After falling behind by a goal for the first time all season early in the second half Saturday, it would have been easy for them to feel like the chance was once again slipping away. “I told them, ‘If you want things to be different at the end of this game, you have to fight,’” […]
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Girls’ Cross Country: Greely claims Class B titles
Katherine Leggat-Barr’s start was anything but graceful, but her finish was the only thing that mattered. That finish was of the first-place variety as the Greely High School sophomore completed the 5k course at Troy Howard Middle School in 19 minutes, 17.12 seconds, to claim the Class B girls’ individual state title Saturday. Teammate Izzy Evans finished second […]
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Boys’ Cross Country: Mt. Blue’s Willingham wins Class A title
He spent his freshman and sophomore seasons in Texas before moving to Maine prior to his junior campaign. Last year, Willingham failed to finish the state’s final race at Twin Brook due to complications with a stress fracture in his leg. He completed less than a mile before dropping out. Saturday at Troy Howard Middle School, […]
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H.S. soccer playoffs: Buckfield dismisses Searsport
BUCKFIELD — It was a tale of two halves between the Buckfield Bucks and Searsport Vikings in their Western Class D boys’ soccer semifinal game Saturday afternoon. The first half saw both teams score, with Buckfield having the advantage in shots 12-10. In the second half, Sidney Jackson scored twice to give the Bucks a […]
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Class D West Football Quarterfinal: Raiders outlast rain, Black Bears, 7-6
WALES – Maine high school football’s two great equalizers, foul weather and the double wing offense, bolstered big, burly Maranacook’s Class D West playoff upset hopes most of Saturday afternoon. Oak Hill’s two table-tilters, Alex Mace and Kyle Flaherty, ultimately were too much to stop. Mace rushed for 101 of his game-high 118 yards in […]
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H.S. girls’ soccer: EL returns to regional final, beats Brunswick 3-1
AUBURN — The last two games, the pressure intensified and so did the tension and frustration. With each near-miss, the Edward Little girls’ soccer team pressed harder. With it grew aggravation and anxiety. It can be a worrisome way to operate for a soccer team in the postseason. So when the Red Eddies got the […]
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High school football: Old Orchard Beach ends Winthrop/Monmouth’s season
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Winthrop football coach Dave St. Hilaire used a few tricks and nearly treated his Ramblers to a victory in a Class C football quarterfinal game on a cold Halloween night. The Ramblers faked a punt that led to a touchdown and used a halfback pass to reel off a 95-yard touchdown […]
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High school football: No. 2 Dirigo thumps No. 7 Boothbay in West C quarterfinal
DIXFIELD — Dirigo kept its nose to the grindstone in a Western Class D quarterfinal Friday night at Harlow Park, methodically putting together a 34-12 win over Boothbay to advance to the regional semifinals. The Cougars still expect more, though they continue to improve. Senior Tyler Frost rushed for 128 yards and scored two touchdowns […]
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Class C West Football Quarterfinal: Wells runs wild on Poland
WELLS — Chris Carney rushed for three touchdowns, giving him school single-season records of 28 scores and more than 1,700 yards, leading No. 3 Wells to a 55-28 Class C West football quarterfinal win Friday night over No. 6 Poland at Warrior Memorial Field. Wells (7-2) will travel to Spruce Mountain (8-1) in the semifinals […]
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Area roundup: Hall-Dale tops Mtn. Valley; Maranacook sweeps in soccer playoffs
RUMFORD — Nat Crocker converted a pass from Ryan Sinclair with 1:25 left in regulation to give Hall-Dale a 1-0 win over Mountain Valley in a Class C West boys’ soccer semifinal Friday. The Bulldogs had just defeated the Falcons on Saturday for the Mountain Valley Conference championship in penalty kicks. The game-winning goal came […]