Messalonskee High School’s Benoit Levesque (11) wins the headers over Mt. Blue High School’s Samuel Smith (10) in Oakland on Thursday. (Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel) OAKLAND — After scoring 21 goals a year ago, Mt. Blue senior Sam Smith expected to be a marked man this season. “I knew coming into this season I was […]
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Girls' soccer: Lincoln Academy pours it on against Leavitt
Leavitt goalie Shelby Varney makes a diving save after blocking a shot by Lincoln Academy’s Tatum Hancock during Thursday’s game in Turner. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) TURNER — Goals were hard to come by for Lincoln Academy through its first two games. The Eagles’ offense finally took off in the third game against Leavitt on Thursday. […]
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Patriots beat Eagles in preseason Super Bowl rematch
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady moved the New England Patriots with ease in their Super Bowl rematch against the penalty-prone Eagles, with a little help from running back James White and fifth-round draft choice Ja’Whaun Bentley. In his first action since losing in the NFL title game to Philadelphia, Brady completed 19 of 26 […]
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Eagles face Patriots again, this time in preseason
It’s not exactly a Super Bowl rematch, especially in the preseason. But the Philadelphia Eagles will face the New England Patriots on Thursday night for the first time since the Eagles won their first Super Bowl with a 41-33 victory in February in Minneapolis. And just like at the Super Bowl, Carson Wentz will miss […]
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Noreen Aleck
RUMFORD — A celebration honoring the life of Noreen Aleck was held at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 21, 2018, at the Eagles Function Room. Services were under the care and guidance of S.G. Thibault Funeral Home, Cremation & Monument Services, 250 Penobscot St., Rumford.
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H.S. baseball: Luksza, Vikings hold steady to defeat Eagles in A North semifinals
Oxford Hills starter Janek Luksza follows through on a pitch against Mt. Ararat during the Class A North semifinals at Gouin Athletic Complex on Saturday. (Lee Horton/Sun Journal) SOUTH PARIS — As wind gusts whipped across Gouin Athletic Complex and turned insufficiently anchored objects into unguided missiles on Saturday, Janek Luksza remained unshakable in the […]
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H.S. baseball: Big play turns the tide for Mt. Ararat against Edward Little
AUBURN — Edward Little had it all set up. Scoreless in the bottom of the fifth inning in Thursday’s Class A North baseball quarterfinal with Mt. Ararat, the Red Eddies had runners on second and third with one out. As Eagles reliever Hunter Lohr released the pitch, pinch runner Nick Hathaway broke for home, with […]
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Trump calls off Eagles’ White House visit over anthem dispute
WASHINGTON — Digging deeper into a culture war that he’s repeatedly stoked, President Donald Trump on Monday called off a visit by the Philadelphia Eagles to the White House Tuesday, citing the dispute over whether NFL players must stand during the playing of the national anthem. Trump said in a statement that some members of […]
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Girls' lacrosse: Messalonskee cruises by Oxford Hills
Oxford Hills’ Cecelia Dieterich attempts to get by Messalonskee defender Shauna Clark early in their game Thursday at Thomas College in Waterville. (Brewster Burns photo) WATERVILLE — Messalonskee jumped out to an overpowering 15-2 halftime lead and glided to a 20-8 win over Oxford Hills in a girls’ lacrosse matchup Thursday. Ally Turner led the […]
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H.S. softball: Lewiston holds off Messalonskee for big win
OAKLAND — The Lewiston softball team proved the old adage that if you can put the ball in play, there’s no telling what will happen. In a matchup of two of the top softball teams in Class A North this season, the Blue Devils forced Messalonskee into six errors and then held off an Eagles […]