Filip Wiberg scores twice and Thomas Heaney makes 40 saves in goal as the Nordiques take out the defending league champions.
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College roundup: Bates edges past USM in baseball
The Beavers break a tie in the seventh on the road. Also, CMCC one-hits Great Bay and UMaine-Farmington softball earns a split in a doubleheader.
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Junior hockey: Twin City Thunder select two players with area connections in NCDC Draft
Maine Nordiques 16U defenseman Leo Mantenuto and Freeport’s Axel Favreau were two of the Thunder’s 20 selections in the USPHL NCDC entry draft.
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College roundup: Gray-NG grad Zoe Barnes garners award after setting program record
Barnes topped a USM record for the second straight week. In other news, Lewiston grad Jayden Wilson earns another honor and Oxford Hills grad Hunter LaBossiere keeps putting his name in the UMF record book.
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Racing recap: Max Cookson opens Oxford Plains title defense with SLM win
The Pittsfield driver kicks off his sophomore campaign by winning the season opener for the second year in a row. Also, PASS event at Oxford Plains postponed, and Mainer Mike Hopkins captures impressive checkered flag in North Carolina.
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Junior hockey: Brendan Gibbons’ OT goal gives the Maine Nordiques a 2-0 series lead
Gibbons’ game-winner give Nordiques a commanding lead, and they return to The Colisee on Thursday looking to sweep the New Jersey Titans.
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A weekend series 25 years in the making for Skidmore baseball coach
Lewiston native Ron Plourde has been coaching the Skidmore baseball team for the past 25 years. This weekend, the Thoroughbreds play in three games in his hometown against Bates, which swept Saturday’s doubleheader.
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Junior hockey: Maine Nordiques shut out New Jersey Titans in Game 1
Goalie Thomas Heaney turns aside all 34 shots he faces, and the Nordiques take the first game of a best-of-five series with the Titans.
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Paul Gastonguay says ‘it’s humbling to be included’ in Maine Tennis Hall of Fame
Ahead of his induction this weekend, the Bates College coach and Lewiston native credits coaches and family for his passion for the sport.