READFIELD — On this weekend dedicated to high school football rivalries, Winthrop/Monmouth and Maranacook appears to be one of geographical convenience more than intense dislike. Winthrop and Maranacook students are teammates in hockey and lacrosse. And the gridiron is the only place where you’ll find the Ramblers (or Mustangs) even in the same conference as […]
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H.S. Football: Greyhounds too much for Black Bears
READFIELD — There was nothing fancy about Lisbon High School’s game plan Friday against Maranacook. Snap the ball, hand it off to one of several running backs on the roster, pick up chunks of yardage. Repeat. Lisbon did that 57 times, resulting in 311 yards and six touchdowns in its 40-0 victory over the Black Bears. […]
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Cross country notebook: Injured runner inspires Bears
Maranacook ran inspired on Friday at the KVAC cross country meet at Leavitt High Area School as the boys’ team finished third and the girls’ team took home first place. Thursday evening, their teammate Colin Liscord was involved in a crash in Fayette. On Friday, the Kennebec Journal reported he was listed in critical condition at […]
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Field hockey: Hornets come alive in second half, top Black Bears
“None of her shots were hard shots,” Ward-McLean said. “She just stayed low and was in a good position.” Three of Belaire’s tips and touches beat Maranacook keeper Autumn Munn in the second half and Sadie Royer added another goal in the first half as the host Leavitt Hornets topped the Black Bears 4-0 Thursday […]
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Dirigo toughs it out against Maranacook
DIXFIELD — It was a display of tempered defense and all-around team effort that carried Dirigo on Friday night in a Campbell Conference season-opening football game at Harlow Park. Senior Tyler Frost rambled 53-yards for the eventual winning touchdown with 11:04 left in the fourth quarter and the Cougars made the proper adjustments for a […]
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H.S. lacrosse: Maranacook/Winthrop falls to Yarmouth in East B semifinal
Despite controlling most of their draws, the Maranacook/Winthrop Hawks lost possession in the moments following those faceoff wins with more regularity than they’d care to admit. More than a few of those missed possessions turned into Yarmouth goals as the No. 4 Clippers toppled the No. 1 Hawks, 10-7, in their Eastern Class B semifinal […]
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Class B East Boys’ Lacrosse Quarterfinal: Maranacook/Winthrop stays unbeaten, ousts NYA
READFIELD — For the relatively short history of Maine high school lacrosse, players from outside Cumberland County might have been willing to sign away their future first-born child or cut a deal with the netherworld for a chance to beat North Yarmouth Academy. Now, the undefeated cooperative program from Maranacook/Winthrop has done it twice in […]
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H.S. Lacrosse Playoffs: Unfinished business for Devils
Sam Cote and Laurianne Murphy have spent their entire Lewiston lacrosse careers knocking at the door. A bounce here. An inch or two there. Oh-so-close to putting the Blue Devils in the state championship conversation. Wednesday afternoon, the two seniors get one more chance to leave their mark. No. 5 Lewiston (7-5) opens what should […]
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H.S. Baseball: Webb, Black Bears hold down Hornets
READFIELD — File this one under the “baseball’s a funny game” category. Eleven days after Leavittt doubled up Maranacook by the slow-pitch softball score of 16-8, the Hornets were handcuffed by Black Bears senior Skylar Webb in Friday’s second half of the home-and-home series. Webb held the Hornets hitless in every inning but the fourth, […]
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H.S. softball: Leavitt outslugs Maranacook
TURNER — It didn’t take long for the Leavitt softball team to find itself in a hole Monday afternoon. Maranacook belted a pair of hits to start the game, scored single runs in each of the first two innings and could have had more. The early deficit didn’t seem to fluster the Hornets at all. […]