AUBURN — Sedrick Simons found the back of the net twice for Edward Little as the Red Eddies skated past Mt. Ararat/Lisbon 4-1 in the first round of the Norway Savings Bank 20th Annual Gippers Classic on Friday. Brandon Dyer and Cody Woodward each netted a goal for the Eddies (1-3), while Ben Steele grabbed […]
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H.S. Hockey: Devils win with tip of hat
LEWISTON — Sophomore forward Kyle Morin sported a blue hard hat atop his head after he led Lewiston to a 6-5 overtime victory over St. Dom’s. The cap, with “Devils” painted in white along the side, is the postgame reward for Lewiston’s hardest worker. But it also was symbolic of Morin and the Devils’ blue-collar […]
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Correction: Savannah Shaw is team goalie
LEWISTON — A story on Page C1 of Thursday’s Sun Journal should have identified Savannah Shaw as the goalie for the Leavitt/Edward Little high school hockey team. She stopped 12 shots to earn the win. It was a reporting error.
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Boys’ basketball: Ramblers come back at Wolverines
WISCASSET — Things went about as poorly as possible for the Winthrop High School boys’ basketball team in the first half against Wiscasset on Friday. The Ramblers made just four of 21 shots, committed 13 turnovers and scored a pedestrian 16 points through 24 minutes. Winthrop coach Todd MacArthur wrote a big zero on the […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Brunswick downs Oxford Hills
BRUNSWICK — When the names of various teams to watch in the KVAC were tossed about during the preseason, the Brunswick girls’ basketball likely didn’t get much mention. But people are talking about the Dragons now. With Thursday’s convincing 49-22 win over Oxford Hills, the Dragons improved to 4-1 and are among the top teams […]
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Seahawks pick off Phoenix in overtime
BOOTHBAY HARBOR — John Hepburn scored 34 points Thursday night, and Boothbay pulled away in the second overtime for a 92-87 MVC boys’ basketball win over Spruce Mountain. Deonte Ring led the Phoenix (4-1) with 23 points, including six in the second OT stanza to keep Spruce Mountain in contention. Andrew Darling chipped in 20 […]
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Boys’ basketball: Mt. Ararat holds off Mt. Blue
TOPSHAM — Both the Mt. Ararat and Mt. Blue boys basketball teams were coming off losses, and to make matters worse, the antsy players had to wait an extra two days to get back out on the court against fresh competition and put the past behind them. After a superb first quarter, where both the […]
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High school roundup: Keene’s 15 inspires Spruce Mountain
BOOTHBAY — Junior Emily Keene drained a team-high 15 points for Spruce Mountain as Phoenix ran past Boothbay 59-33 in a girls’ MVC basketball matchup. Samantha Richards was a force on the boards, grabbing nine of them to go along with eight points. Vanesa Barnes created an ample amount of turnovers on defense with seven […]
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Girls’ basketball: Cougars run off Roadrunners
DIXFIELD — It was Kelsey Hutchins and Jessica Conant who combined for 25 points as the Dirigo Cougars settled down to make a strong run in the second half and remained unbeaten Wednesday night in the Mountain Valley Conference with a 57-33 triumph over Mt. Abram at DeFoe Gymnasium. Dirigo (4-0) broke the game open […]
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Girls’ basketball: Monmouth keeps Lisbon on skid row
LISBON – It sure wasn’t pretty. The first half of Wednesday’s Mountain Valley Conference girls basketball game between Lisbon and Monmouth saw both teams struggle mightily to make shots. The Mustangs made just three of 27 attempts, putting up 14 points, but it was still six points better than the Greyhounds’ eight, with Lisbon hitting […]