The Monmouth Academy Mustangs celebrate with gold ball emblematic of winning the Class C state championship Saturday in the Paul G. Poulin Auditorium at the Augusta Civic Center. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — Monmouth’s offense came ready to defend the Class C state championship. The Mustangs started fast and held on to defeat Houlton 56-50, […]
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Boys' hockey: Lewiston powers past Bangor in A North semifinal
Lewiston’s Cam Dionne knocks the puck into the goal past Bangor’s Jacob Henry during the Class A North boys’ hockey semifinals game at The Colisee on Saturday evening. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Cam Dionne and his linemates listened, and that was good news for Lewiston. The Blue Devils senior forward scored a pair of […]
VIDEO: Looking back at Edward Little’s state championship double feature
The Edward Little girls’ basketball team won its first state championship Saturday in a 50-49 thriller over Gorham at the Cross Insurance Arena. Grace Fontaine hit the winning free throw in the game’s final second. The boys followed suit, earning their first gold ball since 1946 with a 41-36 win over Scarborough.
Boys' hockey: Cheverus stymies, stings Thornton in A South semifinal
Joshua Lessard of Thornton Academy tries to keep the puck from David Woodford of Cheverus on Saturday during their Class A South semifinal at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) LEWISTON — Thornton Academy coach Michael Roux said the first goal of the game between his Golden Trojans and Cheverus […]
Boys' hockey: Biddeford knocks off Falmouth in OT in A South semifinal
Biddeford’s Colin Petit takes the puck down the ice as Nick Farnham of Falmouth moves in on defense Saturday during their Class A South semifinal at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) LEWISTON — Biddeford couldn’t shake Falmouth for three periods, but the defending regional champion Yachtsmen couldn’t shake the […]
Hermon eludes Wells for Class B boys title
BANGOR — Jacob Godfrey scored 21 points as Hermon High capped a perfect season with a 55-34 victory over Wells in the Class B boys’ basketball state championship game Friday night at Cross Insurance Center. The title is the first for Hermon (22-0), whose boys last appeared in the state finals in 2000. Hermon won […]
Winslow outruns Lake Region for Class B girls' crown
BANGOR — Throughout the season, the hallmarks of the Winslow High School girls basketball team have been defense and depth. On Friday night at the Cross Insurance Center, those helped lead the Black Raiders to the Class B state title. “I knew that this team was a great team, and I wanted to be a […]
Boys' hockey: Greely pushes past Yarmouth in B South semifinal
Yarmouth’s Michael Guertier battles for a loose puck with Andrew Eckhardt of Greely on Friday during their Class B semifinal at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) LEWISTON — Jake MacDonald scored two goals, the second a big one, and top-seeded Greely eventually pulled away from No. 4 Yarmouth, 4-1, […]
Edward Little boys golden after stopping Scarborough
PORTLAND — Edward Little’s gold ball collection doubled in one night. Just a couple of hours after the girls’ team won its first state championship, the Edward Little boys’ team won the third in school history, and first since 1946, with a 41-36 win over Scarborough at Cross Insurance Arena on Friday night. Darby Shea’s […]
Boys' hockey: Cape Elizabeth rallies past York in B South semifinal
York’s Andrew Bertolini tries to get a shot off as he is tripped up in front of the net Friday against Cape Elizabeth in the teams’ Class B quarterfinal at the Androscoggin bank Colisee in Lewiston. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) LEWISTON — Phil Tarling scored a pair of goals 10 seconds apart to break […]