LEWISTON — The number one seed Falmouth Yachtsmen have returned to the Class A South regional final for the fifth time in the past six seasons after another tough regional semifinal win, this time a 5-2 triumph against Portland/Deering on Saturday. They have had close games in the past in the second round of the […]
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Class A South: Cheverus wins an overtime thriller
LEWISTON — Sean Walsh played the role of hero Saturday night. The defensive captain sent Cheverus to the regional final with a goal 2:49 into overtime, lifting the Stags over a stunned Scarborough team, 3-2. The goal was his second goal of the game. The Stags will now face Falmouth in the regional final. Colby […]
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Class B South: York manhandles Yarmouth to clinch a berth in the regional final
LEWISTON — The second-seeded York Wildcats were gracious “hosts” for their Class B South semifinal game against the No. 6 Yarmouth Clippers at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Friday night. The Clippers fired the first shot on goal in each period, but after that, the Wildcats weren’t as gracious, running up eight goals in an […]
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Boys' Hockey: Class B South has plenty of contenders
Players to Watch: Sr. F Jakub Simikak, Kennebunk; Sr. F Brenden Whitten, Kennebunk; Sr. F, Tristan Hebert, Gardiner; Sr. G Michael Poirier, Gardiner; So. F Joe Clark, Gardiner; Fr. F Andy Moore, Greely; Fr. F, Matt Kramlich, Greely; Fr. F, Jake MacDonald; So. F, Cooper May, Yarmouth; Sr. F, Chris Romano, Yarmouth; Sr. G Dan […]
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Boys' Hockey: Waterville ready to defend Class B North and State Titles
Players to Watch: Sr. F Jackson Aldrich, Waterville; Sr. F Justin Wentworth, Waterville; Sr. D Andrew Roderigue, Waterville; Sr. G Nathan Pinnette; Jr. D. Josh Wheeler , Old Town/Orono; Sr. F Tyler Wheeler; Sr. F Zac Duncon, Brewer; Sr. F Tyler Hersey; Sr. G Drew Baker, Brewer; Sr. F Marc Thibodeau, Hampden Academy; Sr. G […]
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Girls' Hockey: Saints head back to states as they defeat Greely in the regional final
Saint Dominic Academy goalie Payton Winslow makes a spetactular save, one of several that preserved helped advance the Saints to this weekend’s state championship gameSaint Dominic Academy’s Alexandra Hammerton looks for a teammate to make a pass to during Thursday night’s game.Saint Dominic Academy’s Katya Fons celebrates after she and her team advanced to Saturday’s […]
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Girls' Hockey: Sarazin leads Falmouth to redemption over Scarborough in regional final
Scarborough goalie Mckenzie Cormier watches the puck fly over her stick and just wide of the net off a shot from Falmouth’s Beatrice Johnson during Thursday night’s championship game at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston. Falmouth won the game and advances to Saturday’s state championship against Saint Dominic Academy. LEWISTON — The Falmouth Yachtsmen […]
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Girls' Hockey: Cornelio helps St. Dom's pull away from Brunswick
St. Dominic Academy players celebrate a goal by Kristina Cornelio in the third period of a playoff game against Brunswick in Auburn on Tuesday. AUBURN — It’s hard enough to sweep a regular-season series, never mind adding a third consecutive win over the same opponent in the playoffs. The St. Dominic Academy girls’ hockey team […]
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The Hot Corner: Give football realignment proposal a chance
If we are either providing or consuming the contents of this page, probably we are emotionally invested in high school sports. With that investment comes the likelihood that our judgment gets cloudy from time to time. We lose sight of the reasons these games exist. It’s a short list, really: to teach the value of […]
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What to look forward to in Maine sports in 2017
Of course, 2016 did high school sports fans a favor by setting up all kinds of intrigue for 2017. Several tri-county area teams enter the new year without a loss — Edward Little, Spruce Mountain and Winthrop boys’ basketball, Oxford Hills, Gray-New Gloucester girls’ basketball, Lewiston boys’ ice hockey and St. Dom’s girls’ ice hockey. […]