It’s the game every Twin Cities girls’ varsity hockey player or fan wanted since the first puck dropped at practice in November. The only thing neutral will be the ice. No. 1 Leavitt/Edward Little (16-3) meets No. 2 Lewiston (14-4-1) at 5 p.m. Wednesday for the Eastern Maine championship at Portland Ice Arena. The winner […]
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The Hot Corner: Waiting out the winter weekend doldrums
So this is what a weekend without football is like. Funny, I tried to forget. Sunday was particularly challenging for me. It’s the only one on the calendar without some variety of televised football, baseball or auto racing. Can’t even play Sunday morning point guard and overanalyze all eight high school basketball tournament games that […]
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H.S. Basketball: Past meets present in boys’ tournament
Coaches and players often downplay what happened in last year’s high school basketball tournament when talking about the present. And the past can be irrelevant from that perspective, depending upon how much circumstances have changed. But last year can also serve as a motivator, reminder, foundation or harbinger for the present and future. It can […]
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H.S. Football: Aylward to coach Mt. Blue, pending board approval
FARMINGTON — Only two men have coached varsity football at Mt. Blue High School since 1972, each leaving behind a state championship legacy. It was going to take someone of tremendous stature, experience and accomplishment to fill those shoes. The Cougars have their man. Multiple sources have confirmed that Jim Aylward, who won four Class […]
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H.S. Hockey: Eddies, Saints pitch shutouts
BRUNSWICK — Freshman Cody Woodward scored the first and deciding goal as Edward Little skated to a 4-0 victory over Mt. Ararat in boys’ ice hockey action Saturday. The Red Eddies (10-5) found the back of the net four times before the close of the second period. Junior forward Branden Dyer assisted on Woodward’s goal […]
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West B wrestling: Falcons take flight
WINSLOW — It was evident that Brandon Gill and teammates were in a competitive match, but the Mountain Valley wrestlers bided their time took advantage of their opportunities when they presented themselves. In doing so, the Falcons wrestled above their expectations en route to winning the Western Class B regional wrestling championship Saturday, scoring 152 […]
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Girls’ Hockey, East Semifinal: Lewiston blanks two-time champ Greely
AUBURN — Greely might not bear much resemblance to the team that won back-to-back girls’ hockey state championships, but to call the Rangers a “tough out” in the Eastern Maine tournament is so overly simplistic, it’s laughable. Lewiston knew it would take a tireless effort, and yes, a friendly bounce or two to survive Saturday […]
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Brunswick sweeps KVAC swimming; Lewiston boys second
Figure, Brunswick was the two-time defending champion, and other than an -early-season loss to KVAC Class B champion Morse, had rolled through the competition throughout the regular season. Carrier was right on, but was thrilled to see his Blue Devils put on a thrilling performance at the Bath Area Family YMCA, setting four school records […]
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HS Skiing: Gray-NG’s Woods wins WMC nordic race
Kaelyn Woods of Gray-New Gloucester won the Western Maine Conference girls’ classical nordic race at Stark’s Hill in Fryeburg on Saturday. Woods completed the 5.3K course in 19:26.1, ahead of Merriconeag’s Samantha Pierce (19:53.4) and Freeport’s Lily Johnston (19:54.1). Keaton McEvoy was the Patriots’ next top skier, finishing 25th. Yarmouth placed four skiers in the […]
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HS Skiing: Seeds hold the line in KVAC, MVC
FARMINGTON — All four individual leaders went into the second day of the KVAC and MVC Nordic championships on Saturday with comfortable leads built up in Friday’s freestyle at Sugarloaf. All four ended the classical pursuit at Titcomb having put even more distance between themselves and all of their pursuers. In the KVAC, Mt. Blue’s […]