The disparity between the top teams in Maine and those giving chase is getting wider, and a pair of teams are early, heavy favorites in their respective conferences. In Eastern Class A, Lewiston showed last season how powerful it could be in the regular season. With one of the tougher schedules in the state, the […]
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HIgh school football playoffs: Lisbon topples Winthrop in OT
LISBON — Somehow, the Lisbon Greyhounds found a way. Just finding a way seems to be a theme for them during their playoff run. Take away their starting quarterback, no problem. Take away their top tailback, not a problem. In Saturday’s Western Maine Class C semifinal, they plugged players into their system to replace the […]
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High School Football: Ramblers, ‘Hounds meet again
Two of the games were close. One wasn’t. All three winners can thank their victory for the fact that they’re hosting the rematch. To the locals, Friday and Saturday’s Western Maine high school football semifinals represent a second chance (Winthrop and Oak Hill) or an opportunity to back up what already is an impressive body […]
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High school football: Ramblers air out frustration on Cougars
WINTHROP — Winthrop didn’t wear throwback football jerseys Friday night. The Ramblers did party like it was 1999, though. Best known this season for a punishing one-two, off-tackle ground attack, Winthrop turned the pages back to yesteryear and elected to sling leather and test the perimeter in its Western Class C quarterfinal against Dirigo. Stretch […]
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Cross country: Doyle shines in Class C; Monmouth, Telstar boys advance
CUMBERLAND — Abby Mace crossed the finish line a bit more out of breath than normal. The Maranacook junior, a mainstay at the top of cross country standings for three seasons, bent over at the waist, grasping for air on a sun-drenched, crisp autumn day. She sauntered over to her waiting coach and teammates. “Wow, […]
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High school football: Lisbon wards off Winthrop, takes No. 2 seed
LISBON — Everyone else at Thompson Field saw a football lying on the turf. To Lisbon linebacker Mike McNamara, it was an entire high school football career worth of frustration against Winthrop flashing before his eyes. “They beat us three years in a row. Knocked us out of the playoffs twice,” McNamara said. Not this […]
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Cross country: Saints claim first MVC title
AUGUSTA — The Mountain Valley Conference cross country championship has been a painful venture for Alyse Carney the last couple of years. But thanks to a gutty effort by the senior and some textbook pack running by her teammates, Carney and St. Dom’s have a fine elixir in their first Mountain Valley Conference cross country […]
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Area golfers earn top 10s
VASSALBORO — A handful of area golfers had solid days at the MPA state golf individual championships at Natanis Golf Course on Saturday. Joe Bryant of St. Dom’s and Karli Soracco of Leavitt were the low golfers from the tri-county region Saturday, each firing an 82 in their respective divisions. Soracco negotiated the Arrowhead course […]
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KVAC, MVC to decide cross country titles in Augusta
It could be a wet and windy Saturday in the state capital when the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference and Mountain Valley Conference hold their conference cross country championships. With heavy rains forecast for Friday, and showers extending into Saturday, cross country courses around the state could take a pounding. These races will be held on […]
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High school football: Jay jolts Winthrop
JAY — It came down to a little razzle dazzle in the drizzle. The Jay Tigers pulled a play out of the old trick bag Friday night and debuted it at just the right moment. The halfback pass caught the Winthrop defense and stunned the unbeaten Ramblers with 1:36 left in the game. Jordan D. […]