GRAY — You could say that Alie Martell had ice water in her veins in the seventh inning Wednesday. But between the cold temperatures and steady rain at that point, the sophomore Gray-New Gloucester pitcher was probably ice cold from head to toe. As if that weren’t bothersome enough, she wasn’t throwing strikes. “It was […]
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High school tennis: Lewiston sweeps Edward Little
LEWISTON — Lewiston High School’s boys’ and girls’ tennis teams completed a sweep of rival Edward Little in Lewiston on Tuesday.
Baseball: Lewiston lands on Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — Softball coach Hugh Dwyer admits his Brunswick High School squad is fighting an uphill battle. On Tuesday in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference matchup with Lewiston, Dwyer watched his Dragons struggle to escape two-out Lewiston rallies, a fact that led directly to the Blue Devils’ 17-2 mercy rule victory. One season removed from ending a […]
High school roundup: Lewiston holds back Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — Brady Cusson scattered five hits in seven innings of work Tuesday as Lewiston hustled to a 5-2 mid-season win over Brunswick in a Class A South baseball tilt. Catcher Brock Belanger led the Blue Devils (3-3) with two hits including a double, while Brunswick starter Alex Larson suffered the loss. Spruce Mountain […]
High school softball: Mustangs beat shorthanded Phoenix
JAY — Slowly but surely, the Spruce Mountain softball team is getting up to full strength. Between vacations, injuries and school issues, the Phoenix have not had a full roster all year, but Tuesday, Spruce Mountain had most everyone back. “We’re down to two,” Spruce Mountain coach Clint Brooks said. “At one point, we were […]
High school baseball: St. Dom’s tops Wiscasset in 9 innings
In Friday’s Mountain Valley Conference baseball game between Wiscasset and Saint Dominic Academy, it ended very cruelly for starting pitcher Tyler Bailey and the Wolverines. Bailey fanned 14 batters over nine innings of work, but in the end two vital errors behind him cost his side the game and St. Dom’s took the win, 2-1, […]
Emerge Film Festival: ‘One Team’ shoots and scores
LEWISTON — Soccer is a game of teamwork. It’s a harmony of skills and strategy. It builds trust and respect among its ranks. It blends personalities and individuals to achieve a common goal. It is a game, but it is also a community in motion. “One Team: The Story of the Lewiston High School Blue […]
Girls’ Lacrosse: Saints pull away in second half to defeat Bonny Eagle
A refocused Saints squad scored six unanswered goals en route to a 13-9 victory at Campus Avenue Field on the campus of Bates College. “I just asked them to calm down, focus and play their game,” Klenk said. “They put us off a little, coming off strong like that, so I just told them to […]
Boys’ Lacrosse: Edward Little rallies, falls to Windham in OT
AUBURN — After a furious rally just to get to overtime, Edward Little had two prime opportunities to score the game-winning goal in the sudden-victory extra session. But Windham senior goalie Jacob Dionne stood tall. In seemingly the blink of an eye, Dionne’s classmate had the ball at the other end of the field, and […]
Girls’ Lacrosse: Windham soars past Edward Little
AUBURN — Scoring the first goal of the game can be a good thing in sports. For the Edward Little girls’ lacrosse team it was an early bright spot before a dark spiral toward a second loss in as many days. Visiting Windham scored the next eight goals en route to a 16-8 victory on […]