Messalonskee High School’s Hunter Smith (10) collides with Mt. Blue High School’s Mick Gurney (7) in Oakland on Thursday. OAKLAND — In a game that needed an ounce or two of desperation from the Messalonskee boys’ soccer team, it was the oppostion from Mt. Blue that provided it. “We knew that if we lost, it […]
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Mt. Blue Relays: Mt. Ararat takes titles amid festive atmosphere
Runners from around the state father at the starting line at the Mt. Blue cross country relay races in Farmington on Friday. FARMINGTON — There was music. There were conga lines. Teams sang “happy birthday” in the middle of an after-race pasta dinner. The Mt. Blue Relays redefined friendly competition Friday, as cross country runners […]
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Roundup: Mt. Blue edges Oxford Hills in girls' soccer
FARMINGTON — Junior center-midfielder Macey Phillips scored the game’s lone goal with 5:33 remaining in regulation to lift Mt. Blue to a 1-0 triumph over Oxford hills in girls’ soccer action Thursday afternoon. The final 10 minutes saw both teams running from end to end trying to score what would become the game-winner. Though the […]
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Boys' soccer: Bangor puts end to Mt. Blue's late rally
FARMINGTON — The Mt. Blue Cougars shrugged off Bangor’s 4-0 lead and played liked a team that was only down a goal late in the second half. But the Cougars’ last-minute heroics were not enough as the undefeated Rams held on to a 4-2 victory in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference boys’ soccer game at […]
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Lawrence handles Mt. Blue in football clash
FAIRFIELD — After struggling offensively last week in a shutout loss at Marshwood, the Lawrence High School football team found its offense in a big way Friday night at Keyes Field. The senior running back duo of Isaiah Schooler and Tyler Larouche combined for 411 yards for the Bulldogs, who took a 54-22 win over […]
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Boys' soccer: Lewiston jettisons Mt. Blue in double overtime
FARMINGTON — Lewiston sophomore forward Bilal Hersi felt a sense of duty to his team and an obligation to himself to score the winning goal. That opportunity presented itself with 58.9 seconds left in double overtime. Hersi booted the ball from 10 yards out and into the net, providing the fast-passing, sure-footed Lewiston Blue Devils […]
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H.S. football: Cony squelches Mt. Blue, 32-8
AUGUSTA — A slew of passes and penalty flags flew back and forth across Alumni Field on a mild autumn Friday night. But it was Cony High School that came in for a smooth landing on its own turf with a 32-8 football win over Mt. Blue. It wasn’t an easy flight for the Rams, […]
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Field hockey: Skowhegan dismisses determined Mt. Blue, 6-0
Mt. Blue’s Adelle Foss (24) goes after the ball against Skowhegan’s Hannah McKenney (9) as Hannah Minns (20) and Skowhegan goalie Leah Savage watch in a field hockey game in Farmington on Thursday. FARMINGTON — Skowhegan’s speed, agility and ferocity were all challenges that Mt. Blue couldn’t overcome in Thursday’s field hockey game. Sure, the […]
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Field hockey: Mt. Blue cuts stubborn Cony loose
Mt. Blue’s Samantha Ellis (5) scores the first goal of the game late in the middle of the first half past Cony goaltender against Emily Douglas in a field hockey game at Caldwell Field in Farmington on a cloudy and muggy Tuesday. FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue coach Jody Harmon said her Cougars appeared to be […]
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Brewer football marches past Mt. Blue
FARMINGTON — The Mt. Blue Cougars became mired in a Witches’ brew that was sweetened with a dash of Brewer’s powerful ground game and stubborn defense. The Witches had little difficulty moving the ball, rolling up 33 unanswered points in the first half and eventually marching off with a 36-14 victory at Caldwell Field on […]