Ian Austin ran for two touchdowns and passed for another, and Kyle Farrar and Josh Mason both rushed for more than 100 yards, propelling Mountain Valley to a 38-14 Class C West football victory Friday night at Gray-New Gloucester. “It wasn’t pretty, but we’ll take it,” said Mountain Valley coach Steve LaPointe, whose team improved […]
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Cross country: Festival of Champions brings regions top teams together
The biggest cross country meet of the regular season takes place Saturday in Belfast. The annual Festival of Champions will gather 72 schools from around Maine, as well as five other schools from around New England and Canada. “There’s always tough competition there because there’s not just Maine teams,” Mt. Blue coach Kelley Cullenberg said. […]
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Field hockey: Homecoming comeback as Dirigo defeats St. Dom’s
The Cougars started slowly, but scored two goals in a 2:19 span of the second half, including Lauren Henderson’s winning goal, en route to a 3-1 triumph over St. Dom’s in an MVC showdown. Dirigo goalie Morgan Morrow made 11 saves as she and defenders Kaitlyn Olsen, Kaitlyn Radcliffe and Hayley Turner, and midfielders Emma […]
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Local roundup: Jacques’ 2 goals give EL a win
PARIS — Emily Jacques scored an unassisted goal in each half as Edward Little (8-0-1) shook off Oxford Hills with 2-0 win in a girls’ soccer Thursday. EL goalie Molly Murray kept the Vikings (2-5-2) off the scoreboard with her 10 saves. The Red Eddies outshot Oxford Hills, 23-15 Mountain Valley 9, Telstar 0 BETHEL […]
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Top 10: Windham’s win shakes upper echelon
1. Thornton 4-0 (Last week: 2) Congratulations to Livermore Falls product Kevin Kezal on his 100th career win. 2. Windham 4-0 (5) Well, 35-7 at Boulos Stadium sort of changed everything, didn’t it? 3. Bonny Eagle 3-1 (3) Scots have been sensational since their early-season hiccup. 4. Cheverus 3-1 (1) Would have been quite an […]
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Oakes’ football forecast for Oct. 3-4
Last week: 10-0 (1.000) Season: 39-5 (.886) Lewiston 19, Deering 18 Cheverus 42, Edward Little 7 Portland 27, Oxford Hills 8 Brunswick 41, Mt. Blue 20 Spruce Mountain 42, Poland 14 Leavitt 54, Lake Region 6 Mountain Valley 35, Gray-NG 7 Lisbon 27, Traip 6 Winthrop/Monmouth 32, Telstar 6 Oak Hill 33, Old Orchard Beach […]
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Game of the Week: Devils-Rams a must-win game
Six of eight teams will make the playoffs in Class A East football. For the second consecutive year, that’s the good news for Lewiston after an 0-4 start. The bad news: Lewiston must face Bangor (4-0) and vastly improved Portland (2-2) before finishing the regular season with rival Edward Little. That itinerary turns Friday night’s […]
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H.S. boys’ soccer: Brunswick rallies to tie Lewiston
BRUNSWICK — What may have appeared to be a seemingly comfortable lead for the Lewiston boys’ soccer team proved to be not so comfortable at all. The Blue Devils built a 2-0 lead by halftime Thursday and had controlled most of play in a key KVAC matchup with Brunswick. That fortune changed with two quick […]
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Field Hockey: Mt. Blue runs past Edward Little
AUBURN — Speed kills, and Mt. Blue High School’s speed crushed Edward Little on Thursday. The Cougars used their quick legs to beat the Red Eddies to seemingly every loose ball, and they ran away on the scoreboard as a result in a 6-0 victory at Sherwood Heights Elementary School. Mt. Blue received scoring contributions […]
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H.S. Football: Pease no small factor in Oak Hill success
“How much do you weigh now? 165?” Pease rolled his eyes and dropped his chin ever-so-slightly, two terms of body language that come naturally to a player who isn’t prone to talk about himself. “I think I’ve probably lost some since double sessions,” he said with an apologetic smile. Doucette widened his eyes and recoiled […]