AUBURN — Both teams’ coaches weren’t happy with the way things started Wednesday, and neither was particularly pleased with the ending, either. Poland/Leavitt/Oak Hill/Gray-New Gloucester and South Portland/Freeport/Waynflete battled through three periods and overtime with nothing decided, settling for a 3-3 tie at Norway Savings Bank Arena. “The key is you can’t play from behind […]
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Girls’ basketball: Poland comes alive to top Freeport
FREEPORT — First-night jitters — and errors — got the best of both teams Friday night as Poland opened its 2016-17 girls’ basketball campaign at Freeport High School. The Falcons and visiting Knights struggled mightily out of the gate, combining on just five points in the first seven minutes of play. By halftime, both sides […]
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Winter Preview: Poland boys’ basketball
The Knights’ hopes to advance past the preliminary round for the first time since their memorable run to the state championship game in 2014 were dealt a blow when senior Greg Leighton went down in the first week of preseason with a torn ACL. Leighton, who was their sixth man last year, was part of […]
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Winter Preview: Poland girls’ basketball
Nathalie Theriault is back, and that alone is a nice perk for Poland. As a sophomore last year, Theriault, a guard, led the Knights in scoring, assists and rebounds as they went 8-12 and reached the Class B South quarterfinals. Poland essentially returns the same team in 2016-17, and third-year coach Mike Susi hopes that […]
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2016-17 Poland cheering preview
Coach/years: Sarah Watson (second year) Conference: WMC Class: B South Team roster: Seniors — Klarissa Emery, Tess Gordon, Jaden Lajoie; Juniors — Emily Champagne, Alexis Verrill, Kaile Leighton, Aliyah Hamel; Sophomores — Hannah Gordon, Madi Haley, Amber Lauze, Chianne Hamel, Emmalinda Walchli; Freshmen — Autumn Willis, Kaira Thibault, Ashley Hemenway, Victoria Toothaker, Abby Champagne. Season […]
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Winter Preview: Poland indoor track and field
Coaches: Rick Kramer (third season) Conference: WMC; Class: B Last year’s results: Boys — 17th at state championship, 4×200 relay Class A state champion; Girls — 28th at state championship. Returning athletes: Seniors — Ben Bernier, Quinn Ferguson, Justin Gannon, Adam Kaczynski, Vincent Russo, Trystan Sanborn, Ben Simpson, Mercedes Archer, Hope Dubois, Elesha Pratt; Juniors […]
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College hockey: Lewiston native Anthoine enjoys second homecoming, at Bowdoin’s expense
Anthoine, a Lewiston native, had an assist and played a key role in SUNY-Geneseo’s penalty kill as the sixth-ranked Knights defeated Bowdoin, 7-4, at Watson Arena on Saturday at the Bowdoin/Colby Faceoff Classic. It was the first game played in Maine by Anthoine, a senior forward, since the Knights played in the NCAA Division III […]
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H.S. Football: Cape Elizabeth ousts Poland in Class C quarters
CAPE ELIZABETH — The Poland Knights were bounced from the postseason by way of a 40-6 loss to Cape Elizabeth in the Class C South football quarterfinals Friday. Jack Aceto opened the scoring with a 61-yard touchdown catch, and Peyton Weatherbie and Nat Jordan added touchdown runs to give the top-seeded Capers a 21-0 lead […]
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H.S. Football: Poland beats Gray-New Gloucester 41-0 in Battle of Shaker Hill
POLAND — A difficult regular season ended well for Caleb Hodgkin. The Poland senior played for the first time since the opening week and helped the Knights defeat Gray-New Gloucester 41-0 in the Battle of Shaker Hill on Friday. Hodgkin returned with a new number, switching from No. 51 to 85, and a different offensive […]
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Field hockey: No. 7 Poland holds off No. 10 Greely in OT
“I saw my sister pass the ball to me, and the goalie was on her left side,” Nawass said. “I pulled it up so I could shoot it.” On the only penalty corner try in overtime, on Poland’s only shot in the extra frame, Hwida Nawass corralled a pass from sister Higera, faked left, turned […]