EVANSTON, Ill. — Eight local students have been named semifinalist in the 70th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. They are Henry Dimitri, Edward Little High School, Auburn; Miriam Asch, Hall-Dale High School, Farmingdale; Henri B. McCourt, Mount Blue High School, Farmington; Jayden B. Brown, Lincoln Academy, Newcastle; Ella Martinez Nocito, Ethan Smith and Cooper Tarbuck, […]
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Backup plan in goal a safe bet for soccer teams
For any reserve player, it’s always important to be ready at a moment’s notice. But having your number called when it’s on the back of a soccer goalie jersey is often times never easy. Making sure the drop-off from starter to backup is as narrow as possible can be paramount for coaches, especially when the […]
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Girls' soccer: Lincoln Academy pours it on against Leavitt
Leavitt goalie Shelby Varney makes a diving save after blocking a shot by Lincoln Academy’s Tatum Hancock during Thursday’s game in Turner. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) TURNER — Goals were hard to come by for Lincoln Academy through its first two games. The Eagles’ offense finally took off in the third game against Leavitt on Thursday. […]
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#Tourney17: Lincoln fends off pesky Poland in B South semifinals
Poland’s Nathalie Theriault sneaks through the Lincoln Academy defense and drives to the basket for during Thursday’s playoff game in Portland. The basket was good, but Poland was knocked out of the tournament as Lincoln Academy overpowered them. PORTLAND — Poland kept bouncing back but couldn’t catch Lincoln Academy, which held on to beat the […]
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Boys' basketball: Boston, Raiders pull away from Eagles
PORTLAND — With a 3-pointer to open the scoring in Saturday’s Class B South quarterfinal against Lincoln Academy, Oak Hill’s Evan Boston showed he had come to play even before the Raiders’ leading scorer, senior center Marcus Bailey, started to be limited by foul trouble. The speedy senior guard shifted into overdrive as soon as […]
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H.S. Baseball: Leavitt bats sting Eagles
LEWISTON — After a tough loss to Erskine Academy on Friday, Leavitt took out its frustration Saturday against Lincoln Academy, topping the visiting Eagles 10-0 in five innings at a home-away-from-home game at Lewiston High School. The victory moves the Hornets 4-3, while the loss drops Lincoln Academy to 1-5. “We are really, really happy, […]
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Class B South girls’ final: Gray-New Gloucester grounds Lincoln Academy
The first quarter was all about getting ahead for the second-seeded Patriots (17-4), while the third quarter was for keeping it that way. Gray-NG played lockdown defense in the first eight minutes after halftime all tournament long, and the regional final was no exception. The Patriots’ man-to-man defense allowed just three points in the third, […]
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Mountain Valley can’t catch Lincoln Academy in Class B South girls’ semifinal
Fourth-ranked Lincoln Academy (18-2) led by as much as 11 midway through the third quarter, and the lead was still five heading into the fourth. But the Falcons (18-2) kept clawing away. Mountain Valley didn’t get onto the scoreboard in the fourth until the final 90 seconds, but the Eagles hadn’t pulled away by that […]
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Class B South girls’ quarterfinal: Lincoln Academy holds off scrappy Wells
PORTLAND — Lincoln Academy was able to advance out of the Class B South girls’ basketball quarterfinals, but the Eagles were left with some scars. Lincoln Academy got a scare from Wells in the third quarter, but pulled away late for a 43-33 victory at the Portland Expo on Tuesday. The fourth-seeded Eagles (17-2) led […]
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Boys’ basketball: Last-second shot falls shy as Spruce Mountain falls to Lincoln
JAY — Spruce Mountain had a long range prayer to reach overtime against Lincoln after trailing by double digits midway through the fourth quarter on Tuesday night. When that shot at the horn didn’t fall in, sealing the Eagles’ 52-49 KVAC Class B boys’ basketball victory at the Phoenix Dome, Spruce Mountain coach Scott Bessey couldn’t […]