AUGUSTA — Appropriately enough, after a weekend of tricky prognostication outdoors, there weren’t many forecasts for Monday morning inside Augusta Civic Center that foretold Lewiston hitting 10 3-pointers and winning by 38. Moving onto the next round? Sure, No. 4 Lewiston is capable of running the table in Class A East with its talent and experience. […]
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In the Crease: Lewiston Blue Devils girls’ hockey cooks up another winner
LEWISTON — Ron Dumont toed the line between cocky and confident, walking a tightrope over a chasm few coaches dare approach. “You have to decide what position you’re going to take with your team,” Dumont said. “The last thing I wanted to do was waver back and forth. Then they get a mixed message, ‘Are […]
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Girls’ hockey state final: Lewiston dispatches Falmouth for state title
What a difference a month makes. Fresh off her game-winning goal in double overtime three days earlier, Frechette scored four goals Saturday as the Blue Devils completed an undefeated season with a 5-2 victory over Falmouth in the state championship game at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. It’s the second state title for the program. For […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Fontaine cementing legacy between pipes with Lewiston
Lewiston High School girls’ hockey goaltender coach Jim Theiss has been working with netminders since the program was formed nine years ago. In those nine years, Theiss said he hasn’t seen a better goaltender come through the program than senior Paige Fontaine, who will play her final game between the pipes for the Blue Devils […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Lewiston, Falmouth meet for state title
With more than 150 games in the books, the girls’ hockey season comes down to one, final contest. Four teams were eliminated at the conclusion of the regular season. Another 10 saw their season end during the playoffs, some in heartbreaking fashion. Now that the dust has settled, only two teams remain — the top […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Lewiston sneaks past Red Hornets in double overtime
The last time it happened? Two years ago in the Eastern semifinal. The teams? Lewiston and Leavitt/Edward Little (before the Poland co-op). The Red Hornets came out victorious. It happened again Wednesday night, this time in the Eastern regional final. Only this time the Blue Devils skated away with the win. Allison Frechette scored on […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Lewiston, Leavitt/EL/Poland meet again in regional final
If there are two teams in the state that know that success against a certain opponent in the regular season doesn’t automatically mean success against it during the playoffs, it’s Lewiston and Leavitt/Edward Little/Poland. Last season, the Red Hornets topped Lewiston in both regular-season games as well as the KVAC Championship before falling to the […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Lewiston ousts Yarmouth-Freeport-Gray-New Gloucester, reaches regional final
LEWISTON — Lewiston High School is headed back to the Eastern Maine girls’ hockey final, though it took nearly 72 hours longer than anticipated. The defending regional champions were the last team to play its first playoff game of the year following scheduling conflicts and building availability that pushed its regularly scheduled Friday game back […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Edward Little pulls upset over rival Lewiston
AUBURN — Edward Little High School has been looking for that signature victory all season. Fifteen games into the season and the Red Eddies finally found that marquee win. Making it even sweeter, it came against crosstown rival Lewiston, a team the senior class hadn’t beaten during their time with Edward Little. It’s the program’s […]
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Girls’ Hockey: No margin for error as playoffs begin
The calendar has flipped to February, which means the regular season has given way to the postseason. Regular-season records have been thrown out the window and replaced by seedings. Six teams from each side — East and West — have played their way into the playoffs, with the two top teams on their respective sides […]