FARMINGDALE — Connor Samson collected a pair of goals for St. Dom’s as the Saints battled to a 3-3 double overtime tie in a strikingly offensive game with Hall-Dale in boys’ soccer action Saturday afternoon. The first half was realatively quiet, but for a Ryan Fitzgerald goal to put the Bulldogs (0-0-1) up by one […]
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Girls’ soccer: Richmond powers past Rangeley
RICHMOND — When the Richmond High School girls’ soccer team last met with East-West Conference rival Rangeley, the Lakers gave the Bobcats all they could handle in a 1-0 Western D semifinal loss last year. In Saturday’s rematch, Rangeley once again gave the Bobcats some trouble, with the game scoreless near the midway point of […]
H.S. boys’ soccer: Mountain Valley opens with win over Monmouth
The Falcons went into a final scrimmage game last week expecting the best only to find themselves embarrassed and frustrated. “We had a scrimmage with Buckfield and they ran all over us and beat us 7-4,” Mountain Valley coach J.T. Taylor said. “As much as the guys didn’t like that, I think it was good […]
H.S. Football: Cheverus runs away from Oxford Hills, 42-14
PORTLAND — Beleaguered, long-suffering football opponents hoping to get back at Cheverus this season embraced the idea that the Stags don’t seem to have a bona fide “home run hitter” in their camp. Maybe not, but the purple-and-gold darned sure boast a complete lineup. Cheverus put two backs over the century mark Saturday afternoon and four […]
Field hockey: Spruce Mountain overcomes slow start, topples Camden Hills
Slow feet, lunging sticks and, perhaps, a tinge of nervous energy overcame the Phoenix early in Saturday’s contest as visiting Camden Hills jumped out to a one-goal lead. The coaches called timeout. “Very slow start,” coach Julia Parker said. “Very nervous at the beginning. We called a timeout and talked to them, and I think […]
H.S. football: Gray-New Gloucester stuns Mountain Valley at Hosmer Field
RUMFORD — Gray-New Gloucester delivered a message to the rest of the conference Friday with an emphatic opening-night win — its first since 2012. Quarterback Justin Bowie threw a pair of touchdowns to Tristen Herod and Austin Chase ran for three long touchdowns as Gray-New Gloucester rallied from a double-digit deficit for a monumental 44-37 […]
H.S. Football Roundup: Dalton Therrien has huge day as Oak Hill rips OOB
WESTBROOK — Leavitt erupted for three unanswered touchdowns in the second half and held off a late Westbrook rally to win its Class B South debut, 22-21. The Hornets failed to score on two visits inside the Westbrook 20 and trailed 7-0 at the break. Then quarterback Levi Craig exploded, first hitting Hunter Sirois on […]
H.S. football: Windham topples Lewiston, loses Koza
LEWISTON — It was a humbling opening night for both teams Friday night. Windham beat Lewiston convincingly in a 57-8 victory in the football season opener, but it was a sobering result. Lewiston was plagued by mistakes and was outscored 30-0 in the first quarter, while Windham lost standout back Dylan Koza. The senior had […]
H.S. Football: Tyrese Joseph, Lisbon stun Winthrop/Monmouth
WINTHROP — Tyrese Joseph wanted to play football for Lisbon as a sophomore. He made that decision after double sessions, which didn’t sit well with Dick Mynahan. Too late, the Greyhounds’s coach said, but you’re welcome to come back next year. Joseph returned 30 pounds lighter, and that level of fitness and commitment manifested itself in […]
High school football: Mt. Blue picks off Cony in opener
FARMINGTON — Sticking to a persistent ground game, Mt. Blue powered its way to a 20-6 win over Cony on Friday night at Caldwell Field on opening night in Class B of the Pine Tree Conference. In a contrast of styles, Mt. Blue (1-0) rushed the ball 40 times while Cony (0-1) went to the […]