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2017-18 Sun Journal girls' hockey capsules

Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland Red Hornets Coach: Dana Berube (first year) Region: North Last year’s results: 14-5-1 (lost in regional semifinals) Returning players: Senior — Sam Martineau (defense); Juniors — Taylor Cailler (forward), Brianna Doucette (forward); Sophomore — Manny Guimond (goalie). Key losses: Kaylee Younk (defense), Ally MacKenzie (defense), Angel Drouin (defense), Mariah Vaillancourt (forward), Saige Arsenault (forward), Haley Frolich […]

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Katherine T. Rand

BRUNSWICK — Katherine T. Rand (Tierney), 78, formerly of Lewiston and most recently of Brunswick, passed away Monday, Oct. 30. She was born in Lewiston on Nov. 26, 1938, the daughter of Clara and John Tierney. She was educated in Lewiston schools and later went on to work in housekeeping for Maine Medical Center until she […]

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Girls' hockey: A new season starts for defending champ St. Dom's

St. Dom’s girls’ ice hockey coach Paul Gosselin gives the team some instruction on drills during the first day of practice at the Norway Savings Bank Arena on Monday. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) AUBURN — According to St. Dominic Academy girls’ hockey coach Paul Gosselin, “The hunger hasn’t gone anywhere.” Two consecutive state championships didn’t satisfy […]

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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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SJ Wrestler of the Year: Relentless Caleb Austin left mark on Mountain Valley wrestling

Caleb Austin had one thing in mind for his senior year at Mountain Valley High School. “I’d like to leave a mark here in wrestling,” he said prior to the winter sports season. Austin certainly did that, graduating as the school’s all-time leader in victories after a dominant senior season, which he capped off with […]

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Edward Little hires Chris Cifelli to coach girls' basketball

Edward Little High School didn’t have to look very far to find its next girls’ basketball coach — just down to the other end of the bench. Chris Cifelli, who has been an assistant with the program under Craig Jipson for 12 years, will take the reins of the program going forward, succeeding Jipson, who […]

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Norm Gagne to coach at Edward Little

“Coach” is going home. Norm Gagne, the Edward Little High School alumnus who is second to none in wins in Maine high school hockey history, will stand behind his alma mater’s bench as its head coach for the first time in his storied career next season, leaving Scarborough’s program behind after eight seasons and one […]

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H.S. wrestling: Maine wrestlers fare well at New England championships

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Cody Craig of Skowhegan and Bradley Beaulieu of Marshwood each had some unfinished business to tend to at the 53nd annual New England Interscholastic Wrestling Championship over the weekend. Their missions were accomplished as the two Maine wrestlers each won individual championships, Craig in the 106-pound division and Beaulieu at 138 pounds. […]