LEWISTON — The last two undefeated girls’ hockey teams in the state faced off to kick off the New Year on Tuesday. The prohibitive team-to-beat took the first shot from a surprising fellow unbeaten, then out-lasted its rival. With a 3-0 win at Androscoggin Bank Colisee, Lewiston moved to 10-0, while Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland dropped to […]
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High school basketball roundup: Leavitt boys, girls sweep Poland
TURNER — Leavitt got everyone involved early and often and cruised to its fifth win in a row to start the season, 90-42 over Poland, in boys’ basketball action on Monday. Jozian Learned tallied a game-high 19 points for the Hornets (5-0), while Cole Morin (12 points, 10 rebounds, six blocks) and Wyatt Hathaway (12 […]
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SunJournal.com: Change, controversy led sports web traffic
The sad and the bad drew several online readers to the sports pages of sunjournal.com in 2018. But so did changes in leadership, as coaches left their posts, whether by their own choices or those of others. Lewiston native Isaiah Harris generated a lot of interest as he reached track and field success at the […]
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Local roundup: Cougars win tight one over Hampden
FARMINGTON — The Mt. Blue boys’ basketball team handed Hampden Academy its first loss of the season Saturday, 73-72, on Saturday afternoon. James Anderson paced the Cougars (5-1) with 23 points. Garrett Reynolds added 16 and Caleb Talbot scored 11. Nine players scored for Mt. Blue. Hampden’s Bryce Lausier led all scorers with 38 points, […]
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Boys’ hockey: Dragons power past Kings
AUBURN — The Brunswick Dragons used three power play goals to earn a 4-2 road win against the Leavitt/Poland/Oak Hill/Gray-New Gloucester Kings. Brunswick outshot the Kings 27-16 overall, but found most of its scoring chances on the power play, finishing the game 3-for-5 overall on the man-advantage. “It was working for us,” Brunswick coach Michael […]
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Local roundup: Lexi Mittelstadt’s 26 lead Mt. Blue to win over Cony
FARMINGTON — Lexi Mittelstadt scored 26 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for a double-double as Mt. Blue defeated Cony 47-38 in a girls’ basketball game Saturday. Mittelstadt led the way as the Cougars (4-1) pulled away in the fourth quarter. Kiely Reynolds scored 12 and also amassed five steals in the win. Cony (0-5) […]
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Local roundup: Rangeley girls beat Vinalhaven for coach Heidi Deery's 401st victory
Fryeburg Academy’s River Lucky, left, and Maddie Darling battle Oxford Hills’ Jadah Adams for a rebound in the first half of Friday’s game in Paris. (Brewster Burns photo) RANGELEY — Junior guard Lauren Eastlack drained a game-high 18 points and made seven steals to lead Rangeley to a 70-29 victory over Vinalhaven in girls’ basketball […]
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Varsity Maine hockey polls: Lewiston boys, girls ranked No. 1
Edward Little teams also ranked.
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Local roundup: Red Hornets edge Yachtsmen in girls' hockey
AUBURN — The Red Hornets snuck in a single goal in the second period to squeak by Falmouth 1-0 in girls’ hockey play Wednesday night. Brianna Doucette was the lone goal scorer for Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland (7-0), off an assist from Caroline Tracey. Falmouth moves to 4-2 on the year. Lewiston 9, Portland/Deering 3 LEWISTON — […]
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H.S basketball roundup: Hassan Hussein’s clutch trey gives Lewiston boys first win
Oxford Hills’ Brooke Carson gets by Lawrence’s Miranda Lambert, as Lambert’s teammate Lydia Townsend, left, steps in for support during Tuesday’s game. (Brewster Burns photo) BRUNSWICK — Hassan Hussein drained the final of his four 3-pointers during the waning seconds, giving Lewiston a 62-61 lead over Brunswick, which led to a 63-61 Blue Devils victory […]