Morton’s ability to stop Alicia Albert’s perfect pass on a dime and blast not one, not two, but three penalty corners into the cage breathed life into the Vikings and drained it from Edward Little on Thursday night. The first goal tied it with 2.2 seconds remaining in the first half, and the second, less […]
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H.S. Football Head to Head: Keeping track of stuff that annoys us
Now that we have that disclaimer out of the way, let’s get real. We don’t get into this profession or perform its duties very long without finding a few things about high school sports that royally tick us off. And both of us are prone to beat up ourselves more than we do others, so […]
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H.S. Football Weekend Blitz: Contenders clash in Class C and D
Friday, 7 p.m. Blue Devils have surrendered the most points (203) in Class A, and Bulldogs’ two-fisted attack of Chaison-Lapine and Esposito has the ability to pad that number. Sanford (2-3) at Edward Little (2-3) Friday, 7 p.m. Red Eddies are done with Portland, Windham and Cheverus, for now, but Spartans showed they’re no slouch […]
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H.S. Football Spotlight: Spinhirn piling up the yardage for Oxford Hills
It’s actually a glamorous role in Oxford Hills’ version of the triple option, though, and all 170-or-so pounds of Jake Spinhirn is taking full advantage. Only George Chaison-Lapine of Portland and Dane Johnson of Bangor — arguably the top two returning backs in Class A North — have rushed for more yards than Spinhirn through five conference […]
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Field hockey: Leclerc goal lifts Spruce Mountain past Leavitt
LeClerc netted the game’s lone goal and Ryan stopped 10 shots — three of them on hard-hit risers in the final 10 minutes of play — to lift Spruce Mountain over Leavitt 1-0, avenging a late-season, home-field loss to the Hornets last season. “I just had flashbacks of last year’s game, when we scored first, […]
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Local roundup: Dirigo drops Telstar, 6-2
Staff Reports BETHEL — Lauren Henderson scored a pair of goals, leading Dirigo to a 6-2 victory over Telstar (3-10) in a field hockey game Wednesday. The Rebels were leading 2-1 at the half before the Cougars unloaded four goals in the second half. Sophia Jacques, Ashley Walker, Emma Lueders and Sabrina Daoud each scored […]
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H.S. Golf: Lewiston shooting for a State Championship
For the Lewiston High School golf team, that’s especially true as three hockey players Kyle Morin, Brendon Croteau and Sam Zashut help lead the Blue Devils to the KVAC Class A Shootout Championship on Monday at the Rockland Country Club. For Morin and Croteau, who both play forward for the hockey team, they see similarities […]
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H.S. Golf: Local teams punch their ticket to States
Four local teams will be represented at the MPA’s Team Golf Championships this Saturday at Natanis Golf Course in Vasselboro. The state tournament will begin at 10 a.m. The Lewiston Blue Devils are the lone local KVAC representative joining Messalonskee, Brunswick, Camden Hills and Mt Ararat as the other Class A North qualifiers. The Blue […]
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Field hockey: Saints slip away from Falcons
St. Dom’s didn’t attack the Falcons’ goal often Wednesday, but two of the team’s six shots rattled the cage behind keeper Alyssa Akers as the Saints likely locked up the No. 2 seed in Class C South with a 2-0 win over Mountain Valley. Hannah Braun netted both goals for the Saints (9-4-1), who have […]
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Field hockey: Fairbanks’ goal lifts Lisbon to crucial victory at Winthrop
“Who’s exhausted?” Most Greyhounds raised a right arm, confessing that they didn’t have much left to give at the end of Wednesday’s game against Winthrop. “Good!” No, great is more like it, if you’re a Lisbon fan. Mallory Fairbanks’ goal with 10:34 remaining in regulation gave the Greyhounds a 1-0 win over the Ramblers, cementing […]