LEWISTON — The playoff atmosphere at Don Roux Field settled more than Lewiston and Bangor ended up settling in Monday night’s KVAC boys’ soccer season finale. Garth Berenyi’s goal in the 58th minute and Muktar Ali’s equalizer in the 75th minute sent the Blue Devils and Rams to a 1-1 tie in a thrilling defensive […]
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HS Golf: Holmes, Plourde share girls’ title
VASSALBORO — Erin Holmes of Greely High School stood over her putt on the ninth hole of the Arrowhead course at Natanis Golf Club on Saturday, thoughts of birdie dancing in her head. She thought the putt would give her second place alone after playing partner and friend Bailey Plourde of Lincoln Academy had also […]
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CMCC Hockey: Friendship and professional goals outweigh St. Dom’s-Lewiston rivalry
Caleb Labrie, a 2015 St. Dominic Academy graduate, and Matt Poulin, a 2014 Lewiston High School graduate, will be playing on the same team in 2016-17 as members of the Central Maine Community College men’s hockey team that will play in American Collegiate Hockey Association beginning this year. The Mustangs’ coaching staff won’t need to […]
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Boys’ Soccer: Edward Little rallies past rival Lewiston
AUBURN — Edward Little’s Jarod Norcross Plourde had never felt what it was like to beat rival Lewiston in a high school boys’ soccer game. Heck, he had never even felt what it was like to score against his team’s rival. In his final game against the Blue Devils, he felt both. Norcross Plourde scored […]
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Girls soccer: Devils, Eddies settle for 0-0 tie
AUBURN — Tuesday’s edition of the Lewiston/Edward Little soccer rivalry featured a couple of close calls on each side, a little controversy, and no goals. Fans on both sides can only hope the lack of offense ultimately pays off with a playoff matchup for the third consecutive year. The Red Eddies and Blue Devils came […]
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H.S. State Golf: St. Dom’s runner-up to Mattanawcook again, Gorham and Erskine also capture titles
VASSALBORO – St Dominic Academy golf coach Michael Lacombe set a score for his team at the Maine state team golf championships at Natanis Golf Club on Saturday. The good news is that the Saints broke the 330 goal for the top four scores with a 329. The bad news is that they were still […]
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H.S. Football Roundup: Oxford Hills/Buckfield shuts out Deering
PORTLAND — Connor Truman scored from one yard out with 31 seconds remaining to cap off a 14-0 road win for Oxford Hills/Buckfield in a Class A football game against Deering (2-4) at Memorial Stadium on Friday night. Ryland VanDecker opened the scoring with an 8-yard run early in the second quarter for the Vikings (3-3). […]
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Lewiston edges Camden Hills in Class A soccer showdown
Not only are the Blue Devils the reigning state champions and two-time defending regional title-holders, coach Mike McGraw’s club has played in the past four Class A North (East) finals. But the gap between Lewiston and the rest of the Class A North contenders may be narrowing a bit this fall. The Blue Devils had […]
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H.S. Cross Country: Barber, Hammerton pace area at Festival of Champions
“Hi,” was written on Barber’s left shoulder blade. “I’m Tucker,” was written on the right. The intro had started smearing by the time the boys’ seeded race was over, but Barber had run, for better or worse, a typical Tucker race Saturday at Troy Howard High School. The Mt. Blue senior finished 10th at the […]
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Football: Sanford rolls over Lewiston
Sanford ran the ball 50 times, gaining 229 yards and controlling the ball throughout most of the game to hold off Lewiston for a 22-14 victory Friday night in Class A football action. “We’ve been doing that for several years now. We try to wear people down and we’ve been pretty effective at it,” Sanford […]