LEWISTON — Andrew Roderigue was on the giving end all night for Waterville. On the game-winning goal, he finally got his chance to receive a pass, and didn’t waste the opportunity. Roderigue gathered a point-to-point pass, wheeled and fired a shot from the right side that eluded Yarmouth goalie Dan Latham, lifting the Purple Panthers […]
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Class B boys’ hockey state championship: Waterville, Yarmouth fight to get back on top
Players to Watch: Waterville — Jr. D Andrew Roderigue, Jr. F Jackson Aldrich, Sr. F Michael Oliveira, Jr. G Nathan Pinnette; Yarmouth — Sr. D Walter Conrad, Sr. F Patrick Grant, Jr. F Bill Jacobs, Soph. G Dan Latham. Matchup: Once a Class A power, Waterville was the best team in Class B this year […]
Class B South boys’ hockey regional final: Yarmouth buries Gardiner
LEWISTON — Bill Jacobs scored two goals in the second period to break open a close game and top-ranked Yarmouth downed Gardiner 5-0 in the Class B South boys’ hockey regional final Wednesday night at Androscoggin Bank Colisee. The Clippers (16-4) dominated the first period by every metric — offensive-zone time, possession, shots — yet […]
Class B South boys’ hockey semifinal: Yarmouth knocks out Kennebunk
LEWISTON — The No. 1 team in the Class B South playoffs played like it Friday night. Yarmouth jumped out to a 2-0 lead and pulled away from there, beating Kennebunk 5-1 in a boys’ hockey semifinal at Androscoggin Bank Colisee. The fifth-seeded Rams (10-9-1), who had to win a quarterfinal on the road Tuesday, […]
Class B South boys’ hockey: Yarmouth looks the part, but underdogs lurking
Players to Watch: Sr. F Patrick Grant, Yarmouth; Sr. D Walter Conrad, Yarmouth; Jr. F Tristan Hebert, Gardiner; Jr. g Michael Poirier, Gardiner; Sr. F Matt Deveaux, Brunswick; Sop. F Thomas Carr, York; Sr. F James Ross, Kennebunk; Sr. D Donovan Connor, Kennebunk; Sr. G Grant Rusk, Cape Elizabeth; Sr. F Carl Bear, Gorham. Favorites: […]
Class B South boys’ final: Lake Region sinks Yarmouth for regional title
The game was tied 35-35 at the end of the third quarter, but an apparent two-point lead was taken away from the third-ranked Clippers (15-6) when Bailey Darling’s floater was negated by a charge called against him. Another charge call against Yarmouth in the fourth proved to be more damaging. Aleksander Medenica was called for […]
Class B South girls’ quarterfinal: Lake Region tops Yarmouth after controversial ending
PORTLAND — One mistake led to another, then another, then another, and those all took wind out of the Yarmouth Clippers’ sails long before a controversial ending ever did, coach Christina Strong admitted. The sixth-seeded Clippers nearly pulled off the upset against No. 3 Lake Region, but one too many mistakes — and one Lakers […]
Girls’ Hockey: Red Hornets prevail
AUBURN — In order to get a third win this season against Yarmouth/Freeport/Gray-New Gloucester, Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland needed a third goal in the third period. All those stars aligned for the Red Hornets, thanks to a second wind, for a 3-2 victory in a North regional girls’ hockey quarterfinal Wednesday at Norway Savings Bank Arena. The […]
Girls’ Hockey: Red Hornets hold on
AUBURN — In order to get a third win this season against Yarmouth/Freeport/Gray-New Gloucester, Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland needed a third goal in the third period. All those stars aligned for the Red Hornets, thanks to a second wind, for a 3-2 victory in a North regional girls’ hockey quarterfinal Wednesday at Norway Savings Bank Arena. The […]
Girls’ Hockey: Fearsome foursome look to dominate postseason
The top four teams in the girls’ hockey playoffs — two from the North and two from the South — get byes into the regional semifinals. The way the regular season turned out, it wouldn’t be a surprise for all four teams to find their way into the regional championship games at the Androscoggin Bank […]