Mt. Blue Youth football sign-ups Sign-ups for Mt. Blue Area Youth Football will be held on Aug. 11 (seventh & eighth grade, 12 to 2 p.m.; fifth and sixth grade, 2 to 4 p.m. and third and fourth grade 4 to 6 p.m.). MBAYF third through 6th grade play in the Sandy Andy Football League […]
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Patriots open camp with receiving issues
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Training camp for the New England Patriots starts under the cloud of Aaron Hernandez’s arrest on a murder charge.His absence and the departure of their two leading receivers are the biggest on-field challenges facing coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady.The Patriots lost the AFC championship game to the Baltimore Ravens […]
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Lobster Bowl notes: Mt. Blue’s Whitney, Poland’s Sturtevant recognized
BIDDEFORD — The East made no secret of the fact that its mission, besides winning, for the 24th Annual Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic, was to get Mt. Blue quarterback Jordan Whitney the recognition they and many others felt has been long overdue. It wasn’t perfect, but the East accomplished that mission with a 25-13 […]
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Lobster Bowl: East goes to air to storm past West, 25-13
BIDDEFORD — Above Waterhouse Field, the storm clouds Lobster Bowl organizers fretted over all week never arrived. On Waterhouse Field, it took one play for Jordan Whitney and the East to start raining down passes on the West. Big plays by the Mt. Blue quarterback and a talented receiving corps led by Cony’s Chandler Shostak, […]
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Lobster Bowl issues severe weather advisory
The 24th Annual Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic is scheduled to kick off at 4 p.m. Saturday at Biddeford’s Waterhouse Field. But with severe thunderstorms in the forecast, organizers are preparing for the possibility of interruptions. Lobster Bowl officials said they are ready to take every possible step to play the game on Saturday, but not […]
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Sterling effort brought father and son to Lobster Bowl
HEBRON — The dad in Dave Sterling was like most other fathers playing football in his back yard with his young son. He was hoping he had a future quarterback or wide receiver to groom. The football coach in Sterling quickly discovered that young Alex’s destiny was less glamorous, but just as rewarding. “I could […]
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Lobster Bowl a game for all seasons
Players from around the state are trying to withstand the wilting summer heat at Hebron Academy this week getting ready for Saturday’s Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl Classic (4 p.m., Biddeford’s Waterhouse Field). But for the coaching staffs of the East, this year led by Edward Little coach Dave Sterling, and the West, led by South […]
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H.S. Football: Spruce Mountain strikes down Mountain Valley
LIVERMORE FALLS — Spruce Mountain took advantage of a strong second quarter Friday night, including a 75-yard kickoff return by Austin Henault and a Dillon Webster 15-yard run for touchdowns, in a 34-14 Class C South football win at Griffin Field. Spruce Mountain helped its cause by forcing four turnovers, an interception and three fumble […]
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H.S. Football: Gullikson rallies Fryeburg over Spruce Mountain
Ryan Gullikson led No. 4 Fryeburg Academy downfield in the final five minutes, capped by his quarterback sneak with 23 seconds remaining, to give the Raiders a 36-29 home victory over No. 5 Spruce Mountain in the Class C South football quarterfinals. Gullikson picked off Spruce Mountain quarterback Caulin Parker deep in Fryeburg territory as […]