POLAND — With last Friday’s hike to the summit of Isolation Mountain in New Hampshire behind her, Madelyn Given has completed all of New England’s 4,000-foot mountains. Accompanied only by her friend and fellow hiker, Kevin Plummer, the 74-year-old Given spared no time in reaching her goal. In the past year alone, Given has hiked […]
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Girls' soccer: St. Dom's stings Poland in double overtime
Poland’s Leya Harvey and St. Dominic’s goalie Hannah Kenney both dive for the ball during Thursday afternoon’s soccer game in Poland. St. Dominic’s Emily Wallingford, left, and Emma Wolverton come into the play from both sides. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) POLAND — Emily Wallingford took some sage advice from her own goalie and used it to […]
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Game of the Week: Poland, Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale find footing before key Class D battle
Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale’s Ian Steele carries the ball past Oak Hill’s Colin French, left, earlier this month in Winthrop. (Sun Journal file photo) Poland quarterback Brady Downing passes against Gray-New Gloucester in Poland in 2016. (Sun Journal file photo) Poland and Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale find themselves tied with Oak Hill in the middle of the Class D South Heal […]
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Weekend Blitz and Top 10: Important homecoming contests for Vikings, Hornets
Portland (2-1) at Lewiston (0-3) Friday, 7 p.m. Blue Devils made gains on both sides of the ball last week, but three turnovers kept them out of the win column. Sanford (1-2) at Edward Little (2-1) Friday, 7 p.m. Red Eddies made their fair share of mistakes in 41-21 win over Windham but also made […]
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CORRECTION — Poland board rejects new hydrant
POLAND — A story on Page B1 of the City edition Wednesday, Sept. 19, should have reported Poland selectmen rejected a proposal to use tax increment financing funds to install a fire hydrant on Route 26. It was a reporting error.
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Local roundup: Lewiston girls' soccer holds off Hampden
LEWISTON — Lewiston scored three goals in the first half and was able to stave off Hampden Academy by a score of 3-2 in a girls’ soccer game Tuesday. Sara Robert, Megan St. Cyr and Kelsie Lynch all scored goals to give the Blue Devils (2-3-1) a 3-0 halftime lead. The Broncos (2-3-1) received goals […]
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Camp Connor staff commended for summer program
POLAND — Recreation Director Scott Segal told selectmen Tuesday night that that Camp Connor staff, and particularly Director Paige Brousseau, are to be commended for their work this summer. The town purchased the former Auburn-Lewiston YMCA summer camp on Lower Range Pond last November and instituted a nine-week day camp for Poland children in grades […]
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Backup plan in goal a safe bet for soccer teams
For any reserve player, it’s always important to be ready at a moment’s notice. But having your number called when it’s on the back of a soccer goalie jersey is often times never easy. Making sure the drop-off from starter to backup is as narrow as possible can be paramount for coaches, especially when the […]
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WATCH: Week 3 high school football Friday night recap
‘Twas another fun night of high school football on Friday. For starters, Leavitt had a big win and Mt. Blue’s Randy Barker had a big game. So sit right back and listen to Randy Whitehouse, Adam Robinson and Lee Horton talk about it.
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Local roundup: Poland football wins second straight game
POLAND — The Poland football team won its second straight game, and in convincing fashion for the second straight time, beating Old Orchard Beach 32-0 on Friday night. Knights (2-1) quarterback Brady Downing threw three touchdowns, two to Zach Cote and one to Isaiah Hill. Senior running back Tyler Tucci ran for more than 100 […]