LEWISTON — For as many goals as Andy Miele scored in college for Miami of Ohio, and for as much offense as he’s generated for the Portland Pirates, he’d never once registered a hat trick in a collegiate or professional game. Until Saturday. Miele scored a goal in each period and added a pair of […]
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Mixed Martial Arts: NEF announces Bangor-based grudge match to headline Lewiston card
LEWISTON — The next New England Fights main event is a story line straight out of fistic action movies. It will be the resourceful veteran and teacher, Marcus Davis, against the prodigal student, Ryan Sanders, in the mixed martial arts showdown Feb. 8 at Androscoggin Bank Colisee. UFC veteran Davis (22-10) against Sanders (5-4) is […]
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Mixed Martial Arts: Hinkley lands lone local win at NEF XI
Remnants of blood played peek-a-boo from a sizable welt above his right eye. And the Lewiston fighter was your winner Saturday night at Androscoggin Bank Colisee, by unanimous decision over Nate Charles of Windham. It was the only amateur mixed martial arts fight of 10 to go the distance before a crowd of more than […]
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Vets finalizing tribute to veterans at Colisee
LEWISTON — Before the curtain rises Sunday on an arena-sized tribute to Maine’s veterans — scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee — creators Henri St. Pierre and Arthur Obie figure they’ll be in the black. On Monday, the retirees believed they’d sold enough tickets, ads and sponsorships to cover all but $2,000 […]
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Pirates opener: ‘They love their hockey in Lewiston’
LEWISTON — So the local boys were wearing red and black instead of blue and white. So there was an oversized pirate working the crowd instead of Lewy and his gap-tooth snarl. It’s pro hockey, by God, and it’s back in Lewiston. “Go Pirates!” was how Matt Butler put it. “Aaaaaargh!” How hungry for hockey […]
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AHL: Pirates tired of practice, ready for season-opener
SACO — While most of the American Hockey League’s 30 teams began play last weekend, the Portland Pirates were still practicing. And practicing. “We’ve had a long couple weeks of practice, and I think the guys are getting more antsy to get into some game action,” Pirates’ captain Jordan Szwarz said. “We saw the AHL […]
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Celebrating our great love of the game
Tomorrow night, the Portland Pirates will face the Manchester Monarchs in Game One of the Pirates’ 2013-14 season. In Lewiston. Game time is 7 p.m. on what is now the Pirates’ home ice. In Lewiston. There is now an American Hockey League franchise in Lewiston. On Sept. 30, after negotiations between Cumberland County Civic Center […]
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Showbiz newbies to launch Colisee show honoring veterans
LEWISTON — When Henri St. Pierre, 70, and Arthur Obie, 72, began meeting with people about their idea to create an arena-sized variety show for veterans on the eve of Veterans Day, folks wondered if they could do it. Neither had a showbiz background. Obie ran tire stores. St. Pierre spent most of his career […]
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AHL: Pirates confirm season in Lewiston
LEWISTON — After weeks of legal wrangling, the Portland Pirates and Cumberland County Civic Center have been unable to resolve their financial differences. After days of speculation, the American Hockey League team made official Thursday what many had surmised: The team will play its entire 38-game home schedule, and any possible playoff games, in Lewiston. […]