LEWISTON — The shots came early for Scarborough, but it took awhile for the goals to follow. Two finally came in the second period and two more in the third for a 4-1 victory over Cheverus in a Class A South boys’ hockey semifinal at Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Saturday. The top-ranked Red Storm (15-2-3) […]
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Rangeley Lakers beat Shead for first state title since 2004
The Lakers were relatively young despite championship aspirations. They’d graduated experience, talent and leadership from a regional title team. On Saturday, by necessity, Rangeley had to look within to win its fourth state championship. “I think they knew that there was nobody else to look for,” Rangeley coach Heidi Deery said. “They had to look […]
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Oxford Hills earns victory in unified basketball
PARIS — The Oxford Hills Vikings had three players in double digits in a 44-29 victory over the Leavitt Hornets in unified basketball action Friday. Brandon Robare had 12 points, while Mita Nash-Côte and Zack Gray had 10 points in the victory. Trevor Larrabee finished the game with six points, while Peter Mahoney had four. Caleb Bays led […]
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Class B South boys’ hockey semifinals: Gardiner holds off hard-charging Cape Elizabeth
LEWISTON — Jake Folsom heard his name a lot over the loudspeaker at Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Friday night. He’ll get to hear it at least once more when the Tigers return to the Colisee next week. The junior forward scored two goals and assisted on two others to pace second-seeded Gardiner to a 5-4 […]
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Class B South boys’ hockey semifinal: Yarmouth knocks out Kennebunk
LEWISTON — The No. 1 team in the Class B South playoffs played like it Friday night. Yarmouth jumped out to a 2-0 lead and pulled away from there, beating Kennebunk 5-1 in a boys’ hockey semifinal at Androscoggin Bank Colisee. The fifth-seeded Rams (10-9-1), who had to win a quarterfinal on the road Tuesday, […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Standout seniors lead Edward Little, Lewiston, St. Dom’s into semis
The award is given to the top Class A senior player in the state, and each of the trio of Twin Cities teams has (at least) one senior who has been a driving force on the road to the regional semifinals. The three players are all different, but their respective impacts to their teams are […]
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Class AA girls’ basketball state championship: Edward Little players know their role
AUBURN — To sub, or not to sub? It’s rarely a question Edward Little girls’ basketball coach Craig Jipson asks himself. “People see me and ask me, ‘Why do you sub so much,’” Jipson said. “‘You sub more than any coach in America.’” Hyperbole aside, Jipson does rush players in and out of the game […]
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Class AA girls’ basketball state championship preview: Edward Little relishes the moment
AUBURN — It’s been a whirlwind week for the Edward Little girls since last weekend’s milestone Class AA regional championship victory. Since then, the Red Eddies have balanced time celebrating their accomplishment and preparing for Saturday’s first Class AA state final. “It’s been really distracting,” sophomore guard Piper Norcross said. “I know I’ve had a […]
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Class D state championship preview: Rangeley readies for Shead
AUGUSTA — There was a sense of normalcy all week. “We came out Wednesday and it felt like a practice,” senior forward Blayke Morin said. “We practiced like it was tournament time. I didn’t think it would be like that. Then we kept going and the next day, it felt even better. Saturday, we came […]
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Class D girls’ basketball state championship: Rangeley grows a winner
AUGUSTA — The Rangeley girls’ basketball team is ready for a rematch. The rematch the Lakers want isn’t the Class D state championship game — Rangeley faces Shead in that game at the Augusta Civic Center on Saturday at 1 p.m. The game they want to play again is with a group of Rangeley alumni […]