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Junior Hockey: Stars shut out Fighting Spirit, end 8-game win streak
LEWISTON — For the second time this successful and explosive inaugural season for the Lewiston/Auburn Fighting Spirit, an NA3EHL opponent decided that eight is enough. The Spirit’s snowman-shaped winning streak melted Saturday night, courtesy of the New England Stars. Ryan Gauvin scored both goals for the Tyngsboro, Mass., outfit, which skated away from Androscoggin Bank Colisee […]
Stars blind Bruins, 5-3
BOSTON — Tyler Seguin scored three goals against his former team as the Dallas Stars beat the Boston Bruins 5-3 on Tuesday night. Jyrki Jokipakka scored his first NHL goal and Alex Goligoski scored his first of the season for the Stars, who ended Boston’s four-game winning streak despite being outshot 39-19. Jason Spezza and […]
Girls’ Hockey: Short turnaround for St. Dom’s and Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland players
AUBURN — A week ago, the St. Dom’s girls’ soccer team was playing in a playoff game. Many of those same players were already on to the next sports season Monday, the first day of practices for high school girls’ hockey programs across the state. “There’s no down time,” St. Dom’s senior Tia Rotolico said. […]
Junior hockey: L/A Fighting Spirit vanquish Maine Wild
For the second time this season, the L/A Fighting Spirit staked their claim to in-state dominance in the NA3EHL. Colby Siering and Mike Heffernan each scored a pair of goals and Dylan Vrees added a goal and two assists to help lead the Fighting Spirit to a 7-0 win over the Wild at Biddeford Ice […]
Calling all hockey fans
There is a new game in town called L/A Fighting Spirit. As I did with the Mainiacs, I bought season tickets for the L/A Spirit games. I am very impressed with the skill level of these players. They are a very well-coached team and the players have bought into the system they are playing. I […]
Junior hockey: Fighting Spirit bounce back from first loss, win big
The second half of a weekend swing in New Jersey was a chance to see how the L/A Fighting Spirit would bounce back from a loss. Just fine, thanks. Led by Colby Siering’s hat trick, the Fighting Spirit rebounded from their initial defeat of the season with a convincing 8-2 win Sunday afternoon over Skylands. […]
Jets cruise, land on Bruins, 6-2
BOSTON (AP) — Six different Winnipeg skaters scored in the season opener, and Jets coach Paul Maurice is happy about that. Not just for the well-distributed scoring, but because he’s got a half-dozen players who can spend another day in fantasy land. “Everybody’s got hopes and dreams when they come into a season, thinking they […]
H.S. Golf: Lewiston shooting for a State Championship
For the Lewiston High School golf team, that’s especially true as three hockey players Kyle Morin, Brendon Croteau and Sam Zashut help lead the Blue Devils to the KVAC Class A Shootout Championship on Monday at the Rockland Country Club. For Morin and Croteau, who both play forward for the hockey team, they see similarities […]