Favorites: York, Greely The traditional powers of Western B have taken over A South. York has 11 players back from last year, including Todd, who will play at Northeastern next year. The Wildcats had only three games determined by 10 points or less and outscored opponents by an average of 23 points. York scored 63 […]
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High school hockey: Lewiston, Scarborough all even in first meeting
Brendon Croteau of Lewiston and Cam Nigro of Scarborough battle for the puck during overtime in Saco on Monday. SACO — A late-season meeting between Lewiston and Scarborough on Monday night had the feeling of a postseason meeting. The two teams will have to face off in the Class A state championship to make that […]
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Local roundup: Fighting Spirit fall to Islanders
FALMOUTH, Mass. — Aaron Deady scored twice to lead the Cape Cod Islanders to a 5-3 win over the Lewiston/Auburn Fighting Spirit on Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Islanders extended their lead over the Fighting Spirit in the Eastern Conference standings to 11 points. The Islanders have 62 to lead the conference. L/A, with […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Greely advances past Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland
FALMOUTH — Greely scored on its first shot on goal in Saturday’s North regional girls’ hockey semifinal. Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland spent the rest of the game chasing the Rangers, but to no avail. Top-seeded Greely skated to a 5-1 victory at Family Ice Center to advance to the regional final. Emillee McGillicuddy corralled a loose puck […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Saints moving on with victory over Lewiston
AUBURN — For the third time this season, the St. Dominic Academy Saints girls’ hockey team shut out the Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill Blue Devils, but on Saturday, the game appeared closer than the 6-0 final. The Saints’ victory in the Northern Maine semifinals propels them into the regional final Wednesday night at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. […]
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H.S. wrestling: Dirigo tops at B South regional
RUMFORD — The Dirigo wrestling team made a statement Saturday, dominating the field to win its first Class B South regional championship. The Cougars had participated in Class C until this season as the Maine Principals’ Association merged the bottom two classes due to lower numbers. Dirigo’s overall depth, regardless of class, was evident as […]
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KVAC Indoor Track Championships: Lewiston girls’ repeat, edge Edward Little for title
The defending KVAC indoor track champions from Lewiston were in a nip-and-tuck battle for the team title Saturday at Bowdoin College and with just the triple jump and the 4×200 relay left, every place and every point mattered. “I was like I have to get this and get points for my team,” said the senior. […]
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Wrestling: Skowhegan dominates North A regional; Oxford Hills sixth
SKOWHEGAN — Skowhegan wrestlers captured eight individual titles Saturday at the Class A North regional championships, easily carrying the team to a 121½-point victory over Cony for the regional crown. Logan Stevens, Kameron Doucette, Julian Sirois, Luke Bolster, Cooper Holland, Samson Sirois, Richard Oberg and Cody Craig all captured individual first-place finishes for the heavily […]
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H.S. swimming: Brunswick sweeps KVAC meet again; Lewiston teams grab fourth
Figure, these Dragon seniors have known nothing but winning the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Swimming Championships, both boys and girls, and on Saturday at the Bath Area Family YMCA, the question was, “Is this going to be the year Brunswick lost its grip on the conference prize?” Behind those senior swimmers, the Dragons would not […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Nonresident hunters — The kiss-off
When it comes to cultivating one of its last remaining industries, tourism, it seems that Maine is its own worst enemy. Take hunting for example. In 2002, there were 41,538 nonresident hunters who bought a Maine big-game hunting license. Less than a decade later, in 2010, that number fell to 27,898. Think about that. Over […]