WATERVILLE — The third time ultimately wasn’t the charm for Lewiston in its Eastern A semifinal contest against Messalonskee on Friday. After two heart-breaking overtime losses to the Eagles during the regular season — the most recent just 10 days ago — the fourth-seeded Blue Devils couldn’t solve top-ranked Messalonskee in their third attempt, falling […]
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High School girls’ lacrosse: Messalonskee rallies past Lewiston for overtime win
LEWISTON — A couple of clutch goals and a pair of equally crucial saves put the exclamation point on a Messalonskee comeback Tuesday. The Eagles girls’ lacrosse team was down at the half but rallied to force overtime at McDuffie Field at Bates College. Though Lewiston had numerous chances late in regulation and in the extra […]
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H.S. Baseball: EL, Norcross-Plourde take out another top team, shut out Messalonskee, 2-0
AUBURN — The mythology that KVAC baseball might feature Bangor and Messalonskee at the banquet table and everybody else scrambling for crumbs has been shattered. For that, everyone can at least partially thank Edward Little. The Red Eddies now have beaten both preseason favorites after Thursday’s 2-0 shutout of the Eagles at Austin Field, a verdict […]
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H.S. boys’ lacrosse: Lewiston fends off Messalonskee rally
LEWISTON — The early lead looked promising. But Lewiston’s quick advantage felt like one of those relatively warm and sunny days in the middle of January. You just knew it wasn’t going to last. Sure enough, Messalonskee slowly erased the early deficit and gave the Blue Devils a battle down the stretch. Lewiston recovered and […]
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H.S. boys’ lacrosse: Edward Little falls short in opener
LEWISTON — What were first baby steps Thursday afternoon became giant steps for the Edward Little boys’ lacrosse team. Down by as many as six goals in the season-opener at Bates College, the Red Eddies suddenly showed signs of life against a seasoned Messalonskee team. EL got within three goals twice before the Eagles pulled […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Messalonskee defends Class B title, tops Gorham
LEWISTON — Same teams. Same result. For the second straight season, Messalonskee and Gorham met for the Class B state championship, and for the second straight year the Eagles lifted the trophy, defeating the Rams, 7-2, on Saturday at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee to defend their title. The game was much closer than the final score […]
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Class A East boys’ semifinal: Hampden, Gilpin take out Messalonskee, Mayo
AUGUSTA — Wednesday night’s battle of supremely talented Nicks went to Gilpin and Hampden over Mayo and Messalonskee. The Broncos’ junior point guard controlled the game with an iron fist, amassing 17 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists and hoisting No. 2 Hampden to a 58-47 victory over No. 3 Messalonskee in the Class A East […]
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Class A East boys’ quarterfinal: Messalonskee ousts Oxford Hills with big boost from Nick Mayo (31 points)
AUGUSTA — Not that there was much lingering doubt, but it’s now safe to believe the hype about Messalonskee’s Nick Mayo. Neither the bright lights of Augusta Civic Center nor constant Oxford Hills double-teams had a prayer of stopping the 6-foot-8, Eastern Kentucky-bound forward Saturday. Mayo’s clinic: 31 points and 14 rebounds in the Eagles’ convincing […]
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Class A East girls’ quarterfinal: Lawrence gets revenge against Messalonskee; Nia Irving scores 27
AUGUSTA — Lawrence won’t have to lament a heartbreaking first-round loss in the girls’ basketball tournament to Messalonskee this year. Not even close. Nia Irving erupted for 27 points and 12 rebounds Friday, and No. 2 Lawrence breezed to a 65-44 Class A East quarterfinal win over No. 7 Messalonskee. Messalonskee upset Lawrence in the […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Oxford Hills defeats Messalonskee with strong inside game
Though young on the perimeter, long-distance shooting has been a spark for the Vikings, especially with three injured players working their way back into the lineup at various times. With that outside shooting going cold recently, Oxford Hills knew it had to compensate. “Ever since the Mt. Blue game, we really decided that this wasn’t […]