LEWISTON — A year ago, Scarborough’s Matt Caron broke his collarbone in the first game of the season. He recovered in time to help lead the Red Storm to its first Class A boys’ hockey state championship. On Sunday, Caron added to the firsts, beating out three other finalists to win the Travis Roy Award. […]
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The Hot Corner: Mr. Basketball was tough call, but there’s zero controversy
This might shock you, but sports columnists live for righteous anger, controversial calls and debates without abatement. OK, who am I kidding? I love it. Especially when it involves our tri-county coverage area and our little-engine-that-could mentality. Sometimes, in this shifting economy, it appears that other parts of the state reap the goldmine while we […]
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Boys’ Hockey: St. Dom’s, Lewiston players lift North in Class A all-star game
AUBURN — Lewiston and St. Dominic Academy players joined forces Saturday night. The result meant a win for the North team in the Class A Maine Winter Classic boys’ hockey senior all-star game. The Twin Cities produced three goals in a 4-2 North victory over the South at Norway Savings Bank Arena. The North All-Stars […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Houlton/Hodgdon’s Phillips pushes North to Class B all-star win
AUBURN — A late addition to the roster got the North team off to an early start in Saturday’s Class B Maine Winter Classic boys’ hockey senior all-star game. Houlton/Hodgdon’s Billy Phillips, who wasn’t on the printed roster for fans, scored four goals for the North, which won 5-1 at Norway Savings Bank Arena. “I […]
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High school softball: Mike Child to coach Lewiston softball
LEWISTON — Mike Child is no stranger to local softball fields. Over the past few decades, he’s either played on them, umpired at them or coached from their dugouts. Child has been an umpire in recent years, but this spring, he’s looking to change his perspective of the game. He’s no longer calling balls and […]
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H.S. Baseball: Lewiston lands Emerson as next coach
Emerson graduated from Saint Dominic Academy in 2008. On the heels of a post-graduate year at Tilton School in New Hampshire, he walked on at the University of Tampa, where he logged time with the junior varsity team in the NCAA Division II program. After seeing both ends of the East Coast, Emerson flew 3,000 […]
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Unified Basketball semifinal: Lisbon rallies past Kennebunk
The unbeaten Lisbon High School Unified basketball team trailed at the half Thursday in a South regional semifinal against Kennebunk, the first time this season the Greyhounds failed to hold a lead at the break. “It felt like we were going to lose, but then we came back,” said Lisbon’s Brock Vachon. “We just tried […]
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Unified basketball: Lisbon remains perfect in win over Oxford Hills
LISBON — Scoring points isn’t the type of thing that will get the Lisbon Unified basketball team fired up — they’re used to that. What will get student helpers like Tyler Halls and Austin Fournier pumped up, though, is when one of their teammates dives for a ball or blocks a shot. Those are the […]
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H.S. Bowling: Four local schools share in state title
LEWISTON — Lewiston boys’ hockey, Edward Little girls’ track and field and St. Dom’s girls’ hockey all celebrated state championships this recently completed season. That wasn’t the extent of winter glory for The Twin Cities, which had a fourth, less heralded team at the top of its game. The Androscoggin Valley Vipers bowling club, competing out […]