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H.S. football: Cheverus blanks Lewiston

And the Lewiston High School football team also had to do so without their quarterback. It made for an uphill battle for the Blue Devils in a 50-0 loss to the Stags. Lewiston had two good opportunities to score in the first half, but couldn’t keep pace with Cheverus otherwise. Lewiston produced a good effort […]

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Flesh-eating bacteria killed Portland teen after surgery

PORTLAND (AP) — A Portland teen who died after routine oral surgery in February was killed by flesh-eating bacteria. The chief medical examiner’s report said that 18-year-old Benjamin LaMontagne died of necrotizing fasciitis — an infection that caused his neck and jaw to swell. The Portland Press Herald reported (http://bit.ly/1lF3xz7 ) that the bacteria can […]

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Cause of Cheverus student’s death still a mystery

PORTLAND (AP) — An autopsy on a senior at a Portland high school who died days after having routine oral surgery did not reveal the cause of his death, and additional tests are needed. The unexpected death of 18-year-old Benjamin LaMontagne of Long Island last week shook Cheverus High School. The state medical examiner’s examined […]

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Girls’ Hockey: Undefeated Lewiston locks up Cheverus, 7-2

LEWISTON — How infrequently is the Lewiston girls’ hockey team giving up goals this season? When it happens, everybody’s off kilter. After Cheverus scored in the opening period Wednesday night, it took two minutes, two officials and two relocations of the net from its moorings before the puck was found wedged into the padding. How […]

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Class A Football Championship: Dubiel, Bonny Eagle stop Cheverus

PORTLAND — Another day, another dramatic drive to win a high school football state championship. This one was engineered by Bonny Eagle and junior quarterback Zach Dubiel, whose 6-yard scamper with 22 seconds remaining steered the Scots to a 31-28 win Saturday over Cheverus in the Class A final at Fitzpatrick Stadium. Bonny Eagle (10-1) […]

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H.S. Football: Stags pummel Blue Devils

PORTLAND — A gut check moment turned into a gut-wrenching eternity for the Lewiston Blue Devils the moment they saw their teammate, Quintarian Brown, lying on his left side on the weathered Fitzpatrick Stadium turf Saturday. Brown remained still in that position for about 15 minutes while being attended to by Lewiston coach Bill County […]