DIXFIELD — There was a lot on the line Saturday as two of the top field hockey teams in Class C South clashed Saturday. Sabrina Daoud and Katelyn Olsen each scored goals in the first half and goalie Morgan Morrow and the defense held firm once again to lead Dirigo to a 3-1 triumph over […]
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H.S. cross country: Lewiston’s Doorow wins Maine Festival of Champions race
Full results of the Festival of Champions! BELFAST — When Osman Doorow made his move Saturday, he expected a few other runners to follow. The Lewiston senior began to pull away from the pack only to realize he was on his own. “I thought some other guys were going to go with me, but when […]
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High school football: Lisbon denies Boothbay
LISBON — It wasn’t exactly the equivalent of ripping up the defensive playbook and starting over, but the Lisbon Greyhounds’ adjustments without the ball were enough to reinvigorate their stout, bend-don’t-break philosophy and confuse Boothbay, helping the Greyhounds shut out the Seahawks 19-0 at Thompson Field on Saturday afternoon. “We changed our whole entire defense […]
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H.S. Football: Therrien trickery leads Oak Hill past Winthrop/Monmouth
WALES — Wing-T. Single-wing. Double-wing. Spread. No-huddle. Best receiver lining up at tailback. All-conference quarterback stationed at wingback. Oak Hill has tried them all. Half the fun of watching the Raiders’ two-and-a-half-year reign over Class D football is waiting to see how they choose to move the pieces on the chess board each week. Saturday at […]
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Girls’ soccer: Lisbon outlasts Carrabec
LISBON — Lisbon girls’ soccer coach Jake Gentle will be one of the first people to say how important goaltender Alexandra Sult is to his team. On Friday against Carrabec, the Greyhounds led the hard-charging Cobras by two when Sult grabbed at her eye in pain after a collision. Sult left the game, already with […]
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High school roundup: Leavitt tops Gardiner in girls’ soccer
GARDINER — Carlee Long converted the game-winning goal off a corner as Leavitt discharged Gardiner 2-1 in girls’ soccer action Friday. The Tigers (5-3-1) took an early lead when Anna Chadwick blasted a shot from 18 yards out to the top corner at 21:01 of the first half. The Hornets (4-2-4) got even with 14:12 […]
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High school football: Dirigo, Robinson hit air, trounce Old Orchard Beach
DIXFIELD — Dirigo got rolling and was dominant on both sides of the ball and Friday night in a 36-14 Class D South football homecoming win over Old Orchard Beach. Quarterback Riley Robinson threw for three touchdowns, to three different receivers — Vincent Hebert, Gavin Arsenault and Luke Lueders — in the convincing victory at Harlow Park. The […]
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H.S. Football Roundup: Spinhirn runs wild; Oxford Hills rolls Massabesic for first win
SOUTH WATERBORO — Jake Spinhirn carried 19 times for 294 yards, including a 95-yard touchdown, and the Oxford Hills/Buckfield defense produced two turnovers to put the wraps on a 34-0 Class A football shutout of Massabesic. It was the first win of the season for the Vikings (1-4). Spinhirn had touchdown runs of 4 and 6 […]
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H.S. Football: Leavitt’s streak continues in 24-14 loss to unbeaten Falmouth
FALMOUTH — It was a list of things we never see from Leavitt football, all wrapped up in one ugly game Friday night. Eleven penalties. Five interceptions. Drives that reached the red zone but ended in a turnover or a sack. Quizzical looks and hanging heads. Undefeated Falmouth, led by senior Connor Aube’s three touchdowns and […]
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High school football: Windham runs over Edward Little
Down by a touchdown, EL managed to hold Windham after EL had fumbled the ball away. The Red Eddies remained within reach after the first quarter. EL wasn’t so fortunate with the mistakes that followed. Each error led to a bigger calamity. The second quarter quickly proved disastrous as Windham (4-1) broke the game open […]