Lewiston High School goalies who are in a tight battle for the starting spot on the defending state champion Devils are from left to right Conrad Albert, Shawn Michael Chabot and Jacob Smith. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — The goaltending position has been an afterthought at times during Lewiston’s two-year run as Class A state […]
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Girls' hockey: Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill pushes past York/Traip/Marshwood, 5-0
Brie Dube, center, follows through on her shot on York goalie Erin Gray during the second period of Wednesday night’s game at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill and York/Traip/Marshwood both entered Wednesday night’s girls’ hockey clash with 2-0 records and a lot of goals scored during their […]
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William H. Ricker
AUBURN — William H. Ricker, 88, of Lewiston, died after a short illness Tuesday, Dec. 5, at the Hospice House in Auburn. William, better known as Poppy, was born in Lewiston on June 22, 1929, to George and Beatrice (Gahagan) Ricker. He attended Lewiston schools and enlisted in the Army in 1946. He married Patricia LeClair […]
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Smith scores twice to lead Predators over Bruins
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Craig Smith scored twice and added an assist to lead the Nashville Predators over the Boston Bruins 5-3 on Monday night. Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist, and Nick Bonino and Filip Forsberg also scored for Nashville, which has won three of four. Pekka Rinne made 36 saves. Charlie […]
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Maine hockey blows lead, ties Vermont
ORONO — If ever a tie felt like a loss, it was Friday night. The University of Maine broke through for a two-goal lead in the third period against Vermont, only to allow two late power-play goals as the Black Bears and Catamounts skated to a 2-2 tie before 3,365 at Alfond Arena. Peter Housakos and Canon […]
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Twin City Thunder to skate in USPHL at Norway Savings Bank Arena
We are excited to announce we will be expanding into #Maine for our Premier North Division! The @TwinCityThunder team will join us for the ’18-’19 season! Check out the full release here – https://t.co/teHVrkn8Ie #usphl #hockey pic.twitter.com/FAIiBF4tnH — USPHL (@USPHL) December 1, 2017 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js AUBURN — Maine’s newest junior hockey team will call itself the […]
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Junior hockey team to call Auburn home
AUBURN — The Lewiston-Auburn area is getting a second junior hockey team. Monday night, the Auburn City Council gave its unanimous approval to Maine Hockey Management Group LLC to finalize a lease agreement with a yet-to-be-named league to operate a team out of the Norway Savings Bank Arena beginning next season, in August 2018. “We’re […]
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Marie Beaule Therrien
BIDDEFORD — Marie Beaule Therrien, 86, of Biddeford, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 21. Family came from miles away to pay their last respects. Marie was born Jan. 29, 1931 in Lewiston, a daughter of John and Yolande (Dostie) Beaulè. On Oct. 25, 1952, she married Normand F. Therrien at St. Mary’s Church in Lewiston. They spent […]
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Ovechkin and Putin: Why?
Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), of Russia, looks on during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Calgary Flames, Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) WASHINGTON — For more than a dozen years, Alex Ovechkin has skated between two worlds: his country of birth and his professional […]
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Pastrnak goal in third lifts Bruins to win over Penguins
BOSTON — After letting a pair of two-goal leads slip away in the second period, the Boston Bruins got the break they needed early in the third and put an end to the rallies. David Pastrnak scored on a breakaway 5:06 into the third period, snapping a 3-all tie and giving Boston the lead for good […]