8-Man Large South Semifinal No. 4 Gray-New Gloucester (3-4) vs. No. 1 Mt. Ararat (7-1) Friday, 6 p.m. Two 8-man originals. The Eagles are consistently near the top, the Patriots are trying to fight their way up to that level. 8-Man Large South Semifinal No. 3 Spruce Mountain (5-2) vs. No. 2 Yarmouth (7-1) Friday, […]
Lee Horton
Staff Writer
Lee Horton is the Varsity Maine Editor for the Maine Trust for Local News. He joined the Sun Journal as assistant sports editor in July 2016, then served as sports editor from May 2018 to May 2024. Prior to moving to Maine, he was the sports editor at the Peninsula Daily News in Port Angeles, Washington.
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Boys soccer: Edward Little blanks Hampden, advances to A North semifinals
Three early goals give the Red Eddies a cozy lead, but the Broncos force them to battle to the end to earn playoff showdown with rival Lewiston.
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Football: More area teams begin postseason play this weekend
Mt. Blue opens B North playoffs at top-seeded Cony, while Spruce Mountain and Gray-New Gloucester begin the 8-man Large South postseason on the road.
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H.S. football: Week 8 staff predictions
(Predicted winners in bold) WIL KRAMLICH (62-22) Boothbay at Dirigo Telstar at Old Orchard Beach Edward Little at Scarborough Ellsworth/Sumner at Gray-New Gloucester Leavitt at Fryeburg Mt. Blue at Gardiner Oxford Hills at Portsmouth/Oyster River Poland at Lisbon Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale at Oak Hill TONY BLASI (46-38) Boothbay at Dirigo Telstar at Old Orchard Beach Edward Little […]
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Weekend Blitz: 8-man Small South playoffs starting this week
Ellsworth (1-5) at Gray-New Gloucester (2-4) Friday, 6 p.m. The Patriots can build up some momentum heading into the postseason. Oxford Hills (7-0) at Portsmouth/Oyster River (4-3) Friday, 6:30 p.m. The Vikings can earn some respect for Maine, which is 1-3 against New Hampshire teams this season. Edward Little (2-5) at Scarborough (4-3) Friday, 7 […]
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Head to Head: Flipping out over three-way tiebreaker
The Nos. 2-4 spots in 8-man Small School South were determined by a coin flip because Crabtree points and head-to-head results couldn’t break the three-way deadlock.
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Football: Mountain Valley holds off Dirigo to finish regular season undefeated
The Falcons take an early lead and never let the Cougars completely catch up.
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Head to head: Looking ahead to the not-far-off postseason
Some area teams are fighting for a playoff spot, while others are jostling for a better spot in the postseason.
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H.S. football: Week 7 staff predictions
(Predicted winners in bold) WIL KRAMLICH (54-21) Gray-New Gloucester at MDI Mountain Valley at Dirigo Edward Little at Bangor Lewiston at Mt. Blue Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale at Poland Windham at Oxford Hills Spruce Mountain at Greely Telstar at Old Orchard Beach Leavitt at Cheverus TONY BLASI (40-35) Gray-New Gloucester at MDI Mountain Valley at Dirigo Edward Little […]