Much was unsettled going into this season for the St. Dominic Academy boys’ hockey team, which graduated a handful of seniors, including a star goalie. Fortunately for the Saints, in stepped a foreign exchange student, Gaston Fuksa, from the Czech Republic, who was able to fill that void. Fuksa allowed the young Saints to grow […]
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The hockey dream lives on for Greg Moore — Lisbon native, former St. Dom's, UMaine star
Former St. Dom’s and University of Maine hockey player Greg Moore teaches kids at a USA Hockey summer camp. Moore is an assistant coach with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program. (USA Hockey) Greg Moore is still living the hockey life. The sport has taken him from Lisbon, Maine, to Michigan, to Orono, Maine, […]
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'Living Stations of the Cross' at St. Dominic Academy
Saint Dominic Academy eighth-grader Patrick Manson, center, portrays Jesus as he and other classmates act out the “Living Stations of the Cross” for students, parents and friends in the Auburn school’s gymnasium Friday afternoon. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal)
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St. Dom's robotics team preparing for weekend competition
St. Dominic Academy junior Nick Welsh, 17, programs his team’s robot at the Auburn campus Sunday. Welsh is one of 12 students and two mentor coaches from St. Dom’s who will compete during The Pine Tree District FIRST Robotics Competition at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on March 22-24 in Lewiston. The Saint Dominators robotics team […]
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Inaugural Travis Roy Award winner Brian Toussaint proud of hockey past
Brian Toussaint won the Travis Roy Player of the Year Award in 1996, the year he graduated from St. Dominic Academy. He now has a 4-year-old daughter, Kennedy. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) When Brian Toussaint pulled out his Travis Roy Award trophy, his young daughter got “all wide-open-eyed.” It’s hard not to while staring at a […]
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PHOTOS: Maine fourth at Eastern Nordic high school championships
Teams of high school skiers from Maine, Vermont, New York, New Hampshire and Massachusetts are competing for the NENSA (New England Nordic Ski Association) High School Championships at Black Mountain in Rumford this weekend. Each state’s team consists of 24 boys and 24 girls. Vermont leads the team standings after three events. Sunday’s mixed relay is […]
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St. Dom's to host Pre-K and Kindergarten Exploration Night
LEWISTON —Saint Dominic Academy will host a Pre-K and Kindergarten Exploration Night from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, at the 17 Baird Ave. campus. Parents will be able to see what St. Dom’s can offer 4- and 5-year-olds. The evening will include a tour of the classroom and school, an informational presentation highlighting […]
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Boys’ hockey: Lewiston tops St. Dom’s in OT in A North final
LEWISTON — Gunnar Wade found the magic spot. The Lewiston senior fired a shot over the shoulder of St. Dominic Academy goalie Gaston Fuksa and under the crossbar, scoring 1:28 into overtime to lift the Blue Devils to a 2-1 victory over the rival Saints in the Class A North boys’ hockey regional final […]
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Boys' hockey: Wolverton, Fuksa bring unique brotherhood to St. Dom's
Saint Dominic Academy goalie Gaston Fuksa, right, and freshman defenseman Derek Wolverton will play a key role in stopping the high power Lewiston offense during Tuesday night’s championship game at the Colisee in Lewiston with the winner moving on to the state championship game.(Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Two players who man two different positions, who are […]
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Boys' hockey: Lewiston, St. Dom's writing a new chapter in storied rivalry
It has seemingly become an annual ritual — a postseason game between longtime rivals Lewiston and St. Dominic Academy in each school’s standout sport, boys’ hockey. For the fifth straight year the Blue Devils and the Saints will duel for a third time in a season, with the final meeting coming in a playoff game […]