The Lewiston High School cheering program has been winning so convincingly for so long that style points matter. And therefore, the celebration was a little bit restrained Monday after the Blue Devils won the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class A championship at Augusta Civic Center. Of course, some of that is because the KVAC crown […]
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HS Skiing: Racers live on the edge at Leavitt Invitational GS
GREENWOOD — Telling dozens of teenagers to get a grip and live on the edge might seem like contradictory advice, but it was the only way to go at Monday’s Leavitt Invitational giant slalom race at Mt. Abram. Skiers struggled to stay upright on the icy, appropriately-named Boris Badenov slope, but those who did certainly […]
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Indoor track: Kendall not racing like rookie
OK, it’s a huge misstep. The Lewiston High School junior is well-versed in soccer and tennis, two sports that constantly demand quick bursts of energy. Indoor track and field sounded like a great way to pass the time and stay in shape during the winter. But surely there would be a time of transition and […]
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High School Notebook: Another Dirigo grappler clears century mark; Area track stars shine at college meet
The number of wrestlers in Dirigo’s 100-win club outgrew the bunting that honors its members and hangs from the wall at Defoe Gymnasium many years ago. One banner became two, and probably should be three. Coach Doug Gilbert, who took over the program in the late 1990s, admittedly has trouble keeping track of it all. […]
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Cony QB Lucas wins Fitzpatrick Trophy
Quarterback Ben Lucas, who engineered a 99-yard drive to secure Cony High School’s first football state championship in 81 years, was awarded the 43rd annual Fitzpatrick Trophy as Maine’s top senior football player Sunday in Portland. Lucas passed for 307 yards and three touchdowns in the second half alone, leading Cony to a 30-23 victory […]
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Girls’ basketball: Oak Hill ditches Dirigo in overtime
DIXFIELD — There are small steps that mark a team’s progress throughout the regular season. Then there are the giant leaps that come in unexpected moments. Saturday night, was one of those sizable jumps for the Oak Hill girls’ basketball team. The Raiders rallied late in regulation, watched a late lead slip away but regrouped […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Leavitt/Little brushes off Lewiston for 10th straight win
Complicating matters for the Leavitt-Edward Little girls’ hockey team in the third period Saturday night, the minors against Taylor Landry and Danica Nadeau — overlapping by one second — took away two of the Red Hornets’ premier players. Leavitt-Little still had selfless assistant captains Amanda Grenier and Emma Martineau on the ice, however, blocking Lewiston […]
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Local roundup: Falcons caught in White-out
LISBON — Adrianna White piled up 26 points and Lisbon held Mountain Valley to single-digit scoring in the first half, allowing the Greyhounds (5-6) to roll to a 54-39 victory in a girls’ basketball game Saturday. The Greyhounds built a 31-13 lead by halftime. Mia Durgin added another 12 points for Lisbon. Mountain Valley’s (4-8) […]
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Rams outlast feisty Devils
BANGOR — The sense of urgency that accompanies the late-season battle for playoff position was in full evidence at Red Barry Gymnasium on Friday night. No matter that Bangor and Lewiston have six and five games remaining, respectively, on their regular-season schedules. Bangor’s 67-58 Class A survival of Lewiston may not have been war, but […]
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H.S. Basketball Roundup: Bessey collects career win No. 200
JAY — Coach Chris Bessey reached the 200-win milestone for his career as Spruce Mtn. cruised to a 94-52 victory over Carrabec in boys’ MVC basketball. The 200th win came in Bessey’s 15th year of coaching, working with the Jay boys, Livermore boys, Jay girls and now the Spruce Mountain boys’ basketball team. Deonte Ring […]