Saint Dominic Academy goalie Gaston Fuksa, right, and freshman defenseman Derek Wolverton will play a key role in stopping the high power Lewiston offense during Tuesday night’s championship game at the Colisee in Lewiston with the winner moving on to the state championship game.(Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Two players who man two different positions, who are […]
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Boys' hockey: Lewiston, St. Dom's writing a new chapter in storied rivalry
It has seemingly become an annual ritual — a postseason game between longtime rivals Lewiston and St. Dominic Academy in each school’s standout sport, boys’ hockey. For the fifth straight year the Blue Devils and the Saints will duel for a third time in a season, with the final meeting coming in a playoff game […]
Boys' hockey: Lewiston's Bossie, Pelletier of St. Dom's named Travis Roy Award semifinalists
Five forwards and three defenseman, all from playoff teams, make up the eight semifinalists in the running for this year’s Travis Roy Award. Now in its 23rd year, the award is handed out by the Class A Hockey Coaches Association and given to the top Class A senior boys’ hockey player in the state. Of […]
Gilles P. Tardif
SARASOTA, Fla. — Gilles P. Tardif, 83, died peacefully after a short illness Tuesday, Feb. 20, with his wife, Terry Saunders Tardif, by his side at their winter home in Sarasota, Fla. They spent summers at the family home in Freeport. Gilles was born Oct. 18, 1934, to Wilfred and Eva (Dumont) Tardif in Lewiston. He […]
Boys' hockey: St. Dom's eliminates Edward Little in A North semifinal
St. Dominic’s boys hockey team celebrates one of their goals during the Class A North boys’ hockey semifinals on Saturday night at The Colisee. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Three shots in three minutes. That’s all it took Saturday to completely change the Class A North boys’ hockey semifinal between rivals St. Dominic Academy and […]
College roundup: Maine hockey wins; Bates lacrosse swept
LEWISTON — Fourth-ranked Middlebury scored the first seven goals of the contest and never looked back, defeating the Bates women’s lacrosse team 12-5 to open their season on Saturday. Panthers goalie Julia Keith made nine saves, while Georgia Carroll paced the Panther attack with three goals and four assists. Emma Johns and Casey O’Neill caused […]
Maine women's hockey falls to Northeastern
BOSTON — After Northeastern pulled off one upset victory a few hours before, Maine was hoping to prevent another. No dice. A late first-period tally from Northeastern stole momentum, and then another in the third sealed it as the Huskies upended Maine, 2-1, in the Hockey East semifinals at Matthews Arena on Saturday. Maine toppled […]
Boys' hockey: Lewiston powers past Bangor in A North semifinal
Lewiston’s Cam Dionne knocks the puck into the goal past Bangor’s Jacob Henry during the Class A North boys’ hockey semifinals game at The Colisee on Saturday evening. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Cam Dionne and his linemates listened, and that was good news for Lewiston. The Blue Devils senior forward scored a pair of […]
Boys' hockey: Cheverus stymies, stings Thornton in A South semifinal
Joshua Lessard of Thornton Academy tries to keep the puck from David Woodford of Cheverus on Saturday during their Class A South semifinal at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) LEWISTON — Thornton Academy coach Michael Roux said the first goal of the game between his Golden Trojans and Cheverus […]
Boys' hockey: Biddeford knocks off Falmouth in OT in A South semifinal
Biddeford’s Colin Petit takes the puck down the ice as Nick Farnham of Falmouth moves in on defense Saturday during their Class A South semifinal at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) LEWISTON — Biddeford couldn’t shake Falmouth for three periods, but the defending regional champion Yachtsmen couldn’t shake the […]