Kings’ Parker Springer (left) bats away the puck after his goalie, Dakota Soucy, blocked a shot by Rams’ Tyrell Sousa, middle, during Saturday night’s game at the Norway Savings Bank Arena. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) AUBURN — A goal 75 seconds into the game was just the start of things to come. But instead of more […]
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Monmouth girls clip Richmond
Richmond High School’s Ashley Abbott, left, looks for a teammate to pass to as Monmouth Academy’s Abby Ferland defends during their game at Richmond High School on Friday. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) RICHMOND — Monmouth girls basketball coach Scott Wing could see his team was leading heading into halftime of Friday’s matchup against Richmond. He just […]
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Roundup: NYA edges Buckfield in boys' basketball
Oxford Hills’ Stephen Dailey eyes the referee as he signals a pin against Cony’s Isaiah Dodge. (Brewster Burns photo) BUCKFIELD — Te’Andre King found the net with two mintes left in regulation to give North Yarmouth Academy (NYA) a 43-41 boys’ baskball victory over Buckfield. King led NYA (2-5) with a game-high 21 points and […]
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The Sun Journal Top 10: Looking back on a banner-raising year in sports
To grasp the greatness of the sports year in the tri-county, take a look at what didn’t make the list of the area’s top 10 sports stories of 2017. For instance, the biggest schools finally made some noise in football. Edward Little, Lewiston and Oxford Hills beat out the Portland-area schools for the top three […]
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Local roundup: Winthrop girls rumble past Telstar
WINTHROP — Aaliyah WilsonFalcone drained a game-high 18 points to power Winthrop to a 68-30 triumph over Telstar in girls’ basketball action Thursday afternoon. The Ramblers (4-2) ripped through the first two quarters for a 44-12 halftime lead. Madison Forgue contributed 12 points on six field goals for Winthrop. The Rebels (0-6) managed double-digit scoring […]
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Boys' basketball: Monmouth holds it together to top Mt. Abram
MONMOUTH — It was a feel-good quarter for Monmouth Academy boys’ basketball coach Wade Morrill and his energetic and often impatient Mustangs on Thursday night. Everything was working in the second period for the Mustangs, whose transition game and strong rebounding allowed them to put together a 43-26 win over the obstinate Mt. Abram Roadrunners. […]
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New Monmouth brewery has good things on tap
MONMOUTH — For a year, the four founders of Grateful Grain Brewing Co., all friends and hockey dads, planned, built, brewed and hoped. When their small craft brewery opened earlier this month, they sold out of all of their beer in nine hours. “A lot of people have been driving by, ‘Oh, my god; we’ve […]
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Local roundup: Oxford Hills boys top Lawrence
Against the upclose defense of Oxford Hills’ James Doucette, Lawrence’s Kobe Nadeau dishes the ball off to teammate Nik Pomerleau during a scramble for a loose ball Wednesday at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School. (Brewster Burns photo) PARIS — Oxford Hills jumped out to a nine-point advantage in the first quarter and hung on to […]
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Girls' hockey: One goal enough for Blue Devils to beat Red Hornets
Edward Little/Poland/Leavitt’s Taylor Caillier and Lewiston’s Sara Robert battle for control of the puck during Wednesday night’s matchup at the Colisee in Lewiston. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill handed its adversary a power play midway through the first period, but it was the Blue Devils who took advantage of the situation Wednesday against rival […]
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Girls' basketball: Mustangs scramble Ramblers
Kaeti Butterfield of Monmouth Academy grabs a pass over Kathryn Ross of Winthrop High School during the first half in Monmouth on Thursday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) MONMOUTH — The Monmouth Mustangs were seeking momentum, and when they seized it, boy did they ever. The defending Class C state champions scored 24 straight points to break […]