Mt. Ararat’s Aaron Thurlow runs alongside Lewiston’s Alex Rivet who controls the ball during the Wednesday afternoon lacrosse game held at Bates College. LEWISTON — The Lewiston Blue Devils took not just one but two steps forward in their mission to becoming a lacrosse power. Alex Rivet, a junior attacker, was vital to that advancement, in […]
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Girls' track and field all-region: Competitive Post rises to the top
Gray-New Gloucester sophomore Madison Post won the Class B state championship in the 200-meter dash and placed second in the 100. The bigger the moment, the better Madison Post performs. “She is a student-athlete that rises to the challenge,” Gray-New Gloucester coach Mike Griffin said. “She is a … gamer. When she’s asked to perform […]
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Girls' Lacrosse All-Region: Gastonguay found a way for St. Dom's
Bonny Eagle High School’s Autumn Brady, left, tries to get around St. Dominic Academy’s Caroline Gastonguay during their game in Lewiston on Saturday. The competition got stiffer for the St. Dominic Academy girls’ lacrosse team this season. Caroline Gastonguay’s game only got stronger in response. The St. Dom’s junior was a marked woman, but she […]
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Girls' hockey: St. Dom's Cornelio joining Maine pipeline at Taft
St. Dominic Academy’s Kristina Cornelio fires the puck into the net past Greely goalie Nica Todd during their game in Auburn in February. United States Hockey Hall of Famer and 1998 gold-medal winning Olympian Gretchen Ulion-Silverman, the head girls hockey coach at the Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut, said she wants to “keep the Maine […]
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Class B girls’ lacrosse: Kennebunk edges Yarmouth
Kennebunk players celebrate after winning the Class B state lacrosse championship at Fotzpatrick Stadium in Portland on Saturday. PORTLAND — The momentum firmly in its favor, Yarmouth had one more chance to tie the game with less than 30 seconds on the clock — and a full timeout to think about it. Instead of putting […]
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Class A baseball: Bangor makes it four in a row in extra innings
(L-R) Bangor High School (16) Karl Sund, (10) Noah Tappan (23) Nick Cowperthwaite and (22) Derek Fournier celebrate with the trophy after defeating Falmouth High School for the class A State Championship, Saturday at Fred Morton Field in Augusta. Photo by Terry Farren AUGUSTA — Derek Fournier’s pop single to center field in the bottom […]
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Bucksport rallies to edge Madison for Class C softball championship|
BREWER — The Bucksport High School softball team was on the brink of a monumental squander of a scoring opportunity in the fifth inning of Saturday’s state Class C championship game against Madison at Coffin Field in Brewer. The first four hitters produced singles but the Golden Bucks hadn’t scored because two missed bunts resulted […]
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H.S. Baseball: Yarmouth downs Old Town for first Class B state title
STANDISH — The matchup on paper for the Class B baseball state championship looked to be heavily in Old Town’s favor. The Coyotes were not only the No. 1 seed coming out of the North region, but they were also the defending state champions. Yarmouth, meanwhile, was the No. 9 seed from the South and […]
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Class D softball: Penobscot Valley ends Richmond’s run, wins state title
Penobscot Valley Howlers players celebrate after receiving the championship trophy on Saturday at Standish. The Howlers downed Richmond, 4-0, in the State Class D title game. STANDISH — Prior to Saturday’s Class D softball state championship game, Penobscot Valley coach Patrick Leonard felt his team was ready for the challenge. This was the ultimate challenge […]
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Class A boys’ lacrosse: Brunswick tops Scarborough in epic OT battle
Brunswick’s Josh Dorr, left, battles with Scarborough’s David McKelvy (22) and Eric Quirk (19) for the ball during the State Class A boys lacrosse championship at Fitzpatrick Stadium in Portland. The Dragons defeated the Red Storm in overtime, 18-17. PORTLAND — The Brunswick High School lacrosse team was 10 seconds away from a second straight […]