AUGUSTA — Fourteen other schools play Class D West girls’ basketball, but Valley is the one least likely to inspire overconfidence in Rangeley. The Lakers and the Cavaliers see each other twice every winter. Usually three times, if you count the regional tournament. No potential opponent in the draw knows Rangeley better. “It was much […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Winning is learned behavior for Lewiston seniors
LEWISTON — Beginner hockey players are all too familiar with “lemon” drills, designed to teach them balance, how to go forward and backward and stop on a dime when necessary. It’s a lot to grasp, of course, which is why most athletes gravitating to the game begin rehearsing the skills at around the same time […]
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Girls’ basketball: ‘Cats scrap Raiders
WALES — Paige McElwain takes pride in annoying her opponents. When she’s frustrating the other team, she knows she is doing her job, and she does it quite well. MeElwain was everywhere Oak Hill didn’t want the feisty junior guard to be in the first half of a Western Class B girls’ basketball preliminary. McElwain’s […]
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Girls’ Hockey Eastern Final: Lewiston shuts out Leavitt Little
It’s the law of averages, and in concert with another dynamite defensive effort, it steered Lewiston into the state championship game. Paige Fontaine made 25 saves for her second playoff shutout Wednesday night, and Lewiston advanced to its third girls’ hockey state championship game and its first since 2010 by shutting out rival Leavitt/Edward Little, […]
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Eastern Girls’ Hockey Final: Defense drove Red Hornets, Blue Devils to Portland
It’s the game every Twin Cities girls’ varsity hockey player or fan wanted since the first puck dropped at practice in November. The only thing neutral will be the ice. No. 1 Leavitt/Edward Little (16-3) meets No. 2 Lewiston (14-4-1) at 5 p.m. Wednesday for the Eastern Maine championship at Portland Ice Arena. The winner […]
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Girls’ Hockey, East Semifinal: Lewiston blanks two-time champ Greely
AUBURN — Greely might not bear much resemblance to the team that won back-to-back girls’ hockey state championships, but to call the Rangers a “tough out” in the Eastern Maine tournament is so overly simplistic, it’s laughable. Lewiston knew it would take a tireless effort, and yes, a friendly bounce or two to survive Saturday […]
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Girls’ Hockey East Semifinal: Red Hornets share wealth, return to title game
One, hope that the Red Hornets’ freshmen — seven of them, each seeing significant ice time — get rattled by the environment. Or two, stay glued to Taylor Landry at every turn and force somebody else to beat you. Neither approach stayed on the rails Saturday afternoon at Norway Savings Bank Arena. Six different players […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Eddies spoil Rams’ home farewell, 52-40
AUGUSTA — Edward Little put away the horrible memories a bit more quickly than Cony could process the emotion of its wonderful memories Tuesday night. The Red Eddies never trailed and looked unstoppable in spurts, spoiling the Rams’ Senior Night with a 52-40 KVAC girls’ basketball win at Ryan Gym. Ranked No. 1 in Class […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Kemp catches fire; Monmouth escapes Lisbon
MONMOUTH — Better now than in a week or two, but the flu has attacked the Monmouth Academy girls’ basketball team like a half-court trap. Already down their point guard and another key contributor due to injury, the Mustangs had three of their surviving starters in sick bay over the weekend, including do-everything senior Kylie […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Nadeau brings experience, enforcement to Red Hornets’ defense
AUBURN — On the Leavitt/Edward Little girls’ hockey roster, five players are listed on defense, plus two goalies. Of the seven, five are freshmen. It’s an arrangement that traditionally screams “building year,” and typically would keep a coach sweating bullets even inside the coldest rinks in the state. Not the Red Hornets, though, and not […]