Spruce Mountain’s Harmony Castonguay, left, tries to slow down Winthrop’s Gia Francis as she moves up the field during a field hockey game in Winthrop in September. (Sun Journal file photo) The six field hockey teams set to compete in state championship games Saturday have had an extra week to ponder and plan for their […]
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American Legion baseball: Coastal sends Pastime to elimination bracket
Pastime Club catcher Brock Belanger catches a pop fly in the first inning of Sunday’s American Legion state tournament game against Coastal Landscape. (Randy Whitehouse/Sun Journal) BANGOR — A pair of first-pitch RBI doubles by Princehoward Barbecue Yee was all Coastal Landscape needed to send Pastime Club into the elimination bracket of the American Legion […]
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Track and Field: Athletic Douglass a perfect fit for racewalk
Lisbon High School racewalker Sydney Douglass (9) cuts to the front of the field during arace at Lisbon High School earlier this season. Sydney Douglass does these nifty flip throw-ins for the Lisbon girls’ soccer team in the fall. In winter, Douglass does flips and tricks for the Greyhounds’ state–champion cheerleading team. In the spring, […]
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How Maine ranks
Ratings indicate Maine has a lot of advantages over other states (unless you’re talking about teeth, work or winter). Yes, surviving a zombie apocalypse is one of them. Lifestyle website Thrillist declared Maine the second best overall state in the union for attributes like “delicious blueberries and . . . it has literally thousands of […]
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State wrestling: Wrestlers ready to settle it on the mat at state meet
Isaac Therrien, top, of Mountain Valley High School wrestles Cam Bourget of Lisbon during a meet in Lisbon in January. Therrien, who won the 160-pound match against Bourget, will compete at the state championship meet Saturday. RUMFORD — There is no guarantees in life, and the same thing pertains to wrestling. Anyone can be beaten […]
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Girls’ State Cross Country: St. Dom’s run to third-place state finish
It wasn’t quite the finish the Saints were aiming for, but 2016 was still a high-water mark for the program. “At the end of the day, it’s probably the best season St. Dom’s cross country team’s ever had. So we’re proud of that,” Saints co-coach Josh Brown said. “We thought we would come in a compete […]
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Class C soccer preview: Monmouth vs. Washington
What: Class C boys’ soccer championship Who: Monmouth Academy (14-1-2) vs. Washington Academy (17-0-0) When: 5:30 p.m. Saturday Where: Weatherbee Sports Complex, Hampden Academy Players to watch: Monmouth — Mat Foulke, (Sr., F), Hunter Richardson (Sr., M), Travis Hartford (Sr., M), Avery Pomerleau (Jr., F), Nick Dovinsky (Jr., D), Shane Kenniston (Jr., D), Bradley Neal […]
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Class A Field Hockey: New and old talent gets Skowhegan same old state title result
BATH —Skowhegan’s veteran defense put it in position to win Saturday’s Class A state field hockey final. A sophomore put the Indians over the top. Sophomore sweeper Allyssa Salley’s goal off of a penalty corner with 1:17 remaining gave Skowhegan a 2-1 win over Massabesic on Saturday, making it back-to-back Class A state titles and […]
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Warden Service defends undercover stings
AUGUSTA — The head of the Maine Warden Service on Wednesday endured a barrage of questions from legislators about how wardens handled an undercover investigation that resulted in convictions for poaching and felony possession of firearms. Col. Joel Wilkinson told the Legislature’s Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee, which has jurisdiction over the service, that his […]
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Whistle Stop Trail area in Jay to be treated with herbicide
JAY — Vegetation along an area of Whistle Stop Trail from Mill Street north to the rail crossing on Route 4 will be spot-treated with an herbicide in late May or early June. Joseph E. Wiley III, a state-licensed master pesticide applicator for the state, will use Garlon 4 herbicide in a mix that is […]