LISBON — Ties in high school soccer are all about interpretation. On one hand, Lisbon now sees that it has the scoring punch, rock-solid goalkeeping and toughness to confront anybody after Saturday’s 2-2 draw with fellow girls’ unbeaten Monmouth. And deep down, the Greyhounds probably knew that already. You don’t have to sweat too profusely […]
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High school roundup: Leavitt, Gardiner battle to deadlock in girls’ soccer
GARDINER — After falling behind 2-0 in the first half, Leavitt clawed back as the two squads ended up at a 2-2 deadlock in more girls’ soccer action Friday. Morgan Carver and Lauren Chadwick each scored for the struggling Bulldogs (0-3-2), while Amanda Poulin and Shannon O’Malley tallied for the Hornets (1-2-2). Lauren Boyington made […]
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H.S. football: Phoenix knock around Falcons
RUMFORD — There’s an upper echelon in the Campbell Conference, and Spruce Mountain certainly proved that it belongs there following a dominating performance Friday night. Peter Theriault threw three touchdown passes and ran across the grain for another score as the Phoenix remained unbeaten with a 46-12 win over Mountain Valley at Chet Bulger Field. […]
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Knights finish off Falcons
POLAND — Those endless, streaming yellow flags, key turnovers and errant passes that never found a receiver’s hands were all part of a game in which Poland had little difficulty putting together a 41-12 victory over Freeport on Friday night. The gory details don’t add up to a hill of beans, though, because the Knights […]
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H.S. Football Roundup: Craig’s six TD passes launch Leavitt
GRAY – Junior quarterback Levi Craig threw for 350 yards and six touchdowns Friday night, all in the first half, and Leavitt lowered the boom on Gray-New Gloucester, 58-7, in Class C West football. Craig’s TD connections went for 30 and 10 yards to Gabe Seeley, 30 and 70 yards to Mitchel Davis, and 12 […]
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H.S. football: Gutsy comeback win for Mt. Blue as the Cougars top Messalonskee
FARMINGTON — It was the kind of news that would shake most teams. The Mt. Blue football team learned at halftime Friday night that standout senior JT Williams was out with a knee injury. He was done for the game and maybe longer. Instead of breaking them, the news solidified the Cougars. Mt. Blue rallied […]
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H.S. Football: Dirigo passes Winthrop/Monmouth to stay perfect
DIXFIELD — Another quick start. Another defensive and special teams clinic throughout. Dirigo’s early-season pattern might not be edge-of-the-seat excitement, but it’s a level of September efficiency that will make the Cougars tough to handle in October and November. Three first-quarter touchdowns, four fumble recoveries, a blocked punt and an interception staked Dirigo to a […]
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H.S. Football: Edward Little blanked by Portland
The Red Eddies surrendered a pair of fourth-down conversions, allowed two long touchdown runs and gave up 246 yards on the ground in a 22-0 loss at Walton Field. Edward Little’s defense was a vast improvement over the squad that surrendered 48 points to Bangor and 45 to Windham earlier this season. Yet Edward Little […]
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Cross country: Mt. Blue boys, Maranacook girls capture Leavitt meet
Aaron Willingham won the boys’ race with a finishing time of 16:36.14, and Maggie Hickey crossed the line with a finishing time of 21:28. “They came off a really hard workout on Monday, which was amazing,” Mt. Blue coach Kelley Cullenberg said. “You give them times to shoot for, but it’s not a race, so […]
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Oakes’ weekend football forecast
Windham 34, Lewiston 15 Portland 40, Edward Little 16 Cheverus 39, Oxford Hills 14 Messalonskee 20, Mt. Blue 15 Spruce Mountain 54, Mountain Valley 22 Leavitt 42, Gray-NG 0 Poland 34, Freeport 12 Dirigo 24, Winthrop/Monmouth 12 Lisbon 30, Boothbay 18 Oak Hill 33, Maranacook 6 Old Orchard Beach 26, Telstar 0