Three Leavitt High School cross country runners added a marathon to their schedule this season. In May, Corinne Rabon, Carter Veilleux, and Ashley Pratt accepted a challenge by a local Army National Guard Col. Jack Mosher to run a marathon. Mosher spoke to a group of students in a health class. They are also apart of […]
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Field hockey: Oak Hill breaks through, stymies Telstar
Veilleux emphatically finished a flurry in front of the cage with 15:11 to play in regulation, scoring her first goal in nearly three games and her team’s first in nearly two, lifting the Raiders to a 2-0 win over Telstar in MVC field hockey action. “I was so mad. I just wanted the ball to […]
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Girls’ soccer: Hall-Dale holds off Lisbon
LISBON — The Hall-Dale High School girls’ soccer team had only one approach going into its match-up against the Lisbon Greyhounds. Bulldogs coach Guy Cousins said the goal all season has been to, “Play their style of soccer,” and he thought his team “dictated that right from the beginning,” as visiting Hall-Dale defeated Lisbon, 1-0, […]
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Cross country: Allen making room at the top
Ben Allen of Winthrop has been running cross country since the sixth grade. The senior has been with Winthrop coach Ed Van Tassel for six of the seven years. This year, their hard work together has paid off. Allen has won three of his four races this season. Van Tassel learned about Allen through another […]
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H.S boys’ soccer: Leavitt’s leaders give Hornets high hopes
They were four, fresh-faced rookies making their varsity debut, perhaps a bit sooner than normal. With only four juniors and four seniors on the Leavitt boys’ soccer team at try the time, it meant for an early induction. Madison Noel, Ben Fullerton, Tyler Roux and Derek Gosselin were ripe out of middle school and learning […]
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H.S. soccer notebook: Roadrunners respond to early loss
An early season loss and a humbling experience can be tough for a team to overcome, but the Mt. Abram boys soccer team shrugged off an early-season disappointment and have been producing success ever since. The Roadrunners lost to unbeaten Mountain Valley 10-0 early in the year. It was a surprise result for a Mt. […]
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Field Hockey: Mt. Blue’s Newbill all about team
Whether that means scoring the game-winning goal, playing a different position than her usual offensive role or taking charge on the field, Newbill will do whatever it takes. “She’s just been great,” Mt. Blue coach Jody Harmon said. “She’s one of our captains. When she picks up the intensity it helps bring the intensity to […]
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H.S. Football: Oxford Hills throws scare into Portland, falls 14-7
PORTLAND — If it’s possible to enjoy a so-called “statement game” without springing a mild upset, Oxford Hills pulled it off Saturday night at Fitzpatrick Stadium. The Vikings proved they were up to the physical challenge of facing a Portland program that inflicted a 68-point loss last year, and a team that took then-unbeaten Bangor […]
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H.S. Cross Country: Lewiston’s Harris takes 5th at Festival of Champions
The Lewiston High School senior crossed the finish line in fifth place out of 870 runners, completing the 5k Festival of Champions in 16 minutes, 12.46 seconds on Saturday at Troy Howard Middle School. Harris shaved off nine seconds from last year’s race, when he finished eighth. “It feels amazing,” Harris said. “I achieved my […]
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H.S. Football: Leavitt throws down Lake Region
TURNER — The Leavitt air show continued Saturday in another one-sided Class C West football victory. Levi Craig threw five touchdown passes — four to Gabe Seeley — and ran for another score in a 58-14 Homecoming rout of Lake Region at Libby Field. It was the third consecutive win for the Hornets (4-1). Craig, […]