The time was now for the Oak Hill girls’ soccer team. After going 4-8-2 last year and falling short of a Western B playoff berth, the Raiders had started this fall 2-4. Another stretch run of hard work and potential disappointment seemed inevitable. “The last couple of years, we’ve been working hard to try and […]
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Girls’ Soccer: Hawks create Knight-mare
POLAND — When you have the wind, the hustle — and Emily Lane — it’s going to make you tough to beat. That’s the challenge Sacopee Valley posed for the Poland Knights girls’ soccer team Thursday. The Hawks were scrappy and worked hard while using the wind effectively. Sacopee also managed to free up Lane, […]
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High school football: Mountain Valley topples Poland
POLAND – Mountain Valley’s defensive strategy Saturday was to stop Poland’s option game by shutting down the fullback dive. Taylor Carey took care of that all by himself. The junior defensive lineman made five tackles for losses and recovered a fumble as the Falcons stuffed the Knights running game all day long in cruising to […]
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Boys’ soccer: Knights can’t slow down Raiders
POLAND — Poland boys’ soccer received a painful reminder Monday afternoon about life in the Western Maine Conference. Even the schools in your general geographic area and immediate neighbors in the standings are a tough assignment. Fryeburg rolled into town with a matching one-win resume, then rode off with a convincing 6-0 victory. “We played […]
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Cross Country: Tigers back in the running
It’s not easy to launch or revive a varsity sport these days. If declining enrollment and apathy don’t get you, budget cuts will. Cross country might be an exception to the rule, however. All you need are legs to run, feet to walk the hallways of the school, a good sales pitch to potential teammates […]
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The ultimate sacrifice; wreck sites a reminder of military plane disasters
LEWISTON — Norman Houle’s father didn’t know what to think when a plane flew over his store in the fall of 1943 and left a component behind in his bedroom. Houle, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Maine Aviation Historical Society, said in an article written for the society’s newsletter that his […]
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Capers pull fast one on Knights
POLAND — It didn’t take long for the Poland Knights to recall mistakes from their past when they hosted Cape Elizabeth in a Western B football match up Saturday. An early fumble set up one Cape score and multiple miscues thereafter proved fatal as the Capers rolled to a 25-0 victory over the Knights. In […]
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SPEFS 10 Poland football
Coach: Mark Soehren (third yea) Last year’s record: 0-9 Returning players: Seniors — Cam Woodford (FB/ILB), Conrad Labbe (FB/ILB), Mike Adams (T/DE), Frank Benedict (G/DT), Lucas Salas (C), Connor King (TE/T/DE), Jake Moody (SE/OLB). Key losses: Josh Cooper (QB/DB), Matt Cooper (T/DL), Mike Whalen (RB/DB) Promising newcomers: Seniors — Devin Goyette (C/OLB), Derek Hanscom (SE/FS), […]
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SPEFS10 Poland golf
Coach: Dan Novak (seventh year) Last year’s record: 8-3 Returning players: Seniors — Jake Neal, Nick Cormier, Cody Girouard, Joey Violette, Jonah Farrington, Matt Ouellette, Greg Morin. Key losses: None. Promising newcomers: Sophomores — Brandon Dufault, Jeremy Benway, Dakota Wyne. Outlook: The Knights ought to be a force in the conference this year, with every […]
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SPEFS10 Poland fh
Coach: Amy Hediger (fourth year) Last year’s record: 0-13-1 Returning players: Senior — Haley Pierce (M/D); Juniors — Felicia Baril (F), Heidi Chipman (F), Chelsey King (F); Sophomores — Paige Brousseau (M/D), Mimi Carmichael (F/M), Sally Littlefield (D), Ashley Cleaves (F/M/D), Melora Lavoie (G/F), Latesa Clark (D), Amanda Gibson (M/F), Zoe Leino (D/M/F). Key losses: […]