LEWISTON — Most hockey players wouldn’t consider a flashlight or an extra phone battery standard issue equipment, nor would most pack those items on their way to practices and games. But this year’s Scarborough High School hockey players are far from typical. “Some of the players even have those headlamps you clip to your hats, […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Lewiston buries St. Dom’s in rivalry rout
LEWISTON — Rivalry week ended just about as good as it began for the Lewiston boys’ hockey team. After routing Edward Little on the road 11-0 last Saturday, followed by a week full of just practices, the Blue Devils finished off the week with a 10-0 victory over St. Dominic Academy at Androscoggin Bank Colisee […]
Girls’ Hockey: Saints cap perfect regular season with win over Blue Devils
LEWISTON — After dispatching Greely in one of its closest games of the year, all that was standing in the way of the St. Dominic Academy girls’ hockey team and a perfect regular season was rival Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill. The Saints got off to a slow start, then had to work for their goals against Blue […]
Girls’ hockey: St. Dom’s edges Greely in Auburn to remain unbeaten
Since a six-goal St. Dominic Academy win on Nov. 26, neither the Saints nor the Greely Rangers had tasted defeat. Thursday’s rematch lived up to the heavyweight expectations, and after hard fought periods, the Saints remained unbeaten with a 3-2 victory at the Norway Savings Bank Arena. Two first-period goals helped the Saints to their […]
Boys’ Hockey: Rams rally late, tip Red Eddies in OT
AUBURN — Reed Hopkins kept trying and trying and trying, and finally the puck went in. It was a microcosm of how the game went for Cony/Hall-Dale/Monmouth, but all that mattered in the end was that it was a success. Hopkins scored on a rebound with 1:43 left in overtime to rally the Rams past […]
Boys’ hockey: Biddeford blitzes St. Dom’s, then holds on
AUBURN — Biddeford couldn’t take advantage of its barrage of chances early. When the chances kept coming, the Tigers finally started to convert them into goals. It helped that St. Dominic Academy provided some of those chances. The Saints put themselves in too big of a hole to come out of and suffered a 7-5 […]
Girls’ Hockey: Blue Devils’ goalie duo getting their shots
LEWISTON — Many times in high school hockey, a goalie goes from being a young apprentice one year to a veteran mentor a year or two later. It’s not that simple for the Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill girls’ hockey team, however. Meagan Gosselin got to ride along as a freshman goalie two years ago on a Blue […]
Boys’ Hockey: Lewiston rolls past rival Edward Little
It took just 17 seconds for EL’s Jason Cote to put a bit hit on a Lewiston player in the corner, drawing a five-minute major for hitting from behind, as well as a misconduct to go with it. “That hurts,” EL coach Brett Barrett said. “Not only a five-minute penalty, I got that kid in […]
Girls’ Hockey: EL/Leavitt/Poland lights up Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill
AUBURN — Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland found its firepower, and found it early. That it was against one its biggest rivals on home ice was just icing on the cake. The Red Hornets put five goals in during the first period on their way to a 10-0 victory over Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill in a girls’ hockey game at […]
Boys’ hockey: Rivet, Lewiston shoot past Scarborough
LEWISTON — What started as a state championship rematch ended in a rout. It took a few shifts for Lewiston to shake things out, but after that it was all blue skies. The Blue Devils, playing a road game at their home rink, skated past host Scarborough 7-1 in a Class A boys’ hockey clash […]