The Belfast girls and Waterville boys had similar approaches, mixed in with some standout performances, to capture Class B team titles. The Eagles girls beat out Mt. Ararat for the top spot in Class A by a 105-90 margin. Lawrence, Lewiston, Brunswick and Edward Little followed after that for top-six spots. The Messalonskee boys had […]
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KVAC swimming championships: Dragons defend titles, Devils’ LaBelle, Cloutier win crowns
Standout performances early propelled LaBelle and Cloutier to exceptional meets and helped provoke strong showings by the Lewiston boys’ and girls’ teams at the KVAC swimming championships at the Bath Area Family YMCA on Saturday. Brunswick swept the team titles, while Lewiston’s boys finished fifth and the girls tied for fourth with Mt. Ararat. “The […]
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Nordic skiing: Oxford Hills Sprints at Sunny Croft Farm
Mt. Blue’s Tucker Barber was second in the boys’ race, teammate Nolan Rogers was third and Leavitt’s Noah Lind placed fourth.Laura Parent of Maranacook finished in third in the girls’ race, while teammate Abby Depres placed sixth. The event is different than most races during the season, and uses time trials to determine starting positions, […]
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Local roundup: Mountain Valley tops Lisbon in boys’ basketball
RUMFORD — Jacob Blanchard registered a team-leading 21 points to lead Mountain Valley to a 64-62 victory over Lisbon in boys’ basketball action Friday evening. The Falcons (7-10) took a two-point lead into the break. Tyrese Joseph sank a game-high 23 points, while Jonah Sautter compiled another 21 points for the Greyhounds (9-8) in the […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Lewiston buries St. Dom’s in rivalry rout
LEWISTON — Rivalry week ended just about as good as it began for the Lewiston boys’ hockey team. After routing Edward Little on the road 11-0 last Saturday, followed by a week full of just practices, the Blue Devils finished off the week with a 10-0 victory over St. Dominic Academy at Androscoggin Bank Colisee […]
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Girls’ basketball: Poland press prevails against St. Dom’s
AUBURN — The Poland girls basketball team set a school record with their 10th win of the season Tuesday night. Friday night, they were looking to add another against a St. Dom’s team trying to earn a spot in the upcoming high school basketball tournament. An aggressive press and precise passing propelled the Knights to […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Saints cap perfect regular season with win over Blue Devils
LEWISTON — After dispatching Greely in one of its closest games of the year, all that was standing in the way of the St. Dominic Academy girls’ hockey team and a perfect regular season was rival Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill. The Saints got off to a slow start, then had to work for their goals against Blue […]
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Girls’ basketball: Alex Bessey a relentless, versatile force for Spruce Mountain
JAY — It wasn’t her best game, her coach admitted, but Alex Bessey still scored 22 points. Mt. Blue’s defense was physical and focused on slowing her, and she and her Spruce Mountain teammates were struggling — probably an understatement — to make shots, or even get decent looks. But Bessey still scored those 22 […]
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Boys’ basketball: Spruce overpowers Mt. Blue
JAY — Spruce Mountain senior guard Austin Darling always draws a crowd when he drives to the hoop. But when Darling couldn’t get to the net, he would send the ball out to the perimeter, allowing the Phoenix (13-3) to open up from the outside. Either way, Spruce found away to score and jettisoned Mt. […]
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Boys’ basketball: Mt. Ararat outpaces Lewiston in back-and-forth affair
A clutch 3-pointer from Cam Cox and some key rebounds late gave Mt. Ararat a 50-45 win and kept its very slim playoff chances in Class A South alive. “You’ve seen us in some games where we haven’t realistically had a chance at the end,” Mt. Ararat coach Steve Cox said. “And you haven’t seen […]