HEBRON — Defensive players and coaches know the deal going into the annual Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic. They will have to play with one arm tied behind their backs. And regardless of how well they play, the spotlight will always be on the other side of the ball. Offense sells tickets, which is vital […]
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Main named Mt. Blue hoops coach; Pepin resigns as baseball coach
The man charged with turning around a Mt. Blue varsity boys’ basketball program that has been in turmoil since Jim Bessey retired in 2012 knows it will take some time to make the Cougars championship caliber. But as a former member of the Chicago Cubs organization, Kevin Main knows that when it comes to rebuilding, […]
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RSU 9 raises approved; salary set for interim Mt. Blue principal
FARMINGTON — RSU 9 directors voted 9-3 Tuesday night to give a 2 percent raise for three non-union positions, Superintendent Tom Ward said Wednesday. The positions are director of curriculum/assistant superintendent, business manager and half-time principal at Mallett School in Farmington, he said. They are held by Leanne Condon, Kris Pottle and Keith Martin, respectively. […]
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H.S. softball: Hampden ousts Mt. Blue
HAMPDEN — The bottom of the order was productive for the Hampden Academy Bronco softball team during the regular season and that continued in their Eastern Maine Class A prelim against Mt. Blue High School of Farmington on Tuesday. Sophomore first baseman Courtney Dunton and sophomore pitcher Mikala Leland, the Nos. 8-9 hitters in the […]
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Eastern A softball: Cony and Skowhegan have showed power; Vikings lurk
Local players to watch: Crystal West, Sr. P, Oxford Hills (12-4), Anna Winslow, Jr. 1b, Oxford Hills (.453, four home runs), Annika Kahkonen, Jr. C, Oxford Hills (.388), Shannon Fillebrown, Jr. OF, Oxford Hills (.468); Kennedy Hubbard, Sr. OF, Edward Little (.547, 29 hits, 17 runs), Danny Rock, Sr. SS, Edward Little (.365, 13 RBI), […]
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Class A Track and Field Championships: Harris smashing, but Devils settle for second to Stags
Getting disqualified from the 4×800 meter relay for the second consecutive week was more like a nagging cough. One of the Blue Devils’ runners stepped off the Windham High School track multiple times, costing Lewiston a top finish and wasting a freakishly fast split time by junior Isaiah Harris. Five events into the state showcase, […]
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H.S. Baseball: Dragons edge Cougars, 1-0
BRUNSWICK — Baseball doesn’t let its participants take much for granted. After Saturday’s pitchers’ duel between Mt. Blue and Brunswick, we can add one more thing to the long list — a ground ball that gets through the infield won’t necessarily result in a base hit. Two 9-3 putouts proved to be the difference in […]
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H.S. Tennis: Rain shortens first day of singles tourney; Letourneau, Smith among those advancing
Lewiston freshman Cole Ouellette went through it all Friday in his first foray into the MPA state singles tourney. And he came away from the experience ready to do it all over again. After breezing through his round-of-48 match against Alex Chamberland of Winthrop, 6-1, 6-2, Ouellette fell behind quickly in his second-round contest against […]
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H.S. softball: Kane completes Cougar comeback
FARMINGTON — Being down early didn’t seem to affect the Mt. Blue softball team Tuesday. The Cougars just shrugged off the early deficit and gradually worked their way back into the game. “We knew we could come back,” sophomore outfielder Caitlin Kane said. “We’d been in that situation before.” After rallying from behind once against […]
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H.S. girls’ tennis: Lewiston, St. Dom’s, Mt. Blue, Spruce Mtn. singles emerge from qualifier
LEWISTON — Kyleigh Letourneau was rushing through the early stages of her Region 4 tennis singles qualifier match at Bates College’s Merrill Gym on Saturday, and it was no mystery why. “I have prom after this, so I think my mentality was, ‘OK, the faster you’re done, the faster you get to go home,’” the […]