AUBURN — Just days before his team’s rematch with rival Leavitt/Edward Little/Poland, Lewiston High School coach Ron Dumont opted to make some adjustments to his game plan. The Blue Devils made some changes in the offensive zone and they paid dividends as they scored twice in the opening five minutes during a 3-0 victory over […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Leavitt snaps skid with win over Erskine Academy
TURNER — A strange thing happened prior to the start of Leavitt High School’s game against Erskine Academy. Burnt popcorn at the concession stand caused the fire alarm to go off during the early moments of the JV game, delaying the varsity contest by approximately 40 minutes. The small fire was contained and the Hornets […]
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Boys’ basketball: Shipbuilders cruise past Hornets
BATH — If fans at Bath Middle School Saturday afternoon looked away from the court in the first quarter, there was a good bet they missed something. Playing the opening eight minutes like a Harlem Globetrotters exhibition, both Morse and Leavitt played end-to-end boys basketball, with the host Shipbuilders claiming a 20-16 lead. A brief, […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Morse fends off Leavitt comeback
TURNER — Starting strong is something the Morse girls’ basketball team has been focusing on all week. After a loss against Camden Monday, the Shipbuilders wanted a good start in their next outing. “Our intensity was really flat,” Morse coach Becky Roak said. “We talked a lot about coming out with a strong start. Usually, […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Black Bears shoot past Hornets
TURNER — Before Friday’s game, Maranacook’s discussion revolved around missing shots. It wasn’t that the team was pessimistic — The Black Bears were just being prepared. “We haven’t been shooting that well in previous games,” senior center Christine Miller said. “We had some rough shooting games. So before the game we were actually talking about […]
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Boys’ Hockey: 26ers blank Hornets in Gippers Holiday Classic
AUBURN — Poland/Gray-New Gloucester/Oak Hill picked a good time to play its best game under second-year coach Travis Jalbert. For Leavitt coach Joe Hutchinson, Friday’s game was far from the best he’s seen from his team during his two-year stint behind the bench. It’s closer to the worst. The 26ers scored twice in the first […]
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Boys’ basketball: Different game, same result as Leavitt stuns Spruce Mountain
Not even two months after souring Spruce Mountain’s then-undefeated football season on its way to another regional championship, Leavitt — with much of the Hornets’ lineup still visibly hobbled from that journey — handed the Phoenix their first boys’ basketball loss as a member of the KVAC, 51-49, on Monday night. This one was much […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Spruce Mountain Phoenix start it up against Leavitt Hornets
JAY — As the team gathered in the huddle to prepare for the final quarter Monday night, the Rolling Stones’ song “Start Me Up” began blasting from the speakers at Spruce Mountain High School. It seemed appropriate, given the Phoenix offense had struggled much of the night, and Spruce Mountain’s lead had dwindled after a […]
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Girls’ hockey: Blue Devils win showdown with Red Hornets, 1-0
The Blue Devils and Red Hornets entered the contest as the state’s last two unbeaten teams. The winner would hold the designation of being the final team with an unblemished mark. More importantly, the winner would take sole possession of first place in the Eastern region. Lewiston skated away with that honor, as Allison Frechette […]