AUBURN — Shots are what a team strives for in hockey, but they don’t mean a thing if they don’t go in. Such was the situation Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland faced heading into the closing minutes of the first period in its game against Biddeford/Thornton Academy on Wednesday. The Red Hornets had put up 15 shots, but […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Lewiston/Oak Hill/Monmouth takes down Mt. Ararat/Morse, 11-0
LEWISTON — Opening night of a season is often filled with nervous anxiety. Both Lewiston/Oak Hill/Monmouth girls’ hockey coach Ron Dumont and Mt. Ararat/Morse leader Ron Hutchins were prepared for the nerves to play out. What helped the host Blue Devils was a solid start in Friday’s opener at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee, as they […]
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Photos: Girls’ basketball season tips off with Gippers tournament
Friday’s Games Girls Lewiston 60, Poland 21 Edward Little 46, Leavitt 17 Edward Little JV 36, Lewiston JV 33 Edward Little 41, Poland 22 Lewiston 56, Leavitt 32
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Girls’ Hockey: Defense the key for Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland
AUBURN — Maine high school girls’ hockey teams scored goals at an incredible pace last season, with state champion St. Dominic Academy leading the way. The other team that calls Norway Savings Bank Arena home hopes to slow down that pace this year, thanks to a defensive corps that Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland coach Shon Collins called “the […]
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2016-17 Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland girls’ hockey preview
Coach: Shon Collins (fifth year) Region: North Last year’s record: 9-8-3 regular season, lost in Northern Maine regional semifinals Returning athletes: Seniors — Allison MacKenzie (D), Angel Drouin (D), Kaylee Younk (D), Haley Frohlich (F), Mariah Vaillancourt (F), Madison Simard (F), Michaila Wilmot (F); Juniors — Saige Arseneault (F), Samantha Martineau (D); Sophomores — Taylor Cailler (F), Brianna […]
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Girls’ State Cross Country: St. Dom’s run to third-place state finish
It wasn’t quite the finish the Saints were aiming for, but 2016 was still a high-water mark for the program. “At the end of the day, it’s probably the best season St. Dom’s cross country team’s ever had. So we’re proud of that,” Saints co-coach Josh Brown said. “We thought we would come in a compete […]
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Cross Country: State meet a family affair Leavitt’s Labbe twins
TURNER — Julia Labbe was finally passed by her twin brother, Jason, and she couldn’t have been more thrilled. “I remember just wanting to beat her so bad, and she was always like a couple minutes ahead of me,” Jason said. “He’s pushed me. He used to be slower than me, but now he’s way […]
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Monday Morning Quarterback: Party over here, tears over there
Two distinctly different emotions erupt in the moments immediately after the conclusions of an overtime playoff football game. One, obviously, is euphoria, especially when it comes from a program that hadn’t won a playoff game in 16 years (before some players on the team were born) and hadn’t won a home playoff game in 22 […]
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H.S. Roundup: Leavitt upset bid falls two points short in Class B South football semifinals
KENNEBUNK — Leavitt came in as a heavy underdog but played like a team that knows a thing or two about postseason football. And it was almost enough. But not quite, as the No. 8 Hornets fell to No. 1 Kennebunk 16-14 in a Class B South quarterfinal Saturday. Leavitt took a 8-0 lead on a 50-yard […]
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H.S. Football: Pigskin prognostications
Cheverus 35, Lewiston 20 Kennebunk 28, Leavitt 20 Spruce Mountain 36, Freeport 13 Cape Elizabeth 42, Poland 6 Fryeburg 26, Mountain Valley 20 Dirigo 20, Old Orchard Beach 14 Oak Hill 30, Traip 12