Monday, each squad closed the door on the past and battled tooth and nail with one another. There were no lopsided, demoralizing losses on this day. Sophomore Kasey Talarico netted the only goal of the contest with 16:48 to play in the first half and both defenses stood tall thereafter as the Blue Devils snuck […]
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2014 Lewiston football preview
Coach: Bill County (15th year) Conference: East Class: A Last year’s record: 3-6, lost in regional quarterfinals Returning players: Seniors —Quintarian Brown (QB/DB/KR), Stone Colby (FB/LB), Ace Curry (slot/DB), James Flynn (QB/slot/DE), Julian Smedley (G/DE), Griffin Morin (T/DT), Ryan Donovan (T), Tyler County (TE/LB), Sabin Lavorgna (TE/LB), Sheon James (WR/DB), Kyle Ullrich (WR); Juniors — […]
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Lewiston football: His initials are Q.B.
When you play tailback in Lewiston’s FLY program, you grow up wanting to be, well, a tailback for the Lewiston Blue Devils. Jared Turcotte, Wesley Myers and Jeff Turcotte saw to that. One after another, they were the featured backs Quintarian Brown emulated throughout his young life. Imagine his surprise the summer entering senior year, […]
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H.S. Football: County proof that nice guys do last, prosper
LEWISTON — Most of the Leavitt Area High School football community was satisfied with Doug Conn’s self-appointed successor prior to the 1992 season. Hard to believe now, but one principal and assistant superintendent in the system balked ever-so-slightly at the nomination of Bill County. “When I first got hired, one of the knocks was, ‘I […]
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H.S. Track and Field: Devils, Greyhounds go for gold
All track and field season long, the performance lists and virtual meets that suggested what to expect in conference and state meets were overly generous to the Lewiston boys. Some of the athletes showcased in those speculative rundowns left the team after posting their top-notch time or distance. Others were being counted in events they […]
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H.S. Track and Field: Harris on the record
LEWISTON — The biggest challenge involved in Isaiah Harris’ junior track and field campaign at Lewiston High School has fallen on the shoulders of his coach, T.J. Niles. That’s figuring out in which races to turn him loose. Such is life when you own the school record in five different events. Harris has dominated middle […]
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H.S. Baseball: Edward Little secures playoff bid with 5-0 win
AUBURN — Edward Little baseball needed Nate Pushard to be the stopper Friday night. The University of Maine at Farmington-bound senior couldn’t have performed the role much more authoritatively. Pushard spun a one-hit shutout at Austin Field, striking out four in a 5-0 shutout of Lewiston that snapped a five-game Red Eddies losing streak. “We […]
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H.S. Softball: Edward Little drives away Lewiston
There were no complaints after Friday’s first-inning parade against Lewiston. EL banged out nine runs on eight hits to overcome an early two-run deficit and cruise to a 17-5 KVAC victory in five innings at Sweetser Field. “We’ve struggled for three games to hit the ball hard,” EL coach Elaine Derosby said. “Against Messalonskee we […]
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Track and Field: EL girls, Brewer boys best among River City Rivals
LEWISTON — Saturday was a tale of what-might-have-been for the Lewiston boys’ track and field team and what-is-and-what’s-going-to-be for the Edward Little girls. Juniors Alex Hunt and Eraleena Hairston and sophomore Anna Beaudet all won events for the Red Eddies, who regained their team title for the first time since 2011 in the fifth-annual River […]
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Girls’ Lacrosse: Eagles’ early flight too much for Devils
Lewiston showed substantial heart Tuesday afternoon after watching Messalonskee fill the net seven consecutive times in the first half at Don Roux Field. The Blue Devils crawled to within a pair on three different occasions after intermission before dropping a 12-9 KVAC and Class A East verdict. “From about the 13-minute mark of the first […]