BRUNSWICK — In the initial meeting between Brunswick and Lisbon of the inaugural unified basketball season, the Dragons left Lisbon Falls with a hard-fought overtime win. Those who packed into the Brunswick High School gymnasium for Tuesday’s West Regional final witnessed another tense, down-to-the-last-second contest, this one going the way of the second-seeded Greyhounds, 34-32. […]
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A change in climate: Unified basketball brings student-athletes, schools together
LEWISTON — Connor Jewett is a high school athlete. He practices. He works hard. He enjoys playing basketball. He loves being part of a team, part of a school — and part of something where he’s just one of the kids. The Lewiston High School sophomore has experienced this as part of the school’s unified […]
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Boys’ Hockey: St. Dom’s Berube named Travis Roy award finalist
Not long after Brad Berube played in his final high school hockey game — the Class A state championship — the St. Dominic Academy senior captain got some uplifting news from his coaching staff. During a banquet at St. Dom’s on Saturday night following the Saints’ double-overtime loss to Scarborough, coach Steve Ouellette informed Berube that he […]
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The Hot Corner: Hockey’s perfect punctuation for high school winter sports
The Maine Principals’ Association and the high school sports establishment preserve the best for last, every year. Ten winters ago, when the sanctioning body restructured the basketball tournament due to changing needs and moved the Class A showcase from the first two weeks of March to February vacation, hockey took over as the terminus of […]
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Boys’ Hockey: St. Dom’s drops 2OT thriller to Scarborough in Class A title game
Sean McGovern scored the title-clinching goal with 17 seconds left in double overtime to vault Scarborough to a 2-1 victory over St. Dominic Academy in the Class A state championship game Saturday in front of a near-capacity crowd at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. The play all started with Jack Callahan blocking a shot at the […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Messalonskee defends Class B title, tops Gorham
LEWISTON — Same teams. Same result. For the second straight season, Messalonskee and Gorham met for the Class B state championship, and for the second straight year the Eagles lifted the trophy, defeating the Rams, 7-2, on Saturday at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee to defend their title. The game was much closer than the final score […]
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Boys’ Hockey: After four years, Berube, Labrie lace up one final time
Teammates. Linemates. Friends. Brothers. In no particular order, all four of those words describe the four-year relationship that seniors Brad Berube and Caleb Labrie have developed as members of the St. Dominic Academy boys’ hockey team. It all began four years ago as freshmen when Berube’s father, Mike, a past employee at Ingersoll Ice Arena, […]
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Boys’ Hockey: St. Dom’s seeks 25th state title against Scarborough
St. Dominic Academy rang in the new millennium the best way a hockey program can: winning its state-best 24th title. The Saints haven’t popped that celebratory champagne bottle since. Fifteen seasons later and St. Dom’s (17-2-1) is still seeking that elusive 25th state title. The Saints have appeared in four championship games since 2000, but […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Gagne’s coaching drive still as strong as ever
When St. Dominic Academy and Scarborough face off for the state championship, a familiar face to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee, as well as Maine high school hockey all together, will be present on the Red Storm bench. It’s a face that’s been coaching hockey for more than 40 years and a face the Lewiston-Auburn area […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Late goal sends Gorham to state final over Kennebunk
LEWISTON — For more than 43 minutes, Gorham either trailed or played even with Kennebunk on the scoreboard. It hadn’t led at any point. But Gorham grabbed the lead when it mattered the most. Travis Mansir beat Kennebunk goaltender Michael LeBlanc with a wrist shot from the top of the right circle with 1:20 left to […]