AUBURN — The comfortable double-digit lead suddenly didn’t feel so comfortable. After opening up the advantage Wednesday night, the Edward Little girls’ basketball team watched Brunswick close the gap to end the third. It forced the Red Eddies to refocused for the final quarter, and that’s just what EL did in a 55-50 win over […]
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Girls’ hockey: Landry, Leavitt-Little blank Biddeford
AUBURN — Once the Taylor Landry Show is on, if you’re a Leavitt/Edward Little girls’ hockey opponent, it’s the equivalent of a guilty-pleasure reality program or a chain-reaction crash that just happened on the highway. You want to shut it off, or look away, but you can’t. Biddeford experienced Wednesday what Landry’s rivals on the […]
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Boys’ hockey: Gardiner gets first win at Leavitt’s expense
AUBURN — At times Wednesday night, Leavitt’s defense didn’t respond quickly enough. In another split second, the Hornets were just too eager. The end result was a costly 4-2 Western Class B boys’ hockey loss to previously winless Gardiner at Norway Savings Bank Arena. “We keep losing ground to people that are behind us,” Leavitt […]
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H.S. roundup: Vikings dispatch Devils
PARIS — Crystal West sunk five three pointers to add to her 19 points, as Oxford Hills ran past Lewiston 50-33 in a girls’ basketball tilt on Tuesday night. Anna Winslow notched 14 points for the Vikings who improve to 7-3 on the season. Oxford Hills went up by 13 at the half and was […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Cobras strike in fourth to take down Mustangs
The Cobras started the final quarter with a 12-0 run and held the Mustangs to a mere four points to pull away with a 46-29 win. Mickayla Willette led Carrabec (8-2) with 16 points, eight rebounds and three steals. Macy Welch scored nine of her 14 points in the fourth quarter, to go with 11 […]
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H.S. boys’ basketball: Richmond pulls away from Rangeley
RICHMOND — Still basking in the glow of Friday’s stunning win over Forest Hills, the Richmond boys’ basketball team had to recharge its batteries for another challenge Tuesday. The Bobcats faced a young Rangeley club and did so without the shooting prowess it displayed in the win over the Tigers. Richmond overcame some early struggles […]
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Boys’ basketball: Dirigo takes out Madison
There was plenty of offense, with Riley Robinson and Dylan Kidder combining for 44 points, while the team’s defensive pressure was equally effective in a 74-52 triumph over Madison at DeFoe Gymnasium on Monday. Dirigo (10-1) entered the contest with a chip on its shoulder after having lost to Hall-Dale last Friday. It was the […]
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High schools: Knights work OT to top Fryeburg
POLAND — Emily Bolduc netted an impressive 26 points, nine of which were from behind the arc, as Poland edged past Fryeburg 61-54 in WMC girls’ basketball action. Emily Bolduc sank a three pointer to send Poland into extra time where Bolduc and teammate Michaella Arsenault drained 9 of 10 free throws to secure the […]
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High School Notebook: LHS wins $25,000 grant from State Farm
The expansion and improvement projects at Lewiston High School’s Franklin Pasture athletic complex received a major boost Saturday night, with help from the entire school community. Lewiston received a $25,000 grant from State Farm Insurance as part of the company’s “Celebrate My Drive” teen safe-driving promotion. During October, more than 3,500 schools from around the […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Ouellette’s will power
JAY — For much of last year, Victoria Ouellette had her sights set on this basketball season. She had missed much of her junior year to a knee injury. She skipped summer basketball to rehab and prepare for this winter. She even considered not playing field hockey in the fall, just so she’d be ready […]