Deering Center residents reveled in the neighborhood’s Christmas tradition of caroling before the tree-lighting.
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Boy's lacrosse; Lewiston dominates second half, moves past Deering and into A North semis
Lewiston’s Jayden Wilson shoots and scores against Deering goalie Max Morrione during the second half of the Blue Devils’ 15-9 win in the Class A North quarterfinals at Garcelon Field on Tuesday. (Lee Horton/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Lewiston distanced itself from Deering with a nine-goal second half and earned a 15-9 victory in a Class […]
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Brave new world for Portland native Ryan Flaherty in Atlanta
Atlanta Braves second baseman Ryan Flaherty (27) bats against the New York Mets on Thursday, April 19, 2018, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) The conversation was casual, as usual. It always is with Ryan Flaherty. “Doing good,” he said on the phone last week. “Just getting ready to go out to the field.” He talks […]
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Judge rules against Deering High student not allowed to play varsity baseball
A federal judge ruled Wednesday against a father seeking an injunction to allow a Deering High student to play varsity baseball. Howard Yee had filed a lawsuit seeking a temporary restraining order to allow his son to attempt to make the varsity team at Deering. The lawsuit claimed that Yee and his son, Princehoward Yee, […]
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Father says he felt assured his son could play varsity baseball at Deering High
The father suing the Portland Public Schools in federal court says he never fully understood that his son could be ruled ineligible for varsity baseball after he was enrolled at Deering High School earlier this year. “My son was assured that as long as he maintained attendance levels and had a sufficiently high GPA and […]
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Deering principal was convinced that student was attending school primarily to play baseball
Deering High School’s principal says he denied varsity eligibility for a baseball player living in Falmouth because he “sincerely” believed the student transferred to the school “primarily for athletic purposes.” Documents filed in U.S. District Court Thursday outline why Deering Principal Gregg Palmer denied sophomore Princehoward Yee a transfer waiver for varsity eligibility after the […]
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Oxford Hills pulls away from Deering in AA North girls' basketball quarters
Oxford Hills’ Cecelia Dieterich looks to get a shot off over Deering’s Victoria Garand and Elizabeth Drelich, back, during their game in Paris on Thursday. (Brewster Burns photo) PARIS — Deering proved to be a tough eighth seed, but Oxford Hills is a deep one-seed, and that made the difference in the Vikings’ 55-40 win […]
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AA boys' quarterfinal: Vikings too much for Rams in second half
Oxford Hills’ Atreyu Keniston, left, and teammate Janek Luksza battle for a rebound with Deering’s Darryl Germain, front, and Ben Onek during their game in Paris on Wednesday. (Brewster Burns photo) PARIS — A second-half team all season, Oxford Hills sees no reason to change in the Class AA North tournament. The third-seeded Vikings held […]
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Girls' hockey: Cheverus/Kennebunk buries Portland/Deering in South final
Cheverus/Kennebunk’s Abby Lamontagne fires a shot past Portland/Deering goalie Adrianna Bodge and into the back of the net during their girls’ hockey South regional final at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Wednesday. (Justin Pelletier/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — A little revenge meant a lot of goals for Cheverus/Kennebunk against rival Portland/Deering. In returning the favor for […]
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Lewiston-native coaches square off in girls' South regional final
Cheverus girls’ hockey coach Scott Rousseau leads practice at Troubh Ice Arena in November. (Portland Press Herald file photo) When Scott Rousseau was asked to coach the Cheverus/Kennebunk girls’ ice hockey team two years ago, he didn’t want the job at first. A 13-year coach for the Falmouth High boys until 2010, Rousseau wasn’t sure […]