Isaac Therrien, top, of Mountain Valley High School wrestles Cam Bourget of Lisbon during a meet in Lisbon in January. Therrien, who won the 160-pound match against Bourget, will compete at the state championship meet Saturday. RUMFORD — There is no guarantees in life, and the same thing pertains to wrestling. Anyone can be beaten […]
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Girls’ basketball: Freshman phenoms playing big roles for playoff teams
Somehow, an Edward Little defender ended up on Julia Colby’s back. Literally. It nearly knocked Colby down, but the Oxford Hills freshman maintained her dribble, regained her balance and darted down the lane for a layup, the two most spectacular points of her team-high 17 in last week’s win over the Red Eddies. “She kept […]
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H.S. wrestling: Oak Hill’s Buteau, Wells win Mid-State titles
DIXFIELD — Prior to stepping on to the mat, the Oak Hill wrestler Danny Buteau had to focus mentally, and visualize what he needed to do. For the fourth consecutive year, Buteau did just that, winning his fourth individual championship at the 2017 Mid-State League tournament. In the team competition, overall depth can’t be overlooked, […]
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Boys’ hockey: St. Dom’s escapes Scarborough
LEWISTON — Justin Keaney didn’t get a chance to capitalize on the power play he earned for St. Dominic Academy — he was being evaluated after sustaining a thunderous hit that drew a two-minute elbowing call to the offending Scarborough defender. The Saints scored with the extra skater anyway, and it was Keaney, on his […]
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Girls basketball: Winthrop working to build a winner
WINTHROP — The Winthrop girls basketball team spent Wednesday night’s practice preparing for their game against Hall-Dale. The Ramblers would have rather been playing Carrabec, but that game was postponed for the second day in a row. So, instead, they got ready for Thursday night’s game, with their eyes set on winning, which they did, […]
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What to look forward to in Maine sports in 2017
Of course, 2016 did high school sports fans a favor by setting up all kinds of intrigue for 2017. Several tri-county area teams enter the new year without a loss — Edward Little, Spruce Mountain and Winthrop boys’ basketball, Oxford Hills, Gray-New Gloucester girls’ basketball, Lewiston boys’ ice hockey and St. Dom’s girls’ ice hockey. […]
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Kings, South Portland/Freeport/Waynlete settle for draw
AUBURN — Both teams’ coaches weren’t happy with the way things started Wednesday, and neither was particularly pleased with the ending, either. Poland/Leavitt/Oak Hill/Gray-New Gloucester and South Portland/Freeport/Waynflete battled through three periods and overtime with nothing decided, settling for a 3-3 tie at Norway Savings Bank Arena. “The key is you can’t play from behind […]
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Go, fight, pin: Oak Hill’s St. Germain making the transition from cheerleading to wrestling
WALES — Maggie St. Germain decided it was time to make a change. The sophomore cheerleader at Oak Hill, check that, the former cheerleader, decided to trade the pom poms for a wrestling singlet this winter season. There wasn’t a single reason why she wanted to go from acrobatics in the air to learning how […]
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Bim Gibson’s book recounts history of Edward Little and Lewiston basketball
AUBURN — Bim Gibson wrote “The History of Edward Little/Lewiston Basketball” in 2008. Then something happened: great basketball. So, he wrote Volume II. “The last book I wrote was Troy Barnies’ senior year,” Gibson said, referring to the Red Eddies great who is now playing basketball overseas. “You can argue that the last few years, […]