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Beaudet’s goal enough to lift Edward Little to A North girls’ soccer semis

Messalonskee’s Caitlin Parks and Edward Little’s Grace Beaudet appear to have ball stuck between them during a Class A North quarterfinal game Monday. (David Leaming/Kennebec Journal) WATERVILLE — Edward Little girls soccer coach Craig Latuscha insisted that the playoffs are a different animal, a different type of game than the one played during the regular […]

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Monday Morning Quarterback: Top seeds guarantee nothing for Eddies, Hornets

If recent history is any indication, Edward Little and Leavitt have an 75 percent chance of reaching their state championship game. Since Maine went to four-class football in 2013, six of the eight No. 1 seeds have reached the state championship game each year.  Edward Little and Leavitt will certainly take those odds, but it […]

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H.S. Football: Blue Devils dominate second half, win Battle of Bridge 41-16

Lewiston’s Garrett Poussard celebrates a touchdown during teh first half of Friday night’s Battle of the Bridge football game at Garcelon Field at Bates College. LEWISTON — Lewiston took out a season’s worth of frustration on its rival in the second half of the 175th Battle of the Bridge on Friday night, and simultaneously reminded […]

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Game of the Week: Battle of the Bridge No. 175 has ramifications for both teams

Garrett Pousard slips on the wet field during an early play in the first quarter Friday night at Lewiston High School. The 175th Battle of the Bridge is already unique in that it is being played on Bates College’s Garcelon Field. Chances are something else notable will push that down into the footnotes of Bim […]

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Head-to-head: Randy and Lee discuss Edward Little, Lewiston

Lee: It’s a fine season for tri-county teams when it takes until the second to last week for the area to be pared down to one unbeaten team. Lisbon and Leavitt both lost their first games, leaving Edward Little as the area’s lone unbeaten wolf. While compiling a 7-0 record, the Red Eddies have been […]

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Girls' soccer: With backs against wall, Lewiston beats Edward Little

Edward Little’s Piper Norcross collides with Lewiston goalie Gemma Landry during the Blue Devils’ 2-0 win in Lewiston on Monday. LEWISTON — The task was simple for the Lewiston girls’ soccer team: finish, or be finished. The Blue Devils, with motivation that couldn’t be any higher, did finish. They finished off their regular season by […]

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Monday Morning Quarterback: Recovery is Hornets' goal after first loss

Leavitt’s Caleb Bowen leaps over Gardiner’s Collin Foye during Saturday night’s football game in Turner. The Leavitt Hornets went into the start of last week aware they would be without several key contributors for Friday night’s game against the top team in Class C North, Mount Desert Island. “We knew we were going to be […]

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Field hockey playoffs, at a glance

Class A There shouldn’t be much in the way of surprises as you glance through the Class A docket this playoff season. Skowhegan and Messalonskee split games in the regular season and are atop the Class A North standings, while Scarborough with one loss and Massabesic with two stand atop the Class A South bracket. […]

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Golf championships: Lacognata starts strong, holds on to win the girls' individual title

Elizabeth Lacognata of Scarborough, right, is congratulated by Rachel Smith after winning the girls’ division title. VASSALBORO — It was a tale of two rounds for Scarborough senior Elizabeth Lacognata. Either of them would have been stellar by most standards, but one was nearly record-shattering. Lacognata had spectators and fellow competitors at Natanis Golf Course […]