AUGUSTA — As if the tournament schedule hasn’t been juggled around enough with all the weather adjustments, another potential change could come for Saturday’s regional finals. With the Pine Tree Academy girls ranked first in Western D, there is the possibility that the Breakers could advance to Saturday’s championship game. Due to religious considerations, Pine […]
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Class A wrestling: Marshwood dominates again; Oxford Hills earns sportsmanship award
TOPSHAM — All season, wrestlers have worked on technique and how to get better. They’ve hit the weight room to get stronger and shed extra pounds to make weight, while teams have rallied together to win meet after meet. On Saturday, the best wrestlers from around the state competed at Mt. Ararat High School for […]
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Class B wrestling: Ellsworth takes title; Mtn. Valley nabs fourth
FRYEBURG — Ian Austin, who is no stranger to adversity on the mat, knew there was a lot on the line for him. When the Mountain Valley senior was tested, he made all the right moves. And what he got in return was an individual Class B state wrestling championship. Ellsworth used its muscle to […]
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H.S. boys’ basketball: Yarmouth shoots down Gray-New Gloucester
AUGUSTA — The momentum that Gray-New Gloucester earned in the second quarter Saturday didn’t last long into the third. The ninth-ranked Patriots had rallied to get within three points at the break in their Western B quarterfinal against top-ranked Yarmouth. After working so hard to make a game of it just before halftime, they watched […]
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H.S. boys’ basketball: Spruce Mountain rally falls short against Lake Region
“That’s the kid, Tyler Kachnovich, one game he had five 3s in a quarter,” Bessey said. “If you were going to give me one shot with Tyler Kachnovich wide open and down two with 15 seconds left, if you told me we were going to have that opportunity, I would have taken it in a […]
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In the Crease: Lewiston Blue Devils girls’ hockey cooks up another winner
LEWISTON — Ron Dumont toed the line between cocky and confident, walking a tightrope over a chasm few coaches dare approach. “You have to decide what position you’re going to take with your team,” Dumont said. “The last thing I wanted to do was waver back and forth. Then they get a mixed message, ‘Are […]
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Girls’ hockey state final: Lewiston dispatches Falmouth for state title
What a difference a month makes. Fresh off her game-winning goal in double overtime three days earlier, Frechette scored four goals Saturday as the Blue Devils completed an undefeated season with a 5-2 victory over Falmouth in the state championship game at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. It’s the second state title for the program. For […]
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Lewiston, EL boys’ basketball games postponed to Monday morning
AUGUSTA – For the second consecutive year, the boys’ basketball teams from Lewiston and Edward Little will have to wait until Monday to play their quarterfinal games at Augusta Civic Center. Saturday night’s blizzard warnings have forced postponement of the Lewiston-Cony and Edward Little-Brewer games scheduled for 8 and 9:30 p.m., respectively. The games now […]
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Eastern A girls’ quarterfinal: Edward Little runs away from Mt. Blue
AUGUSTA — When foul trouble played a significant role Friday night, so did Jordyn Reynolds. The Edward Little sophomore center produced the best game of her varsity career in an Eastern A quarterfinal win over Mt. Blue. “I had to step up,” Reynolds said. “I had a shot and I took advantage of it.” Reynolds […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Fontaine cementing legacy between pipes with Lewiston
Lewiston High School girls’ hockey goaltender coach Jim Theiss has been working with netminders since the program was formed nine years ago. In those nine years, Theiss said he hasn’t seen a better goaltender come through the program than senior Paige Fontaine, who will play her final game between the pipes for the Blue Devils […]