Thornton Academy ends a losing streak against rival Biddeford and moves on to the Class A state title game.
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas does not always write about baseball. It just seems that way, starting with his early days covering spring training for the St. Petersburg Times, to his current role of bi-locating at both Hadlock Field and Fenway Park, reporting on the Portland Sea Dogs and Boston Red Sox. In the off-season, he still writes about baseball, while venturing to hockey rinks and basketball arenas, especially when it comes to the University of Maine and local colleges. Thomas has received awards for his work, but his greatest prize is home, which includes one patient wife, nine children and an aging chocolate Labrador.
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Class A Regional boys’ hockey finals
LEWISTON — The hockey team that keeps on rolling will oppose the team that believes it has turned its fortunes around. Biddeford (17-0-3) is the unbeaten favorite and top seed.
Second-seeded Thornton Academy (15-5) is the underdog but is riding a seven-game winning streak. Biddeford and Thornton, rivals from opposite banks of the Saco River, will play for the Western Class A championship at 6 p.m. tonight at the Colisee.
The winner advances to the state Class A championship Saturday against either Lewiston or St. Dominic, who meet in the Eastern Maine final at 8 p.m. tonight.
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