Stacen Doucette knew what he wanted when he first stepped on a football field as a Lisbon High School varsity assistant in 1994. Eighteen years later, the goal finally came to fruition.
Bill Stewart
Bill Stewart has been the sports editor at the Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal since 2014. During his tenure as sports editor, the papers have received national recognition from the Associated Press Sports Editors. A Massachusetts native, he graduated from the University of Maine in 1999 with a BA in Journalism. He began his journalism career as a sports reporter at the Berkshire (Pittsfield, Massachusetts) Eagle in 1999. He also worked at the Republican-American (Waterbury, Connecticut) and Eagle-Tribune (Lawrence, Massachusetts). In his free time, he enjoys adventures with his family, reading and a good game of cribbage.
HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY: Highs, lows of hockey season
The high school hockey season came to a close last weekend with the crowning of a pair of state champions — Thornton in Class A and Greely in B.
CLASS B HOCKEY STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Quick strikes cost Messalonskee
Greely scored three goals in a span of 62 seconds late in the first period then held on to beat Messalonskee 6-2 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee to win its second Class B state title in three seasons.
BOYS HOCKEY: Messalonskee falls in Class B title game
LEWISTON – Senior captain Pete Stauber and sophomore Ted Hart each scored two goals to lead the Greely High School boys hockey team past Messalonskee 6-2 in the Class B state championship game Saturday afternoon at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee.
CLASS B BOYS HOCKEY STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Eagles chasing history
The Messalonskee hockey team opened the Eastern B playoffs with blowout victories over John Bapst and Presque Isle, outscoring them by a combined 14-1.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS HOCKEY: Messalonskee’s St. Pierre quietly goes all out
Messalonskee High School senior defenseman Travis St. Pierre isn’t the vocal type. His emotions don’t sway like a pendulum, either.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS HOCKEY: Messalonskee wins Eastern B championship
ORONO — Sam Dexter raced over to fellow Messalonskee High School senior Nate DelGiudice and leaped into his arms, the final horn already reverberating inside Alfond Arena.
BOYS HOCKEY: Messalonskee wins Eastern B title
ORONO – Sam Dexter scored two goals and Nate DelGiudice stopped 35 shots to lead the Messalonskee hockey team past Brewer 5-2 in the Eastern B championship game Tuesday night at the University of Maine.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS HOCKEY: Rematch awaits Messalonskee
WINSLOW — Brewer and Messalonskee opened the regular season as the teams to beat in Eastern Class B boys hockey.
EASTERN B BOYS HOCKEY: Messalonskee reaches 1st regional final
WINSLOW — The Messalonskee hockey team has fielded plenty of competitive teams since its varsity inception in 1994, but never before has it reached a regional championship game.