Edward Little’s Connor Jackson crests a knoll on the bottom part of the course on his way to a first-place finish in the boys’ giant slalom at the Class A Alpine championships at Mt. Abram in Greenwood. (Brewster Burns photo) GREENWOOD — Edward Little’s Connor Jackson still had a look of disbelief on his face […]
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Class A Nordic: Mt. Blue boys, Fryeburg girls take state titles
Zoe Maguire of Fryeburg Academy tucks on a downhill during the Class A Nordic ski championship 5K freestyle pursuit race at Black Mountain in Rumford on Friday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) RUMFORD — The Fryeburg Academy and Deering girls’ teams were separated by just three points beginning Friday’s second and final day at the Class A […]
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Marshwood wrestling wins state title in stunning repeat; Stevens, Mabior nab titles
Marshwood team members celebrate their Class A state wrestling championship in Sanford on Saturday. (Carl D. Walsh/Portland Press Herald) SANFORD — Marshwood High surprised the Class A wrestling field and defended its team championship Saturday at Memorial Gym. It was Marshwood’s sixth Class A title in seven seasons and the 10th state title for Coach […]
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Annual Children's Festival "gets kids out" in Farmington
FARMINGTON — The 35th annual Children’s Festival on Saturday went “fabulously,” Franklin County Children’s Task Force office manager Milissa Cousins said. Held inside Mt. Blue High School, it was an effort by the organization to “get people out of their house in the winter,” Cousins said. Inside the gymnasium, educational and activity booths lined the walls, and […]
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A North wrestling: Nokomis nabs crown; Oxford Hills ties for third
Erskine Academy’s Michael Sprague, right, battles Oxford Hills High School’s Jaden David in thein the 126-pound weight class in the Class A North Regional Champioships at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in Paris on Saturday Feb. 9, 2018. (Michael G. Seamans/Kennebec Journal) PARIS — For the first time in school history, Nokomis is a regional […]
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Cheering: Bangor wins first Class A crown, tops Lewiston; Central Aroostook rules D again
Bangor cheerleaders react after winning the Class A state championship in Bangor on Saturday afternoon. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) BANGOR — In front of its home crowd Bangor won its first Class A cheering state championship, beating four-time defending champ Lewiston and perennial contender Biddeford. Central Aroostook won its fifth straight Class D title and 10th […]
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H.S. roundup: Mt. Blue’s Charles wins another KVAC Nordic title
FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue’s Meghan Charles earned a KVAC Nordic skiing championship for the second consecutive day at Titcomb Mountain on Friday. Charles followed up Thursday’s girls’ classic title with a first-place finish in Friday’s freestyle race, which she finished in 18:02.6, more than 30 seconds ahead of second-place Laura Parent of Maranacook. The Black […]
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Wrestling: Mt. Blue's Bullen cops 100th career victory
Jagger Bullen stands with Mt. Blue coach Justin Nile and displays his plaque after copping his 100th career victory in Farmington on Wednesday night. FARMINGTON — Jagger Bullen could flaunt his work ethic with 100 career victories under his belt, but the soft-spoken junior never struts. It is just another sign of his maturity. The […]
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Boys’ basketball: Tall and lanky Gardiner sidesteps feisty Mt. Blue
FARMINGTON — Whenever Mt. Blue looked up, the colossal Gardiner Tigers were looming over the Cougars with outstretched arms. Dealing with Gardiner’s intimidating height was a challenge for the Cougars (1-13), but when they got into early foul trouble, they allowed the towering Tigers (7-8) to dribble away with a 70-50 victory in a boys’ […]
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And One High School Basketball Notes: C? It isn't that easy
Dirigo was hoping to build off of the momentum of handing top-ranked Hall-Dale its first loss of the season on Jan. 20, but it wasn’t just the long layoff before the Cougars’ next game that led to Friday’s 48-36 loss at Madison. It was just another example of the unpredictable nature on the Mountain Valley […]