Timing isn’t everything, but certainly it is Leavitt’s friend as the Hornets readjust to Class B football. A year ago, the Hornets were in-between juggernauts, if you will. Talented but junior-dominated, they surprised a few people (perhaps those who hadn’t been paying attention for many years) on their way to a Class C South championship. […]
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H.S. Football Weekend Blitz: Showdowns in all four classes
Friday, 7 p.m. Devils won a donnybrook two years ago, the last time these rivals met at Don Roux Field. It was the latest of many unforgettable recent games in the series. Marshwood (2-1) at Leavitt (3-0) Friday, 7 p.m. End of Hawks’ 14-game winning streak against Westbrook last week removed some of the luster, […]
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H.S. Football: Oakes’ pigskin prognostications for Week 4
Bangor 21, Lewiston 7 Cheverus 40, Edward Little 21 Portland 35, Oxford Hills/Buckfield 0 Leavitt 22, Marshwood 12 Mt. Blue 42, Hampden 6 Spruce Mountain 28, Gray-New Gloucester 26 Wells 34, Mountain Valley 13 Poland 20, Lake Region 15 Dirigo 19, Lisbon 14 Winthrop/Monmouth 21, Maranacook 6 Oak Hill 48, Telstar 0
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Field hockey: Cony sneaks past Edward Little
EL stayed with Cony for most of the game, but a pair of late penalty corner goals — one in the final two minutes of each half — made the difference as the Rams swiped a 2-0 victory from the Eddies at Sherwood Heights. “This is a team, we knew even a couple goals wasn’t […]
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Camden Hills cancels football season
Camden Hills High School has canceled the remainder of its football season, effective immediately, according to a letter sent to area coaches and media Thursday. The Windjammers were to face Ellsworth/Sumner in a Class D North matchup Saturday. They will forfeit the final five games of the season. Camden Hills also was scheduled to play Maine […]
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H.S. Golf Notebook: Teams flocking to Natanis
With the high school golf conference qualifiers around the corner, teams have already starting to prepare for the postseason. With both the KVAC and MVC qualifiers being held at Natanis Golf Course in Vassalboro, teams are taking trips on Saturdays to get the acquainted with the two courses — Tomahawk and Arrowhead — before the […]
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High school roundup: Lisbon tops Mt. Abram in girls’ soccer
LISBON — Deliah Schreiber booted a penalty kick into the cage with 1:14 to play in regulation Wednesday to lift Lisbon to a 2-1 victory over visiting Mt. Abram in MVC girls’ soccer action. Schreiber had the Greyhounds’ first goal, as well, early in the first half. Alice Cockerhan found the net for Mt. Abram […]
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Cross country: Harriman, Blethen win races; Winthrop, Boothbay teams on top
Harriman, who raced to a first-place finish with a time of 17 minutes, 58.7 seconds at the fifth annual MVC Mid-Season cross country boys’ race on a 3.1-mile course behind the Augusta Civic Center, looked as if he might continue running to the nearest restaurant in the state’s capitol. “Honestly, I didn’t feel that good,” […]
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H.S. girls’ soccer: Oak Hill holds off Hall-Dale, 2-1
WALES — The difference in Heal Points that determines whether the Oak Hill girls’ soccer team makes the playoffs is traditionally pretty slim. There have been many seasons in which the Raiders have just missed the tournament, where a win here or there — or even a tie — in the regular season might have […]
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H.S. Golf: Owens and Robertson leading the way for Winthrop
Taylor Morong was the MVC player of the year and finished second in the Class C individual state tournament, and Adam Hachey finished 14th. They also helped lead the Ramblers to the Class C state team title. Morong is now at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, N.H., and Hachey is at St. Joseph’s College in […]