Cheverus/Kennebunk’s Abby Lamontagne fires a shot past Portland/Deering goalie Adrianna Bodge and into the back of the net during their girls’ hockey South regional final at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Wednesday. (Justin Pelletier/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — A little revenge meant a lot of goals for Cheverus/Kennebunk against rival Portland/Deering. In returning the favor for […]
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Roundup: Saints, Devils earn hockey wins
BANGOR — St. Dom’s allowed the first goal of the game to Bangor’s Charlie Budd, but replied with a goal of its own just 22 seconds later, and the Saints steamed forward to defeat Bangor, 3-1, in a Class A North boys’ hockey matchup. Dominic Chasse scored the first goal for St. Dom’s (8-7-1) and […]
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Lewiston-native coaches square off in girls' South regional final
Cheverus girls’ hockey coach Scott Rousseau leads practice at Troubh Ice Arena in November. (Portland Press Herald file photo) When Scott Rousseau was asked to coach the Cheverus/Kennebunk girls’ ice hockey team two years ago, he didn’t want the job at first. A 13-year coach for the Falmouth High boys until 2010, Rousseau wasn’t sure […]
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James Leo Cosgrove
SOUTH PARIS — James Leo Cosgrove, 91, of Lewiston, died Sunday, Feb. 11, in South Paris at the Maine Veterans Home. He was born at his family home in Strawberry Patch, Lewiston, Aug. 23, 1926. He had a passion for sports throughout his life. His earliest memories were of pickup baseball and hockey games with […]
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Boys' hockey: Lewiston holds off Thornton, 2-1
Owen Dubois, right, of Thornton Academy lowers his shoulder before checking Alex Robert of Lewiston during the first period in Lewiston on Monday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — What looked like a tone-setter early ended up being more of a rare occurrence for Lewiston on Monday night. The Blue Devils scored 1:01 into the game […]
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Boys' hockey: Yarmouth stymies Edward Little
AUBURN — A regulation hockey game is three periods long, and being the better team in two of the three doesn’t guarantee success. Edward Little had advantages in shots and possession in both the first and third periods, but a power-play goal for Yarmouth in the second was the difference for the Clippers in a […]
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McQuaid’s first goal gives Bruins win over Devils
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Even when they don’t play their best, the Boston Bruins are still getting it done on the road. Adam McQuaid got his first goal of the season with 8:05 to play, and the Bruins extended their road point-scoring streak to 13 games with a 5-3 victory over the slumping New Jersey […]
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Favored Russians ooze confidence, feel like ‘red machine’
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) — The Russians are here, and they look every bit like the gold-medal favorites everyone thinks they are. They’re stocked with NHL talent from Ilya Kovalchuk, Pavel Datsyuk and Slava Voynov to Kontinental Hockey League star Nikita Gusev and are fresh off an 8-1 drubbing of the Korean team in exhibition […]
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Roundup: Edward Little, Cony/Monmouth/Hall-Dale settle for draw
AUBURN — Edward Little and Cony skated to a 3-3 overtime tie in boys’ ice hockey action Saturday evening. Following a scoreless first period, the Rams (7-6-2) sandwiched a pair of Red Eddie (9-5-1) goals with two of their own. Again in the third period, both squads traded goals. Sophomore Ben Lane-Robichaud netted an unassisted […]
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Girls' Hockey: Rangers top line ends Saints chance for a third title
Greely’s Courtney Sullivan, center, celebrates a goal during Saturday night’s playoff game at the Norway Savings Bank Arena in Auburn. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) AUBURN — There will be a new girls’ state hockey champion in 2018. The Greely/Gray New Gloucester Rangers knocked off the two-time defending state champion St. Dominc Academy Saints 7-2 in a […]