For the fourth time in the past five years, Leavitt will play a football game on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. In Maine, that means you’ve extended the season as far as it can go, earning the right to play for a state championship. Three previous journeys to Fitzpatrick Stadium in Portland ended with a win […]
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Class C Football Championship: Sleeper and Rowland voices of experience
TURNER — Scott Sleeper’s football helmet looks like it lost a fight with a box of crayons. “Cape Elizabeth is that kind of purple color,” the Leavitt linebacker said, his index finger directing traffic for a teammate and a curious visitor. “Green is probably from us. That blue is from Yarmouth. A lot of that […]
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Girls’ hockey: Sister act at Lewiston, Leavitt/EL
LEWISTON — As Mariah Vaillancourt skated toward the bench Saturday night, she was met by a familiar face — and a stare. Vaillancourt, a freshman, and the Leavitt/Edward Little girls’ hockey team were getting a glimpse of their rivals from Lewiston in a preseason round robin tournament, and when the Blue Devils and Red Hornets […]
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Class C Football Championship: Nothing stops Leavitt’s O’Malley
TURNER — Speed and power. They’re the ingredients, packaged in one form or another, that spell success for almost every football player at every level. Stir in healthy doses of persistence, vengeance and passion for the game and you probably have something special. And you’ve described Conor O’Malley to the letter. If Leavitt is to […]
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Leavitt’s road to Fitzpatrick Stadium
Game 1: Leavitt 26, Cape Elizabeth 7 The Hornets dominated the line of scrimmage in the second half, out-gaining the Capers by a margin of 200 yards to 49 and dominating time of possession. Leavitt started quickly, too, recovering a fumble on the opening kickoff to set up a 21-yard run by Nate Coombs. Later, […]
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2013 Girls’ Hockey Preview: Leavitt-Edward Little
Coach: Shon Collins (second year) Last year’s record: 14 – 4, lost in Eastern A final. Returning players: Seniors — Amanda Grenier (F), Paige Landry (F), Taylor Landry (F); Juniors — Kristina Latlippe (F), Emma Martineau (F), Danica Nadeau (D), Tori Sanford (G); Sophmore — Abby Roy (F). Key losses: Shaylin Collins (D), Sydney Nadeau […]
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Forty-one local students receive $95,800 in scholarships
TURNER — The Trustees of Leavitt Institute recently awarded scholarships totaling $95,800 to area students. The Edgecomb-Knight and Young scholarships are open to Turner, Leeds and Greene graduating seniors who have attended Leavitt Area High School for all four years. Rita D. Young established the Young Fund in 1999 in the name of her parents, […]
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Saturday’s state championship football times set
Oak Hill will play its first state championship game in 29 years on Saturday afternoon, while Leavitt will make its fourth state title appearance in five years on Saturday night. The Maine Principals’ Association on Monday announced the starting times for the three state championship games to be played Saturday at Portland’s Fitzpatrick Stadium. “Super […]
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Historic Leavitt Theater in Ogunquit kickstarts fundraiser to upgrade to digital projector
OGUNQUIT (AP) — A historic movie theater in southern Maine hopes to raise money to support the purchase of a digital projector. The Leavitt Theatre in Ogunquit has started a Kickstarter Campaign through Nov. 30 to try to raise $60,000 for the projector. Owners of the theatre tell WMTW-TV that the theatre is in danger […]
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Western Class C Football Championship: Leavitt comes back for thirds, strikes down Spruce Mountain
TURNER — Leavitt opened the first half Friday night with a sputter and finished it with a cough. Still, the Hornets were up by a touchdown. Still, they had umpteen seniors motivated by the indignity of a stunning playoff loss on Libby Field a year ago. Still, they were in supreme command. “I told those […]