FALMOUTH — After five breezy wins to christen the Class A hockey season, Lewiston ran into an opponent that wasn’t shy about getting physical and wasn’t disheartened by an early deficit. Falmouth took the lead on Brendan Hickey’s goal in the final minute of the second period on Thursday night, then got a breakaway tally from […]
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Boys’ basketball: Edward Little frustrates Lewiston, 54-39
LEWISTON — The Edward Little boys’ basketball team is making the transition from rebuilding to reloading in midstream. Beaten in five of its first six games, badly overmatched in short bursts against the favorites in Class AA, EL extended its winning streak to three on Wednesday night with a defensive clinic at the expense of […]
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Boys’ basketball: Fleming, Oxford Hills stuff Lewiston
LEWISTON — Oxford Hills already knows its capabilities with Andrew Fleming on the court. The Vikings showed on Saturday night that as the wear-and-tear and whistles accumulate over the boys’ basketball season, they can survive (for a few minutes, at least) without him. Fleming sat down after an intentional foul, his second personal, with 6:07 […]
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2015-16 Lewiston boys’ basketball preview
Coach: Tim Farrar (eighth year) Conference: KVAC Class: AA Last year’s record: 13-8, lost in Class A North championship Returning players: Seniors — Salat Hassan (5-9 guard), Abdinasir Issack (5-5 guard), Jordan Palmer (5-5 guard), Mohamedsidiq Hussein (6-4 guard), Fuad Abdi (5-5 guard), Nate Albert (6-7 center), Tahj Fulgham (6-1 center). Key losses: Isaiah Harris, Trever Irish, […]
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Boys’ basketball: Lewiston adjusts to tougher schedule with new team
Class AA comes to Maine high school basketball this winter, and the timing probably isn’t exquisite for the Lewiston boys. The Blue Devils graduated their most successful senior class in more than two decades. Led by Isaiah Harris, now at Penn State on a track and field scholarship, Lewiston reached the regional final and threw […]
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H.S. Football: Fletcher rushes for 3 TDs as Cheverus blanks Lewiston
Round two against Cheverus this season was substantially more competitive for Lewiston, even if the scoreboard doesn’t show it. Beaten by 52 points in Week 2, the No. 6 Blue Devils trailed the No. 3 Stags by only two touchdowns with a minute remaining in the first half Saturday. As is the Stags’ championship tradition, […]
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Lewiston vs. Edward Little Football: Bridge to history
Forget sports for a minute. Not many traditions of any persuasion that prevailed in society in 1897 still are being celebrated today. Baseball’s initial World Series was six years away. The Spanish-American War was yet to begin. William McKinley was president. And a football team from Edward Little High School defeated an outfit from Lewiston […]
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Football: Massabesic lets Lewiston know who’s boss early
LEWISTON — Massabesic did most the of the damage in the first half, and despite Lewiston’s respectable efforts to get back into the game, the Blue Devils couldn’t recover in time in a Class A football game Friday night. Massabesic stayed in step in the first half and marched off with its first victory of […]
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High school football: No. 1 Portland smacks Lewiston behind five Esposito scores
LEWISTON — It doesn’t take more than five minutes as a spectator to see that the difference between Lewiston and mightier Class A football programs to the south is as much mental as physical, right now. The Blue Devils believed they could beat Oxford Hills and Bangor, two rivals they know well from their former days […]
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H.S. Football Roundup: Cheverus clobbers Lewiston, 68-16
PORTLAND — Lewiston was in the wrong place at the wrong time to encounter an angry Cheverus football team. One week after getting trounced 57-0 at Thornton, the proud Stags rolled up the first 56 points of the game Saturday afternoon and pasted the Blue Devils, 68-16, at Boulos Stadium. Rylan Benedict and Tre Fletcher each […]