On Jan. 16, Bangor shocked Lewiston and ended the Blue Devils’ streak of eight consecutive KVAC cheering titles. The two teams returned to the Augusta Civic Center 12 days later to determine the fate of Lewiston’s streak of regional titles in the Class A North championship. Performing a much more crisp and energetic routine than […]
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Boys’ basketball: Edward Little overpowers Bangor
That balance has fueled an undefeated start for the Auburn-based Red Eddies that continued Thursday night with a 67-49 victory over Bangor in their Class AA North encounter at Red Barry Gymnasium. Junior forward Darby Shea and senior guards Jarod Norcross-Plourde and Samatar Iman each scored 17 points for coach Mike Adams’ club, 10-0 on […]
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Boys’ hockey: Lewiston lights up Bangor
LEWISTON — Lewiston had a devil of a time trying to score goals on Bangor goalie Derek Fournier during the regular season last year. That wasn’t the case when the two teams met for the first time this season Wednesday night. They weren’t always pretty, but goals aplenty went in during the Blue Devils’ 12-0 […]
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Boys’ Hockey: St. Dominic Academy swats away unbeaten Bangor
It was a bit of a shock, then, when St. Dominic Academy scored on consecutive shots just 39 seconds apart late in the second period of Tuesday’s Class A North tilt en route to a 3-1 victory as part of the St. Dominic Academy Christmas Classic hockey tournament at Norway Savings Bank Arena. After scoring […]
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Boys’ Basketball: Edward Little jumps on Bangor
The Red Eddies showed they exorcised their preseason demons, grabbing big rebounds early and jumping ahead for good. The Rams couldn’t catch up in a 58-42 win for Edward Little in a KVAC boys’ basketball game Friday night. “It’s real hard, especially early in the season, to play a good team on their home court, […]
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Bangor police investigate 2 home invasion attempts
BANGOR — Police in Bangor are investigating two attempted home invasions that happened less than an hour apart. Police say two men forced their way into an apartment on Lincoln Street early Friday morning but fled when the resident confronted them with a weapon. Less than an hour later, officers were called to a home […]
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Boys’ soccer: Bangor outlasts Gorham in a battle of the Rams, earns Class A title
PORTLAND — 110 minutes of well-played soccer were not enough to determine the Class A boys’ state championship between the Bangor Rams and the Gorham Rams. The teams were tied 1-1 when the game entered penalty kicks at Fitzpatrick Stadium in Portland. For Bangor, the most stressful situation in the game was “Payneless.” Senior goalkeeper […]
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Now there’s a creepy clown running for office
BANGOR — An election cycle some have described as a fright appears to have attracted its first actual ghoul. Signs are popping up around Bangor, Maine, advertising the campaign of Pennywise, the creepy clown from Stephen King’s 1986 novel “It.” The signs beseech residents to “Vote Pennywise” and include a picture of the clown showing […]
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Girls’ Soccer: Bangor bounces Edward Little from playoffs
BANGOR — Bangor High School senior midfielder Megan Conner said her team has been telling dynamic freshman midfielder Eliza Jansujwicz to “be more selfish” and shoot the ball more. Jansujwicz heeded the advice and rifled a perfectly placed 18-yard left-footed shot into the corner just 1:55 into the second half to extend Bangor’s lead over Edward […]
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Girls’ Soccer: Bangor blanks Lewiston, 5-0
BANGOR — It was senior night for the Bangor High School girls soccer team on Monday and it didn’t take long for a pair of seniors to find the back of the net for the Rams in their Class A North matchup with Lewiston. Center midfielder Megan Conner scored just 1:32 into the game and […]