Lewiston head coach Mike McGraw reacts following his team’s 4-0 win over Hampden Academy in the regional championship game in Lewiston in November 2015. Over a 42-years-and-counting career, Mike McGraw has proven to be valuable to whatever Lewiston High School sports team he has coached. Now McGraw’s value has a chance to extend beyond the […]
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H.S. roundup: Lewiston field hockey earns first win
LEWISTON — Erin Lachance and Katrina Jadocan scored exactly 10 minutes apart to break a scoreless halftime stalemate and send host Lewiston to its first KVAC Class A field hockey win of the season, 2-0, over Camden Hills on Monday at McDuffie Field. After a quiet first half, the action picked up in the second […]
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H.S. Football: Lewiston lowers boom on Bangor, 40-7
LEWISTON — Lewiston was without its starting quarterback Friday night. No matter. The Blue Devils leaned on their running game, which rumbled to 368 yards on the ground in a 40-7 victory over Bangor in a Class A North football matchup at Garcelon Field. Lewiston’s starting QB, Tanner Cortes, was suspended for Friday night’s game, […]
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H.S. Cross Country: Muktar leading Lewiston by example
Harrison Osborn of Scarborough steals a look at Abbas Muktar of Lewiston during the Class A State Cross Country Championships in Belfast on Nov. 5, 2016. LEWISTON — In sixth grade, Abbas Muktar used to run around his block “for the (heck) of it.” Now he’s one of the top runners in the state and […]
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Monday Morning Quarterback: Edward Little's strength has been its strength
Edward Little’s Joshua Hamel hauls in a pass as Portland’s Cameron Connolly moves in for the tackle during a game in Auburn on Sept. 8. Two keys to Edward Little’s first 3-0 start since 2008 is its physical conditioning and mental toughness. Both were on display in Saturday’s come-from-behind 26-20 win over Cheverus. The Red […]
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H.S. football: Windham comes back on Lewiston
WINDHAM — As momentum shifted, so did fortune in Lewiston’s 20-14 loss to Windham in a showdown of the two highest ranked football teams in Class A North. The ball bounced the Blue Devils’ way — one time, literally — in the first half, after which they led 14-0, but it skipped away from them […]
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Richardson, Sclafani win cross country races at Leavitt in Turner
Girls from eight high schools compete near the start of the cross country meet at Leavitt Area High School in Turner on Friday. It took a personal best that he wasn’t expecting to run, but the speed of Friday’s cross country race ultimately played into Oxford Hills’ Dominic Sclafini’s hands. “I was kind of surprised […]
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Weekend Blitz and Top 10: Blue Devils await A North showdown with Eagles
Lewiston (2-0) at Windham (1-1) Friday, 7 p.m. Blue Devils can erase a lot of non-believers with a win, but the Eagles will be spitting nails after getting trounced by Bonny Eagle. Oxford Hills (1-1) at Bangor (0-2) Friday, 7 p.m. Vikings can make the bus ride home a lot shorter not only with a […]
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Girls' soccer: Edward Little finishes off rival Lewiston
Lewiston High School’s Amelie Sperandino, left, and Edward Little’s Madison Thistlewaite battle for the ball during their match at Edward Little in Auburn on Tuesday. AUBURN — The biggest difference between Edward Little and Lewiston in the rivals’ first girls’ soccer meeting of the season on Tuesday was finishing. Both teams had scoring chances, but […]
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Boys' soccer: Lewiston, Edward Little settle nothing in first meeting
Edward Little’s Joel Musese, right, throws up a leg to try to intercept a pass for Lewiston’s Ayub Hassan during Monday afternoon’s game in Auburn. AUBURN — The first go-around of the season between the Edward Little and Lewiston boys’ soccer teams had everything one would expect from a rivalry game. High emotion. Competitive play. […]