Coach: Shon Collins (third year) Conference: KVAC Last year’s record: 16-4, lost in regional final Returning athletes: Seniors — Danica Nadeau (D), Emma Martineau (F), Kristina Latlippe (F), Tori Sanford (G); Juniors — Abby Roy (F), Madison DeRosa (F), Tia LaFontaine (F), Demaris MacGregor (F); Sophomores – Savannah Shaw (G), Kylie Bureau (F), Haley Frohlich (F), Mariah Vaillancourt (F), Ally MacKenzie (D), […]
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College basketball: Kaubris ready for role with Bates College men’s team
LEWISTON – In a smaller role late last season, Cam Kaubris caught a glimpse of what he could bring to the table this winter. The Bates College senior and former Mountain Valley High School standout set out to prepare for that chance. Though his playing time has been limited during his career with the Bobcats, […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Practice begins for local teams
It may have had the shortest offseason among the Eastern Class A teams, but no team wanted to get back on the ice and put last season behind it more so than St. Dominic Academy. Eight months removed from a heartbreaking overtime loss to Falmouth in the state championship game, the Saints returned to the […]
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Winter Sports Opening Day: Eddies explode from the gate
Athletes in five of Maine’s seven winter sports were welcomed to preseason camp Monday with expectations they should show up prepared to run, or skate, or swim, or sweat it out on the mat, or prepare to fall by the wayside. But does the same go for coaches? Craig Jipson and Mike Adams of Edward […]
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H.S. Football: Saturday state game times announced
PORTLAND — For the second consecutive year, Oak Hill will play for high school football’s Gold Ball in the late afternoon at Fitzpatrick Stadium. The Maine Principals’ Association announced Monday that the Class D final between defending champion Oak Hill (10-1) and Maine Central Institute (11-0) of Pittsfield will kick off at 2:36 p.m. Saturday. […]
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The Hot Corner: Football finals sing fun, familiar refrain
Here we are, and here we go again. It’s high school football championship week. For the second consecutive year, two tri-county teams – the Leavitt Hornets and Oak Hill Raiders – have earned their invitations to the party. Are you surprised? If you are, I respectfully submit that perhaps you haven’t been paying attention. I’ve […]
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High school football: Oak Hill repeats, edging Lisbon in Western Class D regional final
LISBON — There wasn’t much separating the two football teams Saturday in the Western Class D final. One pass, one turnover and one point made the difference in a 7-6 win for Oak Hill High School. The Raiders repeated as regional champions by scoring on their only pass completion, and then crushed Lisbon’s hopes with […]
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Class C West Football Analysis: Five out of six ain’t bad, or easy
TURNER — What Leavitt football has accomplished the past six years isn’t unprecedented in the Maine high school history books. It’s close, however. And when you consider all the variables and complications that go into it, it’s nearly inconceivable, if not impossible. The Hornets have won five regional championships in six years, adding the latest […]
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Class C West Football Championship: Leavitt locks down Wells, 14-9
TURNER — November in Maine doesn’t favor the kind of football offense that traditionally prevails in video games and summer 7-on-7 drills. When Leavitt backs and receivers saw a cadre of volunteers taking shovels and snow blowers to Libby Field on Friday morning, surely they suspected it would take a titanic defensive effort Saturday afternoon […]
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Class B East Football Championship: Brunswick bashes Lawrence, 48-19
BRUNSWICK — Bessey. Bandouveres. Brunswick. Beast of B-East. If that all has a nice ring to it, five touchdowns in their first five possessions of the Pine Tree Conference football championship Friday night sounded even better to the Dragons. Junior Will Bessey scored two of those and had his second monster game of the playoffs […]