SKOWHEGAN — Lauren Merrill threw a two-hitter as the Oxford Hills Vikings defeated the Skowhegan Indians 3-0 for the KVAC Championship. Sydney Reeds and Lindsey Waner were the only two Indians to get a hit. The game remained scoreless until the fifth inning when Ashley Childs hit a ball into center field. She later came […]
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H.S. softball: Local teams finish right behind perennial powers in standings
Lewiston’s Emily Mousseau is out on a double play at first base as Oxford Hills’ Brooke Carson completes the play during a game in South Paris earlier this season. Oxford Hills and Lewiston finished second and third in Class A South. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal File Photo) The final softball Heal point standings look awfully familiar […]
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H.S. Baseball: Favorites, underdogs have reason to believe as tournament begins
Monmouth’s first baseman, Trevor Flanagan, loses the ball as Mountain Valley’s Dylan Desroches gets back on the base earlier this season in Rumford. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) Recent history in the state baseball tournament gives both the top seeds and Cinderellas something to cling to as the 2018 playoffs begin next week. Five of the eight […]
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Girls' lacrosse: Gastonguay surpasses 200 goals, Saints rally to ground Falcons
St. Dom’s Caroline Gastonguay tries to split the defense of Freeport’s Izzy Masison, left, and Mikaela Dorsey Friday at Freeport High School. Also in on the play is St. Dom’s Emma Theriault. (Lee Horton/Sun Journal) FREEPORT — St. Dom’s had several ways to explain its slow start in Friday’s regular-season finale against Freeport. The Saints […]
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30 adults earn diplomas from SAD 52
TURNER – Joe Barry is a 40-year-old with a full-time job and a family to support. Nathanael Bowmaster is an 18-year-old who was home-schooled, while Khadija Noorow discovered the value of education after escaping war-torn Somalia with her family. Different backgrounds? For sure. But on Friday night, these three and 27 others stood shoulder-to-shoulder and […]
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Blaine House hopefuls shift to attack mode
With less than two weeks remaining before Maine’s primary elections, the Democratic and Republican candidates for governor are hitting each other and the airwaves with increasingly negative messages. With no recent, publicly available polls, it’s impossible to say whether any Democrat or Republican has a sizable lead over their competitors headed into the June 12 […]
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Bates Dance Fest expanding free public events
Performers, choreographerstaking knowledge, skillsoff campus to the public LEWISTON — In her inaugural season as Bates Dance Festival director, Shoshona Currier has enlarged the number, scope and locations of festival events open to the public at no cost. In the days leading up to their festival performances, choreographers and performers will fan out across Lewiston-Auburn […]
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100 years ago, 1918 All girls and young women of Lewiston and Auburn are cordially invited to enter the immense chorus which will lead the singing at the Patriotic Pageant on the Lewiston Athletic grounds, July 4th. The singing is to be the great feature of the pageant. And a chorus of at least 500 […]
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Goodspeed joins Champoux Agency
LEWISTON — Champoux Agency in Lewiston announces that Perry Goodspeed has joined the agency as an account executive. Goodspeed has been in the insurance industry since 2015. He will write personal and commercial lines, as well as life policies. He enjoys snowmobiling, golf, attending concerts and playing guitar. Perry Goodspeed
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Dillingham joins Maine Water
SACO — The Maine Water Company has added Mary Jane Dillingham as director of water quality to facilitate the company’s mission of providing clean drinking water in 12 public water systems throughout the state. Since 1999, Dillingham was the water quality manager for Lewiston and Auburn, overseeing the health of Lake Auburn. She will be […]