The trip to Augusta typically has begun with a detour for the St. Dom’s girls’ basketball team. The Saints have traditionally had to win a playoff preliminary game to earn a place in the final eight teams at the Augusta Civic Center. That’s not the case this year. For the first time in their history, […]
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HS Skiing: Gray-NG’s Woods wins WMC nordic race
Kaelyn Woods of Gray-New Gloucester won the Western Maine Conference girls’ classical nordic race at Stark’s Hill in Fryeburg on Saturday. Woods completed the 5.3K course in 19:26.1, ahead of Merriconeag’s Samantha Pierce (19:53.4) and Freeport’s Lily Johnston (19:54.1). Keaton McEvoy was the Patriots’ next top skier, finishing 25th. Yarmouth placed four skiers in the […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Patriots finish with win
POLAND — The last thing Gray-New Gloucester wanted was another preliminary game. Last year, the Patriots’ girls’ basketball team had to earn its way to a Western B quarterfinal via the tournament prelim. They didn’t fare so well, and watched their tourney hopes dashed by Wells before getting anywhere near Portland. Friday, Gray-New Gloucester was […]
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HS Skiing: Gray-NG’s Lobozzo wins WMC slalom title
Gray-New Gloucester senior Noah Lobozzo won the Western Maine Conference slalom title at Thursday’s conference alpine championships at Shawnee Peak. Lobozzo finished with a combined time of 1:27.93 for his two runs to win the title, edging Yarmouth’s Tucker Grout by six-tenths of a second. Lobozzo’s 43.13 was the top time in the first round. […]
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H.S. boys’ hockey: Lewiston takes care of business
AUBURN — With a showdown of two longtime rivals looming Saturday night, thinking ahead might be understandable for the Lewiston hockey team. But the Blue Devils had business to take care of Wednesday night before addressing the rivalry game this weekend against St. Dom’s. “I wouldn’t be being honest if I said the kids didn’t […]
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HS Hockey: Eddies blank 26ers, 4-0
AUBURN — An early shorthanded goal set the bar high for Edward Little’s penalty kill Saturday night. And the Red Eddies gave themselves too many opportunities to try to meet that standard going forward. While they didn’t get on the board a man down again, the Eddies’ special teams did play at a high level […]
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Girls’ basketball: Freeport tips Gray-New Gloucester
FREEPORT — Desperate. That one word best described the way the Freeport High School girls’ basketball team approached Saturday night’s Western Maine Conference matchup with 8-5 Gray-New Gloucester, a Patriots team with a resume that includes wins over top Western Maine Class B teams Greely and Wells. One night after a demoralizing loss to Yarmouth, […]
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H.S. skiing: Gray-NG’s Woods claims Sassi Memorial title
RUMFORD — Kaelyn Woods had her own expectations for Saturday’s Sassi Memorial Classic at Black Mountain: The Gray-New Gloucester sophomore hoped to finish among the top five in the hotly-contested race. Then, one of her coaches mentioned that she was the skier to beat in the girls’ 5-kilometer event. That was news to Woods. “That definitely […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Valente’s all-around game sparks Gray-NG
GRAY — When Maria Valente reached high school, her life as a basketball player changed. When she first learned the game, she was the taller player. She could rule the inside and be potent in the post. But when she was a freshman at Gray-New Gloucester, she didn’t have the size advantage any longer. If […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: A touch of Grace for GNG
GRAY — It wasn’t a Hail Mary but a simple touch of Grace. With Monday’s girls’ basketball game in overtime, Gray-New Gloucester’s Grace Kariotis drilled a 3 to break the tie. She later hit two clutch free throws as the Patriots fended off their rivals from Poland in a 51-44 overtime win. “I found myself […]