1939 – 2015 WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Kathleen Doris (Austin) Bowden, 76, passed away Saturday, Sept. 12, with family at her side. She was born Mar. 26, 1939, in Lawrence, Mass., the daughter of Carlton E. Austin and Doris (Bartlett) Austin. Kathleen grew up and lived in Maine and was a graduate of Mexico High […]
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Mt. Blue topples Lawrence in Class B North
FAIRFIELD — Mt. Blue thrust itself into the thick of the Pine Tree Conference playoff race Friday night, taking an impressive 40-12 Class B North football win over Lawrence at Pete Cooper Stadium. Mt. Blue (2-1) was stingy on defense and explosive on offense, scoring three times after the Cougars forced Lawrence (0-3) to fumble. […]
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High school baseball: Cougars hold on with timely hitting, pitching
FARMINGTON — Clutch pitching coupled with timely hitting powered Mt. Blue to a 4-3 win over Cony on Wednesday afternoon at Hippach Field. Mt. Blue (6-5) starting pitcher Amos Herrin wiggled out of tough situations in four of the five innings he pitched to shut the door before Cony (7-5) could muster a big inning […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Edward Little solves Lawrence/Skowhegan, advances to semis
WINSLOW — The third time was the charm for Edward Little on Tuesday. After losing both regular-season meetings with Lawrence/Skowhegan, the fifth-seeded Red Eddies won the matchup that mattered the most, topping the No. 4 seeded Bandits, 6-1, in the Eastern Class A quarterfinals at Sukee Arena. They will play St. Dominic Academy in the […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Lawrence overcomes Bangor on late Lewis 3-pointer
AUGUSTA — When Dominique Lewis drilled her first 3 of the game Saturday, she emphatically pumped her fist. When the junior guard from Lawrence High School drained her final 3, she — and her teammates — celebrated a championship. Moments after Bangor tied the teams’ Eastern Class A title game at the Augusta Civic Center, […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Lawrence pulls away from Brunswick
AUGUSTA — The Lawrence High School girls’ basketball team found itself in unfamiliar territory Wednesday — the Bulldogs trailed at the half against this year’s Eastern A Cinderella team from Brunswick. Lawrence played from behind for much of the first half and was down by seven at the break. “This is the first time we’ve […]
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Class A East girls’ quarterfinal: Lawrence gets revenge against Messalonskee; Nia Irving scores 27
AUGUSTA — Lawrence won’t have to lament a heartbreaking first-round loss in the girls’ basketball tournament to Messalonskee this year. Not even close. Nia Irving erupted for 27 points and 12 rebounds Friday, and No. 2 Lawrence breezed to a 65-44 Class A East quarterfinal win over No. 7 Messalonskee. Messalonskee upset Lawrence in the […]
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H.S girls’ basketball: AAU, travel teammates from Oxford Hills, Mt. Blue, EL turn into rivals in East A tourney
When the Eastern Class A basketball tournament tips off Friday, it will feature a number of teammates auqaring off against one another. The bonds established during years of AAU play will be set aside when their respective school teams meet. Among those girls are Maine Maniacs players that have been together for years, including Edward […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Irving leads Lawrence past Mt. Blue
FARMINGTON — Gavin Kane is certainly familiar with Lawrence’s Nia Irving. The standout junior forward plays on the same Maine Maniacs AAU team as Kane’s daughter. So the Mt. Blue girls’ basketball coach has cheered on Irving’s post play on many occasions. Tuesday night, Kane and his Cougars faced the opposite scenario. Irving was a […]
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Boys’ basketball: Edward Little rallies, survives hungry Lawrence
AUBURN — Lew Jensen still looks a tad pale, a few pounds missing from his 6-foot-5 frame, after a stomach virus that wreaked havoc for two to three days this week. Saturday’s second half, though, the Edward Little boys’ basketball mainstay was the one making Lawrence experience the queasiness, chill and loss of appetite. Jensen […]