LEWISTON — When Falmouth senior Isac Nordstrom was informed that he was a finalist for the 2015 Travis Roy Award, he was both honored and nervous. He was honored to be recognized as one of the top seniors in Class A hockey, but nervous because that meant writing a speech. A speech written and presented in […]
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Boys’ Hockey: St. Dom’s Berube named Travis Roy award finalist
Not long after Brad Berube played in his final high school hockey game — the Class A state championship — the St. Dominic Academy senior captain got some uplifting news from his coaching staff. During a banquet at St. Dom’s on Saturday night following the Saints’ double-overtime loss to Scarborough, coach Steve Ouellette informed Berube that he […]
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Boys’ Hockey: St. Dom’s drops 2OT thriller to Scarborough in Class A title game
Sean McGovern scored the title-clinching goal with 17 seconds left in double overtime to vault Scarborough to a 2-1 victory over St. Dominic Academy in the Class A state championship game Saturday in front of a near-capacity crowd at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. The play all started with Jack Callahan blocking a shot at the […]
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Boys’ Hockey: After four years, Berube, Labrie lace up one final time
Teammates. Linemates. Friends. Brothers. In no particular order, all four of those words describe the four-year relationship that seniors Brad Berube and Caleb Labrie have developed as members of the St. Dominic Academy boys’ hockey team. It all began four years ago as freshmen when Berube’s father, Mike, a past employee at Ingersoll Ice Arena, […]
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Boys’ Hockey: St. Dom’s seeks 25th state title against Scarborough
St. Dominic Academy rang in the new millennium the best way a hockey program can: winning its state-best 24th title. The Saints haven’t popped that celebratory champagne bottle since. Fifteen seasons later and St. Dom’s (17-2-1) is still seeking that elusive 25th state title. The Saints have appeared in four championship games since 2000, but […]
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Boys’ Hockey: St. Dom’s pushes past Lewiston for Eastern A title
LEWISTON — It may not have been a state championship game, but it sure felt like it. St. Dominic Academy will get its chance to play for one, however, after knocking off crosstown rival Lewiston, 5-3, in the Eastern A final on Tuesday in front of more than a 3,000 split crowd at the Androscoggin Bank […]
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The Hot Corner: Saints … Devils … playoffs … as it should be
LEWISTON — Whaddya say, St. Dom’s and Lewiston hockey loyalists? Same time, same place, next year? Few administrative decisions in high school athletics elicit more hand-wringing, objection and outright bellyaching than Maine Principals’ Association class structure and assignment of schools. Even Tuesday, as hockey’s Class A final four prepared to lace it up at Androscoggin Bank […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Rivals St. Dom’s, Lewiston battle for regional crown
LEWISTON — When it comes to high school hockey in Maine, there is no better rivalry than St. Dominic Academy and Lewiston High School. The two schools are decorated with a tradition and they have an expectation of winning. They have 44 state titles between them and a slew of regional titles dating back to […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Freshman Bates filling role on experience-laden St. Dom’s
Gavin Bates is in a class all by himself. On a team with 20 upperclassmen, Bates is the lone freshman listed on St. Dominic Academy’s varsity roster. He is just one of four underclassmen. That hasn’t stopped him from making his presence felt in his first year with the Saints. The team was decimated with […]
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Boys’ hockey: St. Dom’s outslugs Edward Little in Eastern A semis
St. Dominic Academy disposed of Auburn rival Edward Little, 4-0, in the Eastern A semifinals at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Saturday to set up a regional final with yet another familiar opponent: Lewiston. The crosstown rivals will square off Tuesday at 8 p.m. The top-seeded Saints (16-2-1) didn’t have the same trouble they did […]