WALES — He’s not the biggest. Not the fastest. Not the strongest. Heck, Ethan Richard won’t even stop there. “I’d say I’m not that great of a player, to be honest with you,” the Oak Hill linebacker and center said. “I wouldn’t say I’m a superstar. I wouldn’t even say I’m close to being an […]
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C North field hockey quarterfinal: Hajduk scores a pair, Winthrop outlasts Boothbay
Winthrop defenders, including Hanna Caprara, left, surround their goalie, Alicia Bridges as they wait for the ball to come down during Wednesday’s game in Lewiston against Boothbay. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Winthrop’s Gia Francis, left, and Maddy Perkins, right, swing at a rebound after Boothbay goalie Chloe Arsenault made a save during Wednesday’s field hockey game […]
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Paper machine at shuttered Madison mill sold to Chinese company
MADISON — The paper machine at the former Madison Paper Industries mill in has been sold to a Chinese company for an undisclosed sum in a move the mill’s new owners say they’re hoping will open up the shuttered facility for redevelopment. “The issue had been because the paper machine was there, it would be […]
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High School Roundup: Falcons pull away in 2nd half, eliminate Rangers
RUMFORD — Rylee Sevigny scored two goals and Leigha Carrier tallied what proved to be the winning goal as top-seeded Mountain Valley dominated the second half to defeat No. 8 Traip Academy, 5-1, in a Class C South field hockey quarterfinal on Wednesday. The two teams battled to a 1-1 tie at halftime on goals […]
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Men's soccer: Second half defensive lapse costs Bobcats
BRUNSWICK — The end of the season slate for the Bowdoin College men’s soccer team is stacked, with undefeated Connecticut College and Tufts scheduled to visit the Polar Bears to close out the regular NESCAC season. On Wednesday, the Polar Bears hosted NESCAC rival Bates College on Pickard Field, knowing they were not going to […]
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A North field hockey quarterfinal: Indians blank Red Eddies
SKOWHEGAN — The rain, sleet and wind started at game time, almost on cue, and lasted the entire first half. If the elements bothered the Skowhegan Area High School field hockey team, the Indians didn’t let it show. “I personally have never played in sleet and rain and wind like that before. It definitely was […]
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Riverview near compliance for federal certification
AUGUSTA — Riverview Psychiatric Center is in “substantial compliance” with all conditions for participation in Medicare and on track to regain federal certification and the roughly $20 million in annual funding it lost after having its certification revoked in 2013. The state Department of Health and Human Services received notice the center has been found […]
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PUC holds hearing on controversial transmission line project
HALLOWELL — A majority of those who testified in the early hours of a final public hearing Wednesday night before the Maine Public Utilities Commission spoke against a proposed 145-mile transmission line from Quebec to Massachusetts, citing its possible effects on the environment and tourism in northwest Maine. “Stay away from our wilderness,” said Sheryl Harth, a retired […]
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Marcola and the Generals hand the shorthanded Nordiques their first loss of the season
The number 13 is unlucky for the L/A Nordiques as they dropped to 12-1-0 on the season after the Northeast Generals skated away to a 7-2 victory at the New England Sports Village in Attleboro, Massachusetts. The Nordiques were without some key pieces in defenseman JP Chauvin (suspension) who has seven goals and 17 assists […]
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C South field hockey quarterfinal: Gastonguay lifts St. Dom's to overtime win over Oak Hill
LEWISTON — The Saints’ defense came to play. St. Dom’s back line held their ground for most of regulation. They did their job for 60 minutes, then the offense took over in the overtime session. Charlotte Gastonguay’s goal with 5:11 remaining in the first overtime gave St. Dom’s a 2-1 victory in a Class C […]