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Girls' basketball: Gray-New Gloucester defense stymies Poland

by Lee Horton, Assistant Sports Editor February 2, 2018December 11, 2018

Gray-New Gloucester’s Brianna Jordan, background, gets into position to block a layup attempt by Poland’s Nathalie Theriault during the first half of Friday night’s girls’ basketball game in Poland. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) POLAND — Gray-New Gloucester’s defense was stout in a showdown between the top two girls’ basketball teams in Class B South. The Patriots […]

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Girls' hockey: St. Dom's takes care of business, beats Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland 9-0

by Wil Kramlich, Staff Writer January 31, 2018December 11, 2018

AUBURN — Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland needed no extra motivation fro Wednesday’s game, but the Red Hornets’ opponent, rival St. Dominic Academy, could have been excused for not having that same level of energy for the contest. The Saints have two games against Greely/Gray-New Gloucester coming in the next two days, and a first-round bye in the […]

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Girls' hockey: Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill puts away Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland

by Wil Kramlich, Staff Writer January 29, 2018January 30, 2018

Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill’s Brie Dube watches her shot bounce off Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland goalie Maranda Guimond during the first period of Monday’s game at the Norway Savings Bank Arena. (Russ Dillingham/’Sun Journal) AUBURN — A defensive struggle ensued the first time the rival Blue Devils and Red Hornets met on the ice this season. There was more […]

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Local roundup: Poland girls rough up Fryeburg

by Staff Reports January 29, 2018January 30, 2018

FRYEBURG — Nathalie Theriault and Jessica Seeley combined for 51 points in Poland’s 64-44 Western Maine Conference girls’ basketball game Monday. Theriault put up 28 points and Seeley scored 23 for the Knights, who improve to 12-3 and currently sit a top the Class B South Heal-point standings. Tina Leblanc led Fryeburg (0-14) with 12 […]

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Brakey visits Poland fourth-graders

by January 29, 2018January 30, 2018

Sen. Eric Brakey, R-Androscoggin, visited Poland Community School’s fourth-graders on Jan. 22 to speak about state government and hold a mock legislature for the students, in which they proposed legislation and went through the process of how a bill becomes a law. At the end of the session, each student received a pocket Constitution.

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Cheering: Medomak Valley repeats at B South regionals; Gray-New Gloucester gets redemption as runer-up

by Wil Kramlich, Staff Writer January 27, 2018December 11, 2018

Gray-New Gloucester celebrates coming second in Class B South regional cheering championships on Saturday at Augusta Civic Center. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — It didn’t come easy, but Medomak Valley did what it needed to do to earn its eighth Class B South regional cheering championship in a row Saturday at Augusta Civic Center. The […]

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Local roundup: Rangeley girls rally to beat Kents Hill

by Staff reports January 26, 2018January 27, 2018

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 […]

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Girls' basketball: Poland shakes off York

by Adam Robinson, Staff Writer January 26, 2018January 27, 2018

Julia Babcock of York goes up for a layup in traffic against Poland’s Nathalie Theriault (11) and Alyssa Gagne (12). POLAND — Friday night’s girls’ basketball matchup between York and Poland felt a lot like it was being played in the Augusta Civic Center. The up-tempo contest was either team’s game in the first half, but […]

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Girls' hockey: Guimond mightily manning Red Hornets' net

by Wil Kramlich, Staff Writer January 21, 2018January 22, 2018

Manny Guimond of the Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland high school hockey team. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) AUBURN — If there was any question that it was a new season for the Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland girls’ hockey, goalie Manny Guimond found the answer she was looking for from the very first game. She faced 30 shots in an overtime tie […]

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And One: Edward Little girls have difficult road ahead

by Lee Horton, Assistant Sports Editor and Wil Kramlich, Staff Writer January 21, 2018January 22, 2018

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’ […]