Leavitt’s Camden Jordan, left, lunges but can’t catch Gardiner running back Collin Foye during their Class C South semifinal game in Turner on Friday. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) TURNER — With three minutes remaining in the Class C South semifinal between the top seeded Leavitt Hornets and the Gardiner Tigers, Leavitt quarterback Tim Albert finally found […]
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H.S. Game of the Week: Homecoming for Hornets features familiar foe
Gardiner’s Alonzo Connor makes a lunge for Leavitt’s Eric Theiss as he breaks a 60-yard run for the first touchdown of the evening in Turner during their game in 2009. The atmosphere of a homecoming football game is always special. Leavitt’s traditional Saturday night homecoming is often especially so. From the oversized crowd at the […]
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Upton’s slam helps Tigers avert sweep, win 8-3 over Red Sox
Detroit Tigers’ Nicholas Castellanos throws to first for the out on Boston Red Sox’s Christian Vazquez during the eighth inning of a baseball game on Sunday, June 11, 2017, in Boston. BOSTON — Justin Upton hit a grand slam off the right-field foul pole, Nicholas Castellanos hit a two-run homer and the Detroit Tigers averted […]
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Bradley rallies Red Sox to 5-3 win over Tigers
Boston Red Sox outfielders Andrew Benintendi, left, Mookie Betts (50) and Jackie Bradley Jr. celebrate the team’s 5-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers in a baseball game at Fenway Park on Friday, June 9, 2017, in Boston. BOSTON — Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a two-run homer in the eighth as Boston rallied for three runs […]
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H.S. Baseball: Albert delivers Hornets’ fifth win in a row
Leavitt’s Ian Gadfrey slides back to third base successfully after trying to steal home during Wednesday night’s game at Leavitt High School. Gardiner’s Hunter Chasse was the third baseman. TURNER — Leavitt coach Larry Angello had the hook ready for junior starting pitcher Tim Albert after the fifth inning of Wednesday’s KVAC Class B game […]
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Boys’ hockey: Biddeford blitzes St. Dom’s, then holds on
AUBURN — Biddeford couldn’t take advantage of its barrage of chances early. When the chances kept coming, the Tigers finally started to convert them into goals. It helped that St. Dominic Academy provided some of those chances. The Saints put themselves in too big of a hole to come out of and suffered a 7-5 […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Gardiner gobbles up Leavitt
TURNER — It was a little ironic that Leavitt’s first basket was a 3-pointer, because it was their only made 3, and the Gardiner defenders seemed to have three hands in the passing lanes at all times. The Hornets couldn’t hand the Tigers their third loss of the season. Instead, it’s now three wins in […]
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Girls’ basketball: Spruce Mountain can’t catch Gardiner on the rebound
JAY— Any time Gardiner got a hold of a rebound underneath — and that was often — the Tigers went right back up with the ball for a basket. No dribbling, no looking to pass the ball to another player. Gardiner just put the ball in the net or drew a foul for a three-point […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland swarms Biddeford/Thornton
AUBURN — Shots are what a team strives for in hockey, but they don’t mean a thing if they don’t go in. Such was the situation Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland faced heading into the closing minutes of the first period in its game against Biddeford/Thornton Academy on Wednesday. The Red Hornets had put up 15 shots, but […]
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H.S. Football: Weekly Top 10
The Scots got an extra week to prepare for Sanford, which they dismantled by 36 points three weeks ago. Bonny Eagle knows how to win this time of year, and something inexplicable would need to happen for an upset. 2. Thornton Academy (8-0) (2) The Trojans got an extra week to stew over a close […]