BREWER — The Messalonskee hockey team spent much of last season chasing Brewer before finally catching its rival in the Eastern B championship title game.
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.
COLLEGE CONNECTIONS: Martin thriving for Owls
Ryan Martin did a lot of everything last season for the Keene State men’s basketball team.
HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY: Panthers get needed win
WINSLOW — The Waterville hockey team will need a strong finish to avoid missing the Eastern A playoffs for a second consecutive season.
HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY NOTEBOOK: A long time coming
Deborah Heath remembers her younger brother, former Gardiner hockey captain Ted Robbins, as a fun-loving person with a good sense of humor and a passion for hockey.
HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY NOTEBOOK: Raiders ready for playoffs
The Winslow girls hockey team needed to win its final two regular-season games to climb into the East Division playoffs.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS HOCKEY: Greely tops Messalonskee in rematch
WINSLOW — The Greely and Messalonskee hockey teams renewed acquaintances for the first time since they played in the Class B state championship game last season. The Eagles came up short last March, and they came up short again Saturday night at Sukee Arena.
BOYS BASKETBALL: Ramblers can’t catch Bulldogs
WINTHROP — The answer to Madison’s win against Win-throp on Friday night could quite possibly be found in the starting lineups. The Bulldogs started four seniors while the Ramblers opened with four sophomores.
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Eagles too much for Rams
AUGUSTA — The Cony girls basketball team needed plenty to go right Friday night to upend Mt. Ararat in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Confer-ence Class A game.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS HOCKEY: Cony, MHW end in tie
Cony rallied from one-goal deficits in each of the first two periods, the latter on a Dallas Clark penalty shot goal, and the teams skated to a hard-fought 2-2 draw before a large crowd.
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING: Monmouth duo making a mark
Monmouth’s Stewart Buzzell and James Gambino, who wrestle in the 138- and 145-pound divisions, respectfully, won individual championships at the Mid-State League Tournament last weekend. It was the first time Monmouth had a pair of champions at that event.