LEWISTON — Puck luck is a real thing. The jury is still out on lucky number seven, though. Falmouth had two beneficial bounces go its way, resulting in the Yachtsmen’s No. 7, Theo Hembre, scoring goals. On the flip side, Lewiston’s No. 7, Joe Bisson, heard “clang” twice in one sequence. That’s the way Monday […]
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Boys’ hockey: Lewiston trio is top of the line
LEWISTON — The Lewiston boys’ hockey team aced every test on its way to an 8-0 start to the season before facing off with Class A South leader Falmouth on Monday night. History? The Blue Devils have put last year’s title run in the history books and moved on to this season’s current events. Reading? […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Red Eddies rebound against Kings
From there on it was all Red Eddies, who finished off host Poland/Gray-New Gloucester/Oak Hill/Leavitt for a 6-3 victory in a Class A North boys’ hockey game at Norway Savings Bank Arena on Saturday night. The Red Eddies (3-5) trailed for the first time midway through the second when the Kings (2-2-1) scored on the […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Greely trips up EL/Leavitt/Poland
The Rangers (10-1) put a shot on target in the opening seconds on the initial rush. It took the Red Hornets (8-3-1) another three minutes before they were able to do the same. Greely finished with a 12-3 advantage in shots on goal in the first period, and the Rangers had the best scoring opportunity […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Lewiston lights up rival St. Dom’s
AUBURN — In the first period, St. Dominic Academy goalie Goalie Kyle Welsh appeared to be impenetrable. In the second, Lewiston’s attack proved unstoppable. The tale of two periods, of two longtime rivals, had a happy ending for the Blue Devils, who turned a close game into a blowout in the blink of an eye […]
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St. Dom’s pulls away from Lewiston in girls’ hockey
So St. Dominic Academy started working on shooting it when the Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill goalie couldn’t see the puck. The Saints finally found openings midway through the first period, leading to one goal, then another, and a third came on a shorthanded breakaway. St. Dom’s put three more goals in during the second period, and one […]
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Running clock showing little mercy in high school hockey
Thanks to a mercy rule, the game got over as fast as it could. The “Mercy Rule,” created by the National Federation of State High School Associations, and implemented by the Maine Principals’ Association, kicks in via a running clock once a team reaches a 10-goal deficit in the third period of a game. If […]
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Boys’ hockey: St. Dom’s stings Edward Little
AUBURN — Five minutes. That’s all it took for Edward Little’s solid start to fade away, and for rival St. Dominic Academy to all but seal up another resounding victory in the series. The Saints scored twice late in the first period, twice more early in the second and skated away to a 6-0 win […]
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Girls’ hockey: St. Dom’s evades Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland
AUBURN — Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland’s game plan worked to perfection Saturday night, and it still wasn’t enough to get undefeated rival St. Dominic Academy. The Red Hornets held their rivals well below their scoring average for the season, but the Saints scored just enough to skate away with a 2-1 victory in a girls’ hockey game […]
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Boys’ hockey: Lewiston lights up Bangor
LEWISTON — Lewiston had a devil of a time trying to score goals on Bangor goalie Derek Fournier during the regular season last year. That wasn’t the case when the two teams met for the first time this season Wednesday night. They weren’t always pretty, but goals aplenty went in during the Blue Devils’ 12-0 […]