SOUTH CHINA — The Cony girls basketball team missed its first six shots, failed to score until the game was three minutes old, and otherwise struggled early in all facets of its Eastern A game against Erskine on Thursday night.
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: Messalonskee beats former star Fabian, Lawrence
WINSLOW — Ted Fabian played hockey for Mike Latendresse at Messalonskee High School. He helped breathe life into the program, won the Travis Roy Award in 2006 and graduated as one of the most prolific playmakers in program history.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS HOCKEY: Waterville rolls by rival
WATERVILLE — With 15 skaters on its roster, the Waterville hockey team can ill afford off nights from more than a few of them. The Purple Panthers were all on Tuesday night.
HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY NOTEBOOK: Lawrence lacks roster depth
It’s been a challenging start to the season for first-year Lawrence coach Ted Fabian, who’s fielding a team that is skating just 12 players.
HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY NOTEBOOK: Line shift gets results for Gardiner
Gardiner hockey coach Jeff Ross was quick to tweak his lines, and the move paid off at the end of a grueling first week to the season.
HIGH SCHOOL INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD NOTEBOOK: Erskine’s Canak sets school records in jumps, relay
Jade Canak knew she jumped well Saturday afternoon at the Bowdoin Relays, but even she couldn’t believe what the officials recorded.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS HOCKEY: Brunswick shuts out Cony
HALLOWELL — Frustrated and stymied from opening faceoff to final horn Saturday night, the Cony hockey team couldn’t push a puck past Brunswick goalie Blake Alexander at the Bank of Maine Ice Vault.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Missed free throws, turnovers cost Gardiner
GARDINER — The Gardiner and Leavitt boys basketball teams are no strangers to close and dramatic contests.
HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY: Skowhegan opens with win
WINSLOW — The Skowhegan/Madison co-operative hockey team made history last season when it won its first-ever Eastern A playoff game.
HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY NOTEBOOK: Messalonskee wins despite lack of scoring
The Messalonskee hockey team opened defense of its Eastern B championship Saturday night against John Bapst with an unfamiliar result: A 1-0 victory. The Eagles averaged about eight goals a game last year but returned a different team.