Maine’s Joe Fitzpatrick drags New Hampshire defenders for extra yardage during last week’s season opener in Orono. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) The University of Maine football players were feeling good when they came back to practice earlier this week. And why not? The Black Bears opened the season with a 35-7 thumping of rival […]
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H.S. football: Transition from player to coach about staying involved, giving back
Lisbon High School assistant football coach Noah Francis keeps an eye on offensive drills during practice on Thursday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) Latrell Thomas is an assistant coaches for Edward Little who played for the Eddies last year. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LISBON — Noah Francis did not enjoy his first year away from football. “I couldn’t […]
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Huddle Up: Another Haley tribute is due
Last Saturday’s memorial service for Mike Haley featured a number of amazing speeches remembering the legendary football coach and administrator. I felt privileged to hear all of them, and wish I could have stuck around after the service to hear more stories being swapped. The memorial didn’t lack for stories, or laughs, and certainly not […]
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Game of the Week: Vikings hope to turn tide on Eddies
Edward Little High School’s Joshua Hamel, right, gets flipped upside down after attempting to make a catch in front of Oxford Hills’ Talon Mederios (89) during their game at Walton Field in Auburn last year. (Sun Journal file photo) A quick glance at the last decade of the Class A North rivalry between Edward Little […]
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H.S. football: Week 2 staff picks
RANDY WHITEHOUSE (7-4) Oak Hill at Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale Freeport at Poland Edward Little at Oxford Hills/Buckfield Lewiston at Thornton Leavitt at Yarmouth Mt. Blue at Greely Gray-New Gloucester at Dirigo Spruce Mountain at Lake Region Mountain Valley at Lisbon Telstar at Camden Hills WIL KRAMLICH (8-3) Oak Hill at Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale Freeport at Poland Edward Little at […]
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Weekend Blitz and Top 10: Will Week 2 bring more or fewer surprises?
Edward Little (1-0) at Oxford Hills (1-0) Friday, 7 p.m. Red Eddies have owned the series this decade, winning seven of eight since 2010. Lewiston (0-1) at Thornton Academy (1-0) Friday, 7 p.m. Maybe not the best time for a crossover game with an A South powerhouse, but the Blue Devils’ immediate focus is on […]
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Tom Brady says his goal is still to play five more years
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady is making one thing clear as he prepares for his 19th NFL season: He doesn’t plan to stop playing football anytime soon. In the epilogue of his seven-part Facebook Watch documentary series “Tom Vs. Time” released on Wednesday, the 41-year-old Patriots quarterback reiterated his desire to play at least five […]
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Patriots’ Gronkowski beaming after signing restructured deal
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — For the second straight year, the Patriots have tried to show Rob Gronkowski how much he’s valued. The All-Pro tight end says he’s feeling the love and is looking forward to showing them his appreciation on the field. Last week the Patriots added $4.3 million in incentives to Gronkowski’s contract over the […]
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Seventh-rounder Crossen sticks with Patriots
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Keion Crossen spent most of Saturday doing what all NFL bubble players do: wondering, worrying — and, most importantly, refreshing his phone.“All day. Every second hitting refresh, refresh the Twitter page or whatever you got to do,” Crossen said Sunday after making the New England Patriots’ final roster as a seventh-round […]
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New-look Bobcats embracing new era of Bates College football
Bates College quarterback Brendan Costa works with offensive coordinator Custavious Patterson at the Lewiston college on Sunday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — The new era of Bates College football has a new outfit. The Bobcats unveiled their new uniforms Sunday morning for their team photo and the program’s media day at Garcelon Field. The new […]