leavitt quarterback Tim Albert finally found […]
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Boys' soccer: Othman's journey brings him back to Lewiston, state final
Lewiston senior Noralddin Othman, who returned to the team this season after being out of the state last year, has been an integral part of the team’s success this year and will have a big impact on Saturday’s state championship game. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Nuri Othman came back. And as if the journey […]
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Boys' soccer: Lewiston, Portland to clash in Class A state final
Lewiston head coach Mike McGraw reacts following his team’s win over Hampden Academy in Lewiston in 2015. Mike McGraw and Rocco Frenzilli have known each other a long time. Their 30-plus-year tenures as the head coaches of the Lewiston and Portland High School boys’ soccer teams, respectively, had a lot to do with their friendship. […]
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The 1987 Lewiston Blue Devils: A coach’s plan, a team’s mission, and a state title
LEWISTON — As the current edition of the Blue Devils football team begins its quest to become the first Lewiston squad win a state title in 30 years, the legacy of the last team to do it remains strong. The bond among the 1987 Class A champions, and between the players and their coach, Skip […]
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Richmond downs Buckfield in D South boys' soccer final
Richmond keeper Trystin Shea makes a save against Buckfield during the D South boys’ soccer championship game Thursday at McMann Field in Bath. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) BATH — The Richmond boys’ soccer team is ready to party like it’s 2014. That’s the last time the Bobcats won a Class D state title, a fact they […]
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Head to Head: The boon and bane of byes
Randy: Lee, I really could have used a week off last week to relax and get ready for the football semifinals. I could have watched the World Series, a little college football, and ignored the weather reports warning me I wasn’t going to have electricity for three days. It’s probably just as well that I […]
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Leavitt, Gardiner football rivalry rekindled this season
Gardiner players tried everything to stop Leavitt’s Jake Ouellette, including yanking his jersey off, during the Eastern Class B championship football game in Nov. 2010. Leavitt beat Gardiner to advance to the state championship game against Mountain Valley. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Tyler Salley graduated Gardiner Area High School in 2011. And every once in a […]