With all the rain this past week, the runners changed tires — sort of speak. “We came prepared for awful conditions. I put in half inch (spikes) in (my cleats). Yesterday, we found muddy conditions and practiced turns,” Ben Allen of Winthrop said. “It was a little wet. Nothing wrong with that. It was definitely […]
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High school soccer notebook: St. Dom’s Grady named MVC’s best
Faith Grady wasn’t expecting it, but probably could have been. When the St. Dom’s senior soccer player got a call from her’ coach, she was surprised to hear the news about this year’s Mountain Valley Conference all-stars. Not surprisingly, Grady had been named the MVC Player of the Year. “I forgot all about it,” Grady […]
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High school football: Cape Elizabeth takes out Mountain Valley
RUMFORD — It hasn’t been an easy season for the Mountain Valley football team. The Falcons finished off the regular season with a solid but losing effort against Cape Elizabeth on Saturday night. A couple of big plays by Cape Elizabeth, including a 67-yard pass from quarterback Jeb Boeschenstein to Ben Ekedahl for a touchdown, […]
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Soccer roundup: Madison, Hall-Dale collect MVC crowns
MADISON — Kayla Bess found the back of the net with 1:19 to play in the second overtime as Madison edged Monmouth 2-1 to earn a win in the MVC Championship game on Saturday. Shannon Buzzell scored Monmouth’s lone goal with 13 seconds remaining in regulation to force the extra session. Sydney Leblanc netted the […]
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H.S. Football: Leavitt cuts down Spruce, locks up top seed
TURNER — If this was a building year for Leavitt football, it’s safe to say the Hornets can cut the ribbon. Led by Mitchel Davis’ two interceptions and the tireless tackling of Will Parkin, Taylor Woodbury and Chandler Lajoie, Leavitt shut out explosive Spruce Mountain in the second half Saturday night and walked away with […]
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H.S. Football: Cougars limp into playoffs after loss to Indians
FARMINGTON — One team was playing for a home playoff game, the other for pride as its postseason hopes had ended prior to kickoff. You couldn’t tell which team was which, but in the end, the team playing for nothing more than pride came away victorious. Skowhegan, its playoff hopes dashed after Brewer’s win over […]
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H.S football: County leaves a winner as Lewiston edges Edward Little
LEWISTON — One of the last major decisions Bill County made as a football coach proved to be a good one Saturday night. After his Lewiston football team rallied to get within a point late in the fourth quarter against rival Edward Little, County had tough choice — go for the tie or go for […]
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Cross country: Winthrop’ Allen wins Western C regional; Boothbay, Waynflete, Yarmouth, York capture crowns
CUMBERLAND — Even Mother Nature is no match for Winthrop’s Ben Allen. With rain drenching much of the state this week, wet and muddy conditions were expected at Twin Brook in Cumberland on Saturday morning. The course, while muddy in some parts, was pretty dry as the Ramblers’ senior won the Western Class C boys’ […]
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Field hockey: No. 1 Oak Hill handles No. 8 Mountain Valley in West C quarterfinal
Three different players found the back of the net on the heels of penalty corner tries and Brooke Surette led a stifling defense that allowed only one shot on goal as the top-seeded Raiders blanked No. 8 Mountain Valley 3-0 in their Western Class C quarterfinal contest. “Defensively, Brooke really led the way and they […]
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Field hockey: Newbill’s penalty stroke carries No. 4 Mt. Blue over No. 5 Cony in OT
FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue’s Victoria Newbill has taken numerous penalty strokes this season during practice, but none of those carried quite the weight of her most recent penalty stroke. With a berth in the Class A East semifinals on the line, Newbill — a senior captain — converted a penalty stroke with 32 seconds remaining […]