JAY — Spruce Mountain’s offense went from anemic to frenetic in the third quarter of a girls’ basketball game Monday night. The Phoenix’s halftime discussion with coach Zachary Keene seemed to do the trick: Spruce Mountain (9-7) erupted with 16 points and held the Lisbon Greyhounds (5-10) to three in the third quarter and slipped […]
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H.S. roundup: Lutrzykowski scores 100th in Saints' win
AUBURN — Avery Lutrzykowski’s third goal of the game was a memorable one, the 100th goal of her high school career, in St. Dom’s 9-0 victory over the Yarmouth Clippers in a girls’ hockey contest Saturday. Lutrzykowski recorded a natural hat trick as she scored the Saints’ fifth, sixth and seventh goals of the first […]
Cheering: Lisbon repeats as C South champion; Sacopee Valley edges Monmouth for 2nd
The Lisbon High School Cheering squad, performing the routine that won then the the Class C South regional title at Augusta Civic Center on Saturday morning. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) AUGUSTA — The Lisbon cheering team has one goal for every time it performs its routine: be clean. Perfect is a pipe dream, but clean is […]
Local roundup: Rangeley girls rally to beat Kents Hill
Eventual winner Curtis Gauvin of Mountain Valley cuts his way across the course at the top of the head wall at Black Mountain on Friday. (Brewster Burns photo) RANGELEY — Down 12 points in the fourth quarter, the Rangeley Lakers went on a 22-5 run in the fourth quarter to defeat Kents Hill 50-43 in […]
Local roundup: Lewiston girls clutch in win over Bangor
BANGOR — Senior forward Victoria Harris registered nine points and 10 rebounds as Lewiston edged Bangor 36-34 in girls’ basketball action Thursday evening. The contest was evenly matched right down to the wire. Freshman guard Jamyah Nicolas hit a 3-pointer with two seconds remaining in regulation for the Blue Devils (5-8). Freshman forward Maggie Cowperwaite […]
Lisbon schools still waiting for computer order
LISBON — The School Committee was advised Monday night that laptops approved by the Maine Department of Education in August still haven’t arrived because of flooding from Hurricane Harvey and lost paperwork. However, the Hewlett Packard computers the district will receive will be better than the ones ordered and will cost less, Technology Director James Churchill […]
And One: Edward Little girls have difficult road ahead
Edward Little’s Grace Beaudet, right, dribbles under the basket as Lewiston’s Victoria Harris moves in to defend during Friday night’s game in Auburn. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) The Edward Little girls’ basketball team had to grind out a rivalry win over Lewiston on Friday night. As tough as the Blue Devils made it, the Red Eddies’ […]
H.S. roundup: Lisbon boys survive comeback, beat Oak Hill in overtime
Mt. Blue’s Sam Smith skis his way to a first-place finish at the Maranacook Slalom at Kent’s Hill. (Brewster Burns photo) WALES — Shawn Scott had five of his game-high 22 points in overtime to lead Lisbon to 56-52 victory over MVC rival Oak Hill in boys’ basketball Saturday. The Raiders (4-9) chipped away a 16-point […]
Skiing, sledding, hockey at Lisbon Winter Fest
June Anne Curtis, 5, and her mother, Heather Curtis, cross-country ski at the third Annual Beaver Park Winter Fest in Lisbon on Saturday. The popular event for families features dog-sledding, skiing, and wood- and ice-carving demonstrations. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) New friends Tristan George and Angelina Valiente knock a puck around the ice at the third […]
Lisbon Falls man faces charges after high-speed police pursuit
A 20-year-old Lisbon Falls man was arrested on nine different charges following a 16-mile police chase early Saturday morning. Topsham Police said in a press release Adam G. Call, of 3 Clarks Court Road, was arrested following a chase that began at 12:39 a.m. on Main Street in Topsham and ended on Route 201 in […]