The history of the New England Fights professional lightweight championship indicates that the guy with the belt usually doesn’t hold it for long. That’s because it is his ticket to fights in a larger arena, surrounded by more television cameras. Ryan Sanders and Jonathan Lemke hope to continue that trend by winning the 155-pound belt […]
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New England Fights returns to Colisee
Rumford’s Chris Smith enters the arena. LEWISTON — Time flies when you’re having fun. Even faster, perhaps, if you’re busy accomplishing great things. Five years to the night that it debuted as somewhat of a curiosity at Androscoggin Bank Colisee, amid the ghosts of hockey championships, thunderous concerts and legendary prizefights past, New England Fights […]
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Fighting Spirit spread the scoring around to beat Minutemen, 5-1
L/A fired 46 shots on goal and had five different players score to solve Montecalvo and defeat the Minutemen, 5-1. “We’re just knowing where each other is, making good passes and crashing the net,” said Andrew McCormick, who scored the third L/A goal. Crewz Berry and McCormick scored in the final 57 seconds of the […]
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NEF returns to Colisee with 13-fight card
LEWISTON — The heroes and villains of New England Fights came together Friday as they prepare to face off at the promotion’s next big event Saturday at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston. Again, NEF will feature both boxing and mixed martial arts fights at the Colisee, beginning at 7 p.m. Among the main events […]
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Junior Hockey: Fighting Spirit win feisty series opener, 5-1
That was the toll of Friday night’s opener in the best-of-three NA3EHL East Division semifinal series. Yet somehow the rivals will lace up, sharpen the blades and do it again Saturday. Dylan Vrees and Thomas Puetz collaborated on the first goal in the Spirit’s 5-1 victory at Androscoggin Bank Colisee. By the end of the […]
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Junior Hockey: Stars shut out Fighting Spirit, end 8-game win streak
LEWISTON — For the second time this successful and explosive inaugural season for the Lewiston/Auburn Fighting Spirit, an NA3EHL opponent decided that eight is enough. The Spirit’s snowman-shaped winning streak melted Saturday night, courtesy of the New England Stars. Ryan Gauvin scored both goals for the Tyngsboro, Mass., outfit, which skated away from Androscoggin Bank Colisee […]
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Junior hockey: Fighting Spirit bounce back from first loss, win big
The second half of a weekend swing in New Jersey was a chance to see how the L/A Fighting Spirit would bounce back from a loss. Just fine, thanks. Led by Colby Siering’s hat trick, the Fighting Spirit rebounded from their initial defeat of the season with a convincing 8-2 win Sunday afternoon over Skylands. […]
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Hockey: Fighting Spirit top Maine Wild
BIDDEFORD — The Lewiston-Auburn Fighting Spirit spread the scoring responsibilities around as six different players put the puck into the net for a 6-0 victory over the Maine Wild in NA3EHL hockey action at the Biddeford Arena on Saturday evening. Thomas Kuntz got the scoring started with an assist from Mike Heffernan at the 2:01 […]