Tommy Small didn’t really know what to expect when he came out for the Cony hockey team this season.
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 BOYS HOCKEY: Small, Gagne help Cony tie EL
HALLOWELL — The five-game winning streak is history, thanks to a few wasted opportunities, but not all was lost for the Cony hockey team Saturday evening against Edward Little at the Bank of Maine Ice Vault.
AUTO RACING: Craven still a draw
AUGUSTA — A line of autograph seekers, ex-drivers and longtime fans slowly snaked through a motorsports mobile museum Friday night at the Augusta Civic Center to catch a glimpse of or swap stories with one of the premier figures in Maine auto racing lore.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS HOCKEY: Cony knocks off Waterville
AUGUSTA – Members of the Cony hockey team did some sprints in the Bank of Maine Ice Vault parking lot and stretched out in the concourse prior to Thursday night’s Eastern A game with Waterville.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS HOCKEY: Waterville will drop to Class B
There could be plenty of changes to high school hockey in the coming months as several programs ponder a shift in Class.
HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY: Brown wins honor
WATERVILLE — Bethanie Brown dominated the state competition during the cross country season, besting every competitor regardless of Class by nearly a minute at the state championship meet in Belfast.
NORTHEAST MOTORSPORTS EXPO: Craven headlines 25th Expo
AUGUSTA — Steve Perry wanted to do something big for the 25th annual Northeast Motorsports Expo.
COLLEGE CONNECTIONS: Johnson improving every game
FARMINGTON — There are no secrets when it comes to what the University of Maine at Farmington men’s basketball team wants to do offensively each and every game.
HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY NOTEBOK: Skowhegan off to fast start
Despite the hot start, the Indians are still considered an outsider when it comes to the elite of Eastern A — a field that includes Lewiston (4-2-1) and Bangor (6-1-0) because they play a softer schedule than the Rams or Blue Devils.
HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY NOTEBOOK: Cony ready to get back in action
The Hawks (4-2-1) entered the season with one of the top lines in Eastern A — Dan Condon, Matt Plourde and Jared Hanson, who have combined to score 47 points through seven games.