LEWISTON — March matters most. Saint Dominic Academy hopes that trend continues when it meets Bangor High School for the Class A East hockey championship Tuesday. Game time is 6 p.m. at Androscoggin Bank Colisee. No. 1 Bangor (16-3) has earned consecutive trips to the regional final and defeated No. 3 St. Dom’s (12-7-1) twice […]
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H.S. Basketball: State basketball awards finalists announced
Two teammates and two state champion are among the finalists for the Mr. and Miss Maine Basketball awards, which were announced Monday. Hampden Academy teammates Isaiah Bess and Zach Gilpin are finalists for Mr. Basketball, along with Dustin Cole of Bonny Eagle. Allie Clement, a member of Class A champion Catherian McAuley, and Tiana-Jo Carter […]
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Skiing: Local skiers qualify for Maine Alpine, Nordic teams
Twenty-one local skiers qualified for the Maine Alpine and Nordic teams Sunday.Ten of those skiers made the state Alpine team during qualifying races held at the EHSC High School Shootout at Black Mountain.Elise Luce of Mt. Abram, Sarah Klein of Mountain Valley, Katherine Collette of Mountain Valley, Annalise Guerette of Winthrop and Brooke Lever of […]
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Class A East Hockey Semifinal: Bangor outlasts Brunswick
LEWISTON — It was tougher and rougher than the top-seeded team in Class A East hockey expected, but Bangor earned a return trip to Androscoggin Bank Colisee later this week. Trevor DeLaite had a hat trick and Sam Kenny contributed two goals and two assists Saturday night in a 5-1 semifinal victory over Brunswick. No. […]
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Class A skiing: Cougars take home more hardware; boys win Alpine, overall titles
BRIDGTON — Mt. Blue High School’s trophy case is so packed with skiing hardware that coach Mark Cyr has lost track of just how many Alpine and overall titles the Cougars have won. Cyr would just as soon his team ski for the moment, which is what they did Saturday at Shawnee Peak to add […]
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Class B Alpine Championships: Abram’s Luce makes it a clean sweep
Luce’s combined time of 1:16.05 easily topped runner-up Erin Guilmet of Maranacook (1:22.65) at Mt. Abram in Greenwood. Maranacook’s Alec Daigle won the boys’ slalom in 1:13.74, followed by Lalor Crockett of Camden Hills. Maranacook took five of the top six spots to cruise to the slalom, Alpine and overall Class B titles. Freeport finished […]
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H.S. boys’ basketball: Bulldogs bite Broncos
PORTLAND — Portland High School snapped Hampden Academy’s win streak in boys’ basketball Saturday night as the Bulldogs beat the Broncos 54-40 in the Class A state championship game at the Cumberland County Civic Center. Hampden (21-1) had won 43 consecutive games, including last year’s thrilling come-from-behind state title win over South Portland. The Broncos […]
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Huddle Up: Boy’s impact on Bobcats won’t fade
All it takes is one photograph of Kobe Huynh with the Bates baseball team to know this was the beginning of a beautiful friendship. The picture is from Kobe’s first and only meeting with the Bobcats. In the foreground is the beaming face of Huynh, a vivacious 14-year-old boy from Auburn. In the background, looking […]
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High school hockey: Falmouth survives Noble/Wells
LEWISTON — The Noble/Wells Knights gave reigning Class A state champion Falmouth all it could handle Saturday, but Andre Clement’s goal with 1:23 remaining sprang the Yachtsmen into the Western Class A hockey title game with a 5-4 semifinal victory. Falmouth will play Scarborough on Tuesday night at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee 8 p.m. “That’s […]
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High school hockey: Parity highlights regional semifinals
From one game to the next during the high school hockey season, none of the remaining Class A state title contenders knew for sure that it would face another title contender and win. Or lose. Or tie. Coaches love to tell anyone who will listen that their team has a chance to win every game. […]