LEWISTON — An untimely breakdown and a four-hour ride on a cold Friday night didn’t slow down the Bangor Rams. As soon as they arrived in Lewiston, the Rams warmed right up and used their height and patience to whittle down the Lewiston Blue Devils to produce a 51-28 victory in a Class A girls’ […]
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Field hockey: Newbill’s penalty stroke carries No. 4 Mt. Blue over No. 5 Cony in OT
FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue’s Victoria Newbill has taken numerous penalty strokes this season during practice, but none of those carried quite the weight of her most recent penalty stroke. With a berth in the Class A East semifinals on the line, Newbill — a senior captain — converted a penalty stroke with 32 seconds remaining […]
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H.S. Football: Oxford Hills shuts down shorthanded Bangor
An investigation by school officials into an apparent locker room incident involving the Bangor football team won’t be completed until early next week, but the Rams’ 14th-year head coach knew what he had to do as his team prepared to host Oxford Hills of South Paris in its homecoming game at Cameron Stadium on Friday […]
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H.S. Football: Deering punches playoff ticket with win over Edward Little
AUBURN — Deering cornerback Ben Williams didn’t have the best of games last week and, as coach Matt Riddell said, he didn’t take it well. Williams took his frustrations out on Edward Little on Friday, picking off Red Eddies quarterback Matt Verrill twice in the Rams’ 32-12 victory at Walton Field. The win sends Deering […]
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Boys’ soccer: Bangor uses strong second half to double up Edward Little
“The wall was taking up the left half of the goal,” Clein, a junior forward, said. “I saw the right half, and most keepers expect an inward-bending ball. I realized an outward-bending ball off the outside of my foot would avoid the wall and hopefully find the back of the net.” Clein’s strategy worked perfectly. […]
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Boys’ Soccer: Shariff nets four, Lewiston rolls past Cony
Netting a hat trick six minutes before halftime, Shariff became a facilitator in the second half, passing up quality scoring opportunities to give his teammates a share of the wealth. Still, Shariff finished with a match-high four goals and added an assist as the Blue Devils remained undefeated with a 7-2 victory over the Rams […]
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H.S. Football: Bangor topples Edward Little
AUBURN — Knowing well what happened on opening night a year ago, when they narrowly escaped an upset bid by Edward Little, the Bangor Rams left nothing to chance Friday. The Rams rode a four-touchdown effort from junior Dane Johnson and got two more from senior Langston Hamer-Nagle as they cruised to a 48-6 opening-night […]
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Class A state baseball: Courtney, Bangor whip Windham
The University of Maine-bound right-hander buckled down instead, racking up his ninth and 10th strikeouts, then braced himself for the dog pile in front of the mound as the Rams celebrated their first Class A state title since 2006 with an 8-0 win over Windham at Mahaney Diamond on the campus of St. Joseph’s College […]
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HS Hockey: Messalonskee captures first title, 6-1 over Gorham
LEWISTON — Messalonskee passed its early-game test with flying colors, and the Eagles soared to their first hockey state title Saturday at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. Jared Cunningham dipped and ducked his way through the defense and past Gorham goaltender Justin Broy with a set of jaw-dropping moves for the go-ahead goal at 5:19 of […]
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Live blog/chat: High School Hockey Championships
LEWISTON — Four teams play Saturday, two will emerge as state champions. Follow along as our staff brings you live and interactive updates from the Androscoggin Bank Colisee from the Class B title game at 1 p.m., and the Class A championship at 6 p.m. Click below to join the conversation!