DOVER-FOXCROFT — With only the final relay left to determine the day, the Lisbon boys’ 4×400 relay team gathered in the infield. The four of them huddled together and prepared themselves for not only the biggest race of their young lives but potentially one of the most significant in the storied history of Lisbon boys’ […]
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Class A Track and Field Championships: Harris smashing, but Devils settle for second to Stags
Getting disqualified from the 4×800 meter relay for the second consecutive week was more like a nagging cough. One of the Blue Devils’ runners stepped off the Windham High School track multiple times, costing Lewiston a top finish and wasting a freakishly fast split time by junior Isaiah Harris. Five events into the state showcase, […]
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H.S. tennis: Ramblers stop Saints; Phoenix advance; Devils fall
“I was just thinking, ‘Go back to the basics, get it in, don’t make stupid mistakes,’” Chamberland said. “I wanted to try and tie it up so I could have a better chance.” She tied it up, and then some, rattling off five consecutive game victories to take the first set. She then produced a […]
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Softball: Hilliard, Leavitt sidestep Winslow
Staff Report TURNER — Cierra Hilliard smacked a two-run triple that sparked a six-run outburst in the sixth inning as Leavitt shook off Winslow (11-5) with a 6-2 victory in a season-ending softball game Thursday. The Hornets were down 2-0 until the bottom of the sixth when Leavitt made a break for it with six […]
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H.S. Track and Field: Devils, Greyhounds go for gold
All track and field season long, the performance lists and virtual meets that suggested what to expect in conference and state meets were overly generous to the Lewiston boys. Some of the athletes showcased in those speculative rundowns left the team after posting their top-notch time or distance. Others were being counted in events they […]
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H.S. Track and Field: Greyhounds ready to state case
LISBON — Nine consecutive sweeps of the Mountain Valley Conference championships have made Lisbon the big dog among small-school track and field programs within a one-hour radius. Nobody needs to remind the Greyhounds how that has translated into Class C state titles. Or not. “We know the coaches haven’t won a state title yet, so […]
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H.S. track: Shafer hopes for strong finish
NAPLES — It isn’t often that Will Shafer is running behind. That’s the way this track season has felt for the Gray-New Gloucester senior. Shafer, a favorite to win his events in Saturday’s Class B state meet in Brewer, has had other distractions conflict with his spring season. “I definitely feel like I’ve been playing […]
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H.S. Track and Field: Harris on the record
LEWISTON — The biggest challenge involved in Isaiah Harris’ junior track and field campaign at Lewiston High School has fallen on the shoulders of his coach, T.J. Niles. That’s figuring out in which races to turn him loose. Such is life when you own the school record in five different events. Harris has dominated middle […]
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H.S. Baseball: Yachtsmen get defensive, edge Knights
Beating Poland and moving up in the Heal Points standings on Tuesday probably helps, too. The Yachtsmen flashed the leather impressively to back up a gutty effort by pitcher Addison Foltmer and hold off the scrappy Knights, 3-2, in the teams’ Western Maine Conference finale. Foltmer allowed two runs on four hits, fanned four and […]
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H.S. boys’ lacrosse: Lewiston boosts tourney hopes
Lewiston finished the regular season with a 15-7 win over St. Dom’s, giving the Blue Devils a 5-7 mark to end the year. “We took care of it on our end,” Lewiston coach Ben Fournier said. “We won last week and today. So that’s what we had to do. We got it done and we’ll […]