The Big 12 conference has come to the NFL. Without a doubt, the Monday-night scoring extravaganza between the Rams and Chiefs was entertaining. It had more spectacular plays and head-spinning twists than a game of Madden or a matchup of teams from college football’s defense-challenged conference. As for it being a pro football classic, no […]
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‘It was a whirlwind’ — Rams outlast Chiefs 54-51 in high-octane offensive showcase
LOS ANGELES — Jared Goff threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Gerald Everett for the go-ahead score with 1:49 to play, and the Los Angeles Rams outlasted the Kansas City Chiefs for a 54-51 victory on Monday night in a high-octane NFL offensive showdown that somehow surpassed the hype. Patrick Mahomes threw six touchdown passes […]
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Nur loops Lewiston to second straight Class A boys’ soccer title
Suab Nur of Lewiston is hoisted up by his teammates, including goalkeeper Dido Lumu, right, after their victory over Gorham in the Class A state boys’ soccer championship game Saturday in Bath. Nur scored the game’s only goal. (Derek Davis/Portland Press Herald) BATH — Rain started falling at halftime of Saturday’s Class A boys’ […]
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Boys' soccer: Lewiston, Gorham ready for a battle in Class A final
Suab Nur of Lewiston High School shoots on goal while being defended by Zack Gunther of Mt. Blue in Lewiston last week. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) In the past, the Lewiston and Gorham boys’ soccer teams played each other in the preseason. That didn’t happen this year, but the Blue Devils and Rams will meet this […]
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A North field hockey semifinal: Pelletier, Mt. Blue jettison relentless Cony
Mt. Blue’s Madison Bard gives teammate Ashley Parlin a high-five after she scored the first goal of the game in a Class A North semifinal game against Cony on Saturday in Farmington. (Jennifer Bechard photo) FARMINGTON — Ellie Pelletier, the only senior on the Mt. Blue field hockey team, has felt a sense of urgency […]
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A North field hockey quarterfinal: Mt. Blue banishes Bangor
Mt. Blue senior forward Ellie Pelletier (10) and Bangor midfielder Makenzie Thompson (7) battle for the ball in a Class A North field hockey quarterfinal at Caldwell Field in Farmington on Tuesday afternoon. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) FARMINGTON — The last thing Mt. Blue senior Ellie Pelletier planned on was scoring three goals in a Class […]
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Boys' soccer: Edward Little ties Bangor to begin season-ending gauntlet
Bangor’s Roland Mattsen and Edward Little’s Badr Abdraba struggle for control of the ball during Thursday afternoon’s soccer game in Lewiston. Edward Little’s Xajay Brooks follows the action from the left. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — The schedule makers didn’t make the end of the regular season easy for the Edward Little boys’ soccer team, […]
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H.S. football: Oxford Hills bounces back big against Bangor
Oxford Hills’ Marcus Stone, left, and Ty LeBlond stuff Bangor’s Eli Bradford on a kickoff return during Saturday’s game at Gouin Athletic Complex in Paris. (Brewster Burns photo) PARIS — Homecoming was the perfect prescription for an Oxford Hills team coming off a week of illness, injury and its first loss of the season. The […]
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Boys' soccer: Lewiston settles for scoreless tie with Bangor in opener
Joel Musese, right, of Lewiston High School controls the ball against Roland Mattsen of Bangor during the first half in Lewiston on Saturday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Bangor came to Lewiston — and its brand-new turf field — looking for a win. That mentality didn’t change when the scoreless Class A North boys’ soccer […]
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H.S. football: Edward Little's Girardin, Kaiser take care of Bangor on opening night
AUBURN — On the backs of first-year starters at running back and quarterback, Edward Little High School cruised to a 35-6 win over Bangor High School on Friday in the first game of the season for both teams. Leighton Girardin took over the reigns at quarterback after Grant Hartley graduated this past spring, but the […]