FARMINGTON — One team was playing for a home playoff game, the other for pride as its postseason hopes had ended prior to kickoff. You couldn’t tell which team was which, but in the end, the team playing for nothing more than pride came away victorious. Skowhegan, its playoff hopes dashed after Brewer’s win over […]
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Field hockey: Newbill’s penalty stroke carries No. 4 Mt. Blue over No. 5 Cony in OT
FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue’s Victoria Newbill has taken numerous penalty strokes this season during practice, but none of those carried quite the weight of her most recent penalty stroke. With a berth in the Class A East semifinals on the line, Newbill — a senior captain — converted a penalty stroke with 32 seconds remaining […]
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Field hockey playoffs: No. 3 Lisbon fends off No. 6 Dirigo in Western Class C quarterfinal
Dirigo’s freshman keeper was aggressive, meeting would-be attackers at the top of the circle and throwing off their rhythm. “We talked about how far she was coming out, and we were coming out far, too,” Lisbon’s Kate Philbrick said. “We needed to stay back, cross it, and get it by her.” In the second half, […]
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H.S. Football: End of a run for Mt. Blue father, son
FARMINGTON — After throwing three consecutive prayers and reaping an improbable, last-second touchdown as the answer, few high school football teams would welcome the pressure of kicking an extra point to win the game. If you don’t have the next Stephen Gostkowski or Adam Vinatieri lurking on your sideline, however, Anthony Franchetti — a kid […]
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High school football: Lisbon Greyhounds fight off Dirigo Cougars in battle of unbeatens
DIXFIELD — Unbeaten Dirigo and Lisbon didn’t disappoint as they slugged it for four grueling quarters in a Campbell Conference football game at Harlow Park on Friday night. Quarterback Kyle Bourget threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Halls with 1:11 left on the clock as Lisbon rallied back in a wild second half for […]
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Field hockey: Mt. Blue edges Oxford Hills in OT again
For the second time, Victoria Newbill played hero in an extra session. Newbill collected a pass just outside the circle up the right side, carried the ball on the run to a tough angle, drew Oxford Hills keeper Shannon Fillebrown out of the cage and fired a shot past her to lift the Cougars to […]
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H.S. Football: Mt. Blue gets physical, drops Gardiner
GARDINER — If there has been anything more brutal than Mt. Blue’s Class B East football schedule, it is the Cougars’ injury report. The line at the trainer’s table has rivaled the halftime queue at most concession stands. So what did Mt. Blue do Friday night with its playoff fate perhaps hanging in the balance […]
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Field Hockey: Mt. Blue’s Newbill all about team
Whether that means scoring the game-winning goal, playing a different position than her usual offensive role or taking charge on the field, Newbill will do whatever it takes. “She’s just been great,” Mt. Blue coach Jody Harmon said. “She’s one of our captains. When she picks up the intensity it helps bring the intensity to […]
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H.S. football: Brunswick overpowers Mt. Blue in Class B battle
BRUNSWICK — Coming into the season, Tom Hanson was planning on being the backup for Brunswick High School starting quarterback Pearson Cost. Fate stepped in, as Cost was injured during the preseason, and Dragons handed the junior the reigns to lead the run-oriented team, with running backs Alex Bandouveres and Will Bessey expected to share […]
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Field hockey: Homecoming comeback as Dirigo defeats St. Dom’s
The Cougars started slowly, but scored two goals in a 2:19 span of the second half, including Lauren Henderson’s winning goal, en route to a 3-1 triumph over St. Dom’s in an MVC showdown. Dirigo goalie Morgan Morrow made 11 saves as she and defenders Kaitlyn Olsen, Kaitlyn Radcliffe and Hayley Turner, and midfielders Emma […]