OAKLAND, ME- NOVEMBER 8: Messalonskee High School student Kaitlyn Berthiaume is the school’s sole cheerleader. Berthiaume is at practice at the Oakland school gymnasium on Thursday, November 8, 2018. (Staff Photo by David Leaming/Staff Photographer) OAKLAND — Shaking visibly and on the verge of tears, Kaitlyn Berthiaume did what came naturally. She found her mom. […]
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PHOTOS: Cheerleaders perfecting routines for the Lobster Bowl
Cheerleaders practice for the Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic football game, at Thomas College in Waterville. The Lobster Bowl is Saturday at Thornton Academy in Saco. Tri-county area cheerleaders participating are Maggie Belleau and Maraeka Merchant of Lewiston, Abigail Blauvelt of Mountain Valley, Lauren Garand of Oak Hill, Brianna Jackson of Mt. Blue, Jazlynn Newcomb […]
Briefly: Region
‘Lunch with a Purpose’ Tuesday OTISFIELD — A Lunch with a Purpose will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, at the East Otisfield Free Baptist Church, 232 Rayville Road off Route 121. Robin Greene, LCSW, Stephens Memorial Hospital, Martha McLain, attorney-at-law, Norway, and Pastor and RN Genise Stern will speak on “Advance […]
All-Region Cheering: Seniors set the bar high for Lisbon
Upperclassmen for the members of the Lisbon High School Competition Cheering team. From left to right, front row, Nikki Pagan, Sidney Douglass. Back row left to right, Olivia Clark, Kayla Roberts, Savannah Czechalski, Coach Nicole Adams, Molly Ryder, Emma Houle, Antigone Woodbury.(Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) After winning the Class C state cheering championship last year the […]
Cheering: Bangor wins first Class A crown, tops Lewiston; Central Aroostook rules D again
Bangor cheerleaders react after winning the Class A state championship in Bangor on Saturday afternoon. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) BANGOR — In front of its home crowd Bangor won its first Class A cheering state championship, beating four-time defending champ Lewiston and perennial contender Biddeford. Central Aroostook won its fifth straight Class D title and 10th […]
Cheering: Central edges Lisbon for Class C crown; Hermon rules in Class B
Spruce Mountain High School competes in the 2018 Maine Principals’ Association State Cheerleading Championsips in Bangor on Saturday morning. (Andree Kehn/ Sun Journal) Spruce Mountain High School competes in the 2018 Maine Principals’ Association State Cheerleading Championsips in Bangor on Saturday morning. (Andree Kehn/ Sun Journal) Lisbon High School celebrates after earning second place in […]
Cheering: Bangor dethrones Lewiston for A North title (WITH PHOTOS)
Mt. Blue performs during Class A North regional cheering championships Saturday at the Augusta Civic Center. The Cougars finished sixth and will go to compete in the state championship. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — Bangor came close last year to getting on Lewiston’s level by beating the Blue Devils in the KVAC cheering championship, before […]
Cheering: Medomak Valley repeats at B South regionals; Gray-New Gloucester gets redemption as runer-up
Gray-New Gloucester celebrates coming second in Class B South regional cheering championships on Saturday at Augusta Civic Center. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — It didn’t come easy, but Medomak Valley did what it needed to do to earn its eighth Class B South regional cheering championship in a row Saturday at Augusta Civic Center. The […]
Cheering: Lisbon repeats as C South champion; Sacopee Valley edges Monmouth for 2nd
The Lisbon High School Cheering squad, performing the routine that won then the the Class C South regional title at Augusta Civic Center on Saturday morning. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) AUGUSTA — The Lisbon cheering team has one goal for every time it performs its routine: be clean. Perfect is a pipe dream, but clean is […]
Lewiston captures KVAC cheering championship
Lewiston High School cheerleaders compete at the KVAC championship Monday in Augusta. (Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — Lewiston High School cheering coach Lysa Laverdierre didn’t come into the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference championships looking for yet another title and even more hardware. “Our goal coming in today wasn’t necessarily to win or get the trophy […]