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H.S. Football: Weekend blitz

No. 5 EDWARD LITTLE (3-5) at No. 4 OXFORD HILLS/BUCKFIELD (4-4) Friday, 7 p.m. A rematch of what might have been the game of the year, a comeback 32-28 win for the Red Eddies. the playoff matchup will also take place in South Paris, with the Vikings hosting their first home playoff game in 15 […]

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First and 10: Head to head with Wil and Lee

Horton: Well, that was a fun regular season. I saw eight of the 13 high school football teams in our coverage area. Out of those 13 teams, Mt. Blue and Gray-New Gloucester are the only ones that aren’t advancing to the postseason. So let’s look at those two teams. Gray-NG had a tough season. The Patriots […]

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H.S. Field Hockey: Posternak, York take out Leavitt, 4-0

The Duke University-bound senior had four goals and three assists in York’s quarterfinal win over Freeport last week, and followed that with three goals and one assist as the top-seeded Wildcats had little problem with No. 4 Leavitt, winning 4-0, in Monday’s semifinal round. “Leavitt is a great team and it was a great game,” […]

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H.S. Football: Pigskin prognostications

Mountain Valley 24, Spruce Mountain 16 Edward Little 34, Lewiston 20 Oxford Hills/Buckfield 35, Bangor 8 Dirigo 27, Old Orchard Beach 20 Poland 26, Gray-New Gloucester 14 Skowhegan 34, Mt. Blue 20 Oak Hill 36, Traip 14 Lisbon 38, Medomak Valley 6

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H.S. Football: Weekend blitz

Friday, 7 p.m. The goal is simple for the Hornets: win and they’re in the playoffs. But that would mean beating a Biddeford team that will be motivated after losing its first game of the season last week. SPRUCE MOUNTAIN (4-3) at MOUNTAIN VALLEY (4-3) Friday, 7 p.m. A home game in the first round […]

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High school soccer: Maranacook keeps Leavitt at bay

AUBURN — With the playoffs a week away, the Leavitt boys’ soccer team was looking for a tough match against some tough competition in its final regular season game. Tough is what they got. The undefeated Maranacook Black Bears took care of business, attacking the Hornets with a 6-0 victory in boys’ Class B soccer […]

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Field hockey: Playoff preview

The field is set, the preliminary rounds have been played, and there is no more room for error as the 2016 field hockey playoffs are ready to begin in earnest. Here is a look at what to expect in each class. Class A It’s been so automatic to hand the tag of “favorite” to Skowhegan […]

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H.S. Football: Pigskin prognostications

Spruce Mountain 34, Leavitt 20 Mountain Valley 35, Poland 12 Edward Little 22, Deering 14 Windham 27, Oxford Hills/Buckfield 20 Oak Hill 26, Dirigo 22 Wells 63, Gray-New Gloucester 0 Lewiston 28, Massabesic 12 Brunswick 48, Mt. Blue 12 Lisbon 34, Old Orchard Beach 14

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H.S. Football: Weekend blitz

Friday, 7 p.m. This is the Ramblers’ last regular season game before a season-ending bye week. The lowly Black Bears are unfortunately the opponent that Winthrop/Monmouth will look to end the season strong against. At least the home fans should leave the game happy. LEAVITT (1-5) AT SPRUCE MOUNTAIN (4-2) Friday, 7 p.m. The Hornets […]