After the first two weeks of the Campbell Conference campaign, the Spruce Mountain at Cape Elizabeth matchup in Week 4 looked like the pick of the crop. And who knows? It still may turn out that way. No question, however, that Friday night’s collision at Hannaford Field has lost some of its luster with the […]
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H.S. Football Top 10: Change not-so-inevitable in this countdown
1. Cheverus 3-0 (Last week: 1) So far, trying to move the ball against the Stags’ defense has been, well, pointless. 2. Thornton 3-0 (2) “Average” Trojans score thus far: 55-2. 3. Bonny Eagle 2-1 (3) Scots rebounded in big way against Sanford. 4. Brunswick 3-0 (4) Ball-hawking defense kept the high-powered Dragons undefeated at […]
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Boys’ Soccer: Poland loses touch with Falmouth
POLAND — You could call Falmouth an annual measuring-stick game for Poland boys’ soccer. Stopwatch game might be more fitting, however. As in how long can the Class B Knights hang with the Class A Yachtsmen before depth and reality set in? The answer Thursday was 31 minutes. Poland’s defense kept matching zeroes on the […]
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Weekend Blitz: Lisbon, OOB battle to stay unbeaten
Biddeford (2-1) at Lewiston (0-3) Friday, 7 p.m. Devils’ 2013 season turned around in a close road loss to Tigers. York (3-0) at Mt. Blue (2-1) Friday, 7 p.m. Cougars will need another titanic defensive effort to spring upset. Spruce Mountain (3-0) at Cape Elizabeth (2-1) Friday, 7 p.m. Season-ending knee injury to Cape QB […]
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Oakes’ high school football forecast for Sept. 26-27
Biddeford 39, Lewiston 18 Oxford Hills 21, Edward Little 12 York 34, Mt. Blue 14 Spruce Mountain 40, Cape Elizabeth 21 Leavitt 22, Poland 12 Lake Region 12, Gray-NG 7 Yarmouth 27, Mtn. Valley 8 Oak Hill 21, Winthrop/Monmouth 8 Lisbon 15, OOB 7 Dirigo 34, Telstar 0
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H.S. Football: Knights getting the point(s) from all directions
POLAND — First, the unprecedented. Poland football has opened the season with the most prolific stretch in school history, scoring 112 points in three games. One-sided wins over Lake Region and Freeport have been sandwiched around a 29-point comeback that ended in a last-second loss at Cape Elizabeth. And now, the unlikely. The Knights have […]
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Field hockey: Mt. Blue stifles Brunswick
BRUNSWICK — When Brunswick High School field hockey coach Karin Paquin attends a field hockey clinic, she is excited for the future. From kindergarten to middle school, Brunswick players are lining up and learning the skills of the sport. Thursday’s 7-0 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference loss to talented Mt. Blue displayed what a program that […]
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Boys’ soccer: Saints handle Cougars in shutout
The Saints scored early and often, and their defense pitched their fourth consecutive shutout in a 6-0 victory over the Cougars. St. Dom’s has outscored opponents 18-0 in its last four matches. Juniors Ryan Lutrzykowski and Austin Roy picked up where they left off Tuesday against Wiscasset, netting two goals each for the Saints (4-1-1). […]
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Field hockey: Falcons turn away Knights
POLAND — Heart-wrenching, pulse-pounding games have been the norm for Poland this season. Thursday was no different. The Knights watched the ball tiptoe along the goal line behind Freeport keeper Morgan Karnes with time winding down in regulation. Some players in the goalmouth started to celebrate, but the ball never crossed the line. Karnes dove […]
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H.S. Golf: Vikings remain undefeated, top Blue Devils
His No. 1 and No. 3 golfers didn’t play their best, giving the Blue Devils the opportunity to knock the Vikings from the ranks of the unbeaten after coming so close to doing just that earlier in the season. “They were getting a little nervous with the undefeated thing,” Grace said. “They wanted to keep […]