Luke St. Hilaire of Winthrop High School. WINTHROP — Luke St. Hilaire loves football. His right knee reminds him how much he loves it every time it aches. Football has been a big part of St. Hilaire’s life as long as he can remember. Growing up playing youth football, rooting for the New England Patriots […]
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Head-to-head: Smashmouth vs. spread
Randy: I’m excited to be heading down to Wells Friday night to watch two unbeaten teams, Wells and Lisbon, slug it out in a big Class D South game, It’s the kind of matchup that has me thinking about the way high school football has evolved here in Maine and whether it’s for the better. […]
Game of the Week: Greyhounds, Warriors clash is a throwback
Miss the good old days when high school offenses tried to pound each other into submission? Have we got the game for you. Lisbon and Wells aren’t identical, but they will see a lot of themselves when they look across Warrior Memorial Field on Friday night. Both teams boast a perfect 6-0 record into Week […]
Weekend Blitz and Top 10: Plenty at stake in season's penultimate week
Windham (3-3) at Edward Little (6-0) Friday, 7 p.m. Eddies have scored 170 points. Eagles have surrendered 170 points. Lewiston (3-3) at Portland (1-5) Friday, 7 p.m. Blue Devils can’t afford to look too far ahead to Battle of the Bridge. The Bulldogs, coming off their first win, are dangerous. Oxford Hills (3-3) at Scarborough […]
Boys' soccer: Monmouth, Hall-Dale settle for draw
Monmouth Academy’s Avery Pomerleau, left, and Hall-Dale’s Josh Nadeau battle for ball during a game at Hall-Dale High School in Farmingdale on Thursday. FARMINGDALE — The Hall-Dale soccer team has seen enough of Monmouth’s Avery Pomerleau. The senior striker scored an overtime goal earlier this season to hand the Bulldogs their only loss. Thursday, in […]
Boys' soccer: Mt. Blue fends off Messalonskee
Messalonskee High School’s Hunter Smith (10) collides with Mt. Blue High School’s Mick Gurney (7) in Oakland on Thursday. OAKLAND — In a game that needed an ounce or two of desperation from the Messalonskee boys’ soccer team, it was the oppostion from Mt. Blue that provided it. “We knew that if we lost, it […]
Mt. Ararat, Cony high schools investigating racial incident at boys' soccer game
Cony and Mt. Ararat high school administrators are investigating a reported racial incident that took place during a Sept. 28 boys varsity soccer game in Topsham. “I’m aware of an issue that came up,” Mt. Ararat athletic director Geoff Godo said. “The administration at Cony made us aware of it. We take these types of […]
Local roundup: Spruce Mountain field hockey edges Boothbay in overtime
BOOTHBAY — Avery Williams scored late in the first overtime to give Spruce Mountain a 2-1 win over Boothbay in MVC field hockey action Wednesday. Chloe Arsenault gave the Seahawks (12-2) a 1-0 lead on a goal assisted by Page Brown with 6:40 left in the first half, but Spruce’s Emily Castonguay answered with an […]
Girls' soccer: Leavitt and Lincoln Academy run out of time, settle for tie
Leah Maheux, right, of Leavitt shoots on goal while being defended by Kate Peters of Lincoln Academy during the first half in Turner on Wednesday. Maheux scored on the kick to put the Hornets up 1-0. TURNER — Wednesday night’s KVAC Class B South girls’ soccer game between Lincoln Academy and Leavitt ended with a […]
Sorensen lifts Falcons past Oak Hill
RUMFORD — Will Sorensen scored on a rebound from a shot by Garrett Garbarini with 10 seconds left in double overtime to give Mountain Valley a 2-1 win over Oak Hill in a late-season boys’ soccer tilt on Tuesday. Espen Lamberg also scored for the Falcons (8-2-3) in the first half. Colby Leighton scored the […]