As we enter the second half to the 2018 high school football season, some folks are going to start trying to project playoff seedings via whatever number of Heal point scenarios they can dream up. I am not one of those people. I gave up projecting Heals several years ago after failing on a few […]
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Weekend Blitz and top 10: Season's midpoint could be its high point for competitive games
Edward Little (2-2) at Portland (3-1) Friday, 7 p.m. No better place for Red Eddies to stake a claim for Super Saturday reservations than Fitzpatrick Stadium against the favorites to represent A North. Lewiston (0-4) at Bangor (1-3) Friday, 7 p.m. Blue Devils played perhaps their best game of the year against Portland last week, […]
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Local roundup: Sevignys lift Mountain Valley field hockey over Lisbon in overtime
RUMFORD — Rylee Sevigny scored and then assisted on the game-winning goal in overtime for Mountain Valley as the Falcons defeated Lisbon 2-1 on Wednesday in a Class C South field hockey game. Sevigny’s first-half goal gave the Falcons (8-3) a 1-0 lead. Mountain Valley was held off the scoreboard in the second half while […]
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H.S. football: Confident Lajoie standing out on both sides of ball for Ramblers
Dylan Lajoie during Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale football practice Wednesday at Maxwell Field in Winthrop. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) WINTHROP — Poland’s Zach Cote had just made another catch near the Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale sideline when Ramblers coach Dave St. Hilaire heard a voice laced with urgency, directed at him through the post-play din of grunts and whistles. It was from […]
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Field hockey: Winthrop steps up in second half to win showdown with Spruce Mountain
Spruce Mountain goalie Melissa Bamford dives for a loose ball as teammate Harmony Castonguay tries to stop Winthrop’s Maddie Perkins from getting a stick on the ball during Wednesday afternoon’s field hockey game in Winthrop. Winthrop scored on the play. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) WINTHROP — Winthrop coach Jessica Merrill wasn’t pleased with the way the […]
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H.S. roundup: Bryant, Cougars clip Falcons in double-overtime
DIXFIELD — Taylor Bryant scored 2:40 into the second overtime to send Dirigo to a thrilling 2-1 win over rival Mountain Valley in Mountain Valley Conference field hockey action on Monday. The Falcons held a 1-0 lead on Rylee Sevigny’s unassisted goal in the first half. The Cougars tied it 17:58 into the second half […]
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Monday Morning QB: 'Janek can' for Oxford Hills
On a hold by Noah Oufiero, kicker Janek Luksza watches his extra point attempt. The kick was good against Bangor in Paris on Saturday. (Brewster Burns Photo) Oxford Hills lost senior slot Cam Slicer for the season with a broken right ankle suffered in practice before last week’s loss to Sanford. That means more work […]
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H.S. football: Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale wins thriller with Poland
WINTHROP — Keegan Choate’s fourth-down touchdown pass to Jevin Smith with 2:32 remaining was the difference in Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale’s 33-29 victory over Poland in a Class D South football game Friday night at Maxwell Field. The back-and-forth contest lasted more than three hours due to an early injury delay for an ambulance to take Poland’s Ben […]
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Boys' soccer: Winthrop doubles up Mountain Valley
Mountain Valley’s Will Sorensen, left, battles with Winthrop’s Noah Grube during Thursday afternoon’s game in Winthrop. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) WINTHROP — Winthrop spread the ball around and built an early lead en route to a 4-2 boys’ soccer victory over Mountain Valley. Four Ramblers scored a goal in Thursday’s win. “When I took over this […]
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H.S. football: Week 4 staff picks
(Winners in bold) RANDY WHITEHOUSE (26-7) Mountain Valley at Spruce Mountain Poland at Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale Mt. Blue at Brewer Dirigo at Old Orchard Beach Sanford at Edward Little Lisbon at Madison/Carrabec Telstar at Freeport Morse at Gray-New Gloucester Portland at Lewiston York at Leavitt Bangor at Oxford Hills/Buckfield Wells at Oak Hill WIL KRAMLICH (26-7) Mountain […]