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High school swimming overview

Dynasties are rapidly becoming an endangered species in Maine high school swimming. Last year, it was the Mount Desert Island boys who saw their run of six consecutive Class B titles stopped by Greely. The Greely girls also interrupted Falmouth’s plans of regaining a stronghold. Could the Bangor boys be next? The Rams have collected […]

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2010-11 Boys’ Ice Hockey Overview

The disparity between the top teams in Maine and those giving chase is getting wider, and a pair of teams are early, heavy favorites in their respective conferences. In Eastern Class A, Lewiston showed last season how powerful it could be in the regular season. With one of the tougher schedules in the state, the […]

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Girls’ Hockey: Red Hornets shine In debut

AUBURN — There was all kinds of uncertainty leading up to Wednesday’s season opener. Edward Little and Leavitt have joined together for the first time to form a cooperative girls’ hockey team. With a new collection of players and coach, there were all kinds of question marks as the team took the ice for its […]

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Two schools, one team, one coach

AUBURN — It took a while for Eric Geoffroy to return to hockey. Since he has, he hasn’t slowed down. A 1992 graduate of Lewiston High School and also a former goaltender for the Des Moines Buccaneers of the USHL and a pair of NCAA Division I colleges, Geoffroy will tackle a new challenge beginning […]

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High school football: Bangor intercepts EL

BANGOR – It was a tale of turnovers Friday night, but it was Edward Little’s miscues that proved the most costly. Edward Little threw seven interceptions, with three leading to all of Bangor’s points. Though the Rams had four fumbles, EL failed to capitalize as Bangor blanked the Red Eddies 16-0 in an Eastern A […]

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The Ten Spot: Second five get shaken up

1. Cheverus (8-0) Beating Deering by 30? Not a bad way to walk into the playoffs. 2. Lawrence (8-0) Undefeated and seeded No. 1 for the fourth time in five years. 3. Bonny Eagle (7-1) Scots bounced back from their initial loss with a lot more fire than their PTC counterpart below. 4. Bangor (7-1) […]

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High school football: EL, Lewiston rivalry remains robust

Lewiston coach Bill County wouldn’t have minded breaking from tradition this year and having arch-rival Edward Little on the schedule for, say, Week 1, rather than Saturday’s season finale. Seven weeks ago, the Red Eddies were still in transition, with a new coach, Dave Sterling, hired barely a month earlier, and a team searching for […]

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Eastern A field hockey quarterfinals: Bulldogs blank Red Eddies, 1-0

AUBURN — The lack of a second official delayed Tuesday’s Eastern A field hockey quarterfinal for 46 minutes. The wealth of experience and discipline on Lawrence’s back line kept Edward Little scoreless a lot longer than that. Senior Jessica Bellefleur’s goal 3:28 into the second half gave No. 6 Lawrence all the offense it needed […]