READFIELD — Leavitt started rolling in the middle innings of a 12-4 win over Maranacook in a KVAC softball action Wednesday. The Hornets scored four times in the top of the fourth and added five more runs in the fifth. They scored single runs in the first, second and sixth innings. Leah Maheux had a […]
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College Lacrosse: Bates men clinch NESCAC tournament berth, will face Wesleyan
WATERVILLE — With its season on the line, the Bates College men’s lacrosse team defeated Colby College 20-15 on Wednesday afternoon in annual Flahive, McDuffee, Sandler Memorial Game. The win propelled them into the conference tournament for the fourth straight season. Bates (8-7, 4-6 NESCAC) will travel to face top-seeded Wesleyan (12-2, 9-1 NESCAC) for the quarterfinals, […]
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Boys' lacrosse: Edward Little soaks Bangor
AUBURN — The rain came down in buckets when Edward Little hosted Bangor for a boys’ lacrosse matchup Wednesday. Thankfully for the Red Eddies, this wasn’t their first time in the rain. “We had a preseason game in the rain under the lights, and I think that helped us a little bit,” Edward Little coach […]
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Boys' lacrosse: Lake Region pours it on St. Dom's
St. Dom’s Braden Pelletier pressures Lake Region’s Nate Bragdon-Clements during a soggy lacrosse game on Wednesday afternoon in Auburn. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) AUBURN — The first possession of Wednesday’s Class C boys’ lacrosse game between Lake Region and St. Dominic Academy was a microcosm of the entire contest, except for one minor detail: it took […]
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Girls' lacrosse: Lewiston starts slow, then rolls to win over Oxford Hills
Lewiston’s Grace Dumond takes aim at the goal as Oxford Hills’ Marissa Paine tries to block her during Tuesday afternoon’s lacrosse game in South Paris. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) PARIS – Lewiston coach Brant Remington sang a few lines of the Go-Gos’ smash hit song “Vacation” early in the first half, twisting the words to fit […]
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Women's lacrosse: Mammoths stifle Bobcats
Liv Sandford, right, of Bates College, battles Amherst College’s Rebecca Wistreich for a loose ball during Saturday’s lacrosse game at Garcelon Field in Lewiston. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — After allowing a five-goal flurry early in Saturday’s NESCAC women’s lacrosse game against No. 4 Amherst, Bates virtually shut down the Mammoths for the final 50 […]
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Head games: Helmets slowly seeping into girls’ lacrosse
The coach and former player in Leslie Klenk understands the resistance to helmets in girls’ lacrosse. “I’m kind of an old-school player,” the St. Dom’s coach and former University of Virginia player said. “I like looking back and seeing the no helmets — when I was playing, there wasn’t even eye gear.” The mother in […]
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Lewiston scores early, often in 20-4 win over Cony
Lewiston’s Jayden Wilson controls the balls while Cony’sIan Bowers gives chase during Wednesday’s lacrosse game at Garcelon Field at Bates College in Lewiston. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Coming off a big win over Bangor in their opening game, the Lewiston Blue Devils picked up right where they left off, scoring 20 goals en route […]
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EL boys' lacrosse slips away from Mt. Blue
Mt. Blue’s Dom Giampietro (32) races down field as Edward Little’s Spencer Frahn moves in at Kents Hill School on Tuesday morning. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) KENTS HILL — Edward Little’s offense rolled in with the dense fog that kept closing in on the lacrosse field at Kents Hill School. But the Red Eddies took the […]
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Roundup: Lewiston girls' lacrosse opens with win over Brunswick
LEWISTON — Three different Lewiston High School players recorded hat tricks Thursday as Lewiston defeated Brunswick 10-1 in a season-opening girls’ lacrosse contest. Christine Chasse, Grace Dumond and Rachel Ouellette all had three goals. Ouellette added two assists, while Chasse and Dumond each had one assist in the victory. Katie Lemieux also had one goal. Rian […]