TURNER — For all the talk this week about forfeits and the need for 1-versus-8 playoff games, Lake Region showed up at Libby Field on Friday night carrying the back pages of the playbook inside the kitchen sink. The Lakers threw it all at top-seeded Leavitt and stayed within reach for almost a half. But […]
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Field hockey playoffs: Spruce Mountain stymies Leavitt in West B semifinal
TURNER — When Spruce Mountain made the decision to leave the Class C-dominated MVC for the Class A- and Class B-heavy KVAC, one of the hopes was that its teams would be better prepared for their annual foray into the Western Class B playoff bracket into which they are customarily thrown. That the Phoenix justified […]
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Soccer roundup: Madison, Hall-Dale collect MVC crowns
MADISON — Kayla Bess found the back of the net with 1:19 to play in the second overtime as Madison edged Monmouth 2-1 to earn a win in the MVC Championship game on Saturday. Shannon Buzzell scored Monmouth’s lone goal with 13 seconds remaining in regulation to force the extra session. Sydney Leblanc netted the […]
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H.S. Football: Leavitt cuts down Spruce, locks up top seed
TURNER — If this was a building year for Leavitt football, it’s safe to say the Hornets can cut the ribbon. Led by Mitchel Davis’ two interceptions and the tireless tackling of Will Parkin, Taylor Woodbury and Chandler Lajoie, Leavitt shut out explosive Spruce Mountain in the second half Saturday night and walked away with […]
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National Merit Scholarship semifinalists named
EVANSTON, Ill. — The National Merit Scholarship Corp. has announced the names of about 16,000 scholarship semifinalists. These talented high school seniors can continue in the competition for 7,600 National Merit Scholarships worth about $33 million that will be offered next spring. About 90 percent of the semifinalists are expected to attain finalist standing, and […]
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Lewiston-EL, Leavitt-Spruce football games postponed to Saturday night
Arguably the two most significant high school football games of the weekend — one for age-old bragging rights, the other with a conference championship and playoff home-field advantage on the line — have been pushed back 24 hours due to soggy field conditions. The 172nd Battle of the Bridge between Edward Little and Lewiston has […]
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H.S. girls’ soccer: Mustangs seasoned for playoffs
When the games matter the most, so do those key moments that happen in the playoffs. Gary Trafton and his Monmouth girls’ soccer team know a little bit about that. The Mustangs won a preliminary game 1-0 last fall by stunning North Yarmouth Academy in overtime, despite the Panthers controlling much of the game. Days […]
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H.S. boys’ soccer: Falcons ready for next test
On the first day of practice, new coach JT Taylor made his soccer team run. He made them run hard. It wasn’t just about conditioning during the preseason at that moment. It was about expectations. He wanted his veteran team to know that they needed to be ready for the season. “We weren’t ready to […]
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H.S. Football Game of the Week: Role reversal for Route 4 rivals
Jay and Livermore Falls lost each other as football rivals due to school consolidation. Leavitt and Mt. Blue’s budding gridiron relationship ended abruptly thanks to Maine Principals’ Association reclassification. Thankfully for players and fans, all the necessary elements — proximity, relative strength, even a coach or two and parents with ties to both communities — […]
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Class B West Field Hockey Quarterfinals: Leavitt flies past Freeport
TURNER — If Ashley Mathieu took the time to glance over her shoulder before swatting the ball into the cage for Leavitt’s third goal Tuesday afternoon, it wouldn’t have counted. The scoreboard at the opposite end of the field, dealing only in whole numbers, read all zeroes. But a referee’s stopwatch confirmed that Mathieu beat […]