PARIS — The Oxford Hills Vikings had three players in double digits in a 44-29 victory over the Leavitt Hornets in unified basketball action Friday. Brandon Robare had 12 points, while Mita Nash-Côte and Zack Gray had 10 points in the victory. Trevor Larrabee finished the game with six points, while Peter Mahoney had four. Caleb Bays led […]
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Greely heats up, rolls past Leavitt in Class B South girls’ semifinal
A close game through a quarter and a half turned into a rout, with second-seeded Greely shooting its way to a 58-36 victory at Cross Insurance Arena. The sixth-ranked Hornets (10-10) — coming off an upset of No. 3 Fryeburg Academy in the quarterfinals — jumped on top 5-0 against the Rangers (17-3). That all […]
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Class A South girls’ quarterfinal: Leavitt stings Fryeburg Academy
PORTLAND — Leavitt girls basketball coach Dave Gerrish pulled his team aside between the third and fourth quarters of their Class A South quarterfinal against Fryeburg Academy on Monday, and had a simple message: “We can win this game.” The Hornets and Raiders were tied after a late-third-quarter Leavitt run erased a seven-point deficit. And […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Leavitt runs away from Spruce Mountain
JAY — Leavitt scored in bunches Tuesday night against Spruce Mountain. The Hornets had scoring runs of six points and eight points in the first half, then finished the game on 5-0 run to finish off the Phoenix for a 41-34 victory in a KVAC girls’ basketball game at the Phoenix Dome. The Phoenix (6-11) […]
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Boys’ basketball: Leavitt races past Mt. Blue for second win
Most coaches know they can expect a mixed bag of commitment and comportment from their team in that situation. The restless Hornets are only human. From guiding many of the same athletes in football, however, Mike Hathaway could rest assured that his gang wouldn’t quit competing. Persistence pays: Leavitt has won consecutive home games after […]
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Boys’ basketball: Mt. Ararat stings Leavitt
TOPSHAM — When the halftime buzzer sounded Friday, the Mt. Ararat High School boys’ basketball team did not make their usual trek to the locker room, instead gathering around head coach Steve Cox in front of the Eagles’ bench. Cox didn’t yell —the Eagles led by four at the break against Leavitt. Part of the […]
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H.S. Boys’ Basketball: Spruce Mountain holds off late Leavitt charge
JAY — Winless Leavitt almost came back in the end to earn its first victory of the season, but the Hornets ran into a Spruce Mountain team that played an end-to-end brand of basketball that was the recipe for success in a 52-46 KVAC boys’ basketball victory Tuesday night at the Phoenix Dome. The game […]
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Nordic Skiing: Leavitt hosts Hornet Classic in Waterville; Freeport boys, Gould girls win
There is minimal snowpack on his daily training ground at Maranacook Community School, though, and driving rain is expected to further sabotage the high school skiing season later this weekend. DeAngelis probably wouldn’t have missed the Hornet Classic if he had been suffering from a raging fever and wearing a full body cast. Skiing three […]
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H.S. Skiing: Edward Little skiers top alpine season opener
Bell slithered down the giant slalom course in a time of 34.41 his first time down the hill. He wasn’t as fast his second time down, and Spruce Mountain’s Lucas Alley came close in his second run with a time of 34.48, but Bell’s combined time of 1:09.03 topped the field. “He skied really solid,” […]
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H.S. Boys’ Hockey: Leavitt swarms Poland/Gray-New Gloucester/Oak Hill
AUBURN — Leavitt gave its fans plenty to cheer about in a first-round matchup of the Gippers Holiday Classic tournament Friday night. The Hornets were designated the away team, but were playing in their home arena, and they made themselves feel at home in a 10-1 victory over Poland/Gray-New Gloucester/Oak Hill at Norway Savings Bank […]