RUMFORD — Mountain Valley had an opportunity to get off the ground Friday, and the Falcons delivered. The Falcons went back to the basics and unleashed a torrid second-half attack with four touchdowns by four different runners, including the eventual winner by Kyle Farrar on a 52-yard weave, en route to a 35-14 win over […]
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UMaine stadium to get high-def video scoreboard
ORONO (AP) — The University of Maine’s sports stadium is getting a new high-definition scoreboard next year. The university announced Thursday that UMaine benefactors Phillip and Susan Morse have donated $800,000 to fund the scoreboard as well as support the baseball program. The new scoreboard for UMaine’s football and track and field programs will be […]
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H.S. Football: Greyhounds won’t back down
LISBON — Sometimes all the pieces just fit. Taken individually, the quartet of Quincy Thompson, Jordon Torres, Joe Philbrick and Kyle Bourget would make themselves at home on any high school football team in the state. Put them together in the Lisbon High School backfield, however, and they become something greater. Their collective talents put […]
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Huddle Up: What we’ve learned, and what lies ahead
Four down. Four to go. The second half of the season begins Friday night and it usually flies by faster than the first. Maybe a guide to get you ready for it will help you stop and smell the potpourri or something. So here is a look at the local teams and the regions they […]
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H.S. Football: Aylward, Hathaway, Mynahan up for USA Today award
Jim Aylward of Mountain Valley, Dick Mynahan of Lisbon and Mike Hathaway of Leavitt are three of eight Maine football coaches vying to be named the USA Today’s Best High School Football Coach in the country contest. Aylward, Mynahan and Hathaway are joined on the ballot by Kevin Cooper of Bonny Eagle, John Hersom of […]
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Sun Journal Top 10: Red Riots join the list
1. Cheverus (4-0) Junior tailback Joe Fitzpatrick scored one TD in Week 1. Since then he’s outscored five of the other seven teams in Eastern A with 12 touchdowns. 2. Brunswick (4-0) After seeing Ben Lucas and Skowhegan’s spread offense, the Dragons will be ready for the Cougar Gun. 3. Bonny Eagle (4-0) The Scots […]
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H.S. Football Weekend Blitz: Week 5 an opportunity for struggling teams to turn season around
Lewiston (0-4) at Deering (0-4) Friday, 7 p.m. Frustrating losses for both teams last week rubbed salt into winless wounds, but someone will come out of this one with a better outlook on the second half of the season. Portland (3-1) at Oxford Hills (1-3) Saturday, 1 p.m. Vikings will be angry for homecoming after […]
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College Football: Tufts doesn’t budge, but Bates rallies
The close-but-no-fight-song days of Bates finding creative ways to lose NESCAC football games were a distant memory Saturday, when the Bobcats took one away from the Tufts Jumbos in dramatic fashion. Ivan Reese capped a 17-play, 96-yard drive, plunging in from a yard out with 42 seconds remaining and boosting Bates to a 20-16 victory […]
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H.S. Football: York doubles up Mt. Blue
YORK — Randy Small, even after losing the first two games of season, liked the potential he saw in his York High School football team. The Wildcats coach said the team needed to stay patient for a couple of weeks, let some of the younger, inexperienced players get their feet wet at the varsity level, […]
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H.S. Football: Greyhounds de-flock Seagulls, 42-6
LISBON — A little stumble out of the gate sent Lisbon to the back burner of Western Class D buzz. Given what happened on both ends of Route 9 Saturday, the Greyhounds will find themselves a hot topic once again. Quincy Thompson tallied three touchdowns and 322 yards of total offense running, receiving and passing, Jordon […]