LEWISTON — It’s good to have a running partner. There’s no better example than the duo at Gray-New Gloucester. Sophomore Madison Post and junior Jaley Martin have been at the top of the Western Maine Conference for most of the season in sprints and middle distance events this season. They have finished in the top […]
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H.S. Football: Weekend blitz
Class A state championship North No. 1 PORTLAND (9-1) vs. South No. 1 BONNY EAGLE (10-0) Saturday, 11:06 a.m. This title game will be played at the home of the Bulldogs, and a place that Bonny Eagle coach Kevin Cooper has made feel like home, winning five titles in five tries. Both time like to […]
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Boys’ Soccer: Yarmouth beats Winslow for third straight Class B title
HAMPDEN — As the teams lined up across the Weatherbee Complex field for lineup introductions Saturday, the Yarmouth High School boys’ soccer team’s size advantage over its opposition from Winslow was hard to ignore. But it was more than sheer physical stature that propelled the Clippers to a 5-2 victory and a third consecutive Class […]
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Field hockey: Leavitt moves on with win over Spruce Mountain
TURNER — Leavitt and Spruce Mountain see each other a lot when the field hockey playoffs roll around. Wednesday marked the teams’ third consecutive playoff season during which the rivals met, this time in the Class B South quarterfinals. This year, it’s the Hornets who are moving on with a 3-0 victory at home. The […]
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Preview 2016: Class B football preview
Brunswick from the North and Marshwood from the South have met in the past two Class B state championships, with the Hawks from Marshwood winning both times. Talking to opposing coaches, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see a third straight title clash. Brunswick finished in a three-way tie at 7-1 last year with Skowhegan […]
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H.S. Baseball: Cinderella Freeport flying high into Class B final
FREEPORT — Josh Burke was just hoping to get a couple starts on the mound this year for the Freeport baseball team. Flip the calendar ahead two months and Burke has already made two starts in the playoffs, and on Saturday will make a third — in the Class B state championship game. Burke’s change […]
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Baseball state championships: Mostly favorites in finals, but some surprises
The Northern Maine baseball playoffs played out like they were supposed to on paper, with the top seeds in each class advancing to the state championships. That was partly the case in southern Maine, except Sacopee Valley in Class C was an underdog who then ended another underdog story, and in Class B, Freeport flipped […]
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Class B state track and field: Foxcroft boys, York girls tops at state meet
The couple spent all day at Mount Desert Island High School, where they combined for four individual titles while competing in the Class B track and field state championship meet. Once they finished, they made a hasty departure so they could attend their respective senior proms at Belfast and Camden Hills high schools. Nealey captured […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Houlton/Hodgdon’s Phillips pushes North to Class B all-star win
AUBURN — A late addition to the roster got the North team off to an early start in Saturday’s Class B Maine Winter Classic boys’ hockey senior all-star game. Houlton/Hodgdon’s Billy Phillips, who wasn’t on the printed roster for fans, scored four goals for the North, which won 5-1 at Norway Savings Bank Arena. “I […]
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Woodstock man credited with time served in retry of Bethel rape
AUBURN — A Woodstock man will face no additional jail time after pleading guilty to raping a friend in Bethel while she was sleeping three years ago. As part of the plea deal with prosecutors at the Androscoggin County Superior Court on Wednesday, Spencer Glover, 32, agreed to a 10-year prison sentence with all but 20 […]