A variety of thoughts and emotions have rushed through Stefan Porter’s mind this week. The Lewiston High School graduate has been thinking about football, some of his firsts and some of his lasts. His participation this week as a member of the East Squad in advance of Saturday’s Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl has provided Porter […]
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Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl: Oak Hill players enjoy Raider reunion
Among the chatter of various players and assistant coaches at practice for the Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl this week, there’s still one voice that may still stick out this week for the former Oak Hill Raiders. Dalton Therrien and teammate Connor Elwell are among the players on the West roster playing for their former Oak […]
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Gavin Kane steps down as girls’ basketball coach at Mt. Blue
FARMINGTON — Gavin Kane has resigned as head girls’ basketball coach at Mt. Blue High School. Kane coached at his alma mater the past two seasons, but has informed superintendent Tom Ward, athletic administrator and assistant principal Todd Demmons and assistant athletic director Rob Olsen that he was resigning. “Resigning a position is almost always […]
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U.S. Olympic Trials: Harris advances to final in 800-meter run
EUGENE, Ore. — This one took a little bit more “umph.” Sitting in fifth position for most of the first heat, Isaiah Harris could feel the pace picking up. Notoriously a closer, Harris is used to having a few runners in front of him over the final 200 meters of an 800-meter race. But Saturday, […]
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Banners, expectations raised for Edward Little, Lewiston, St. Dominic Academy teams
Two cities. Three schools. Seven state championships over three seasons. Yes, it was one banner year for high school sports in the Twin Cities. Teams from Edward Little High School, Lewiston High School and St. Dominic Academy each won multiple state titles for their respective schools, while giving fans on both sides of the Androscoggin […]
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Friendship Series: Maine wrestlers ready to take it to the mat
There is no place to hide when competitors step on the wrestling mat for the 31st annual Maine/Nebraska Friendship Series. Mountain Valley will be hosting the second leg of the event in Rumford on Monday at 6 p.m. at Chet Bulger Field in the Hosmer Complex. The venue will feature several wrestlers from Mountain Valley, […]
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Boys’ Lacrosse State Championships: Scarborough and Falmouth win Titles
PORTLAND — For the fifth time in the past seven seasons, the Scarborough Red Storm (12-3) are the Class A champions. Saturday, they defeated Brunswick 18-10 behind four-goal efforts from Cam Thibault, Sam Neugebauer and Marco Manfra. Marc Guerette also had a pair of goals in the victory. The Dragons’ goals came from Max Gramins, who had […]
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Class A state championship softball: Biddeford fends off Skowhegan
Most of the time, the Tigers have been watching other teams rally on them. Saturday, when Skowhegan rallied to make it a one-run game in the fifth inning of the Class A state championship game, the Tigers were ready. “My heart was starting to drop again, just like it did against Scarborough,” said Biddeford coach […]
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Class C baseball championship: Sacopee Valley stymies George Stevens Academy
All that added up to a 3-2 victory for Maynard and his Sacopee Valley Hawks, who beat George Stevens Academy in the Class C baseball state championship game at Larry Mahaney Diamond on the campus of St. Joseph’s College on Saturday. One week ago, Maynard pitched into extra innings and threw 138 pitches in a […]
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Class C softball state championship: LeBlanc delivers for Madison
Madison’s senior catcher popped up behind the plate in the sixth inning Saturday and nearly had her third straight at-bat end in frustrating fashion. Instead, the Bucksport catcher couldn’t come up with the catch up against the fence. “That was a big sense of relief because that would have been very disappointing to me,” LeBlanc […]