AUBURN — In a back-and-forth overtime period Wednesday, Edward Little rallied to earn its second win of the season, 10-9 over Brunswick. The teams went into overtime knotted at 8 goals each. The Dragons’ Sydney Anderson struck first in the initial three-minute OT session. With 38 seconds remaining in that period, Francesca Haines tied things […]
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Frances ‘Fran’ Hale
1934 – 2015 WINSLOW — Frances “Fran” (Keene) Hale, 80, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, April 11, in the presence of family. She was born in Lewiston on Aug. 11, 1934, the daughter of Clyde Keene Jr. and Helen (Smith) Tilton and graduated from Bellows Falls High School in 1953. Fran was […]
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Midstate Berkshire laysoff 70 workers
WATERVILLE — A central Maine manufacturer of precision parts for the aerospace, defense and oil industries is cutting 70 workers and consolidating its Waterville and Winslow facilities. Midstate Berkshire, which is based in Westfield, Mass., said the cuts are necessary because of a downturn in the company’s key markets and an effort to remain competitive. […]
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Girls’ hockey: St. Dom’s skates to second win, 8-3 over Winslow
AUBURN — The St. Dominic Academy Saints used their skill against the Winslow Black Raiders in the 8-3 victory in girls’ hockey action. Kim Johnson had a hat trick while Jessica Boulet had two goals and an assist in the victory. “It was a good night, we knew Winslow was going to be a fiesty […]
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Class C Football Championship Analysis: Winslow weaves historic rout
ORONO — Regional bias or aesthetic preference in offensive football aside, please don’t pretend you saw Friday night coming. Winslow’s 62-14 rout of Leavitt at Morse Field shattered the record for most points by a Class C champion in the final. It was less than two minutes away from stomping the mark for largest margin […]
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Class C Football Championship: Winslow Black Raiders hammer Leavitt Hornets
ORONO — Dylan Hapworth will reap the headlines, the highlights, the postseason banquet hardware and a lion’s share of the acclaim for Winslow’s 10th football state championship. Let’s not make any mistake: Leavitt lost to more than one player in Friday night’s Class C championship at Morse Field. Big-boy, smash-mouth, old-time football won. Physical, go-ahead-and-try-to-stop-it […]
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Girls’ hockey: Leavitt/Edward Little/Poland wins opener over Winslow
WINSLOW — Seven different players scored and six others collected assists as Leavitt/Edward Little/Poland rolled to a 7-0 win over Winslow in a season-opening girls’ hockey contest at Sukee Arena on Saturday. Kaylee Younk picked up a goal and an assist for the Red Rornets (1-0), while Tori Sanford stopped all five shots she faced […]
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Leavitt Path to the Championship: Big plays, both ways, hallmark of season
Game 2: Leavitt 20, Yarmouth 12. For the second consecutive year, Yarmouth – a team that dominated the old Class C in back-to-back years before Leavitt, Cape, Wells and Spruce Mountain dropped in as a result of reclassification – gave the Hornets fits. Leavitt appeared to find its groove by jumping out to an early […]
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Class C Football Championship Preview: ‘Getting to know you’ not necessary
Geography ensures that not many state championship football matchups can be construed as renewals of a rivalry. Rarely do opponents even have a history. Friday night’s Class C clash between Leavitt and Winslow at the University of Maine is a distinct exception, on all counts. It’s the second consecutive meeting with a Gold Ball in […]
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Field hockey: Winslow holds off Lisbon to capture Class C state title
“I saw her coming, and I was saying, ‘Brooke (Haskell) behind you, Brooke behind you,’” Wood said. Too late for anything else, Wood asserted herself, cut down the angle and kicked Philbrick’s tip aside with 10:10 to play in regulation, turning back Lisbon’s last great scoring chance to help preserve for Winslow a 2-1 victory […]