Edward Little’s Cam Yorke drives with the ball as Nolan Sanborn moves in on defense for Cheverus on Friday. (Portland Press Herald photo by Shawn Patrick Ouellette) PORTLAND — Edward Little boys’ basketball coach Mike Adams knows from experience that when his team plays Cheverus, the Red Eddies can’t allow Matt Duchaine beat them. The […]
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Boys’ basketball: DJ Douglass’ hot hand leads Lisbon over Mt. Abram
LISBON — DJ Douglass knows there are eyes on him this year every time the Lisbon High School boys’ basketball team takes the court. With Lisbon having to replace graduated 1,000-point scorer Jonah Sautter, Douglass has shown a nice shooting touch, including Friday night’s 29-point effort in Lisbon’s 60-52 Mountain Valley Conference win over Mt. […]
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Girls' basketball: Hot-shooting Edward Little lights up Cheverus
Edward Little’s Grace Fontaine is fouled by Cheverus’ Lauren Jordan during Friday night’s basketball game in Auburn. (Sun Journal photo by Andree Kehn) AUBURN — Edward Little is never shy about shooting 3-pointers, but when they’re going in at the rate they were in the first half of Friday night’s AA North game against Cheverus, […]
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Girls’ basketball: Hot-shooting Edward Little lights up Cheverus
Edward Little’s Grace Fontaine is fouled by Cheverus’ Lauren Jordan during Friday night’s basketball game in Auburn. (Sun Journal photo by Andree Kehn) AUBURN — Edward Little is never shy about shooting 3-pointers, but when they’re going in at the rate they were in the first half of Friday night’s AA North game against Cheverus, […]
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Girls’ basketball: Mt. Blue clamps down, beats Nokomis
Nokomis High School’s Maya Cooney (10) drives to the basket and draws the foul on Mt. Blue High School’s Mackenzie Libby (21) in Newport on Friday. (Morning Sentinel photo by Michael G. Seamans) NEWPORT — After three winters of taking their lumps together, including narrowly missing out on a postseason berth in each of the […]
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Hartford man charged with killing his girlfriend held without bail
PARIS — A Hartford man charged with murder in the death of his longtime girlfriend was ordered held without bail following his initial appearance at Oxford County Superior Court on Friday morning. Rondon Athayde, 46, is charged with killing Ana Cordeiro, 41. The couple have two children, ages 3 and 4. A follow-up hearing, at […]
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Tight ends Drew Belcher, Julian Dunn vital parts of UMaine offense
Maine tight end Drew Belcher celebrates a first down against New Hampshire during the season opener in August in Orono. (Portland Press Herald photo by Shawn Patrick Ouellette) ORONO — In Joe Harasymiak’s first season as Maine’s head football coach, tight ends were an afterthought. Three players combined to catch four passes for a paltry […]
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"Bad man in the best way possible" — Joe Harasymiak leading UMaine to new heights
ORONO — In the moments after the University of Maine football team defeated Weber State to advance to national semifinals for the first time in program history, the Black Bears’ head coach stood among his players in a crowded locker room. His voice cracking with emotion, he ended his postgame speech by saying, “I’ve got […]
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Junior hockey: Nordiques ready to showcase their talent in Minnesota
L/A Nordiques’ Colby Audette cuts in toward the net as Maine Wild’s Hunter Smith trails during Wednesday night’s game at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston. (Sun Journal photo by Russ Dillingham) LEWISTON — The L/A Nordiques have an opportunity both as a team and individually this upcoming week when they travel to Blaine, Minnesota, […]
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Kennebec Land Trust conserves Eastern River Preserve
PITTSTON — Pittston residents Judy Schuppien and Phil Brzozowski donated the 22-acre Eastern River Preserve to the Kennebec Land Trust on Tuesday, Dec. 4. KLT’s newest conservation property, the first in the town of Pittston, features over 3,000 feet of frontage on the Eastern River. A 14-mile-long tributary of the Kennebec River, the Eastern River […]