LEWISTON — The latest installment of the Lewiston/Edward Little rivalry had everything you’d expect from two schools separated by less than five miles: high intensity, timely goals, hard hits, chippyness and penalties. Lewiston’s Kyle Morin had the timeliest of goals, burying a loose puck with 8:22 remaining as the Blue Devils defeated Edward Little, […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Blue Devils sharing the wealth
Playing against Lewiston High School is a lot like playing with fire. As the Blue Devils’ first five opponents have seen, if you try and focus on stopping one skater, you’re going to get burned by someone else. Through five games, 15 of Lewiston’s 18-player roster have contributed to an offense averaging 7.2 goals per […]
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Girls’ basketball: Rams stand up to Blue Devils
LEWISTON — An untimely breakdown and a four-hour ride on a cold Friday night didn’t slow down the Bangor Rams. As soon as they arrived in Lewiston, the Rams warmed right up and used their height and patience to whittle down the Lewiston Blue Devils to produce a 51-28 victory in a Class A girls’ […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Eastern Class A schools trying to snap state title drought
Biddeford has won three, while Falmouth, Thornton Academy and Cheverus have won two. These four schools all have one thing in common: They come from the West. “They’ve been there the past several years and they’ve won championships so they tend to get more people,” Edward Little coach Craig Latuscha said. “When you win hockey […]
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Boys’ Hockey Preview 2014: Lewiston High School Blue Devils
Coach: Jamie Belleau (seventh year) Conference: Class A East Last year: 15-5, lost in regional semifinal Returning-letter winners: Seniors — Kyle Ulrich (F), Joey Frechette (D), Devon Harrison (D), Nick Hawk (G), Jake Iacono (F); Juniors — Kyle Morin (F), Griffin Wade (F), Brendon Croteau (F), Sam Zashut (G); Sophomore — Cole Ouellette (D), Jacob Strout (G), Jeromey Rancourt (F), […]
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Swimming Preview 2014: Lewiston High School
Coach: Troy Boutin (first year) Conference: KVAC; Class: A Last year’s result: Boys: 8-2, second in KVACs, 10th in states; Girls: 4-6, fifth in KVACs. Returning letter-winners: Boys: Juniors — Matthew Charest, Caleb Lebrun; Sophomore — Bryce Cloutier; Girls: Seniors — Jami Morissette, Paris Noddin; Junior — Elizabeth Small. Key losses: Boys: Peter Tirabassi, Alex Mills, Jakub Suransky, Sean Dyer, Eric Horton; Girls: […]
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College football: Area athletes anchor Husson University’s success
There are nearly 70 players from Maine who make up Husson University’s 114-man roster. Many played against one another during their high school careers. Some were rivals. A few won state championships at the expense of others. Once high school enemies, Husson’s home-grown talent has come together and are helping to rewrite program history. “There’s […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Blue Devils aware of mounting expectations
Following a positive showing at the annual round robin preseason tournament at Norway Savings Bank Arena earlier this month, Lewiston High School coach Ron Dumont had a decision to make. In his mind, the seventh-year coach was faced with two options: He could shield his players from all of the outside whispers and expectations, or […]
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Girls’ hockey preview 2014: Lewiston Blue Devils
Coach: Ron Dumont (seventh year) Conference: KVAC Last year’s record: 15-5-1, lost in state championship Returning athletes: Seniors — Paige Fontaine (G), Erin Hubbard (D), Shania Haggan (F), Mikaela Brown (D), Erica Lemieux (F), Makaela Field (D); Juniors — Avery Gagnon (F), Corinne Laberge (F), Monica Field (F); Sophomores — Chloe Morin (F), Emily Bemis (F), Sara Laroche (F), […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Practice begins for local teams
It may have had the shortest offseason among the Eastern Class A teams, but no team wanted to get back on the ice and put last season behind it more so than St. Dominic Academy. Eight months removed from a heartbreaking overtime loss to Falmouth in the state championship game, the Saints returned to the […]