The Mount Desert Island team celebrates winning the Class B boys’ state swimming and diving championship at Bowdoin College in Brunswick on Tuesday. (Brianna Soukup/Portland Press Herald) BRUNSWICK — As the final heat of the 500-yard freestyle was coming to a close, swim official Fran Fox moved into position near the starting blocks with a […]
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Cony repeats as Class A swimming champion; Lewiston's Cloutier is second twice
Cony’s Gabby Low competes in the 100 yard butterfly during the girls Class A swim championship in Orono on Monday. Low won with a time of 55.38. (Kevin Bennett photo) ORONO — Through eight events in the Class A girls’ state swimming and diving championships Monday, Scarborough was tied with Cony after coming from behind. […]
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Cape Elizabeth repeats in Class B swimming and diving
BRUNSWICK — Halfway through Monday afternoon’s Class B swimming and diving state championship meet, things looked bleak for the defending champion and heavily-favored girls of Cape Elizabeth High School. A disqualification for leaving early in the opening 200-yard medley relay wiped out 32 points in a meet they were seeded to win by 31 over […]
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Cheverus holds off Bangor for Class A boys' swim title; LaBelle leads Lewiston
Brim Peabody of Cheverus competes in the 500-yard freestyle during the boys’ Class A swim championship in Orono on Saturday. Peabody won with a time of 4:47.41. (Kevin Bennett photo) ORONO — In its bid to end Cheverus’ five-year stranglehold on the Class A swimming and diving championship, the Bangor boys came out flying Saturday […]
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Swimming: Edward Little juniors guiding the freshmen to first state appearance
Juniors Abby Fisher, left, Jenna Boucher, Leila Chirayath and Brendan Whitman chit chat during Edward Little High School swim practice at the YWCA in Lewiston. Boucher is a student at Leavitt Area High School, but trains with EL. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — For Emma Hefty, Izzy Bellefleur and Samantha Poirier, this year has seen […]
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KVAC swimming: Cony girls, Brunswick boys snag titles
Lewiston’s Sophia Turgeon swims the 100-yard backstroke during the Class A KVAC meet Saturday at the Bath YMCA. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) BATH — The Cony High School girls swimming team won it all last year, as the expression goes. But the Rams didn’t win everything. One prize eluded them. Even as Cony chased and eventually […]
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Jamie John Arsenault
AUBURN — Jamie John Arsenault, 44, a resident of Auburn, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 31, at his residence. He was born June 18 in Rumford, the son of John R. Arsenault and Sandra F. (Bailey) Arsenault. Jamie enjoyed music, BBQs, sitting by the fire, swimming and reading books by his favorite authors Stephen King and Joe […]
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Local roundup: Madison upsets powerhouse Winthrop
WINTHROP — Madison stepped up and outgunned Winthrop 55-43 in a late-season boys’ basketball tilt Thursday. The Ramblers (12-4) were paced by Cam Wood with a solid 15-point performance, while Sam Figueroa chipped in nine. Sean Whalen led the Bulldogs (9-8) with a game-high 21 points, while Matt Oliver tallied eight and Matt Shibley added […]
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Virginia M. Chesley
NORWAY — With her family by her side Virginia left this life peacefully on Friday, Jan. 26. She was born Nov. 5, 1922, the daughter of Prince Harold and Ethel Doris Bumpus Cash. She attended school in Otisfield and married George H. Chesley on June 1, 1941. They made their life in Oxford. She loved life, […]
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Evelyn Jeanette Ferrari
FARMINGTON — Evelyn “Murph” Jeanette Ferrari, 85, of Farmington passed away Monday, Jan. 22, at Sandy River Center for Health Care. She attended school at Fort Fairfield, and college at Farmington State Teachers College. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 1954. She met and married Norman Robert Ferrari, and began her teaching career in Connecticut. […]