They got that and more Friday night. Noralddin Othman netted a pair of second-half goals and Abdi Shariff-Hassan scored in the first as Lewiston pulled away from Camden Hills, 3-1, at Don Roux Field. Lewiston is now 10-0 on the season. “The toughest opponent we’ve played, I thought Camden Hills played great,” Lewiston coach Mike […]
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Football: Spruce Mountain shakes off Poland
POLAND — What looked like a sure thing for Spruce Mountain in the first quarter became a seesaw battle when two stubborn defenses slugged it out the last three quarters of a Class C football game Friday night. The Phoenix put the kibosh on Poland’s running and passing game most of the evening, but the […]
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High school roundup: Saints shut out ’Runners
AUBURN — St. Dom’s Avery Lutrzykowski scored a pair of goals in the first half and the Saints (8-1-1) held off Mt. Abram (2-5-2) the rest of the way for a 2-0 victory in a girls’ soccer game Thursday. St. Dom’s goaltender Victoria Sasse kept her vigil but did not have to make a single […]
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Oakes’ Week 5 pigskin prognostications
Sanford 28, Lewiston 13 Windham 35, Edward Little 7 Oxford Hills/Buckfield 20, Massabesic 6 Mt. Blue 41, Gardiner 8 Leavitt 30, Falmouth 22 Cape Elizabeth 28, Mountain Valley 7 Gray-New Gloucester 26, Lake Region 13 Spruce Mountain 32, Poland 20 Oak Hill 20, Winthrop/Monmouth 13 Lisbon 27, Boothbay 0 Maranacook 35, Telstar 0 Dirigo 20, […]
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H.S. Football Top 10: Another new No. 1 as Portland ascends
1. Portland 4-0 (2) Bulldogs stand alone as unbeaten in Class A. Recent history suggests Cheverus enjoys being underdog in such situations. 2. Windham 3-1 (3) OK, maybe we feel a wee bit vindicated for being the only news outlet to pick the Eagles No. 1 ahead of TA in the preseason. 3. Thornton 3-1 […]
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H.S. Football Head to Head: Tossing around goose eggs
Oakes: So, like, I know we chose a verbal profession, but let’s get numerical this week. Four weeks complete mean that we are halfway (scary, huh?) through the high school football season. There are 78 varsity teams in the state, including one that already closed ranks for the year, but let’s gloss over that topic […]
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H.S. Football Game of the Week: Oak Hill aims to deny Winthrop/Monmouth drama
When the Ramblers win, it’s typically a tight game that is decided by one play. And based on the way the past two weeks have unfolded, everyone wearing green has to love the sound of that. Fluttering hearts and weak stomachs have been the rule, with Winthrop/Monmouth (3-1) essentially relying on Hail Mary heroics to […]
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H.S. Football Weekend Blitz: Lewiston looks to get on plus side at Sanford
Friday, 7 p.m. Devils young, but starting to believe after close wins over Oxford Hills and Bangor. Spartans one of their two crossover opponents. Windham (3-1) at Edward Little (2-2) Friday, 7 p.m. EL struggled against Portland and Cheverus, and Eagles are in that high-rent district of Class A North. Oxford Hills/Buckfield (0-4) at Massabesic […]
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H.S. boys’ soccer: Gray-New Gloucester find finishing touch against Poland
GRAY — In recent weeks, the Gray-New Gloucester boys’ soccer team has struggled with scoring. You wouldn’t have believed that by watching them Thursday night. The Patriots displayed no signs of a scoring drought in a 7-1 win over Poland. Gray-NG scored early in the game and then struck twice in 53 seconds on the […]
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Field hockey: Allison, Falcons ditch Greyhounds
RUMFORD — When Chelsea Allison got an opportunity on a breakaway, she thought of her team and what a victory would mean to Mountain Valley. The junior forward scored on a breakaway with nine seconds left to play as the Falcons got back on track with a 3-2 win against stunned Lisbon in a field […]