GRAY — Austin Carson grabbed a nice feed from Bryce Hayman and fired it into the net with 54 seconds left in the second overtime to give Gray-New Gloucester a 2-1 victory over Fryeburg in a WMC boys’ tilt Thursday. Hayman gave the Patriots (4-6-1) a 1-0 advantage in the first frame with a fine […]
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HS Football: Sacopee forfeits game with Winthrop/Monmouth
Facing the prospect of having 12 players take the field against an undefeated Winthrop/Monmouth team with nearly five times that many, Sacopee Valley has forfeited Friday night’s scheduled football game at Maxwell Field. Sacopee Valley notified Winthrop administrators on Wednesday night that it would not be fielding a team this week. Whether it will for […]
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Weekend Blitz: Class A locals hope to serve home cooking
Bangor (3-2) at Lewiston (1-4) Friday, 7 p.m. Blue Devils have gained momentum the past two weeks. Unfortunately for them, so have the Rams. Both sides capable of lighting up the scoreboard in this one. Noble (1-4) at Edward Little (1-4) Friday, 7 p.m. Toughest part of the Eddies’ schedule is in the rear-view. Quest […]
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H.S. Football Top 10: Preseason favorites collide to the south
1. Cheverus (5-0) Stags haven’t been tested since opening night. You can bet they’ll get one Saturday, even with TA’s Andrew Libby in street clothes. 2. Brunswick (5-0) Messalonskee, Lawrence and Kennebunk are left. If the Dragons are to secure their first undefeated season since 1963, they’ll surely earn it. 3. Bonny Eagle (5-0) Massabesic […]
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H.S. Football: Top Performer
Josh Mason, Mountain Valley The Falcons’ junior running back had a long touchdown run and intercepted two passes, leading MV to its first win in Class C, 35-14 over Gray-New Gloucester.
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The Hot Corner: Return of rivalries leaves him in fightin’ mood, too
Despite the boundless professional respect I have for the guy who shares this space with me throughout the season, splitting the high school football beat with anybody is a delicate balance. This was apparent a few Fridays ago while I staked out territory on the visiting sideline in Livermore Falls and awaited the Mountain Valley-Spruce […]
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H.S. Football Clipboard: Scouting the unbeatens, all 11 of ’em
A year ago, only one team in Maine, Mt. Blue, made it all the way through the season without a loss. Five weeks into the 2012 campaign, remarkably almost one out of seven programs in the state — 11 of 76 — still boast a zero in the loss column. That excellence is a shared […]
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H.S. roundup: Raiders take down Rebels
BETHEL — Kylee Veilleux punched in a pair of goals in the first half as Oak Hill dropped Telstar, 3-0, in a field hockey game Tuesday. Sadie Goulet scored in the second half, and Lexi Fuller, Danielle Samson and Veilleux each earned assists for the Raiders (7-4-1). Oak Hill outshot Telstar (4-8), 22-5 and Raiders […]
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Field hockey: Lisbon staves off Dirigo
DIXFIELD — It didn’t take long for Lisbon to establish itself offensively in a Mountain Valley Conference field hockey game Wednesday. A pair of goals by senior forward Hanna Jordan provided Lisbon with a commanding lead and it stood up in a 3-2 win against Dirigo on at sunny Harlow Park. This was a key […]
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Cross country: Boothbay sweeps at Beaver Park
Instead, Boothbay, paced by Sophia Thayer breaking her own course record, put itself back in the front-runner’s position with a two-point victory over Lisbon. The Boothbay boys made it a sweep, cruising to a 44-point victory over runner-up Edward Little. Thayer finished the 5K in 20:43, 15 seconds off her mark set last year and […]