Leavitt’s Bryce Hudson tries to evade a tackle from Gardiner’s Cam Michaud during Saturday night’s football game in Turner. Gardiner’s Nate Malinowski comes into the play from the right. TURNER — Leavitt’s offense monopolized the spotlight by lighting up the scoreboard for 128 points through the first two games of the season. Saturday night’s homecoming […]
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Girls' soccer: Monmouth hands Madison first loss
Monmouth’s Tia Day, left, dribbles past Madison’s Whitney Bess in a MVC girls’ soccer showdown Saturday at Monmouth Academy. MONMOUTH — It’s not how you finish, it’s how you start. At least that’s the way it was between Monmouth Academy and Madison on Saturday night. Madison tied the game up with two minutes left in […]
Local roundup: Oxford Hills field hockey scores late to beat Camden
PARIS — Broke Carson assisted Lauren Merrill with 42 seconds remaining in overtime to provide Oxford Hills its first win of the season, 1-0 over Camden, in field hockey action at the Gouin Complex on Saturday afternoon. The Vikings outpaced the Windjammers in shots on goal, 5-2, and corners, 8-6. Goalie Jenna Stearns made four […]
Boys' soccer: Richmond edges St. Dom's, 1-0
Richmond’s Isaac Cappan wind up to kick the ball past St. Dom’s Ben Gosslin during Saturday’s soccer game in Auburn. AUBURN — Richmond was stuck in a stalemate for most of the game against the St Dom’s boys’ soccer team until Justin Vachon caught a deflected pass and ripped the game-winning goal into the top right […]
H.S. football: Red Eddies rally from early mistakes, edge Stags, 26-20
PORTLAND — Less than a dozen plays into Saturday’s matinee at Cheverus, Edward Little had dug itself a 14-point hole with turnovers on its first two possessions. The game was shaping up to be a carbon copy of blowouts the Red Eddies have suffered at Boulos Stadium in recent years. The Eddies continued to make […]
VIDEO: Week 3 Football Friday recap with Randy and Justin
We go around the region with Randy and Justin to find out what happened Friday in high school football. Big wins from Lisbon and Spruce Mountain on the road in the river valley region, while Lewiston falls just short against Windham. Those recaps and more, here!
Spruce Mountain football holds off Dirigo
DIXFIELD — With the jumble of teams jockeying for position in Class D South this season, there was plenty of incentive for Dirigo and Spruce Mountain to step up and play with a purpose Friday. A pair of rushing touchdowns by Logan Smith and Brett Frey in the first half helped Spruce Mountain along, and […]
HS Football: Greyhounds hold on to nip Falcons, 22-20
RUMFORD — Bradley Harriman and the Lisbon Greyhounds may not be very familiar with Chet Bulger Field, but they know open field when they see it — even when they’re in punt formation. Harriman scampered 39 yards on a fake punt to set up what proved to be the winning touchdown — a four-yard run […]
Roundup: Lewiston snags first girls' soccer win, tops Cony
LEWISTON — Maddy Foster netted a pair of goals on Friday to lead Lewiston to a 5-0 girls’ soccer rout over Cony. The Blue Devils (1-3-0) jumped out to a 3-0 advantage in the first half. Kelsie Lynch, Sara Robert and Kajha Gagnon also tallied to complete the scoring. Christine Chasse and Megan St. Cyr […]
H.S. football: Windham comes back on Lewiston
WINDHAM — As momentum shifted, so did fortune in Lewiston’s 20-14 loss to Windham in a showdown of the two highest ranked football teams in Class A North. The ball bounced the Blue Devils’ way — one time, literally — in the first half, after which they led 14-0, but it skipped away from them […]