Blayke Morin knew it might be a challenging year. Little did the Rangeley senior know it would be the most rewarding year of her career. Morin had to fill the void as the Lakers’ leader and go-to player this season. She not only led a young team, but also reached the 1,000-point milestone. She was […]
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High school outdoor track: Edward Little, Lewiston begin spring season
AUBURN — Rebecca Hefty knew it would probably be when — not if — she made a return to high school coaching. After stepping down as Edward Little’s girls’ track coach a few years ago, she took a break from the sport. She always wondered if a return might be inevitable. Her theme for this spring’s outdoor […]
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H.S. Lacrosse: Oxford Hills teams takes first steps to better seasons
Monday was the first day or preseason practices for both sports, as well as all the other spring high school sports. It’s the first step for the Vikings boys’ and girls’ teams to improve on respective 2-10 campaigns from a year ago. The Oxford Hills boys won just two games in coach Hunter Rowell’s first […]
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St. Dominic Academy athletics moves to Western Maine Conference
The Saints will be moving from the Mountain Valley Conference to the Western Maine Conference beginning with the Fall 2016 sports season. It will be a return trip for St. Dom’s, which was previously a member of the WMC before moving to the MVC before the 2009-10 school year. The wheels on the move began […]
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H.S. Baseball: All hands on deck for most opening workouts
The echo pervaded Callahan Family Gym. It was an unusual sound on Monday afternoon for this point in the preseason at Auburn’s Saint Dominic Academy. In previous years, the reigning Class C champions would have been limited to 10 designated players — eight pitchers, two catchers — for a week of advance workouts. Thanks to […]
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H.S. Softball: Edward Little, Lewiston start season inside
Monday was the first day for high school softball pitchers and catchers to start practicing in Maine. So naturally it snowed, forcing anyone with hopes of making the first tosses outside to hold those thoughts and settle down in the gym. “It’s certainly ironic,” Edward Little senior pitcher Sarah Hammond said of the ill-timed snow. […]
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Cheering: Lewiston wins fourth N.E. title in five years
As a first-year coach taking over a program with a championship pedigree, Lysa Laverdiere knew she had to make her first official pep talk to the Lewiston High School cheerleading squad a great one. “Look around,” Laverdiere instructed the Blue Devils in November. “This is the team you’re going to win KVACs with. This is […]
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Unified Basketball: Hampden Academy stops Lisbon for state title
This was the second year the sport was sanctioned by the Maine Principals’ Association, and Hampden has taken both championships that have been handed out. The Broncos beat Lisbon last year as well, winning in overtime. “I could not be more proud of my athletes and partners. They are outstanding,” Hampden coach Andrea Lee said. […]
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Coaching runs in the Sautter family
LISBON — It was at an early age that Jonah and Bree Sautter learned what coaching was all about. The two Lisbon athletes grew up around gyms and athletic facilities. If they weren’t playing sports as blossoming young athletes, they were watching their parents coach. They learned the game and understood the sacrifice and effort […]
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Lewiston soccer team documentary to debut director’s cut at Emerge Film Festival
One Team: The Story of The Lewiston High School Blue Devils from LHSOneTeamFilm on Vimeo. From the moments when everything started to fall into place last fall for Ian Clough and his team, late April was circled in pencil as a goal. Clough, along with producers Brad Bosse and Tom Fournier, and director of photography […]