PARIS — Lacrosse may soon be coming to Oxford Hills Middle School, thanks to an active group of parent volunteers who received consent to proceed with a lacrosse club from the SAD 17 Board of Directors at Monday night’s regularly scheduled board meeting. “The hockey club started very similar,” said Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School Principal […]
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High school lacrosse: Marshwood, Cape Elizabeth, Yarmouth post state championship wins
PORTLAND — In dominating fashion, Marshwood made the most of its inaugural appearance in the Class A state title game Saturday. Lindsey Poirier was the offensive catalyst for the Hawks, netting seven goals and adding an assist to lead Marshwood to a 13-5 win over East A champion Messalonskee at Fitzpatrick Stadium. The Hawks (13-3) […]
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High school lacrosse: Brunswick tops South Portland for Class A crown
“(Sophomore Christian) was a lefty attackman, and then he turned out to be a gifted LSM,” the elder Glover said. “I watched him go after it with his brother, and I said, ‘Oh, he’s pretty good going both ways.’” Late in the third quarter of Saturday’s Class A state championship game, any second guesses coach […]
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High school lacrosse: Lewiston twin bill among playoff highlights
The Lewiston High School girls’ lacrosse team is hoping the third time is truly the charm. As the Heal Points stopped spinning Friday and the brackets for this year’s Eastern Class A playoffs were etched in stone, the Blue Devils, the No. 4 seed in this year’s bracket, saw a familiar foe line up at […]
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Ex-Maranacook student charged with impersonating trooper at Kents Hill
READFIELD — State Police say they charged a Wayne man with impersonating a police officer and having a concealed weapon at the Kents Hill School campus Tuesday. Troopers arrested Caleb Jackson, 19, of Wayne and charged him with impersonating a public servant, carrying a concealed weapon and possessing a gun on school property, according to a […]
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Boys’ lacrosse: Lewiston pulls away from St. Dom’s in season finale
The Lewiston boys’ lacrosse team will take it. The Blue Devils weathered an early onslaught from St. Dominic Academy, slowly picked their way back to even, and then dominated on defense in the second half to lock down a 7-4 win over the rival Saints in the teams’ final game of the regular season. The […]
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Girls’ lacrosse: Blue Devils scuttle Shipbuilders
In those 14 seconds, Lewiston’s slumped shoulders started to rise, the Blue Devils’ spirits brightened and they began to believe in a comeback. Seven goals turned to six, then five, four and three by halftime. With 4:29 to play in the second half, Kristina Blais put the punctuation mark on the comeback with a spinning […]
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Local roundup: EL girls’ lacrosse edges Brunswick in overtime
AUBURN — In a back-and-forth overtime period Wednesday, Edward Little rallied to earn its second win of the season, 10-9 over Brunswick. The teams went into overtime knotted at 8 goals each. The Dragons’ Sydney Anderson struck first in the initial three-minute OT session. With 38 seconds remaining in that period, Francesca Haines tied things […]
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Boys’ lacrosse: Brunswick asserts KVAC dominance, topples unbeaten Lewiston
Wednesday, the young squad got a look at how far they still have to go. Six different Brunswick players scored — Kyle Woodruff and TJ Sullivan had three each — as the senior-laded Dragons rolled to a 12-3 win over Lewiston in a battle of previously unbeaten teams. “They’re a great team, they have a […]
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College Lacrosse: Bates’ season ends with loss to Tufts in NCAA tournament round of 16
MEDFORD, Mass. — For a team that had never participated in the NCAA Division III tournament up until this season, Bates College entered the round of 16 with a massive target on its back. That’s because on April 7, the Bobcats went into Medford, Mass., and put a halt to the top-ranked and defending NCAA champion […]