ORONO — Cedric Lacroix had two third-period goals as the Maine Black Bears scored three times in the period en route to a 4-1 victory over the University of New Hampshire. The Black Bears take a 1-0 advantage in the best-of-three in the first round of the Hockey East tournament. Liam Blackburn gave the Wildcats […]
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Boys' hockey: Greely pushes past Yarmouth in B South semifinal
Yarmouth’s Michael Guertier battles for a loose puck with Andrew Eckhardt of Greely on Friday during their Class B semifinal at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) LEWISTON — Jake MacDonald scored two goals, the second a big one, and top-seeded Greely eventually pulled away from No. 4 Yarmouth, 4-1, […]
Boys' hockey: Cape Elizabeth rallies past York in B South semifinal
York’s Andrew Bertolini tries to get a shot off as he is tripped up in front of the net Friday against Cape Elizabeth in the teams’ Class B quarterfinal at the Androscoggin bank Colisee in Lewiston. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) LEWISTON — Phil Tarling scored a pair of goals 10 seconds apart to break […]
Boys' hockey: St. Dom's puts away Poland/Leavitt/Oak Hill/Gray-NG in A North quarterfinal
Saint Dominic Academy’s Jaden Webster, left, fires the puck past Kings goalie Dakota Soucy for a goal during Tuesday night’s game at the Norway Savings Bank Arena in Auburn. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Upset-minded Poland/Leavitt/Oak Hill/Gray-New Gloucester finally had momentum, and a whole intermission to figure out what to do with it. What the […]
Robert R. Landry
AUBURN — Robert R. Landry, 74, of Auburn, died Friday, Feb. 23, at the Clover Living Center in Auburn. Born in Lewiston on March 12, 1943, he was the son of Albert and Cecile Roberge Bolduc. After his mother’s death in an automobile accident, he was adopted and raised by Ernest and Theresa Landry. Educated in […]
Lightning strike by adding McDonagh at NHL trade deadline
Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman now has something in common with Boston Bruins counterpart Don Sweeney. They both tapped the New York Rangers before the NHL trade deadline Monday. A day after the Bruins landed power forward Rick Nash from the Rangers, the Lightning followed suit by acquiring New York captain Ryan McDonagh […]
Boys' hockey: Lewiston takes top seed into playoffs; rivals right behind
Sam Frechette of Lewiston picks up a pass to a Blue Devil teammate while being pressured by Colin Doherty of Cheverus High School during the first period in Lewiston earlier this season. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal File Photo) Despite roster turnover going into the season and dealing with an influx of injuries during the season Lewiston […]
Sabres spoil Nash's Bruins debut
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Kyle Okposo and the Eastern Conference’s last-place Buffalo Sabres head into the uncertainty of the NHL’s trade deadline sure of one thing. They were better than the retooled Bruins by beating them 4-1 to spoil forward Rick Nash’s Boston debut. What happens before the trade deadline hits Monday is anyone’s guess […]
Video: Florida Panthers honor victims of school shooting
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers have honored victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School with a somber video tribute before their game against the Washington Capitals. The arena video screen Thursday night showed the names and faces of each of the 17 students who were killed on Valentine’s Day in […]
Lewiston downs Biddeford to cap regular season
LEWISTON — Lewiston’s top scoring senior made his presence known on senior night Evan Cox had two goals to lead the Blue Devils past the Biddeford Tigers 5-2 in both team’s regular season finale Wednesday, giving him 12 goals and six assists on the season. Cox deflected the attention. “It was mostly a team effort,” […]