TURNER — If Thursday’s KVAC field hockey game between Leavitt and Maine Central Institute was scored on time possession, the Hornets would have been the clear winners. But the Huskies were opportunistic when it counted. MCI struck late in the first half, early in the second half and late in the game to earn a […]
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College softball: Kat McKay is back in the game at USM
Kat McKay — the mother, wife and coach — is still an athlete, and a formidable foe. This week, another notch in the belt of her successful return to playing the game she loves came at the expense of a former player, Kylie Martin. A year ago, when the pair said goodbye after McKay coached […]
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College softball: USM sweeps Bates in home opener
After lengthy travel delays trying to return from Florida early in the week and having a home opener postponed a day, it has been nearly a week since the Huskies played last. The wait proved worth it for USM as the Huskies continued its hot start Thursday with a sweep of Bates in doubleheader action. […]
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Lions Tournament to start in Auburn Saturday
AUBURN — The 44th Annual Lions Tournament will start this Saturday, Feb. 13, with hockey games scheduled over the following four days. This is the longest-running youth hockey tournament in the country, according to Lions International. All games will be played at the Norway Savings Bank Arena at 985 Turner St., with the first game […]
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Girls’ basketball: Kents Hill rallies past Hebron
HEBRON — Catherine Sanborn has seen her share of close games and clutch moments. The Kents Hill senior guard was part of Maranacook’s team that won a Western C title last year and lost in the state championship game. When the Huskies watched Hebron Academy rally in the fourth quarter and tie the game Friday, […]
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Class D football: Buteau ‘D,’ special teams play key for Raiders
Buteau turned those 14 carries into just 30 rushing yards, though. Buteau found it tough sledding running the ball against the Huskies, who Oak Hill head coach Stacen Doucette called a “big, physical team.” Buteau’s longest run was 10 yards, and he had multiple negative-yardage runs to go along with a fumble. “Offense was definitely […]
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Class C field hockey: MCI edges Oak Hill for Class C state title
Against a stalwart Oak Hill back line, the Huskies stood stymied in the first half of the Class C state field hockey championship. But they got just enough of a peek early in the second to make the difference. Addie Williams fired a low liner to the left corner of the cage on a feed […]
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Field hockey: Oak Hill faces stern test with MCI in Class C title game
The unknown suits the Oak Hill Raiders just fine. Oak Hill takes on the Maine Central Institute Huskies in the Class C field hockey state championship Saturday at the University of Maine in Orono. Both teams are searching for their first state title, and neither team played a common opponent this season, with MCI playing […]
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Adam D. Verreault
1995 – 2015 POLAND — Adam David Verreault, 20, of 414 Poland Corner Road, Poland, passed away in his home unexpectedly Wednesday, Aug. 26. Adam was born July 16, 1995, a son of David and Colleen Verreault. He grew up in Poland and graduated from Poland Regional High School in 2013. Following high school, Adam […]
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LIVE CHAT: Maine High School Football Super Saturday
PORTLAND — Another year, another triple-header of high school football action at Fitzpatrick Stadium in Portland. The Class C championship was decided Friday night in Orono, as Winslow overwhelmed Leavitt, 62-14, to earn the crown. Join the Sun Journal staff for a live, interactive chat and live updates from portland all day long. Thornton Academy […]