Oxford Hills junior Dawson Stevens is one of the top javelin throwers in the state. Dawson Stevens stays busy doing stuff well. He runs footballs with speed and power, and kicks them with accuracy. He wrestles with skill and tenacity. He even throws a mean dodgeball. And seeing that during wrestling practice inspired Oxford Hills […]
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Bouncing back together
PARIS — The seniors of the Oxford Hills/Buckfield have experienced a few different results the past two seasons. In 2014, they saw Davis Turner lead the Vikings to its first postseason appearance in nine years. Then last season the Vikings face-planted to a 1-7 record and no postseason berth. “Last year was kind of a […]
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Lisbon chooses Chris Kates as new football coach
LISBON — Chris Kates played for legendary Lisbon High School football coach Dick Mynahan. He coached alongside his former bench boss and helped run a regional championship-caliber team for four seasons under the longtime Greyhounds mentor. Mynahan stepped aside last fall, after 40 years of coaching. Monday, Kates was named his replacement, only the third head […]
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The Hot Corner: Longtime Patriots fans have earned the right to be proud
If you didn’t live through it, you can’t fully appreciate or understand it. That is true of most seismic shifts in society, and it is the phenomenon that a geezer such as I encounters when attempting to adequately put the New England Patriots’ greatness into perspective for somebody who is either much younger or a […]
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The Hot Corner: Give football realignment proposal a chance
If we are either providing or consuming the contents of this page, probably we are emotionally invested in high school sports. With that investment comes the likelihood that our judgment gets cloudy from time to time. We lose sight of the reasons these games exist. It’s a short list, really: to teach the value of […]
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MPA football committee recommends fifth class; enrollment numbers change divisions
That rivalry you just started getting used to in high school football? Depending on which teams it involved, you might want to reconsider. The Maine Principals’ Association Football Committee approved a tentative plan Thursday to create a fifth class for the next two-year classification cycle intended to aide struggling programs get back on their feet. […]
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Former Florida Gators quarterback among three UMaine football transfers
BANGOR — The University of Maine football team has added three transfers for the 2017 season, including a quarterback who spent time at the University of Florida, the school announced Friday. Quarterback Max Staver, tight end Brendan O’Neil and offensive lineman Quadrick Barnes will join coach Joe Harasymiak’s Black Bears for spring practices. Staver, a […]
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College football: Maine releases 2017 schedule, will open at UNH
ORONO — The University of Maine football team unveiled its schedule for the 2017 season on Wednesday featuring a rare opener against its arch rival and a stop at historic Fenway Park. Maine will kick off the season at UNH on Saturday, Sep. 2. It is the first time in 25 years the rivals will […]
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The Year in Sports: Triumph, tragedy and never a dull moment
The year 2016 had it all. All across the Twin Cities, the tri-county area and beyond, it was a memorable twelve months for local sports. It’s more than can possibly fit in one story, but this one will try to hit on as many of the standout moments as possible. The memorable wins for local […]
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Patriots give former UMaine star a substantial pay raise
Trevor Bates has been performing well on the New England Patriots’ practice squad to the point where his salary has been increased, according to an ESPN report. Bates, a Westbrook native and former University of Maine star who was signed to the Patriots’ practice squad earlier this season, was given a raise from the minimum […]