Greely/Gray-New Gloucester’s Camilla Lattanzi shoots the puck past Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland’s Brianna Doucette during Saturday night’s hockey game at the Norway Savings Bank Arena in Auburn. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Greely/Gray-New Gloucester’s game plan was to grind away at the Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland Red Hornets on Saturday night. The Rangers executed it to perfection in a 8-2 […]
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Tatum’s big fourth quarter helps Celtics top Hornets
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rookie Jayson Tatum said he is beginning to feel more comfortable with the NBA game. It’s beginning to show, too. Tatum scored 10 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter, helping the Boston Celtics beat the Charlotte Hornets 102-91 on Wednesday night. “Tatum stepped up for us,” said Al Horford, who […]
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Boys' basketball: Hornets overpower Cougars
TURNER — The Leavitt Hornets whipped around a basketball like infielders on a baseball diamond. Throw in rebounding by several big men, strong legs from the entire team and it explains why the Hornets copped their first victory of the season, handily beating Mt. Blue High School 66-35 in a basketball game Tuesday evening. Leavitt’s […]
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Class A boys' preview: Hornets, Cougars hope stability will spark turnaround
Spruce Mountain guard Caulin Parker (10) dishes off the ball as Mt. Blue’s Coop Hollingsworth (34) and Caleb Hall (23) close in during a basketball game in Farmington last season. Continuity can be an overlooked ingredient in high school sports, which is not surprising since players, and sometimes even coaches, are virtually guaranteed to come […]
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Leavitt Boys' Basketball
Traditionally known for their size and brawn, the Leavitt Hornets will use speed and finesse to take on the KVAC this year. Although they still have some size up front with 6-foot-5 sophomore Cole Morin, the Hornets will want to play fast. “We’re going to play a lot more guys and we’re going to be […]
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No Kyrie, no problem: Celtics win 11th straight despite losing Irving early
BOSTON (AP) — Another game, another injury, another win for the Boston Celtics. Jayson Tatum had 16 points, Shane Larkin added 16 off the bench and the Celtics overcame an injury to Kyrie Irving and a 12-point, fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Charlotte Hornets 90-87 on Friday night. Terry Rozier finished with 15 points, seven […]
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Gardiner stuns Leavitt in C South semifinal
Leavitt’s Camden Jordan, left, lunges but can’t catch Gardiner running back Collin Foye during their Class C South semifinal game in Turner on Friday. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) TURNER — With three minutes remaining in the Class C South semifinal between the top seeded Leavitt Hornets and the Gardiner Tigers, Leavitt quarterback Tim Albert finally found […]
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Leavitt cruises past Yarmouth in C South quarterfinal
TURNER — After Tim Albert’s interception on the second play of the game, the Leavitt Hornets went on to score on their next five possessions en route to a 48-7 win over the Yarmouth Clippers on Friday. A big part of Leavitt’s attack was its run-heavy, no-huddle offense that racked up 494 rushing yards, 269 […]
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Boys' soccer: Mountain Valley, Leavitt in unfamiliar territory
Mountain Valley’s Espen Lamberg gets a foot on a loose ball ahead of Monmouth Academy’s Shane Kenniston during a 2-2 tie in Monmouth last month. (Wil Kramlich/Sun Journal) The prevailing thought is that games only get tougher in the playoffs. For Mountain Valley and Leavitt, that might be even more true. After facing respective conference […]
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H.S. football: Leavitt wrecks Morse, 35-16
TURNER — The way Leavitt figured it, there wasn’t much to learn from last week’s loss to MDI. “Really, we just washed it away,” Hornets coach Mike Hathaway said. “We didn’t really talk about it a lot. “We told them, you should be anxious to get back on the field, and prove to people that’s […]