PORTLAND — Pass, dribble, pass. Dribble, pass. Dribble, slash, score. That’s the abridged but substantially explanatory version of how Deering picked apart Oxford Hills in a Class AA boys’ basketball holiday matinee on Monday. Deering shot 62 percent from the field in the first half, fashioned 50 points and cruised to an 81-49 victory. “In the […]
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Boys’ basketball: Deering stuffs Edward Little
AUBURN — It was an inside job all the way in a tumultuous second quarter — and Deering’s lead only grew in the third. The Rams found a home underneath Edward Little’s net and built what looked like an insurmountable 16-point lead at the half, and carried their momentum into the third stanza. But the […]
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Carolyn E. Clark
1932 – 2015 LEWISTON — Carolyn E. Clark, 82, of Lewiston passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 3, at her home in Lewiston with her family by her side. She was born in Brewer on Oct. 11, 1932, the daughter of Ray and Jessie (Small) Anderson. She attended local schools and graduated from Deering High […]
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Portland superintendent: Former Deering coach’s departure causing ‘unfounded speculation’
PORTLAND — Portland Superintendent of Schools Emmanuel Caulk on Wednesday responded to what he called “unfounded speculation and innuendo” surrounding the sudden departure of former Deering High School football coach Matthew Riddell the night before the school’s 103rd annual Thanksgiving Day game against Portland High School. The superintendent said Riddell, a Lewiston High School graduate, […]
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H.S. Football: Deering punches playoff ticket with win over Edward Little
AUBURN — Deering cornerback Ben Williams didn’t have the best of games last week and, as coach Matt Riddell said, he didn’t take it well. Williams took his frustrations out on Edward Little on Friday, picking off Red Eddies quarterback Matt Verrill twice in the Rams’ 32-12 victory at Walton Field. The win sends Deering […]
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H.S. Football: Deering drops Lewiston to 0-5
Let Deering score. Down by one point, burning up the second of his three chances to stop the clock, County knew it was the right, if desperate call. Even if the quizzical looks required him to be more of a salesman than a teacher. “I don’t think I’ve ever done that in my career. I […]
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Game of the Week: Devils-Rams a must-win game
Six of eight teams will make the playoffs in Class A East football. For the second consecutive year, that’s the good news for Lewiston after an 0-4 start. The bad news: Lewiston must face Bangor (4-0) and vastly improved Portland (2-2) before finishing the regular season with rival Edward Little. That itinerary turns Friday night’s […]
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HS Football: Rams get first win at expense of Vikings’ playoff hopes
PARIS — Taking over a winless team is never an ideal situation for a coach, particularly when his predecessor resigned due to reasons that had little to do with the team’s win-loss record. But one of the advantages of being in such a situation, as Lewiston alumnus Matt Riddell is discovering in his two-week tenure […]