MADISON — What was a close game after one quarter started to turn into a rout after two, thanks in part to Madison/Carrabec’s two-headed monster in the backfield. Evan Bess ran for a touchdown and threw for two more, both to Sean Whalen, who ran for two of his own, and the Bulldogs ran past […]
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Richardson, Sclafani win cross country races at Leavitt in Turner
Girls from eight high schools compete near the start of the cross country meet at Leavitt Area High School in Turner on Friday. It took a personal best that he wasn’t expecting to run, but the speed of Friday’s cross country race ultimately played into Oxford Hills’ Dominic Sclafini’s hands. “I was kind of surprised […]
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Winthrop holds off tough Spruce Mountain squad in MVC field hockey clash
Winthrop High School players, including Nora Conrad (1), Layne Audet (15) and Kinli DiBiase, center, celebrate after Bre Feeney scored the only goal of the game as Spruce Mountain goalie Sydney Shafter collects herself during their game in Winthrop on Friday. WINTHROP — Eight times, Winthrop High School’s penalty corner sets appeared to have an […]
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Lisbon trounces Wiscasset in boys' soccer
Lisbon’s Noah Austin (13) fends off Wiscasset’s Matt Martin (6) during a boys’ soccer clash at Lisbon on Friday. Austin scored a goal as the Greyhounds rolled to a 7-0 victory. LISBON — Lisbon High School boys’ soccer coach Dan Sylvester preached to his team the importance of starting quickly in Friday’s Mountain Valley Conference […]
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H.S. Game of the Week: Homecoming for Hornets features familiar foe
Gardiner’s Alonzo Connor makes a lunge for Leavitt’s Eric Theiss as he breaks a 60-yard run for the first touchdown of the evening in Turner during their game in 2009. The atmosphere of a homecoming football game is always special. Leavitt’s traditional Saturday night homecoming is often especially so. From the oversized crowd at the […]
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Head to head: Taking stock of Leavitt, D South and chicken tenders
Lee: So, is this the Leavitt football program I’ve heard all about? Or is this something more? The Hornets’ season actually got off to a slow start against York. They were trailing by double digits in the game, then, BAM, they reeled off 41 straight to beat the Wildcats, 55-34. Then, last week, Leavitt scored […]
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Weekend Blitz and Top 10: Blue Devils await A North showdown with Eagles
Lewiston (2-0) at Windham (1-1) Friday, 7 p.m. Blue Devils can erase a lot of non-believers with a win, but the Eagles will be spitting nails after getting trounced by Bonny Eagle. Oxford Hills (1-1) at Bangor (0-2) Friday, 7 p.m. Vikings can make the bus ride home a lot shorter not only with a […]
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Local roundup: Mt. Blue boys' soccer blanks Oxford Hills
PARIS — A single goal in each half was more than sufficient for Mt. Blue to record a 2-0 victory over Oxford Hills in a boys’ soccer tilt Thursday. Sam Smith and Chris Marshall each scored a goal for the Cougars (3-0-1). Hunter Bolduc and Eli Yeaton contributed with assists. Bolduc made seven saves for […]
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Girls' soccer: Lisbon figures out Wiscasset
WISCASSET — Live by the sword, die by the sword. It was the offside trap that Wiscasset lived by in an early season Mountain Valley Conference girls’ soccer matchup with Lisbon on Thursday. Four times, the Greyhounds were whistled for offsides in the early going. Then Lisbon figured out the strategy, and took advantage, reeling […]
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H.S. field hockey: Mt. Blue finishes off Edward Little
Edward Little’s Jordan Cummings (1) races after the ball as Mt. Blue’s Keegan Andrews (8), Adelle Loss (24) and EL’s Anna LeBlanc follow in a field hockey game at Caldwell Field in Farmington on Thursday. Mt. Blue won, 3-0.Coach Greg Perkins tries to rally the Edward Little Red Eddies at Caldwell Field in Farmington on […]