Coach: Boys: Jamie Juntura (second year); Girls: Heidi Richards (fourth year) Conference: KVAC; Class: B Last year’s results: Boys: eighth in KVAC, 16th in Class B; Girls: eighth in KVAC, 16th in Class B. Returning letter-winners: Boys: Seniors — Harrison Knowlton (distances), Will Parkin (shot put, sprints), Isaiah Trask (sprints), Taylor Woodbury (javelin); Juniors — Billy Bedard (sprints, jumps), Anthony Degone […]
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Boys’ basketball: Isaiah and Eli Calder give Leavitt brotherly boost
TURNER — Once a common experience in rural, working-class Maine, brothers starting together on the same varsity basketball team is decidedly rare in the tri-county region these days. Isaiah and Eli Calder of Leavitt are one of only two such combinations this winter. Austin and Andrew Darling of neighboring Spruce Mountain are the other. There […]
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Boys’ basketball: Calder brothers lift Leavitt past pesky Nokomis
TURNER — Leavitt boys’ basketball playoff hopes, already flickering like the lights during a blizzard, nearly went black Friday night during a flurry of a 3-pointers from Jakob Erskine of Nokomis. Led by the Calder brothers, the Hornets restored the power, at least for now. Senior point guard Isaiah and sophomore wing Eli combined for […]
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Hornets land on Celtics
BOSTON (AP) — Kemba Walker scored 20 of his 33 points in the second half and Cody Zeller finished with a career-high 20 points on a perfect shooting night, carrying the Charlotte Hornets to a 104-95 win over the Boston Celtics on Monday. It was just the second win in seven games for the Hornets, […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Leavitt snaps skid with win over Erskine Academy
TURNER — A strange thing happened prior to the start of Leavitt High School’s game against Erskine Academy. Burnt popcorn at the concession stand caused the fire alarm to go off during the early moments of the JV game, delaying the varsity contest by approximately 40 minutes. The small fire was contained and the Hornets […]
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Boys’ basketball: Different game, same result as Leavitt stuns Spruce Mountain
Not even two months after souring Spruce Mountain’s then-undefeated football season on its way to another regional championship, Leavitt — with much of the Hornets’ lineup still visibly hobbled from that journey — handed the Phoenix their first boys’ basketball loss as a member of the KVAC, 51-49, on Monday night. This one was much […]
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Boys’ hockey: Brunswick Dragons hold off Leavitt Hornets
AUBURN — Playing in its first game with a new coach and a new system, the nerves were apparent for Brunswick in its first 15 minutes against Leavitt. By the time the puck dropped for the second period, those nerves were gone and the Dragons looked like a brand-new team. Brunswick senior forward Jared Parent […]
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Leavitt boys’ basketball preview
Low numbers, an abbreviated preseason and football injuries may hamper Leavitt boys’ basketball early in the season. The Hornets have lost at least three players who were hurt in the Class C state gridiron game, possibly for the season. Size and varsity experience are at a premium. Eli Calder is the lone returning starter, and […]
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Boys’ Hockey Preview 2014: Leavitt Area High School Hornets
Coach: Joe Hutchinson (second year) Conference: Class B West Last year’s record: 6-12 Returning-letterman: Seniors — Ryan Gosselin (F), Shuler Lamothe (D); Juniors — Kevin Knight (D), Blaine Arsenault (F); Sophomores — Ashton Dozois (G), Hunter Soucy (F), Garrett Morin (F), Taylor Scribner (F), Lucas Perry (F). Key losses: Clay Rowland (D), Connor Violette (F), Conor O’Malley (D) Promising newcomers: Junior — Riley Whitcomb […]
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College football: Area athletes anchor Husson University’s success
There are nearly 70 players from Maine who make up Husson University’s 114-man roster. Many played against one another during their high school careers. Some were rivals. A few won state championships at the expense of others. Once high school enemies, Husson’s home-grown talent has come together and are helping to rewrite program history. “There’s […]