Friday, 7 p.m. The Red Eddies were tied with Portland for a half, but then faltered in the second half. The Vikings have been better in the second half of both their games. Both coaches will likely be looking for a full, 48-minute effort from their respective teams. CHEVERUS (1-1) AT LEWISTON (0-2) Friday, 7 […]
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H.S. Baseball: Edward Little strong-arms Lawrence, stays unbeaten
Varney struck out the side in the top of the first, but outs didn’t come as easy in the second. Lawrence (5-3) coach Rusty Mercier noted that Varney was pitching “backwards” in the first inning, throwing more off-speed pitches than fastballs. “We just said, ‘Shorten up, put the ball in play’ and the second inning […]
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Class A girls’ basketball final: York edges Lawrence in classic
PORTLAND — In a star-studded Class A girls’ basketball final, one of the best Maine has ever seen, York’s headliners simply had the last word and their Lawrence counterparts cruelly ran out of time. Chloe Smedley’s catch-and-shoot jumper and Shannon Todd’s backdoor layup gave the Wildcats a three-point edge in the final minute of regulation Saturday […]
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Tourney Roundup: Class A boys’ top seeds Hampden, Greely ousted
PORTLAND — No. 4 Brunswick avenged a double-digit loss during the regular season and rallied from an early 10-point deficit to stun No. 1 Greely, 65-52, in the Class A South boys’ semifinals Wednesday night at Cross Insurance Arena. Brunswick will face Falmouth for the regional title at 9 p.m. Saturday. Greely jumped out to […]
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Girls’ Class A North quarterfinal: Irving, Lawrence open title defense with rout
AUGUSTA — No. 1 Lawrence lived up to its championship reputation, its dominant regular season, its press clippings and everything else on Friday night, routing No. 9 Skowhegan, 63-33, in the Class A North girls’ basketball quarterfinals at Augusta Civic Center. Nia Irving, a 6-foot-1 senior center bound for Boston University on a basketball scholarship, bolstered […]
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H.S. Boys’ Hockey: St. Dominic Academy lights it up against Lawrence/Skowhegan
Things started relatively slow for the Saints (3-2), as they headed into the final minute of the first period up 1-0. Then Austin Roy and Cooper Richard scored 17 seconds apart to make it 3-0 St. Dom’s after one. Richard opened the scoring less than seven minutes in from Roy. “We knew they were definitely […]
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Carol Louise Frederick
1939 – 2015 LEWISTON — Carol Louise Frederick, 76, of Weld passed away on Monday, Dec. 14, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. She was born in Lawrence, Mass., on Aug. 13, 1939, the daughter of Herbert and Gladys Hillis. She graduated from Natick High School in 1957. As a young lady, she went […]
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Field hockey: Lewis leads way as Lawrence staves off Spruce Mountain rally, 4-3
JAY — Second-half explosions are the norm for Spruce Mountain field hockey, so a one-goal deficit didn’t frighten the Phoenix as they prepared to break the halftime huddle Tuesday against Lawrence. But wait a minute. Literally. Alexis Laverdiere and Dominique Lewis each scored in the first 58 seconds of the half, and Lawrence staved off a […]
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Girls’ soccer: Mt. Blue topples Lawrence
Eryn Doiron notched a pair of goals, pulling the senior to within three goals of tying the all-time career goal scoring mark at Mt. Blue. Doiron has 10 this season and 41 in her career with the Cougars. She is chasing the all-time mark of 44, set by Ashli Spear (1987-1990). “Eryn has been a […]
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Boys’ soccer: Offense arrives for EL in victory over Lawrence
AUBURN — The Edward Little boys’ soccer team found its scoring touch Tuesday afternoon against Lawrence. Prior to the contest, the Red Eddies scored only three goals in six matches — two coming in a victory over Oxford Hills and the other goal in a draw with Messalonskee. Against the Bulldogs, they nearly doubled their […]