Jeromey Rancourt achieved one dream last Saturday when the Lewiston senior finished his high school career by helping his team win a Class A boys’ hockey state championship. He now has a chance to achieve another, by winning a Travis Roy Award. On Tuesday, the Blue Devils’ senior captain was named one of four finalists […]
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Boys' Hockey: Rancourt, Toussaint tabbed Travis Roy Award semifinalists
Two dynamic senior captains from the Twin Cities are among eight semifinalists up for the Travis Roy Award, presented annually by the Class A Hockey Coaches Association to the top Class A senior boys’ hockey player in the state. Lewiston’s Jeromey Rancourt and St. Dominic Academy’s Noah Toussaint join six other semifinalists: Bangor goalie Derek […]
Boys' Hockey: Lewiston blitzes Bangor for Class A North regional title
Lewiston’s Cody Doyon watches his deflected shot bounce off the mask of Bangor goalie Derek Fournier during Tuesday’s regional final hockey championship game at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston where the Blue Devils advanced to this weekend’s state championship with a 6-0 victory over the Rams.Lewiston’s Alex Robert celebrates as the puck bounces off […]
Class A North: Lewiston faces a familiar playoff foe in Bangor for the regional title
LEWISTON — Lewiston and Bangor are no strangers when it comes to meeting each other in late February and early March. Tonight will be the fourth time the two teams have faced each other when the playoffs shift to 190 Birch Street. This will be the second time the teams face each other in the […]
Bangor edges Cony/Monmouth/Hall-Dale in Class A North hockey semifinal
LEWISTON — Early on, it looked like it could be another earlier-than-anticipated exit in the Class A North semifinals for Bangor. Then, senior goalie Derek Fournier settle into the game, allowing just one goal on 25 shots in a 2-1 victory over Cony/Hall-Dale/Monmouth. “I try to keep the same mindset for every game, but I […]
Boys' Hockey: Everyone chasing the Blue Devils in Class A North
Players to watch: Jr. F Joe Bisson, Lewiston; Sr. F Jeromey Rancourt, Lewiston; Sr. F Drake Goupil, Poland/Leavitt/Oak Hill/Gray-New Gloucester; Sr. D Cole Oulellette, Lewiston; Jr. F Connor Cyr, Lewiston; Jr. F Alex Rivet, Lewiston; Jr. F Kodi Legassie, Bangor; Sr. F Noah Toussaint, St. Dom’s; Fr. F Will Fletcher, St. Dom’s; Jr. F Avery […]
AA North girls' quarterfinal: Bangor holds off Cheverus' charge
AUGUSTA — Cheverus needed three quarters to figure out how to stop Bangor senior forward Katie Butler. By then, it was too late. Butler scored 18 of her team-high 20 points in the first three quarters, then went cold from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter while the Stags started to claw back. A […]
Poland Spring eyes Rumford, Fryeburg for new bottling plant, springs
POLAND — Spurred by strong sales, Poland Spring is looking for two additional spring sites and a home for its fourth bottling plant in Maine, a $50 million construction project. The company bottled nearly 902 million gallons of water in the state last year. The new trio of projects could give it capacity for 400 […]
Girls' basketball: Class AA North playoff preview
Players to watch: Fr. G Julia Colby, Oxford Hills; Soph. C Jadah Adams, Oxford Hills; Sr. G Erin Morton, Oxford Hills; Sr. C Jordyn Reynolds, Edward Little; Soph. F Jade Perry, Edward Little; Sr. F Morgan Eliasen, Lewiston; Jr. C Victoria Harris, Lewiston; Sr. G Skylar Gaudette, Lewiston. Favorite: Oxford Hills. The Vikings tore through […]
Health groups want to increase access to naloxone
BANGOR (AP) — Four health care groups are working to increase access to the anti-opioid drug naloxone in the Bangor area. Naloxone is used to treat opioid overdoses. Eastern Maine Medical Center, St. Joseph Healthcare, Acadia Hospital and Penobscot Community Health Care are providing 500 survival kits to people who don’t have the ability to […]