VanDecker scored two touchdowns in the second half of Oxford Hills/Buckfield’s 19-0 win over Lewiston on Friday night. VanDecker was almost stopped about 5 yards away from his first score, but kept his feet and stumbled into the end zone. “I said, ‘I refuse to go down; I want this,’” VanDecker said. “When you’re that […]
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Football: Massabesic lets Lewiston know who’s boss early
LEWISTON — Massabesic did most the of the damage in the first half, and despite Lewiston’s respectable efforts to get back into the game, the Blue Devils couldn’t recover in time in a Class A football game Friday night. Massabesic stayed in step in the first half and marched off with its first victory of […]
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2015 Lewiston football preview
Coach: Bruce Nicholas (first year) Conference: North Class: A Last year’s record: 1-7 Returning players: Seniors — Chad Dumais (G/NT), Nate Mercier (G/DT), Stefan Porter (TB/DB); Juniors — Keyshawn Green (T/DT), Jared Rubin (QB). Key losses: Quintarian Brown (TB/DB/KR), Stone Colby (FB/LB), Ace Curry (slot/DB), James Flynn (slot/DE), Julian Smedley (G/DE), Griffin Morin (T/DT), Ryan […]
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Lewiston football: Bruce Nicholas brings new look, lofty long-term aspirations
Bill County was the only head coach the Blue Devils had known since the turn of the century, covering the lifetime of most current players. In the Sun Journal’s tri-county coverage area, only Dick Mynahan of Lisbon has spent more years shepherding his program. County and Mike Hathaway of Leavitt were the only others to […]
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H.S. Football: Lewiston promotes Nicholas to head coaching post
LEWISTON — Bruce Nicholas is the same age as the retired coach, Bill County, he is replacing at the helm of Lewiston High School football. His have-clipboard, will-travel passion for youth sports has always given him a much younger image, however. And Nicholas, 56, hopes that energy will fuel what he sees as a multi-year plan […]