Messalonskee outslugged Edward Little in the first half of their Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference showdown at Sherwood Heights on Thursday, and the Eagles outran the Red Eddies in the second half, earning an impressive 8-0 win in the battle of the last two remaining unbeaten teams in the conference. “We really didn’t know what to […]
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Field hockey: Messalonskee comes alive in second half, topples Oxford Hills
“I gave every girl a personal goal that they needed to accomplish that second half,” Messalonskee coach Katie McLaughlin said. With their adjustments in mind, the Eagles rattled off a pair of goals 1:32 apart in the first seven minutes of the second half and added another later in the frame to pull away from […]
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Boys’ soccer: Eagles clip Cougars
FARMINGTON — Mt Ararat continued it’s defensive domination Thursday when the Eagles registered their third consecutive shutout in a 3-0 win over Mt. Blue in a boys’ Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class A soccer game on Caldwell Field. Mt. Ararat (2-0-1) sandwiched a pair of set piece goals around a brilliant strike off the foot […]
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Marshall H. Longway
1927 – 2015 FARMINGTON — Marshall H. Longway, 88, of Hall Hill Road, Rumford, died Tuesday, Aug. 25, at Sandy River Health Care in Farmington, after a brief stay, with his daughters, Brenda and Marsha, by his side. He was born in Rumford, on Feb. 19, 1927, a son of James and Edith (Smith) Longway […]
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Class A softball: Messalonskee completes stirring run, topples Scarborough
AUGUSTA — The Messalonskee Eagles managed just one hit in the Class A softball state championship game. And as far as they’re concerned, it’s still soaring through the air. Kristy Preglovisk’s first-inning home run and the two-hit pitching of Kirsten Pelletier propelled Messalonskee to a 1-0 victory over previously undefeated Scarborough in Saturday’s state final […]
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Boys’ Lacrosse: Messalonskee eliminates Lewiston in Eastern A semis
WATERVILLE — Messalonskee’s boys’ lacrosse team looked like the squad Lewiston saw in late May as opposed to the Messalonskee squad it saw at the beginning of the season. That was bad news for the Blue Devils on Friday. Third-seeded Lewiston surrendered the opening four goals and 12 of the first 14 in a 14-5 loss […]
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High school girls’ lacrosse: Messalonskee holds off Lewiston again in East A semifinal
WATERVILLE — The third time ultimately wasn’t the charm for Lewiston in its Eastern A semifinal contest against Messalonskee on Friday. After two heart-breaking overtime losses to the Eagles during the regular season — the most recent just 10 days ago — the fourth-seeded Blue Devils couldn’t solve top-ranked Messalonskee in their third attempt, falling […]
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Girls’ lacrosse: Lewiston topples Windham in Eastern A quarterfinal
The junior attacker was determined it wasn’t going to happen again. And it didn’t. Blais scored a game-high six goals and No. 4 Lewiston advanced to the regional semifinal round for the second time, and first since 2008. The Blue Devils will play at top-seeded Messalonskee on Friday at 3:30 p.m. The Eagles won both […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Messalonskee defends Class B title, tops Gorham
LEWISTON — Same teams. Same result. For the second straight season, Messalonskee and Gorham met for the Class B state championship, and for the second straight year the Eagles lifted the trophy, defeating the Rams, 7-2, on Saturday at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee to defend their title. The game was much closer than the final score […]
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Eastern Class A quarterfinal: Lewiston handles Windham
Favored, leading but laboring, the Lewiston High School Blue Devils needed Rivet’s tally at 7:50 of the second frame to establish some breathing room in their Eastern Class A quarterfinal matchup against Windham. Playing stout defense and scoring when necessary, the Blue Devils used Rivet’s goal and three more to earn a 4-0 win over […]