BOSTON — Tyler Seguin made a move at the left circle to get past one defender, then skated into the slot as the other two Bruins went to the ice. He swooped wide to Anton Khudobin’s glove side, inducing the goalie to leave his skates as well, and then flipped the puck into the net […]
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Girls' hockey: Stags sting undefeated Blue Devils in OT
Lewiston’s Madison Conley maneuvers the puck around Cheverus’ Abby Enck during Saturday night’s hockey game at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Abby Lamontagne’s speed was on display all game, but when it mattered most she waited, and waited, and waited. That patience paid off. Lamontagne scored the game-winning goal in overtime […]
Local roundup: LaRochelle reaches 1,000 points, but Buckfield tops Rangeley
RANGELEY — Ethan Jackson paced Buckfield with 21 points as the Bucks defeated Rangeley 53-45 in boys’ basketball action Friday. Zach Grover chipped in with 15 points, while Noah Wiley had 12 points for the Bucks (4-6). Kyle LaRochelle led the Lakers (7-4) with 26 points, and early in the game reached the 1,000-career-point mark. […]
Roundup: Lewiston girls, boys earn hockey wins
ROCHESTER, N.H. — Katie Lemieux scored the lone goal for the Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill Blue Devils in their 1-0 victory over York on Thursday in girls’ hockey. Lemieux’s goal came with just over four minutes remaining in the second period and was assisted by Jordan Mynahan. Erin Gray of York (4-8) gave up just one goal […]
Boys' hockey: Kings slay hard-charging Dragons in final minute
The Kings’ Connor Cyr controls the puck as Brunswick’s Jack St. Pierre tries to get in on the play during Tuesday night’s hockey game in Auburn. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Brunswick dug deep to get back into Wednesday’s game against Poland/Leavitt/Oak Hill/Gray-New Gloucester, but the Kings’ Connor Cyr dug just a little deeper in […]
Maine Wild trip up L/A Nordiques
LEWISTON — Dany Shestakov converted a feed from Tyler Webb at 4:26 of overtime Wednesday to lift the visiting Maine Wild to a 2-1 win over the L/A Nordiques in front of 498 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. The loss is the second in a row for L/A after starting off the new year with […]
Girls' hockey: St. Dom's powers past Falmouth, 8-0
Falmouth’s goalie Julia Bonnvie deflects the puck past St. Dominic’s Gigi Ouellette during Tuesday night’s hockey game in Auburn. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) AUBURN — The way the St. Dominic Academy girls’ hockey team can score goals makes even 5-on-5 play difficult sometimes. To go a player down — or two — makes that task even […]
Cony/Monmouth/Hall-Dale outguns Mt. Ararat/Lisbon/Morse
Cony/Monmouth/Hall-Dale’s Logan Leadbetter, middle, draws some air — and a penalty — after colliding with Mt. Ararat/Morse/Lisbon’s Nick Austin during their game in Brunswick on Wednesday. (Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal) BRUNSWICK — The Cony/Hall-Dale/Monmouth hockey team ripped a page right out of their opponent’s playbook, and in doing so nearly closed the book on the Mt. […]
Bruins overcome injuries, inexperience to soar into break
BOSTON — Inexperience and injuries were supposed to keep the Boston Bruins from returning to the upper echelon of the NHL standings. But after taking points in 11 straight games heading into their five-day break, Boston has the second-best record in the Atlantic Division. Across the NHL, only the Lightning, Jets and Golden Knights have […]
Hockey practice a family affair
Evelyn Robitaille, 5, hops up from taking a nap next to her mother, Stacy, at the Norway Savings Bank Arena on Monday evening. The two were watching big brother Ryne at his weekly Gladiators Mites hockey practice. The Gladiator Mites program teaches 7- and 8-year-olds the foundations of ice hockey in a semi-competitive environment.