Conventional wisdom took a year off this season in Maine high school girls’ hockey. In a sport where teams try to build toward success over a few years as the players grow and mature, some teams have found another way — win with youth. There’s no better example than St. Dominic Academy. The Saints’ success […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Lewiston holds off St. Dominic Academy
Those two goals were the difference, with Nick Bisson’s buzzer-beater providing an answer to a St. Dom’s goal with a two-man advantage late in the second. A Saints’ rally then fell short in the third as the last word in the longstanding rivalry remains with Lewiston. “Thankfully tonight we were able to get one more […]
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Girls’ Hockey: St. Dominic Academy finishes off Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hil
It took the Saints (16-2) half of the opening period to find the back of the net, but once they did, they found it on repeat. Emma Theriault started the goal streak, then Kristina Cornelio re-directed a Izzy Frenette point shot on the power play just over a minute later. “It starts the momentum,” St. […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Roy rallies St. Dominic Academy past Edward Little
AUBURN — Edward Little scored on its first shot of the game, but St. Dominic Academy scored on its last, and got the last laugh. Austin Roy scored three goals, then assisted on an empty-netter to lift the Saints to a 4-1 victory in a Class A boys’ hockey game at Norway Savings Bank Arena […]
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Girls’ Hockey: St. Dominic Academy rebounds, shuts down rival Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland
AUBURN — St. Dominic Academy put its second loss of the season in the rearview with a bounce-back game against a rival Wednesday night. The Saints scored three goals in the second period to down Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland 4-0 in a Northern Maine girls’ hockey game at Norway Savings Bank Arena. The Saints (15-2) fell to […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Sullivan, Greely bury St. Dominic Academy
Just as in the first meeting, the Rangers (17-0) struck first less than a minute into the game. St. Dom’s goalie Payton Winslow stopped Ellie Schad 11 seconds in, but couldn’t do the same 10 seconds later against Danita Storey, who cleaned up a loose puck near the left post for a goal. “We scored […]
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High school roundup: Windham hands Edward Little girls second loss
WINDHAM — Sadie Nelson scored her 1,000th career point as Windham sprinted to a fourth-quarter win over Edward Little, 47-42, in girls’ basketball action Monday evening. The Eagles (7-6) trailed by one at the end of three, but went on a 15-9 run in the final frame for the win. Junior forward Tara Flanders scored […]
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Solar slowly rising in Maine
Lewiston industrial roofer IRC installed solar panels on roofs all around New England — multimillion-dollar, multi-megawatt projects — but never converted its own headquarters to solar. Until last week. Time and price were finally right. Leaders of Saint Dominic Academy in Auburn started contemplating solar power two years ago. In December, they installed a $325,000 system that’s expected to almost halve […]
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Indoor Track: York, Falmouth top WMC meet against Poland, St. Dominic Academy, others
GORHAM — The York and Falmouth indoor track teams — both boys’ and girls’ — are always tough to beat. Poland and St. Dominic Academy got a front-row seat to see that Friday night in a Western Maine Conference meet at the University of Southern Maine Field House. The York boys edged out Falmouth in […]
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High school roundup: St. Dom’s back to .500 in win over Wiscasset
AUBURN — After trailing by six in the first frame, St. Dom’s used an 11-5 run in the fourth to record a 35-29 victory over Wiscasset in girls’ basketball action Thursday. Chloe Dwinell led the Saints (6-6) with 14 points, while Abby Castonguay chipped in with seven. The Wolverines (3-10) were paced by Gabby Chapman […]