Hampden Academy’s Bryce Nichols returns a shot during a Class A North semifinal match against Lewiston High School in Lewiston on Saturday.Lewiston High School’s Molly Chicoine returns a shot during a Class A North semifinal match against Mt. Blue High School in Lewiston on Saturday.Lewiston High School’s Asier Garcinuno returns ball during a Class A […]
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Unified Basketball: Hampden Academy stops Lisbon for state title
This was the second year the sport was sanctioned by the Maine Principals’ Association, and Hampden has taken both championships that have been handed out. The Broncos beat Lisbon last year as well, winning in overtime. “I could not be more proud of my athletes and partners. They are outstanding,” Hampden coach Andrea Lee said. […]
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The Hot Corner: Two, too great to compare, too polarizing to enjoy
In a 2015-16 New England Patriots’ news cycle that was dominated by embarrassing (for everyone involved except the Patriots) lunacy, let’s start the next one with some real talk. The Patriots aren’t heading west to Tom Brady’s neck of the woods to defend their Super Bowl title, to make the franchise’s ninth Super Bowl appearance […]
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AFC title game: Broncos end Patriots’ season
DENVER (AP) — When Peyton Manning was watching games from the locker room a few months ago, none of this seemed possible. Manning back on the field, playing the role of the most decorated game manager in history. Manning churning his 39-year-old legs around right end for a 12-yard gain and a first down. Manning […]
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Patriots stopped cold
DENVER (AP) — Tom Brady lost yet another one of his trusted targets and this time he also lost a game. C.J. Anderson scored on a 48-yard run with 12:32 left in overtime, powering the Denver Broncos past the New England Patriots 30-24 on a snowy Sunday night. Watching from the cozy indoors at field […]
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Boys Soccer: Lewiston handles Hampden Academy to complete undefeated reg. season
All that stood between Lewiston and an undefeated regular season was the second-ranked team in Class A North — Hampden Academy — but the Blue Devils were up to the task, dominating from start to finish in a 5-1 boys’ soccer victory at Don Roux Field on Saturday night. “The kids played real hard. They […]
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Boys’ basketball: Hampden hands Edward Little first loss
HAMPDEN — The Hampden Academy boys basketball team hasn’t lost a home game in more than five years — since Jan. 18, 2010, to be exact. So when undefeated Edward Little of Auburn came visiting for a showdown of the top two teams in Eastern Maine Class A on Monday afternoon, the streak — or […]
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Seahawks crush Broncos in Super Bowl
They made Super Bowl Sunday the best day of all with one of the greatest performances in an NFL title game — sparked by a defense that ranks among the best ever. The Seahawks won their first Super Bowl crown in overpowering fashion, punishing Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos 43-8. That masterful defense, the […]
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Brady, Manning to meet again
DENVER (AP) — Only one of them can be the greatest. Peyton Manning could be the one — owner of a record four, working on five, Most Valuable Player awards, current holder of NFL single-season records for passing yardage and touchdowns and architect of a career-reviving second act, the likes of which has rarely been […]
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Sunday Night Football: Luck, Colts outduel Manning, Broncos
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Luck threw for three touchdowns and ran for another Sunday night, outplaying predecessor Peyton Manning in a 39-33 victory over the previously unbeaten Denver Broncos. The victory ended the Broncos’ 17-game regular-season winning streak in the first game Manning played against his former team since being released in March 2012. Manning […]