READFIELD — Just as their nickname implies they should, the Greyhounds came storming out of the gates Friday night. Lisbon scored three touchdowns on its first six plays, and tallied two more before halftime to ease to a 36-0 win over Maranacook in a Class D South football game at Ricky Gibson Field of Dreams. […]
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H.S. Baseball: Brooks, Black Bears sting Hornets
TURNER — Jason Brooks did it all for the Maranacook Black Bears. The senior had two hits at the plate, and when he made an out, it was a productive out. He came into pitch to close out the 6-3 victory over the Leavitt Hornets in KVAC baseball action. “He’s a senior captain, he (has) […]
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College Baseball: Eddie Emerson already a winner for Black Bears
Eddie Emerson’s journey to the University of Maine and Division I baseball was rated ‘PG,’ for postgraduate. Not that there was anything deficient about his run at Lewiston High School, where Emerson was the left-handed ace on the baseball diamond, not to mention an outstanding football quarterback and hockey defenseman. To get where he wanted […]
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Hockey roundup: Fighting Spirit demolish Maine Wild
LEWISTON — Three players finished with a goal and assist as the L/A Fighting Spirit defeated the in-state rival Maine Wild 7-0 Saturday night at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. Dylan Vrees, Brett Bittner, Alexander Friend and Casey Labonte all finished with a goal and a helper. The Fighting Spirit jumped out to a 3-0 lead […]
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Maine holds off hot-shooting UMass-Lowell
LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — Freshman Devine Eke scored 25 points and Maine’s up-tempo offense hit 13 3-pointers in a 95-81 victory over UMass Lowell on Wednesday. Maine closed the first half on a 7-0 run, capped by Shaun Lawton’s deep 3-pointer just before the halftime buzzer, to take a 48-38 lead. Eke made 6 of […]
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UMaine names Joe Harasymiak as Black Bears football coach
The University of Maine announced that Joe Harasymiak will be the next football head coach, according to a university statement. Harasymiak was named interim head coach when Jack Cosgrove stepped down in November. “I am extremely excited and honored to be chosen as the next head football coach here at the University of Maine,” said […]
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Boys’ basketball: Maranacook holds off Poland in Class B South showdown
READFIELD — In the first quarter Friday night, Maranacook couldn’t stop Poland big man John Fossett, who outscored the entire Black Bears roster in the period. After that, Maranacook stopped letting Fossett get the ball, and turned defense into offense on its way to a 57-54 victory in a Class B South boys’ basketball game. […]
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Maranacook (Winthrop) Alpine Skiing
Coach: Ron Gifford (12th year) Conference: KVAC; Class: B Last year’s result: Boys — Second at KVAC, first at states. Girls — Third at KVAC, fifth at states. Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors — Matt Gyorgy, Connor Ireland,, Zach Lacasse, Hazen Searway; Juniors — Nathan Delmar, Avery Howe, Dennis Chiappetta, Andrew Coulombe, Drew Davis, Liam McNamara, Isaiah Weston, […]
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Maranacook Nordic Skiing
Coach: Steve DeAngelis (31st year) Conference: KVAC; Class: B. Last year’s result: Boys were KVAC and State Class B Champions. Girls were KVAC Champions and 3rd in Class B. Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors — Luca DeAngelis, John Parent; Juniors — Zach Holman, Ruslan Reiter; Sophomores — Mark McLaughlin Girls: Seniors — Taylor Cray, Jaycee Greeley, Anne […]
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High School Boys’ Hockey Preview: Maranacook/Winthrop Black Bears
Coach: Chip Jones (third year) Region/Class: Southern Maine Class B Last year’s record: 1-17 Key returning athletes: Seniors – Zack Godbout (forward), Matt Ingram (defense); Junior – Sam Johnson (forward). Key losses: Lost eight seniors that were all core players. Promising newcomers: Many young players look promising, but none stand out yet. Season outlook: The […]