Husson University freshman free safety Ace Curry of Lewiston has helped the Eagles reach the NCAA Division III playoffs despite being away from the game for two seasons. (Submitted photo) Husson University is in the NCAA Division III Football Championship tournament for the third consecutive year and fourth in the last five, and former Lewiston […]
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Boys' soccer: Lewiston repeats at A North champ, returning to state title game
Lewiston soccer players celebrate their 1-0 victory over Mt. Ararat in Lewiston Wednesday night to advance to Saturday’s state championship game. From left to right are Ahmed Abadir, Suab Nur and Abdirahman Daud. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — For still-unbeaten Lewiston, practice made perfect. Joel Musese worked on penalty kicks before and after practice, and […]
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Boys' soccer A North final: Lewiston faces worthy foe in Mt. Ararat
Lewiston High School’s Enock Citenga, right, and Mt. Ararat’s Max Spelke jostle for the ball during their game at Lewiston Athletic Park in September 2017. (Sun Journal File Photo) No team has been a thorn in the side of defending Class A boys’ soccer state champion Lewiston this year like Mt. Ararat. The Eagles were […]
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Girls' soccer A North quarters: Messalonskee flies by Oxford Hills
Oxford Hills’ Cecelia Dieterich (10) heads the ball over Messalonskee players at Thomas College in Waterville on Tuesday. (Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel) WATERVILLE — After four successive early exits from the playoffs, the Messalonskee girls’ soccer team feels like it has something to prove. On Tuesday night at Thomas College, the Eagles began making their […]
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Girls' soccer: Messalonskee finally gets one in, edges Oxford Hills
Oxford Hills’ Cecelia Dieterich chases the ball after it was deflected by Messalonskee goalkeeper Hannah DelGiudice during Monday’s game. (David Leaming/Morning Sentinel) OAKLAND — The fourth time the Messalonskee girls’ soccer team rattled a shot off the goal frame while trying to produce a winner, it may have been easy to concede that a soggy […]
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Girls' soccer: Messalonskee slips past Landry, Lewiston
After making a diving save, Lewiston goalie Gemma Landry, right, can only watch as Messalonskee’s Lily Wilkie tracks down the ball before booting it into the back of the net for a goal during Tuesday night’s soggy girls’ soccer game in Lewiston. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Gemma Landry did her best to save the […]
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BC returns to AP Top 25, trying to ignore accolades
BOSTON (AP) — For a guy who’s never been the head coach of a ranked team before, Steve Addazio knew just what to say. The Boston College coach didn’t want to talk about the Eagles’ elevation to No. 23 in The Associated Press Top 25 this week, sticking with his belief that it is too […]
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H.S. football: Red Eddies ground Eagles
WINDHAM — Edward Little and Windham gave fans plenty of action on first, second and third downs during Friday night’s Class A North game, but it was fourth down when they really had them on the edge of their seats. Edward Little took advantage of a pair of Windham mistakes from punt formation to overcome […]
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Girls' soccer: Messalonskee stifles Edward Little
OAKLAND — Each time the Messalonskee girls’ soccer team finds the back of the net at home, the 1990s hip-hop number “U Can’t Touch This” by MC Hammer blares over the public address system. It happened so often Thursday that visiting Edward Little probably heard it in their collective ears all the way home. The […]
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College football: UNE drops first-ever home game to Husson
UNE head coach Mike Lichten, far right, leads his team onto the field at Blue Storm Stadium for their team’s first-ever home game Saturday in Biddeford. (John Ewing/Portland Press Herald) BIDDEFORD — Many fans started filtering into the stands at UNE Blue Storm Stadium 90 minutes before kickoff Saturday. Others wandered around the picnic area, […]