Spruce Mountain 30, Lake Region 21 NAPLES — The turnover bug bit the Spruce Mountain football team again Friday night, but this time the Phoenix built a big enough first-half lead to hold off Lake Region, 30-21, in Class C South. Dillon Webster rushed for 160 yards, a touchdown and three two-point conversions to lead Spruce […]
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H.S. football: Lewiston shakes off Oxford Hills in OT
Porter got that opportunity in overtime against Oxford Hills on Friday night. Porter was given the ball on the second play and came across with the winning touchdown, hand delivering the Blue Devils an 8-0 victory at Gouin Athletic Complex. But the Blue Devils weren’t taking any chances on a scrappy Oxford Hills team. Lewiston […]
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H.S. Football: Levi Craig’s five total TDs lead Leavitt past Morse, 43-14
Now, given a new schedule of Class B South opponents to dissect, the Hornets suddenly are a second-half team. Leavitt scored on the third play of the third quarter, a 55-yard connection between seniors Levi Craig and Max Green, and it was a sign of more to come Friday night in a 43-14 victory over […]
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High school football: Winthrop/Monmouth bounces back, beats Traip
WINTHROP — After watching its lead cut in half suddenly Friday night, the Winthrop/Monmouth football team used the same approach in that moment that it had used all week. The Ramblers lost a tough one to Lisbon on opening night, but moved on quickly. They had the same reaction when Traip broke a long touchdown […]
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High school football: Brewer slips past Mt. Blue
FARMINGTON — A year ago, Brewer lost to Mt. Blue on a last second play. Friday night, the Witches kept that loss in mind, turning in a stellar defensive second half to grab a crucial 20-13 Pine Tree Conference Class B win at Caldwell Field. Mt. Blue was playing without head coach Jim Aylward, who […]
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Boys’ soccer: Falcons trip Saints
RUMFORD — After a successful season a year ago, this year’s Mountain Valley boys’ soccer team has been working to create its own identity, and received a stern test Friday against St. Dom’s at Chet Bulger Field. Aleski Pirttijoki scored two goals and Andrew Arsenault netted the game-winner on a direct kick — all in […]
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Girls’ soccer: Monmouth routs Wiscasset
MONMOUTH — Wiscasset keeper Lindsey Gordon was under fire all afternoon, stopping 29 shots, but Monmouth had its way offensively in the teams’ MVC regular-season contest, earning a 10-0 win over the visiting Wolverines. “I thought she played well,” Wiscasset head coach Duane Goud said of his goaltender. “It’s a big responsibility back there, she […]
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Field hockey: Oak Hill edges Lisbon
Naturally, the Raiders turned to a veteran … defender? “The defenders are just absolutely relentless,” Oak Hill coach Betsy Gilbert said. “They will get that ball, they are not afraid to come up the field, bring it up strong.” Brooke Surette won’t appear in the game’s box score. But the senior’s ability to tap dance […]
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High school roundup: Edward Little field hockey stays unbeaten
AUBURN — After a scoreless first half, Edward Little found the net when Elizabeth Bellman and Jasmine Wyman each scored a goal off rebounds in the second half, giving Edward Little (3-0) a 2-0 win over Hampden (2-2) in a field hockey game Thursday. EL goalie Karli Stubbs made four saves and the Red Eddies […]
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Boys’ soccer: Eagles clip Cougars
FARMINGTON — Mt Ararat continued it’s defensive domination Thursday when the Eagles registered their third consecutive shutout in a 3-0 win over Mt. Blue in a boys’ Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class A soccer game on Caldwell Field. Mt. Ararat (2-0-1) sandwiched a pair of set piece goals around a brilliant strike off the foot […]