The top four teams in the girls’ hockey playoffs — two from the North and two from the South — get byes into the regional semifinals. The way the regular season turned out, it wouldn’t be a surprise for all four teams to find their way into the regional championship games at the Androscoggin Bank […]
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Girls’ Hockey: It’s the year of the freshmen for local teams
Conventional wisdom took a year off this season in Maine high school girls’ hockey. In a sport where teams try to build toward success over a few years as the players grow and mature, some teams have found another way — win with youth. There’s no better example than St. Dominic Academy. The Saints’ success […]
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Girls’ Hockey: St. Dominic Academy rebounds, shuts down rival Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland
AUBURN — St. Dominic Academy put its second loss of the season in the rearview with a bounce-back game against a rival Wednesday night. The Saints scored three goals in the second period to down Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland 4-0 in a Northern Maine girls’ hockey game at Norway Savings Bank Arena. The Saints (15-2) fell to […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill skates past Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland
In the rematch Saturday night, the Blue Devils made sure they scored that elusive third goal, and it paid off in a 4-1 Northern Maine girls’ hockey victory at Androscoggin Bank Colisee. The Blue Devils (10-4-1) jumped on the board first, just like in the season’s first matchup. Katie Lemieux scored from the left circle […]
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Boys’ basketball: Waynflete gets last word, puts away Poland
POLAND — When the 3-pointers stopped falling for Poland on Saturday night, the Knights didn’t get stops at the other end of the court as convincingly or consistently, either. It added up to a fourth-quarter flourish for Waynflete, in the form of a 17-4 finishing kick and a 58-45 WMC boys’ basketball victory. Abel Alemayo, Milo […]
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Basement fire snuffed out in Poland
POLAND — The Poland fire chief credited a quick mutual response for saving a home from burning flat Friday afternoon on Carpenter Road. Officials said a man who lives at 83 Carpenter Road got home around 3:30 p.m. to find alarms sounding inside the house. He quickly closed the house up, according to Poland Fire […]
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High school roundup: Windham hands Edward Little girls second loss
WINDHAM — Sadie Nelson scored her 1,000th career point as Windham sprinted to a fourth-quarter win over Edward Little, 47-42, in girls’ basketball action Monday evening. The Eagles (7-6) trailed by one at the end of three, but went on a 15-9 run in the final frame for the win. Junior forward Tara Flanders scored […]
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Indoor Track: York, Falmouth top WMC meet against Poland, St. Dominic Academy, others
GORHAM — The York and Falmouth indoor track teams — both boys’ and girls’ — are always tough to beat. Poland and St. Dominic Academy got a front-row seat to see that Friday night in a Western Maine Conference meet at the University of Southern Maine Field House. The York boys edged out Falmouth in […]
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H.S. Girls’ Hockey: St. Dominic Academy shakes off Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland
That defense faced a stiff test against a Saints team that came in averaging more than eight goals per game, and while the Red Hornets kept their rivals below that pace, St. Dom’s poured it on at the end for a 6-0 victory at Norway Savings Bank Arena. The Saints (9-1) were coming off their […]
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High school roundup: Sanford stuns Oxford Hills in boys’ basketball
SANFORD — Ethan Belanger hit 16 of his 46 points from the foul line and Brad Bouchard scored 14 as Sanford stunned Oxford Hills 79-65 in a boys’ basketball game Thursday night. The Spartans (3-6) built a shaky 27-26 lead before erupting with 52 points in the in the second half. Frank Veino added 11 […]