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Local roundup: Saints top Trojans

BIDDEFORD — JD Hodsdon had a goal and an assist to lead the St. Dominic Academy Saints to a 3-0 victory over the Thornton Academy Golden Trojans. Brad Berube and Noah Toussaint also scored for the Saints (12-2-1) while Nathan and Cooper Richards had an assist each. Alex Michuad made 14 saves for the shutout […]

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Boys’ Hockey: Edward Little pulls upset over rival Lewiston

AUBURN — Edward Little High School has been looking for that signature victory all season.  Fifteen games into the season and the Red Eddies finally found that marquee win. Making it even sweeter, it came against crosstown rival Lewiston, a team the senior class hadn’t beaten during their time with Edward Little. It’s the program’s […]

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KVAC swim championships: Brunswick Dragons take two

BATH — For the third time in as many years, both girls’ and boys’ swim teams of Brunswick High School walked away with the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference championships at the Bath Area Family YMCA on Saturday. The girls totaled 339 points on the day, while Cony (224) and Messalonskee (164) captured second and third […]

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Class A State Cheering Championships: Lewiston is back, with seventh title

AUGUSTA — Lewiston cheering has borne the burden of building and maintaining a dynasty at the conference, regional, state and New England levels. One pressure the Blue Devils hadn’t experienced in that steady climb and lengthy stay atop the pyramid: Redemption. They wore that motivation mind-bogglingly well Saturday. Lewiston erased the memories of last year’s […]

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Cheering: Lisbon edges Dirigo to earn Class C state title

Certainly it wouldn’t be them, fourth-place finishers at the Western Maine Class C championships two weeks earlier. So it was more than a modest surprise when the Greyhounds heard their name called, as Lisbon won its first-ever state title in the sport in a tightly contested competition at the Augusta Civic Center. “This is amazing,” […]

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Local roundup: Falcons floor Rebel 43-38

BETHEL — Tom Marshall notched a game-high 12 points to lead Moutain Valley to a 43-38 victory over Telstar in MVC boys’ basketball action Friday evening to proceed into playoffs. The Falcons (9-9) led 25-17 at the break. The Rebels (6-12) were given an opportunity late in the game when Jarrett Bean tied the game […]

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H.S. girls’ hockey: Red Hornets blank Greely

AUBURN — It was a game in which one bounce, one opportunity, just might make the difference. In the second period Friday, the girls’ hockey team from Edward Little-Leavitt-Poland got that bounce and later in the game when Greely needed the equalizer, the Rangers weren’t as fortunate. The Red Hornets managed to hold on for […]

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Boys’ basketball: Boothbay blasts Winthrop, clinches No. 1 seed in Class C West

BOOTHBAY HARBOR — There was no miracle near-comeback for Winthrop this time. Boothbay learned a lesson and didn’t let off the accelerator after its first-quarter run, either. The Seahawks consequently completed an MVC regular-season boys’ basketball sweep of the Ramblers in resounding fashion Friday night, 64-44, and locked up the No. 1 seed in the Class […]

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H.S. girls’ basketball: Oxford Hills fends off Mt. Blue

“I was a little nervous about that,” Pelletier said. “Sometimes you get to Senior Night and kids try to overdo it. There’s a lot of adrenaline going. We just tried to have everyone do their own roles and it went well.” The Vikings had little trouble focusing on business in a key regular season finale […]