LEWISTON — Falmouth’s twin brothers put the Yachtsmen ahead and in command of Saturday’s Class A South boys’ hockey semifinal against Thornton Academy, but the Trojans made things interesting with a pair of goals a minute apart to square things up heading into the third period. Those Armitage brothers were in the spotlight again in […]
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Class A boys’ basketball final: Falmouth frustrates Oceanside
PORTLAND — There is defense, there is good defense, and there is ridiculously, historically great defense. Falmouth fell into the final category on Saturday and won the Class A boys’ basketball championship in a breeze, 59-28, over Oceanside of Rockland. Four Yachtsmen scored in double figures, but Falmouth (18-4) hoisted its sixth Gold Ball and first […]
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Class A South boys’ hockey: Scarborough, Falmouth set up for regional final collision
Players to Watch: Sr. F Matt Caron, Scarborough; Sr. F Jack Callahan, Scarborough; Sr. G Ross LeBlond, Scarborough; Jr. F Chris Camelio, Falmouth; Jr. F Robbie Armitage, Falmouth; Jr. D Reece Armitage, Falmouth; Sr. D Walsh Troiani-Gagner, Thornton Academy; Sr. F Luke Trickey, Cheverus; Jr. D Evan Whitten, Noble/Wells; Sr. F Cam Gillie, South Portland/Freeport/Waynflete; […]
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Sheep-shearing schools in Freeport, New Gloucester
FALMOUTH — The Maine Sheep Breeders Association and University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer sheep-shearing schools in March and April. Four instructors will teach beginner sheep-shearing from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 5, at Wolfe’s Neck Farm, 184 Burnett Road, Freeport. The $45 a person fee includes a shearing manual and lunch. […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Shoebottom sends Scarborough past Falmouth in South final
LEWISTON — New region, same two teams. For the third year in a row, Scarborough and Falmouth met in a girls’ hockey regional final, but after a change in direction by the Maine Principals’ Association the Red Storm won the South region this year, beating the Yachtsmen 5-2 at Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Wednesday night. […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Lewiston recovers to finish off Falmouth
After playing one Class A South favorite to a draw (Scarborough), The Class A North leaders defeated another, Falmouth, by a 4-3 score Tuesday night at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. “Instead of trying to be critical of playing two quality teams like that back to back, you try to embrace it as an opportunity to […]
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Punxsutawney Phil calls for early spring; Maine’s groundhogs hit the snooze
No shadows today: Maine’s groundhogs will be sleeping in In Montana, Christine Maher studied pronghorn antelope. When she moved to Portland for a faculty job at the University of Southern Maine, Maher, a biologist, started looking for a new animal with similar characteristics. Something with an unpredictable, independent streak. Eighteen years ago, she started studying […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Fearsome foursome look to dominate postseason
The top four teams in the girls’ hockey playoffs — two from the North and two from the South — get byes into the regional semifinals. The way the regular season turned out, it wouldn’t be a surprise for all four teams to find their way into the regional championship games at the Androscoggin Bank […]
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Beverly A. Koenig
1929 – 2016 FALMOUTH — Beverly Arline Rand Koenig of Durham passed away at the age of 86 on Wednesday, Jan. 6. She passed peacefully with family by her side. She was born in Lewiston at Keatings’ Maternity Home on Nov. 10, 1929, and was educated in schools in Bridgton and Fryeburg. She graduated from […]
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Boys’ hockey: Lewiston suffers first loss of season at Falmouth
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 […]