LEWISTON — It may not have the intricacies of an NHL neutral-zone trap, the Leavitt/Edward Little’s first line of defense was just as effective Wednesday in the team’s first meeting of the season against rival Lewiston High School. Both teams skated into the matchup with four shutouts and their defenses averaging fewer than a goal […]
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Girls’ H.S. Basketball: Welch, Cobras beat Raiders at buzzer
WALES — Carrabec has a name for the shot Macy Welch hit at the buzzer to beat Oak Hill Wednesday night. “We have ‘yes’ shots,” the Cobras’ senior forward said. “They’re shots that you can just feel it as it leaves your hand, you get that feeling of ‘Yes, it’s going in.’ I felt it.” […]
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H.S. Football: Lucas, DeLorenzo, Zukowski named Fitzpatrick Trophy finalists
Nicco DeLorenzo of Kennebunk, Ben Lucas of Cony and Justin Zukowski of Portland are the 2013 Fitzpatrick Trophy finalists. The trio represents the top three selections among Maine high school football coaches and media voting from a list of 12 semifinalists, which included Leavitt’s Levi Morin. The winner will be announced Jan. 19 at the […]
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Boys’ H.S. Basketball: Raiders start and finish strong to slay Cobras
WALES — The third quarter has been a thorn in Oak Hill’s side throughout the young Mountain Valley Conference season. Fortunately for the Raiders, they did more than enough the other three quarters to make up for the thorny third. Parker Asselin and Jonah Martin drilled four 3-pointers apiece as Oak Hill started and finished […]
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Boys’ hockey: Six unanswered help Lewiston past EL
LEWISTON — Edward Little had Lewiston on the ropes. The Blue Devils had plenty of punches left in their arsenal. Griffin Wade scored a pair of goals, nine different players registered at least a point and Nick Hawk stopped 11 of the 13 shots he faced — including his final seven — to help Lewiston […]
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High School roundup: Phoenix come back on Ramblers
JAY — John McKenna led Spruce Mountain with 12 points — including two from beyond the arc — and Peter Theriault added nine more to help lead the Phoenix to a 42-35 win over visiting Winthrop in MVC boys’ basketball action Monday. The Phoenix recovered from a halftime deficit with a 14-5 run through the […]
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Girls’ basketball: Raiders tame Wolverines
WISCASSET — Methodical. Workmanlike. Choose any adjective from your thesaurus in this line of words to best describe the way the Oak Hill girls’ high school basketball team pulled away for a 68-44 Mountain Valley Conference win over Wiscasset on Monday night. In all, 12 of Tom Morong’s players saw action, with Sadie Goulet nailing […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Brunswick beats Blue Devils at the buzzer
LEWISTON — Sometimes being so close to victory makes it that much tougher when it doesn’t happen. The Lewiston girls’ basketball team was as close to a win as it has been all season Monday, but watched Brunswick snatch the game away with a buzzer beater. The Dragons rallied from a pair of deficits in […]
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High School Notebook: EL gives neighboring swimmers home
Not having a neighborhood pool or enough classmates to put together a swim team hasn’t stopped at least three local athletes from finding a place to compete. Kristen Morissette and Alana Hartford of Leavitt and Lily Wade of Lisbon raced in Edward Little’s first meet of the season Dec. 6 against Waterville. “I want the […]
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The Hot Corner: Phoenix flight shows need for further changes
Spruce Mountain High School’s decision to leave the Mountain Valley Conference and join the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference, approved by its school committee this past Thursday, could be the wave of the future. It mirrors the choices being made at the major-college level, where universities often follow their overall financial interests or the relative strength […]