The regional cross country championships are taken for granted in some circles. Some teams and individual runners place more emphasis on winning their conference title and treat regionals as a measuring stick or training ground for the following week’s state meet. Some regions are aligned identically to the conferences, so there is some redundancy. But […]
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The Hot Corner: Crabtrees, crossovers create crazy, mixed-up mess
Questions fly through the air like footballs in a summer 7-on-7 league. Texts, emails and social media inquiries overtake me like the wafting aroma of French fries from a snack shack. “You figured out the Crabtrees yet? How do they look?” I recognize this question is completely random and out-of-context to anybody who doesn’t follow […]
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H.S. soccer: Vikings bounce back; playoff pairings set
PARIS — It wasn’t the kind of year the Oxford Hills girls’ soccer team was expecting. After one of their best seasons ever in 2011, the Vikings had high hopes for last year. They won just three games. “Two years ago when they made it to the playoffs, they had a fantastic season, and were […]
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Western B Field Hockey: Phoenix seize opportunity, shut out Raiders
JAY — Miss an opportunity during the regular season and there is no sense in dwelling on it. Another one will come along. Miss an opportunity during the playoffs and it’s likely you’ll have nothing but time to dwell on it. Seventh-seeded Fryeburg Academy had a chance to seize control early in Wednesday’s Class B […]
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H.S. field hockey: Mt. Blue earns milestone win in East A quarterfinal
FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue junior midfielder Jenna Bullen was thinking big thoughts prior to her team’s field hockey quarterfinal Wednesday. She was thinking about scoring a goal — a lofty one indeed considering she’d never scored a goal in high school. “Before this game, that was my goal — to score a goal,” Bullen said. […]
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Western Class C Field Hockey: Hutchinson hoists Clippers past Raiders
YARMOUTH — At the risk of mixing metaphors and making inexact comparisons, in this World Series frame of mind, it’s a reasonable analogy to say the Oak Hill field hockey team threw six innings of no-hit ball at Yarmouth on Wednesday evening. The only problem was that the Raiders couldn’t pitch around Clippers senior co-captain […]
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Field Hockey: No. 3 Ramblers edge No. 6 Red Riots
Sure, the defending Eastern Class C champions won 11 games. But they did so in dramatic fashion, winning seven of those 11 games by a single goal. “It’s how we’ve been playing all season, and it’s been killing me,” Winthrop coach Jessica Merrill said. The important part, though, was that they won those games. And […]
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H.S. Football Clipboard: Knights have knack for finishing with flourish
It’s a nice consolation prize, but frankly, the Poland football team is tired of it. When you think of high school football teams consistently winning their final game of the fall, you probably picture a perennial power such as Cheverus hoisting the Gold Ball, again and again. With a majority of Maine teams qualifying for […]
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Weekend Blitz: Rivalry weekend rich with crucial contests
Lewiston (2-5) at Edward Little (3-4) Friday, 7 p.m. After rough starts in restructured Class A, Blue Devils and Red Eddies push for positioning in 171st Battle of the Bridge. Devils won 21-14 a year ago and lead series 90-68-12 overall. Bangor (3-4) at Oxford Hills (1-6) Friday, 7 p.m. Two-hour bus ride ought to […]
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H.S. Football Top 10: Leavitt still climbing ladder
1. Cheverus (7-0) 67, 54, 57, 48, 56, 49. That’s the Stags’ side of the scoreboard since the season-opening challenge from Portland. 2. Portland (6-1) 45, 45, 33, 68, 57, 42. That’s the Bulldogs’ side of the scoreboard since the season-opening loss to Cheverus. 3. Kennebunk (7-0) Ball-hawking, balanced Rams looked ready for a long […]