One, hope that the Red Hornets’ freshmen — seven of them, each seeing significant ice time — get rattled by the environment. Or two, stay glued to Taylor Landry at every turn and force somebody else to beat you. Neither approach stayed on the rails Saturday afternoon at Norway Savings Bank Arena. Six different players […]
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State Cheering Championships: Devils dethroned; Tigers take title
They’re all qualities that built Lewiston High School into a competition cheering dynasty. They also, admittedly, might have played a role in the Blue Devils’ temporary downfall Saturday morning. Other Class A rivals were flawless. Lewiston, likely starting with the highest baseline score in the state final because of its jaw-droppingly challenging routine, was not. […]
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Roundup: Poland tops Gray-New Gloucester
GRAY — Forward Alan Young drained nine from the field and five from the line for an impressive 23 points as Poland cruised to a 68-58 victory over Gray-New Gloucester in boys’ basketball action Friday. Poland controlled the pace of the second half, outscoring the Patriots by eight. Tyler Michaud paced the Knights’ offensive attack […]
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Boys’ Basketball: Devils zone out Eddies
AUBURN — Zone defenses have been causing Edward Little some sleepless nights this season. But what Lewiston showed the Red Eddies in Friday night’s season finale gave them nightmares. The Devils’ length, athleticism and determination was too much for the Eddies, as was a 14-point third quarter deficit that EL nearly erased. Lewiston shut down […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Harriman, Eddies go off on Devils
AUBURN — Any time Edward Little and Lewiston meet on a basketball court, the basket seems to get bigger for Tianna Harriman and Kory Norcross. After scoring a game-high 21 points in EL’s 64-29 win over the Blue Devils on Jan. 11, Harriman lit them up again in Friday’s season finale, this time for 27 […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Patriots finish with win
POLAND — The last thing Gray-New Gloucester wanted was another preliminary game. Last year, the Patriots’ girls’ basketball team had to earn its way to a Western B quarterfinal via the tournament prelim. They didn’t fare so well, and watched their tourney hopes dashed by Wells before getting anywhere near Portland. Friday, Gray-New Gloucester was […]
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Skiing: Mt. Blue leads after Day 1
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Mt. Blue has put itself in position to capture another Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference ski crown in both the boys’ and girls’ competition after the first day of racing at Sugarloaf Outdoor Center on Friday. The championships, postponed from Wednesday and moved from Black Mountain in Rumford to the Carrabassett Valley facility […]
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Local roundup: Dirigo takes down Madison
MADISON — Riley Robinson poured 25 points into the net Thursday evening to lead Dirigo to a 52-46 win over Madison in an MVC boys’ tilt. Kaine Hutchins chipped in for the Cougars (17-1) with 12 points in a well-balanced attack. The Bulldogs (7-11) were paced by Chase Malloy with a solid 13-point performance. Greenville […]
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HS Wrestling Regionals: Falcons will be hunted in Western B
Wrestlers and coaches always try to strike a balance at regional meets between being competitive and staying healthy and sharp while qualifying for the state championships. Sometimes a close regional meet allows their competitive nature to trump all else, however. That could mean wrestling fans are in for a treat at Saturday’s Western B regionals. […]
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HS Skiing: Gray-NG’s Lobozzo wins WMC slalom title
Gray-New Gloucester senior Noah Lobozzo won the Western Maine Conference slalom title at Thursday’s conference alpine championships at Shawnee Peak. Lobozzo finished with a combined time of 1:27.93 for his two runs to win the title, edging Yarmouth’s Tucker Grout by six-tenths of a second. Lobozzo’s 43.13 was the top time in the first round. […]