Drawing players from sports that have enjoyed recent success such as soccer, football and lacrosse, Lewiston basketball is hoping some of that winning can rub off on the hardwood this year. “It’s a lot of highly competitive kids who are hard workers,” coach Tim Farrar said. “But it’s also some kids who haven’t played in […]
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Class AA North Boys: Edward Little hopes to end Portland's dominance
Portland has dominated Maine high school basketball’s big-school class through reclassification (from Class A to AA) and change of tournament venue (Portland to Augusta and now back to Portland). The Bulldogs have won four regional titles in a row and taken home the gold ball three of the past four years, and they are the […]
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Roundup: Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill vaults past Yarmouth/Freeport
YARMOUTH — Gemma Landry’s two first-period goals got Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill rolling in a 8-0 girls’ hockey win over Yarmouth/Freeport on Saturday at Travis Roy Ice Arena. Landry scored at the 2:41 and 5:13 marks and Bed Leclerc added another goal for a 3-0 lead less than 90 seconds later. Landry scored again in the second […]
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Girls' hockey: Freshmen lift Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill past Brunswick
Lewiston’s Brie Dube keeps her eye on the goal as she readies to shoot during the Wednesday night hockey game at the Colisee in Lewiston. Brunswick’s Shea Sullivan looks on. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — If its first game was any indication, Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill’s first-year players are first-rate. Freshmen scored the Blue Devils’ first four […]
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In the Crease: Lewiston's Lumu played for more than just a state title
Lewiston High School keeper Dido Lumu, far right, watches as a Portland header sails wide during the Class A boys’ state soccer final at Deering High School’s Memorial Field in Portland on Saturday. (Justin Pelletier/Sun Journal) PORTLAND — All around him was celebration. And he celebrated, too, on the outside. On the inside, though, imposing […]
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Ali overtime goal lifts Lewiston over Portland in Class A state soccer final
PORTLAND — Golden cleats. Golden-dyed hair. Golden goal. Warsame Ali put himself in the right spot with those cleats, used his head with that hair to re-direct a free kick and scored the game-winning goal for Lewiston in overtime to beat Portland, 1-0, in the Class A boys’ soccer state championship game at Deering High […]
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Boys' soccer: Othman's journey brings him back to Lewiston, state final
Lewiston senior Noralddin Othman, who returned to the team this season after being out of the state last year, has been an integral part of the team’s success this year and will have a big impact on Saturday’s state championship game. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Nuri Othman came back. And as if the journey […]
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Boys' soccer: Lewiston, Portland to clash in Class A state final
Lewiston head coach Mike McGraw reacts following his team’s win over Hampden Academy in Lewiston in 2015. Mike McGraw and Rocco Frenzilli have known each other a long time. Their 30-plus-year tenures as the head coaches of the Lewiston and Portland High School boys’ soccer teams, respectively, had a lot to do with their friendship. […]
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A North boys' soccer final: Lewiston rallies, gets revenge against Bangor
BANGOR — It’s an old mantra in which Lewiston coach Mike McGraw believes strongly. “In every championship game there’s someone or some situation that occurs that comes up big,” McGraw told his team Wednesday. He spoke those words not for motivation, but in celebration, after a few Lewiston players did exactly that against Bangor High […]
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Lewiston pushes past Brunswick in A North quarterfinal
Lewiston’s Yusuf Mohamed and Brunswick’s Sagar Dahal maneuver for control of the ball during the A North quarter final soccer game at Bates College on Garcelon field. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Two quick goals by Lewiston’s Bilal Hersi finally put Brunswick away in the Class A North boys’ soccer quarterfinal at Garcelon Field on […]