LIVERMORE FALLS — The Spruce Mountain Phoenix played much of last season under a cloud after the mid-season resignation of head coach Walter Polky. They went into the 2017 season hoping for a new start under Polky’s replacement, David Frey, and excited about moving from Class C to Class D. But the untimely death of senior […]
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Abuse from fans means Maine has fewer high school sports referees, umpires
Preseason practices for a new high school school sports year began Monday with great anticipation in the air. Players are anxious to play more important roles on their teams, while coaches begin to assemble the jigsaw puzzles of individual talent into units they hope will make their communities proud by the end of the season. […]
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Familiar face Jenniffer Perron to lead Lisbon girls’ soccer
LISBON — This may be her first season at the helm of the Lisbon girls’ soccer team, but Jenniffer Perron has been a face most of this year’s team has seen before in one way shape or form. Perron is taking over the Greyhounds program after coaching in the town for many years, replacing Brian […]
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Gavin Kane hired as women's basketball coach at UMPI
Former Mt. Blue coach Gavin Kane has been hired to be the women’s basketball coach at the University of Maine at Presque Isle. PRESQUE ISLE — Gavin Kane, who has coached several local high school and college teams, has been hired by the University of Maine at Presque Isle as the head coach of the […]
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Oxford Hills' Carson commits to UMaine baseball
The list of homegrown pitchers choosing the University of Maine baseball baseball program during the last four years is considerable. Justin Courtney of Bangor, Jeff Gelinas of Saco, Jonah Normandeau of Cumberland, Trevor DeLaite of Bangor, Cody Laweryson of Bingham, Eddie Emerson of Lewiston and Brewer’s Matt Pushard were all recent impact aces on the […]
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Fresh start for Oak Hill field hockey as preseason begins
The Oak Hill field hockey team takes a lap around the field during their warm ups on Tuesday afternoon.Oak Hill field hockey captain, Maegan Sheehy, left and Hayley Salger get prepared to connect with the ball being sent their way by captain Zoe Buteau in a drill on Tuesday afternoon at Carrie Ricker Middle School […]
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On first day of practice, Lewiston goes back to its football roots
LEWISTON — As the son of a Lewiston High School football coach, and later as a football player, Kevin Collins virtually grew up at Lewiston Athletic Park. Collins was a toddler running up and down the hill behind the south end zone when his father, Dick — who is still coaching football at Lewiston four […]
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H.S. Football: St. Dom's linking up with Lisbon
AUBURN — For the first time in 56 years, students at St. Dominic Academy will be playing football. St. Dom’s has reached a cooperative agreement with Lisbon High School to combine efforts on the gridiron, the school announced during a press conference at its Auburn campus Thursday. The new co-op will compete in Class D South, […]
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Fleming family moves to Bangor, closer to UMaine hoops star Andrew
Life and athletics have been truly a family affair for the Flemings of South Paris. Whether it’s involved following sons Andrew and Matthew as they have emerged among the state’s top basketball players of recent vintage or supporting twin daughters Abby and Libby as they develop in their chosen sports, parents Brian and Gretchen Fleming […]
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Lewiston High School teams will be scattered during field construction
July flyover of the construction site at Lewiston High School where crews are busy on the new athletic fields and elementary school.A view of the Russell Street Field at Bates College in Lewiston. LEWISTON — The fall sports season is little more than three weeks away, and Lewiston’s teams are preparing for a vagabond existence […]