JAY — Nicole Hamblin took a rebound and slipped the ball to Alexis Bessey who promptly punched in the game-winning goal 3:48 into overtime to give Spruce Mountain a 2-1 victory over Oceanside in a field hockey game Thursday. Kaylee LeClerc scored off a penalty stroke in the first half, giving the Phoenix a 1-0 […]
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Head to Head: Favorite local football traditions
Oakes: Goody, it looks like it’s my turn to get this mental gymnastics started this week. I hope you can compete without having the built-in advantage of going first and keeping the topic concealed like Colonel Sanders’ secret recipe until the last possible second. I’m kidding, actually, because my plan is to keep the topic […]
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H.S. Football Game of the Week: Unbeaten Cougars another measuring stick for Ramblers
That’s the greatest distinction between the two opponents in Friday’s closer-than-it-looks match-up at Harlow Park. The undefeated Cougars and winless Ramblers kick off at 7 p.m. Put together Winthrop/Monmouth’s second half at Lisbon (28-24 loss after falling behind by three touchdowns) and first half against Old Orchard Beach (8-7 halftime lead unraveled into a 27-8 […]
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Weekend Blitz: Class A teams face uphill climb
Lewiston (0-2) at Windham (2-0) Friday, 7 p.m. Devils need upset to avoid another 0-3 start, and don’t think they saw this one coming. Portland (1-1) at Edward Little (0-2) Friday, 7 p.m. QB Matt Verrill (concussion) not expected to play for Red Eddies. Cheverus (2-0) at Oxford Hills (1-1) Friday, 7 p.m. Vikings defense […]
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Top 10: Scots’ stumble puts Stags in familiar territory
1. Cheverus (2-0) (Last week: 2) Eight quarters without giving up a touchdown to start the season. Not bad. 2. Thornton (2-0) (3) Let’s see: Thornton beats South Portland, 47-6. South Portland beats Bonny Eagle, 21-14. I can do that math. 3. Bonny Eagle (1-1) (1) Don’t read too much into that loss, yet. Sometimes […]
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Girls’ soccer: Houle’s goal lifts Greyhounds
LISBON FALLS — Injuries are a part of sports, and too often they occur at the most inopportune time. Coming into Thursday’s Mountain Valley Conference girls’ high school soccer game, Lisbon was without the services of leading scorer Deliah Schrieber, nursing an injured knee sustained in her team’s victory over Dirigo on Tuesday. On the […]
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H.S. Football: Young Falcons follow well-rounded leader
RUMFORD – Many adjectives and identifying words get attached to Caleb Gauvin’s name, but “bored” and “lazy” aren’t among them. Forget smashing through stereotypes. The Mountain Valley senior football player sometimes shatters the apparent limitations of the 24-hour day. It isn’t enough that Gauvin is captain of the football, basketball and baseball teams. President of […]
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H.S. boys’ soccer: Poland rallies for win over Traip
POLAND — Patrtick Kuklinski rushed to the net, hoping something — anything — might happen. A seemingly harmless shot by Tom Flint in the closing seconds of Thursday’s game turned into something memorable. Kuklinski collected the rebound and put it home with three seconds left to lift the Poland boys’ soccer team to a 3-2 […]
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Field hockey: Messalonskee keeps rolling, topples Oxford Hills
“It’s the one we’ve been struggling with the most,” Messalonskee coach Katie McLaughlin said. “We must have done that one thirty times in practice (Wednesday).” On Thursday, it only took one try. Allison Corbett backhanded the ball out of the air past Oxford Hills keeper Shannon Fillebrown with 10:32 to play in regulation and the […]
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Field hockey: Winthrop cages Mountain Valley in MVC tilt
The play went back and forth, and each team had its share of opportunities, but neither was able to crack through as the Ramblers and Falcons battled to a 0-0 stalemate. Winthrop goalie Corinna Coulton (12 saves) and Falcons counterpart Kassie Thibodeau (11 saves) proved to be the difference at the Hosmer Field Complex. Mountain […]