LEWISTON — Puck luck is a real thing. The jury is still out on lucky number seven, though. Falmouth had two beneficial bounces go its way, resulting in the Yachtsmen’s No. 7, Theo Hembre, scoring goals. On the flip side, Lewiston’s No. 7, Joe Bisson, heard “clang” twice in one sequence. That’s the way Monday […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Effort not enough as Edward Little falls to Scarborough, 4-1
AUBURN – The Edward Little boys’ hockey team is looking for progress from each game. The Red Eddies hung tough against the Scarborough Red Storm on Wednesday, but couldn’t overcome an early two-goal deficit and fell 4-1 at Norway Savings Bank Arena. “We are getting a hang of this thing,” Edward Little coach Brett Barrett […]
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Boys’ Hockey: St. Dom’s scorches Thornton Academy late
AUBURN — It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish. A young St. Dominic Academy boys’ hockey team learned that lesson in its season opener Saturday, but it was a positive lesson with a positive result. The Saints battled back from a slow start, then turned a tie game into a blowout for a […]
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Winter Preview: Class A girls’ basketball
Leavitt coach Dave Gerrish says watch out for the Greely Rangers in Class A South. “Greely is going to be very strong, that’s a given,” Gerrish said. “The rest of us are looking up to that.” The Rangers won the Class B title in 2015. They fell short last year after moving up to Class […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Lewiston Blue Devils back on the ice
LEWISTON — The defending Class A boys’ hockey state champions were back on the ice Monday, the same sheet of ice where they had raised the trophy eight months earlier. Monday marked the first day of preseason practices for boys’ hockey teams, and the Lewiston Blue Devils were at square one, just like all of […]
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H.S. Football: Weekend blitz
Class A state championship North No. 1 PORTLAND (9-1) vs. South No. 1 BONNY EAGLE (10-0) Saturday, 11:06 a.m. This title game will be played at the home of the Bulldogs, and a place that Bonny Eagle coach Kevin Cooper has made feel like home, winning five titles in five tries. Both time like to […]
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Boys’ soccer: Bangor outlasts Gorham in a battle of the Rams, earns Class A title
PORTLAND — 110 minutes of well-played soccer were not enough to determine the Class A boys’ state championship between the Bangor Rams and the Gorham Rams. The teams were tied 1-1 when the game entered penalty kicks at Fitzpatrick Stadium in Portland. For Bangor, the most stressful situation in the game was “Payneless.” Senior goalkeeper […]
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Girls’ soccer: Messer golden goal lifts Camden Hills past Gorham
PORTLAND — For 80 minutes, Camden Hills threw everything it had at the Gorham goalkeeper Emma Smith to no avail. In overtime, the Windjammers finally got a shot to go. Charlotte Messer’s shot floated over Smith’s head at 5:14 of the first extra session to help North champion Camden Hills clinch its first Class A […]
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H.S. Football: Game of the week — Deering at Edward Little
Edward Little is starting to get healthy — and not a moment too soon. The Red Eddies will bring rejuvenated offensive and defensive lines into a week seven matchup with Deering, and that will be key against a big, physical Rams team. “They’re very much like Oxford Hills,” EL coach Dave Sterling said. “They like […]
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Boys’ Soccer: Edward Little rallies past rival Lewiston
AUBURN — Edward Little’s Jarod Norcross Plourde had never felt what it was like to beat rival Lewiston in a high school boys’ soccer game. Heck, he had never even felt what it was like to score against his team’s rival. In his final game against the Blue Devils, he felt both. Norcross Plourde scored […]