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2016 Buckfield softball preview

Coach: Sandy Albert (third year) Conference: EWC; Class: D Last year’s record: 9-6, lost in Western D quarterfinal. Returning athletes: Seniors — Alexis Bennett (SS), Ashley Campbell (3b), Brianna Damon (1b), Courtney Keough (OT);  Juniors — Abby Fogg (OF/2b), Kali Litchfield (OF/Inf), Abby Shields (P/OT); Sophomores — Mickenzi Chretien (2b), Cassidy Hart (OF), Hailey McNeil (OF), Mackenzie […]

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2016 Rangeley softball preview

Coach: Chip Smith (second year) Conference: EWC; Class: D Last year’s record: 9-5, lost in Western D semifinal. Returning athletes: Seniors — Blayke Morin, Maddison Egan, Michaela Shorey; Juniors — Haley Morrell, Celia Philbrick, Natalie Brooks; Sophomore — Sydney Royce, Natasha Haley, Logan Abbott, Megan Keirstead, Victoria Glidden. Key losses: Taylor Esty (P), Seve Deery-DeRaps (OF), […]

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Class D South girls’ basketball: Rangeley ripe for repeat

Players to watch: Sr. F Blayke Morin, Rangeley; Soph. G Natasha Haley Rangeley; Sr. G Linda Riley, Forest Hills, Sr. F Caitlin Logston, Forest Hills; Soph. F Gilleyanne Davis-Oakes, Vinalhaven; Jr. F Kiara Carr, Temple; Soph. F Cassidy Lessner, Highview; Soph. G/F Alex Goodman, Pine Tree; Sr. G Jordan Belanger, Valley, Sr. F Clarissa Jones […]

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Girls’ basketball: Vinalhaven dashes Buckfield tourney hopes — again

BUCKFIELD — It was already tourney time as far as the Buckfield girls’ basketball team was concerned. Unfortunately for the Bucks, the season ended early, and in similar fashion to last year. Vinalhaven dashed the Bucks’ tourney dreams, sweeping Buckfield in a night/day doubleheader to eliminate them from playoff contention. The Vikings won a nailbiter […]

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2015 Winter Preview: Class D South girls’ basketball preview

The Class D tourney at the Augusta Civic Center will have a different look than the Western D playoffs of the past. Gone are Richmond, Buckfield, Searsport and Hyde. That leaves the Class D South tournament featuring just the 13 smallest schools on this side of the state. The defending regional champs from Rangeley should […]

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High School Football: Winthrop/Monmouth stuffs Maranacook

WINTHROP — It wasn’t always pretty, but Winthrop/Monmouth displayed the kind of football that wins high school playoff games in Maine. Led by a stout defense and a sustained offensive attack, the Ramblers pulled away from Maranacook, 27-3, in a Class D South quarterfinal at Maxwell Field on Friday night. The No. 4 Ramblers’ night […]

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Boys Soccer: Buckfield runs past Rangeley, into semifinals

BUCKFIELD — Rangeley head coach Danielle Ellis said her players did a good job of keeping their heads up after Buckfield scored one minute into Wednesday’s playoff game. Unfortunately for Ellis and the Lakers, the Bucks were a head above them — literally. Top-ranked Buckfield scored three goals off corner kicks, including two early in […]