LEWISTON — After dispatching Greely in one of its closest games of the year, all that was standing in the way of the St. Dominic Academy girls’ hockey team and a perfect regular season was rival Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill. The Saints got off to a slow start, then had to work for their goals against Blue […]
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Boys’ basketball: Mt. Ararat outpaces Lewiston in back-and-forth affair
A clutch 3-pointer from Cam Cox and some key rebounds late gave Mt. Ararat a 50-45 win and kept its very slim playoff chances in Class A South alive. “You’ve seen us in some games where we haven’t realistically had a chance at the end,” Mt. Ararat coach Steve Cox said. “And you haven’t seen […]
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Girls’ hockey: St. Hilaire, Blue Devils surprise Clippers
YARMOUTH — The Yarmouth/Freeport/Gray-New Gloucester girls high school ice hockey team had it all in Tuesday’s game against Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill — possession, shots and defense. By the end of the third period, the Clippers had launched 52 shots at the Blue Devils, but didn’t have the goals to show for it. Those came from Lewiston, […]
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Boys’ basketball: Eddies pull away from Devils in fourth quarter
LEWISTON — Trailing Edward Little by eight with 2:55 left, Lewiston coach Tim Farrar called a time out. Farrar’s Blue Devils haven’t quit all year, despite a 3-11 record. And for stretches of Tuesday night’s game, their defense gave the Red Eddies fits. So Lewiston had reasons to believe that with a couple of more […]
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Local roundup: Hebron girls swish past Pine Tree Academy
HEBRON — Franceska Halloran and Maddy New both drained six 3-pointers to shoot host Hebron Academy past Pine Tree Academy, 59-54, in girls’ basketball action Monday night. New got the long ball started for the Lumberjacks (8-5), hitting four 3s in the first quarter to put Hebron up 17-11. That lead grew to eight by […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Blue Devils’ goalie duo getting their shots
LEWISTON — Many times in high school hockey, a goalie goes from being a young apprentice one year to a veteran mentor a year or two later. It’s not that simple for the Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill girls’ hockey team, however. Meagan Gosselin got to ride along as a freshman goalie two years ago on a Blue […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Lewiston rolls past rival Edward Little
It took just 17 seconds for EL’s Jason Cote to put a bit hit on a Lewiston player in the corner, drawing a five-minute major for hitting from behind, as well as a misconduct to go with it. “That hurts,” EL coach Brett Barrett said. “Not only a five-minute penalty, I got that kid in […]
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Girls’ Hockey: EL/Leavitt/Poland lights up Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill
AUBURN — Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland found its firepower, and found it early. That it was against one its biggest rivals on home ice was just icing on the cake. The Red Hornets put five goals in during the first period on their way to a 10-0 victory over Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill in a girls’ hockey game at […]
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A North Cheering: Lewiston gets 8th title in a row, and redemption in the process
On Jan. 16, Bangor shocked Lewiston and ended the Blue Devils’ streak of eight consecutive KVAC cheering titles. The two teams returned to the Augusta Civic Center 12 days later to determine the fate of Lewiston’s streak of regional titles in the Class A North championship. Performing a much more crisp and energetic routine than […]
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Lewiston’s Isaiah Harris bests world record time in 600 meters, places second
Harris, a sophomore who nearly qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games last spring in the 800-meter dash, ran a 1:14.96 in Saturday’s 600-meter race, which would have been a new world record, had he not finished second to former Nittany Lion Casimir Loxsom, now running professionally for Brooks. Loxsom edged Harris at the line, officially […]