AUGUSTA — The Class D high school state football championship between Wells High School and Foxcroft Academy has been moved to Saturday night because of the snowstorm forecast for Friday. The game will still be played at the University of Maine in Orono, with a 7 p.m. start, according to the Maine Principals’ Association.
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H.S. football: Fryeburg 'cracked down' to reach first state title game
The Fryeburg Academy football team celebrates after winning the Class C South championship against Leavitt in Turner on Saturday evening. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) FRYEBURG — The Fryeburg Academy football program has been good in recent years, with four straight trips to the Class C South semifinals. But the Raiders figured going into this season that […]
Monday Morning QB: Hornets persevered through tough weekend
Leavitt coach Mike Hathway echoed the downcast mood of Leavitt’s locker room following its 20-13 loss to Fryeburg Academy in the Class C South final on Saturday night. “To be honest, I’m probably still in shock,” Hathaway said. It was impossible to discern how much the loss had to do with the shock from how […]
C South football final: Fryeburg grinds to first regional title with win over Leavitt
Fryeburg Academy’s Caleb Bowes is taken down by Leavitt’s Dasean Calder during Saturday night’s Class C South championship in Turner. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) TURNER — Fryeburg Academy played complementary football Saturday night to win its first regional championship, and that included being one and the same with Libby Field’s worn and muddy track. Calvin Southwick’s […]
Freeport holds off Dirigo in second half to win Class E football title
Dirigo’s Cole Brown reacts with dismay after watching one of Freeport’s many touchdowns during Saturday’s Class E championship game in Freeport. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) FREEPORT — Just as the Dirigo Cougars were starting to resemble the team that had reached Saturday’s Class E final, the Freeport Falcons used the art of deception to earn themselves […]
WATCH: Recapping Friday’s playoff games, previewing Saturday’s
Rough night for the O-Hills. Both Oxford Hills and Oak Hill lost their playoffs games Friday. We’ll talk about those games and also preview Saturday’s de facto Class E state championship between Dirigo and Freeport, as well as Leavitt’s home tilt with Fryeburg in the C South final.
Class D South football final: Wells routs Oak Hill for 27th straight win
Oak Hill’s Samuel Lindsay (14) is taken down by Wells players during the first half of the Class D South football final on Friday. (Brianna Soukup/Portland Press Herald) WELLS — This time, underdog Oak Hill couldn’t hang around long enough to pull an upset. Undefeated Wells was too strong, as Payton MacKay and Tyler Bridge […]
Class A North football final: Bulldogs beat Vikings with overtime stand
Oxford Hills’ Ashton Child (29) grabs the jersey of Portland’s Zachary Elowitch as Vikings defenders Caden Truman (32), Austin Doughty (74) and Cole Dunham (43) close in during the Class A North final Friday at Fitzpatrick Stadium in Portland. (Brewster Burns photo) PORTLAND — Oxford Hills was a mere foot or two away from doing […]
Leavitt assistant football coach Pete Casey dies unexpectedly
Leavitt will play its Class C South regional football final Saturday with heavy hearts. The Hornets were dealt shocking news Friday morning when they learned assistant coach Pete Casey, father of sophomore Tommy Casey, had died in his sleep the night before. “It was a rough day. It happened early this morning before school,” head coach Mike […]
Baseball is still Carson's passion, but Vikings' QB doesn't want football to end
Oxford Hills quarterback Colton Carson improved dramatically in his second year as starter and was named the Class A North Player of the Year. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) PARIS — Baseball is still Colton Carson’s passion. The Oxford Hills senior is still on track to be one of the best high school pitchers in the state […]