So this week, while preparing for a playoff opponent that his Oak Hill Raiders just walloped last weekend, the senior quarterback recalled a lesson learned long ago. As a freshman, the Raiders beat Dirigo easily at the end of the regular season. In a playoff rematch, things didn’t go so smoothly for the Raiders. “We […]
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Cross Country: Lewiston’s Doorow among 6 state champions crowned
CUMBERLAND — Not even a fall could keep Lewiston’s Osman Doorow from winning his first cross country state championship. The Blue Devils’ senior ran away with the Class A boys’ individual title and one of six runners, as well as six teams, to claim titles at the cross country state championships at Twin Brook Recreation […]
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H.S. Football: Mynahan wins 200th as Lisbon rolls Boothbay in quarterfinals
Saturday’s Class D South quarterfinal victory, a 33-8 thumping of Boothbay, was the quintessence of Mynahan. His team was efficient, calculated, impeccably prepared and merciful. And it was no ordinary win. It was No. 200 in Mynahan’s 29-year tenure at Lisbon, a number that rounds up to about seven each autumn in a state whose […]
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Class C field hockey: MCI edges Oak Hill for Class C state title
Against a stalwart Oak Hill back line, the Huskies stood stymied in the first half of the Class C state field hockey championship. But they got just enough of a peek early in the second to make the difference. Addie Williams fired a low liner to the left corner of the cage on a feed […]
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Class A field hockey: Skowhegan tops Thornton Academy for 13th title in 15 years
Skowhegan has successfully blended those ingredients with equal parts heart and drive for the better part of two decades, and parlayed them into 12 state titles in the past 14 years. Saturday, the Indians added lucky No. 13. Brooke Michonski led the charge in the first half, sending two goals off the planks behind Thornton […]
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H.S. Football: Fletcher rushes for 3 TDs as Cheverus blanks Lewiston
Round two against Cheverus this season was substantially more competitive for Lewiston, even if the scoreboard doesn’t show it. Beaten by 52 points in Week 2, the No. 6 Blue Devils trailed the No. 3 Stags by only two touchdowns with a minute remaining in the first half Saturday. As is the Stags’ championship tradition, […]
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Class B field hockey: York tops Winslow for second consecutive Class B crown
But it was classmate Isabel Bretz who came through when it mattered most Saturday. Bretz inserted the ball on a late-game penalty corner and, with the defense focused on York’s top three scorers at the top of the circle, she slid to the left post behind Winslow keeper Delaney Wood. Two passes later, Bretz tapped […]
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High school football: Dirigo swats OOB
DIXFIELD — In the playoffs, there is little margin for error. Dirigo didn’t make many Friday, dominated both sides of the ball in its Class D South quarterfinal football showdown with Old Orchard Beach, and came away with a 29-8 win at chilly Harlow Park. Quarterback Riley Robinson ran for four touchdowns, gaining 177 yards […]
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H.S. Football Playoff Roundup: Graham, Cape finish off Gray-New Gloucester
CAPE ELIZABETH — Matt Graham scored four touchdowns Friday night, leading No. 2 Cape Elizabeth to a 33-16 Class C South football quarterfinal win over No. 7 Gray-New Gloucester. Cape (7-2) will host No. 3 Wells (7-2) next week in the semis. Gray-NG (4-5) matched the most single-season wins in the history of its program. Neither […]
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Class A football playoffs: Rams knock out Eddies
AUBURN — Edward Little coach Dave Sterling is the first one to tell you that this is same Bangor team his Red Eddies beat during the regular season. But on this chilly Friday night, there was one big difference — the No. 5 Rams’ game was on. And it went on and on as they […]