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H.S. Basketball: Lewiston, Edward Little girls win on road

AUGUSTA — Senior guard Kristina Blais scored a game-high 18 points to lead Lewiston to a 61-49 girls’ basketball victory over Cony on Tuesday. The Blue Devils (2-2) started slowly but picked up the tempo in the second quarter, outscoring Cony 20-5. Victoria Harris contributed a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds, while Morgan […]

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Maranacook (Winthrop) Alpine Skiing

Coach: Ron Gifford (12th year) Conference: KVAC; Class: B Last year’s result: Boys — Second at KVAC, first at states. Girls — Third at KVAC, fifth at states. Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors — Matt Gyorgy, Connor Ireland,, Zach Lacasse, Hazen Searway; Juniors — Nathan Delmar, Avery Howe, Dennis Chiappetta, Andrew Coulombe, Drew Davis, Liam McNamara, Isaiah Weston, […]

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Boys’ basketball: Hickey, Winthrop race past Monmouth

Good luck with that this winter, especially after performances such as the one the junior turned in Monday night at Stu Foster Gym. Hickey rained down six 3-pointers and accumulated 26 points, seven assists, five rebounds and four steals, leading Winthrop to a 70-41 road win over neighboring Monmouth in MVC and Class C South […]

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Maranacook Nordic Skiing

Coach: Steve DeAngelis (31st year) Conference: KVAC; Class: B. Last year’s result: Boys were KVAC and State Class B Champions. Girls were KVAC Champions and 3rd in Class B. Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors — Luca DeAngelis, John Parent; Juniors — Zach Holman, Ruslan Reiter; Sophomores — Mark McLaughlin Girls: Seniors — Taylor Cray, Jaycee Greeley, Anne […]

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2015 Winter Preview: Class C South girls’ basketball preview

The Dirigo girls’ basketball team may be hard-pressed to replace the talents of post players Jessica Conant and Kelsey Hutchins, but the Cougars have a returning group that should keep the club a contender. Conant was the MVC Player of the Year, while Hutchins was a first-team pick in the MVC. Together they were a […]

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2015-16 Winthrop boys’ basketball preview

Coach: Todd MacArthur (fifth year) Conference: MVC Class: C Last year’s record: 16-4, lost in Class C South semifinals Returning players: Senior — Anthony Owens (6-4 center); Juniors — Jacob Hickey (6-1 guard), Bennett Brooks (5-10 guard), Spencer Steele (6-2 guard), Garrett Tsouprake (6-3 forward), Nate Scott (5-9 guard), Andrew Pazdziorko (6-0 guard). Key losses: Taylor Morang, Matt […]

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Class C boys’ basketball: Dirigo poised for another run

Class C South boys’ basketball got smaller … and more crowded. Gone are the three largest schools — Maranacook, Lisbon and Mountain Valley — back to Class B. Moving in are four schools closely identified with Class D — Richmond, Buckfield, NYA and Searsport — along with Hebron. At the top? Still pretty much the […]

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High School Boys’ Hockey Preview: Maranacook/Winthrop Black Bears

Coach: Chip Jones (third year) Region/Class: Southern Maine Class B Last year’s record: 1-17 Key returning athletes: Seniors – Zack Godbout (forward), Matt Ingram (defense); Junior – Sam Johnson (forward). Key losses: Lost eight seniors that were all core players. Promising newcomers: Many young players look promising, but none stand out yet. Season outlook: The […]

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2015 Sun Journal All-Region Girls’ Cross Country Team

First team Ella Brown, St. Dom’s Maggie Hickey, Mt. Blue Sydney Sirois, St. Dom’s Kayla Allen, Lewiston Samantha Halmos, Poland Jillian Richardson, Edward Litle Maeve Hickey, Mt. Blue Second team Johorey Adirahmam, Lewiston Olivia Giles, Gray-New Gloucester Meghan Charles, Mt. Blue Emily McCarthy, Mt. Blue Carla Boye-Wight, Telstar Bree Sautter, Lisbon Zaid Teklu, Lewiston Honorable […]