Penn State Junior and former Lewiston High School standout Isaiah Harris tucks into the middle of the pack before passing Erik Martinsson of UT-Arlington and Indiana’s Daniel Kuhn during the first lap of the mens 800 meter semifinal heat at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon Wednesday night. He won his heat with a time of […]
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Reunion, Concert, Ranked Choice Voting
DEAR SUN SPOTS: A fall 2018 get-together is being planned for the Lewiston Dale Carnegie class of 1978. Current contact information is needed for the following members: Cindy Delcourt, Dan Dube, Ron Fournier, Jane Gagne, Adria Hahnel, Kim Hale, Larry Lavoie, Tom McFadden, Paul Paradis, Greg Sawyer, Larry Wells, Ken Williams as well as instructor […]
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Girls' lacrosse: Windham blocks Lewiston's comeback attempt in A North quarterfinals
Lewiston’s Christine Chasse scores from a free position Wednesday during a playoff game at Windham. (Ben McCanna/Portland Press Herald) WINDHAM — Grace Sawyer stood in front of the net, clutching her goalkeeper’s stick with its wide basket and fervently hoping to hear the final horn. “I was just praying that they weren’t going to shoot […]
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Democrats told to ignore ‘nasty’ politics as gubernatorial primary looms
LEWISTON — Perhaps the most surprising moment in Wednesday’s Democratic gubernatorial forum at the Lewiston Public Library came near the end, in response to a report that Maine Women Together plans to spend almost $200,000 to oppose one of the seven candidates. The target, lawyer Adam Cote, called the move outrageous, unprecedented and “exactly what […]
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Girls' lacrosse: Portland pulls away from Oxford Hills in A North quarterfinals
Oxford Hills’ Cecelia Dieterich gets around Portland’s Charlie Green and teammate Georgia Stoddard, who offers verbal support, during their game at Fitzpatrick Stadium on Wednesday. (Brewster Burns photo) PORTLAND — After not playing a countable game for two weeks and having its seniors graduate earlier Wednesday, it wasn’t a surprise that the Portland girls’ lacrosse […]
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H.S. baseball: Maranacook defeats St. Dom's in C South quarterfinals
READFIELD — Maranacook coach Eric Brown said St. Dominic Academy was the last team he wanted to see in Wednesday’s Class C South quarterfinal matchup. And with good reason. The Saints have a storied playoff history under coach Bob Blackman that includes seven state championship appearances and five titles. But this year, it’s the Black […]
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H.S. softball: Ouellette's slam lifts Edward Little over Messalonskee, into A North semis
The Edward Little softball team waits for Chantel Ouellette to cross the plate after she hit a grand slam against Messalosnkee in the Class A North quarterfinals in Oakland on Wednesday. (Michael G. Seamans/Kennebec Journal) OAKLAND — In a game full of opportunities on both sides of the diamond, Chantel Ouellette made the most of […]
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Man injured in rollover in Norway
NORWAY — At least one person was injured Wednesday afternoon when a car flipped and then rolled into the woods on Crockett Ridge Road. Early reports were that a man was unconscious in the car after the sedan had rolled at about 4:30 p.m., between Route 118 and Round The Pond Road. Fire crews from […]
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C South softball quarterfinal: Greyhounds rally back from 6-1 to defeat Cobras
Carrabec’s Ashley Cates connects with the ball during Wednesday afternoon’s Class C South quarterfinal softball game in Lisbon. Carrabec’s Mackenzie Baker gets a lead at second base as Lisbon’s Kiley Merritt, gets ready for the ball. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LISBON — Lisbon hadn’t dwelt on its predicament while clawing back from a 6-1 deficit in […]
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Girls' tennis: Lewiston tops Brunswick, reaches Class A state championship
The Lewiston girls’ tennis team shows off the Class A North regional championship plaque after defeating Brunswick 3-2 at Colby College in Waterville on Wednesday. (Submitted photo) WATERVILLE — The pressure mounted Wednesday on Court 2 at Colby College in the girls’ tennis Class A North regional final. Brunswick’s No. 2 singles player, Lea Scrapchansky, […]