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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Small throws no-hitter as Richmond routs Fort Fairfield in Class D baseball state title game
Richmond pitcher Zach Small (8) celebrates after throwing a no-hit shutout against Fort Fairfield in the Class D state championship game at Mansfield Stadium in Bangor on Saturday. Richmond defeated Fort Fairfield 11-0 in five innings. (Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel) BANGOR — From the first pitch Zach Small threw in the bullpen warming up, Richmond […]
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Richmond falls to Bangor Christian in D boys' soccer championship
Richmond’s Ben Gardner, left, collides with Bangor Christian goalie Jeremiah McNally durig the Class D state championship game Saturday at Hampden Academy. (Kevin Bennett, for the Kennebec Journal) HAMPDEN — The tears were still welled up in Richmond High School forward Zach Small’s eyes when he said the words no athlete wants to say after […]
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Richmond holds off Ashland in D girls' soccer final
Richmond’s Bryannah Shea, right, jumps into the arms of Abigail Johnson after scoring the second goal of the Class D state game against Ashland on Saturday at Hampden Academy. (Michael G. Seamans/Kennebec Journal) HAMPDEN — In defending, a fine line exists between doing so successfully and sitting too far in as to leave the team […]
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Richmond mops up Lakers in Class D South quarterfinal
RICHMOND — The Richmond boys soccer team has been known to play its best in the second half. That trend continued Tuesday, when the Bobcats delivered all of their offense after halftime on the way to a 4-0 victory over Rangeley in a Class D South quarterfinal match at Coughlin Field. Three of those goals […]
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Girls' soccer playoffs, at a glance
Class A Being second has been a good thing in A North recenlty. The No. 2 seeded team has advanced to the state final each of the past three years, and if that holds again Brunswick can expect to book a trip to Hampden Academy. The Dragons might not need the past on their side. […]
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Class D boys: Machias ends Greenville's bid for first title
BANGOR — The Machias boys basketball team has relied on an imposing front line to emerge as a force in Class D North during the past three seasons. But the Bulldogs’ play on the perimeter Saturday proved just as important in capturing the program’s first state championship since 1995 with a 51-39 victory over Greenville […]
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Winter Preview: Class D girls’ basketball
Yes, this is a brand new season, and what happened in 2015-16 has little to do with what happen in 2016-17. But Rangeley coach Heidi Deery refuses to discount the remaining Lakers’ championship background. “They have learned a lot the past several years in our quest for our championship, and I think that experience is […]
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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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Girls’ Soccer: Ashland wins Class D championship in overtime
PORTLAND — There was no stopping it. After almost 100 minutes of hard-fought, end-to-end soccer in the girls’ Class D state championship at Fitzpatrick Stadium on Saturday, Ashland utilized a weapon Richmond simply doesn’t have. In the second overtime period, Hornets winger Morgan Doughty swung a corner into the box from the far side. Cassidy […]