Junior hockey: The Islanders HC score late in the third period and then again in overtime to defeat the Thunder.
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Local and community sports coverage from the Sun Journal.
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College roundup: Bates and CMCC women win instate matchups
Emily Strachan leads the Mustangs past Southern Maine CC, and the Bobcats take down Bowdoin for the second time this season. Also, the UMaine women win again and the UMF men defeat Bowdoin.
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College roundup: Second-quarter effort leads Bates women past rival Colby
The Bobcats break open a tie game with a big second quarter. Also, some area grads and current college standouts garner conference honors.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local Sports, Maine colleges, Sports
Bates College hires Matt Coyne as its new football coach
Coyne comes to Bates after spending time as the defensive coordinator at his alma mater, and Bobcats conference foe, Wesleyan University.
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College roundup: Win over UMF makes Jon Furbursh Bates’ winningest coach
Also, Bates’ Meghan Graff and CMCC’s Corey David reach 1,000 career points and Jack Kane sets new UMF blocks mark.
Posted inLocal Sports, Olympics, Outdoors, Sports
On Skiing: The best skiing is still ahead of us; but first, the Olympics
February and March are usually our biggest snow months, so we can look forward to plenty of good skiing for another two months, writes columnist Dave Irons as he looks forward to the Olympics and US Alpine Championships.
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Auburn’s Ilyas Bashir makes the rounds as a Golden Gloves boxer
Bashir — an 18-year-old freshmen at Bates College — sees pugilism as an outlet and something that builds character and establishes discipline.
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Sam Stitz’s two goals lift Twin City Thunder past Boston Advantage
Junior Hockey: Twin City Thunder forward now has nine goals this season.
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College roundup: UMaine-Farmington men chop down Maine Maritime
Balanced scoring lifts the Beavers. Also, the Central Maine CC women win big and the UMaine-Farmington and Bates women suffer close losses.
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College roundup: Simon McCormick’s hot hand shoots Bates past Connecticut College
McCormick makes seven 3-pointers and scores 25 for the Bobcats. Also, the Bates women lose and the UMaine women win fourth in a row.