Coach: Bob Blanchette (fourth year) Last year’s record: 7-3 (lost in KVAC quarterfinal) Returning players: Senior — Scott Gagne; Juniors — Kevin Shrader, Brandon Tiner; Sophomores — Cameron Marquis, Nick Gilbert. Key losses: N/A. Promising newcomers: Seniors — Evan Carrier, Jesse Leeman. Outlook: The team will remain competitive in the KVAC, and should be in […]
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SPEFS10 Lewiston XC
Coach: Jamerson Crowley (second year) Returning letter winners: Boys: Seniors —Hussein Ibrahim, Tanner Adams, Russ Taligiuri; Juniors — Kevin Lavertu, Matt Chouinard, Michael Letendre, Ian Roy; Sophomores — Mohammed Barre, Andrew Balsamo, Jordan Balsamo; Girls: Senior — Ali Butler; Juniors — Nicole Court-Menendez; Joy Harrington; Stacy Oswald; Sophomores — Sylvia Beliveau, Jessica Lalonde, Kristin DiBello. […]
SPEFS10-Lewiston Bsoc
Coach: Mike McGraw (28th year) Last year’s record: 9-3-3, lost in Eastern A quarterfinal Returning letter winners: Seniors — Caleb Leino (F), Curtis Robinson (MF), Jon McDonough (MF), Ali Hersi (MF/F), Shobow Saban (F), Joe Sullivan (FB), Tyler Hartman (MF/FB), Eric Morin (MF), Scott Ouellette (G). Key losses: Ahmed Abdirahman (FB), JJ Musse (MF), Matt […]
SPEFS10 Lewiston football
Coach: Bill County (11th year) Last year’s record: 6-3, lost in Eastern A quarterfinals Returning players: Seniors — Cody Dussault (RB/WR/LB), Jeff Keene (TB/DB), Ben Wigant (G/MLB), Elliott Chicoine (T/DT); Juniors — Matt Therrien (TB/slot/DB), Jeff Turcotte (FB/DE). Key losses: Ronnie Turner (QB), Seth Mason (QB), Andy Pulk (TB/DE), Tyler Nunez (FB/LB), Kris Gagne (OL/DL), […]
Police affidavit: Roberts confessed to stealing wallet
LEWISTON — Daryl Scott Roberts confessed to snatching a wallet from an elderly woman as she pushed her walker down the hallway at the Oak Park Apartments, according to court documents. In an affidavit filed with Androscoggin County Superior Court, Lewiston police officer Thomas Murphy said Roberts, 27, of Turner, told Lewiston police during an […]
H.S. Sports: Heat sends teams to sidelines
LEWISTON — High school athletes are used to sweating this time of year, but not coaches and athletic directors. On Wednesday, they were all sweating. With temperatures soaring into the mid-90s on the first day of September, schools across the state canceled games and practices or scrambled to reschedule them for later in the afternoon […]
Duty calls: Ali Hersi understands his roll as captain of the Blue Devils
LEWISTON — When Ali Hersi arrived late for practice recently, the first thing he did was apologize to his coach. “He said that as a leader he knows he has to be here on time,” said Lewiston coach Mike McGraw. “He understands that if you come out and tell the truth and be a man […]
Boys’ soccer overview
It was as good a debut as one team could have. The St. Dom’s boys made a splash in its first year in the Mountain Valley Conference last fall. The Saints went 14-0, won the MVC title and cruised to the Class C state championship. St. Dom’s should be in the hunt to repeat that […]
Showing community spirit
Why? After hearing about and then seeing the damage caused by lost souls at the Riverside Cemetery in Lewiston, I could only ask why? Haven’t they lost loved ones? Don’t they have any respect for those who paved the way for them to exercise their rights to be idiots? After seeing the bewildered elderly gentleman […]
Lower Lisbon Street filling with Somali businesses
LEWISTON — Inside his Somali grocery store, Hussein Ahmed smiles with pride as he talks about becoming a property owner. He bought the lower Lisbon Street building with the familiar teal awning from Paul Dube of Dube Travel after the travel agency moved to Auburn. Ahmed’s store, Barwaqo Halal Market, moved in June from 274 […]