An investigation by school officials into an apparent locker room incident involving the Bangor football team won’t be completed until early next week, but the Rams’ 14th-year head coach knew what he had to do as his team prepared to host Oxford Hills of South Paris in its homecoming game at Cameron Stadium on Friday […]
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H.S. Football: Knights roll past Patriots in regular-season finale
POLAND — For the first time in program history, Poland Regional High School football played its regular-season finale knowing it still had at least one game remaining on its schedule. That’s because the Knights entered Friday’s Battle of Shaker Hill against Gray-New Gloucester having assured themselves a spot in the Class C West playoffs. That […]
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Local roundup: Cobras strike Roadrunners
SALEM — No. 10 Carrabec (8-7) and Mt. Abram (10-5) traded vollies for the entire game before William Crawford punched in the game-winning goal 5:30 into the first overtime, giving the Cobras a 1-0 victory in a Western Class C boys’ soccer preliminary game on a damp Friday. The Cobras narrowly outshot the Roadrunners, 8-6, […]
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H.S. Football: Ramblers roll into playoffs with 20-8 win
READFIELD — On this weekend dedicated to high school football rivalries, Winthrop/Monmouth and Maranacook appears to be one of geographical convenience more than intense dislike. Winthrop and Maranacook students are teammates in hockey and lacrosse. And the gridiron is the only place where you’ll find the Ramblers (or Mustangs) even in the same conference as […]
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H.S. girls’ soccer: Mustangs seasoned for playoffs
When the games matter the most, so do those key moments that happen in the playoffs. Gary Trafton and his Monmouth girls’ soccer team know a little bit about that. The Mustangs won a preliminary game 1-0 last fall by stunning North Yarmouth Academy in overtime, despite the Panthers controlling much of the game. Days […]
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H.S. boys’ soccer: Falcons ready for next test
On the first day of practice, new coach JT Taylor made his soccer team run. He made them run hard. It wasn’t just about conditioning during the preseason at that moment. It was about expectations. He wanted his veteran team to know that they needed to be ready for the season. “We weren’t ready to […]
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H.S. Football: End of a run for Mt. Blue father, son
FARMINGTON — After throwing three consecutive prayers and reaping an improbable, last-second touchdown as the answer, few high school football teams would welcome the pressure of kicking an extra point to win the game. If you don’t have the next Stephen Gostkowski or Adam Vinatieri lurking on your sideline, however, Anthony Franchetti — a kid […]
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H.S. Football Top 10: Thornton, Biddeford to collide for final time?
1. Thornton 6-1 (Last week: 1) Could this weekend be the last meaningful TA-Biddeford game ever? Sad, if it’s true. 2. Windham 6-1 (2) Eagles fans not happy with possibility of being No. 2 in Crabtrees behind Cheverus. Better beat Bonny Eagle, or discussion is moot. 3. Cheverus 6-1 (3) Convincing win over Bangor reminded […]
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Weekend Blitz: 172nd Battle of the Bridge is County’s swan song
Edward Little (1-6) at Lewiston (0-7) Friday, 7 p.m. Lewiston has three consecutive wins in the series, leads 91-68-12 all-time, and hasn’t gone winless since 1979. It will be the final game of Bill County’s 23-year head coaching career, the past 15 with the Devils. Oxford Hills (3-4) at Bangor (5-2) Friday, 7 p.m. Vikings […]
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H.S. Football Game of the Week: Role reversal for Route 4 rivals
Jay and Livermore Falls lost each other as football rivals due to school consolidation. Leavitt and Mt. Blue’s budding gridiron relationship ended abruptly thanks to Maine Principals’ Association reclassification. Thankfully for players and fans, all the necessary elements — proximity, relative strength, even a coach or two and parents with ties to both communities — […]