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H.S. Football: Pigskin prognostications

Mountain Valley 24, Spruce Mountain 16 Edward Little 34, Lewiston 20 Oxford Hills/Buckfield 35, Bangor 8 Dirigo 27, Old Orchard Beach 20 Poland 26, Gray-New Gloucester 14 Skowhegan 34, Mt. Blue 20 Oak Hill 36, Traip 14 Lisbon 38, Medomak Valley 6

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H.S. Football: Weekend blitz

Friday, 7 p.m. The goal is simple for the Hornets: win and they’re in the playoffs. But that would mean beating a Biddeford team that will be motivated after losing its first game of the season last week. SPRUCE MOUNTAIN (4-3) at MOUNTAIN VALLEY (4-3) Friday, 7 p.m. A home game in the first round […]

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Field hockey: Strong goalies lead to strong playoff chances

“The confidence has just grown in her,” Leavitt coach Wanda Ward-MacLean said after that game. “Even if she’s not having a great day for her, she’s still confident and she gives her teammates that feeling of, ‘Yeah, we have a great goalie back there.’” DeMascio is not alone. The tri-county area boasts a handful of […]

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Field hockey: No. 7 Poland holds off No. 10 Greely in OT

“I saw my sister pass the ball to me, and the goalie was on her left side,” Nawass said. “I pulled it up so I could shoot it.” On the only penalty corner try in overtime, on Poland’s only shot in the extra frame, Hwida Nawass corralled a pass from sister Higera, faked left, turned […]

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H.S. Football: Mountain Valley topples Poland

RUMFORD — Mountain Valley continued to run wild in Friday’s Class C South football game against Poland. The Falcons broke things open by scoring five touchdowns — including runs by Kyle Farrar, Nick Newman and Elijah Turner — in the second quarter en route to a 53-12 win at Chet Bulger Field. The Falcons have […]

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WMC Cross Country: St. Dom’s wins Division II girls’ team and individual championships

STANDISH — The St. Dom’s girls’ team stuck together Friday during the Western Maine Cross Country Championships at St. Joseph’s College. Alexandra (Bugsy) Hammerton paced the Saints to the WMC Division II girl’ cross country championship, winning the individual Division II race with a time of 21:13, two seconds ahead of Poland’s Samantha Halmos. A […]

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H.S. Football: Pigskin prognostications

Spruce Mountain 34, Leavitt 20 Mountain Valley 35, Poland 12 Edward Little 22, Deering 14 Windham 27, Oxford Hills/Buckfield 20 Oak Hill 26, Dirigo 22 Wells 63, Gray-New Gloucester 0 Lewiston 28, Massabesic 12 Brunswick 48, Mt. Blue 12 Lisbon 34, Old Orchard Beach 14

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H.S. Football: Weekend blitz

Friday, 7 p.m. This is the Ramblers’ last regular season game before a season-ending bye week. The lowly Black Bears are unfortunately the opponent that Winthrop/Monmouth will look to end the season strong against. At least the home fans should leave the game happy. LEAVITT (1-5) AT SPRUCE MOUNTAIN (4-2) Friday, 7 p.m. The Hornets […]

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H.S. roundup: Buckfield bucks St. Dom’s, 3-1

AUBURN — After building a 2-1 lead in the first frame, Buckfield added another for insurance and went on to record a 3-1 win over St. Dom’s in a late-season boys’ soccer tilt Tuesday.  Matt Beaucage led the Bucks (9-2-1) with two goals, while Ethan Jackson scored a goal and added an assist. Matt Pelletier […]

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H.S. Roundup: Telstar boys’ soccer holds off Lisbon, 2-1

LISBON — Kellen True scored the game-winning goal as Telstar grabbed a 2-1 victory over Lisbon in MVC boys’ soccer action Saturday. The Rebels (5-5-1) scored two goals early in the second half. The Greyhounds (7-2-2) held an advantage in possession but just couldn’t finish. Senior forward Ryley Austin cut the deficit in half on […]