Austin Brown, left, of Edward Little High School and Pedro Fonseca of Portland High School compete for a rebound during the first period in Auburn on Friday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Portland couldn’t shake short-handed Edward Little for the first two-and-a-half quarters of Friday night’s rematch of last year’s Class AA North final, so […]
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Basketball: Spruce Mountan pulls away from Hall-Dale
JAY — When Spruce Mountain started rebounding and made the usual second-half adjustments, everything fell into place in that critical fourth quarter at The Nest on Wednesday night. What they lacked in height, the Phoenix (4-3) made it up with their tenacious defense. When Spruce’s shots started falling, the Phoenix ended up choreographing a splendid […]
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Boys' Basketball: Bulldogs roll over Phoenix, 58-40
FARMINGDALE — The numbers tell the story of why, but not how, Hall-Dale beat Spruce Mountain, 58-40, in a meeting of two Mountain Valley Conference unbeatens on Wednesday night. The Bulldogs shot 56 percent (22-for-39) from the floor and limited the Phoenix to just 3 3-pointers on 19 attempts for the game and six points […]
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Ali overtime goal lifts Lewiston over Portland in Class A state soccer final
PORTLAND — Golden cleats. Golden-dyed hair. Golden goal. Warsame Ali put himself in the right spot with those cleats, used his head with that hair to re-direct a free kick and scored the game-winning goal for Lewiston in overtime to beat Portland, 1-0, in the Class A boys’ soccer state championship game at Deering High […]
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Boys' soccer: Lewiston, Portland to clash in Class A state final
Lewiston head coach Mike McGraw reacts following his team’s win over Hampden Academy in Lewiston in 2015. Mike McGraw and Rocco Frenzilli have known each other a long time. Their 30-plus-year tenures as the head coaches of the Lewiston and Portland High School boys’ soccer teams, respectively, had a lot to do with their friendship. […]
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Portland takes down Oxford Hills in A North football quarterfinals
Portland’s Zach Elowitch goes up to intercept a pass intended for Oxford Hills’ Jordan Silver. (Brewster Burns photo) PARIS — Offensive drives kept stalling, leaving the onus on the defenses to make a game-changing play. Portland’s Vincent Pasquali intercepted Oxford Hills quarterback Colton Carson to set up the first touchdown of the game, and the […]
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No. 2 Madison holds off No. 7 Dirigo in D South quarterfinal
The Madison Area Memorial High School defensive line causes a fumble on a run by Dirigo High School’s Alex Gotham (3) in the first quarter in Madison on Friday, Oct. 27, 2018. The fumble was called back and the third down was replayed. (Michael G. Seamans/Kennebec Journal) MADISON — The Madison football team set the […]
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H.S. football: Portland edges Lewiston in overtime
PORTLAND — In their last home game as seniors, Portland’s Vinnie Pasquali dropped a sure touchdown pass and Quinn Clarke pushed a game-winning field goal attempt. Those moments will be forgotten. What they will remember instead is Pasquali’s overtime interception that set up another winning field goal attempt, this one from 14 yards closer. Clarke’s 21-yard […]
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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 […]
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H.S. Football: Madison pushes past Oak Hill, 28-13
Oak Hill’s Gabriel Bergeron gets brought down in a crush of Madison players during Saturday afternoon’s football game at Oak Hill High School. WALES — Madison has an offense that can score points aplenty. The more chances they get, the more the Bulldogs can score. So Oak Hill coach Stacen Doucette decided to dust off […]