CUMBERLAND — Meagan Thomas saw no reason to deviate from the formula that had helped her become the best runner in the Mountain Valley Conference this year. If anything, the muddy conditions at Twin Brook Recreation Complex strengthened Thomas’ resolve to stick with the game plan for Saturday’s Western Maine regional cross country championships. The […]
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High school roundup: Poland stuns Winslow; Sturtevant scores 3 TDs
POLAND — Junior fullback Tyler Sturtevant scored three touchdowns and two rushing extra points to lead Poland to an impressive 34-30 victory over Winslow in Class C football action Friday evening. The Knights (4-4) scored a pair of touchdowns in the first quarter for a 14-0 lead. Sturtevant found the end zone in each of […]
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Turn those headlights on
Years ago, the Maine Legislature passed a law requiring that a car’s headlights be on whenever the windshield wipers are being used full time. I find it strange that so many Maine drivers don’t seem to be aware of that law. I would say that about 10 percent of Maine drivers do not use their […]
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HS Football: Whalen is Knights’ winning option
POLAND — The number next to Tony Whalen’s name in the Poland Regional High School football program reads 145. As a documentation of his weight, it’s probably generous. If it were intended to reflect the miles per hour at which the 5-foot-10 Whalen plays the game, it might be closer to the truth. “I try […]
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Boys’ Soccer Notebook: Big Knight for Poland
Moral victories don’t typically feel as great as the ones that appear in the win column. That’s what made Poland’s win Saturday a little more special for the Knights. Poland completed the season sweep of Wells with a 7-0 win. In addition to the shutout it was the greatest margin of victory in the Knights’ […]
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HS Football Notebook: Knights’ SEAL of approval
There was already a strong military thread tying together the Poland football team. The Knights employ the flexbone or triple option offense, an attack also long popularized by the service academy football teams. Poland even attended a camp hosted by Navy coaches, in hopes of honing their craft. So when the Knights were in dire […]
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High school football: Knights pick off Ramblers
WINTHROP — A well-intentioned option pitch stripped from the quarterback’s hands before he could deliver it. A punt, nearly dead, unwittingly bouncing off a player’s cleat and becoming live again. Four minutes and two turnovers into Saturday afternoon, Poland football seemed stymied by the same mishmash of miscues and rotten luck that have plagued the […]
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Friday high school games postponed
With the weather forecast calling for heavy rain Friday afternoon and evening, several local games have been postponed. Here is a list of postponements and the rescheduled game dates and times: Football Greely at Mountain Valley — Saturday, 7 p.m. Maranacook at Dirigo — Saturday, 1 p.m. Skowhegan at Edward Little — Saturday, 1 p.m.. […]
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St. Pierre generations
On a recent visit to Maine, this group was able to get together for a five-generation picture. In back, from left, are Rick St. Pierre, grandfather; Yvonne St. Pierre, great-great-grandmother holding Payton St. Pierre, three months old; and Pete St. Pierre, great-grandfather. Sitting in front is Matt St. Pierre, father. Matt is a graduate of […]
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Girls’ Soccer Notebook: A Knightly challenge
The schedule for the Poland girls’ soccer team is full of some of the best teams in Western A, B and C. It not only challenges the level of play of the Knights but also their mental approach. When you play a Falmouth, Greely or Cape Elizabeth one day and an Old Orchard Beach or […]