GRAY — Gray-New Gloucester had enough to overcome in its comeback bid Saturday night with Freeport’s bend-but-don’t-break defense. It didn’t need the clock working against it, too. But time did indeed run out on the Patriots when Ben MacMillan and David Schaedler tackled Sam Johnson at the Freeport 30 as time ran out to preserve […]
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H.S. Roundup: Bucks win four games in one day
VINALHAVEN — Jon Randolph had a solid pair of games for Buckfield, netting four goals as the Bucks swept a pair of EWC boys’ soccer games from Vinalhaven, 2-0 and 3-1. In the first game, Randolph had both of his team’s goals. Kyle Chabe registered an assist for the Bucks (3-1) and Calvin Downey stopped […]
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H.S. boys’ soccer: Hampden hands loss to Lewiston
LEWISTON — It was the break Lewiston needed to keep the game close. An apparent Hampden Academy goal off a penalty kick that wasn’t gave the Blue Devils a second chance Saturday night. Instead of being down by two, Lewiston was just one shot away from the equalizer. “Fortunately, the penalty kick they scored didn’t […]
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Class B Football: Mt. Blue makes statement, mauls Lawrence
FARMINGTON — Hard to imagine facing a football team that had lost one regular-season game in eight seasons with a sense of self-efficacy that is anything more than bravado. To hear the Mt. Blue seniors tell it, however, Maine and the rest of Eastern Class B got exactly what they expected to deliver Saturday night […]
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HS Football: Spartans intercept Vikings’ upset hopes
PARIS — Sanford had the lead, but Oxford Hills had the ball and momentum in the third quarter when Sanford’s Chase Smith-Roberts made the play that put the game in his team’s permanent control. Smith-Roberts jumped a hot route, picked off a Brady LaFrance pass and returned it 23 yards to turn a 14-6 lead […]
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H.S. football: Capers cap Knights
POLAND — Three moments summed up the first half Friday night for Poland. The Knights’ football team found itself in a pretty tight battle with Cape Elizabeth, but a failed possession, a short punt and an injury all proved costly for Poland. Cape opened the early lead and then broke things open in the second […]
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Local roundup: Raiders edge Cougars in field hockey
DIXFIELD — Kaylee Veilleux found the back of the net at 20:24 in the second half to lift Oak Hill to a 1-0 win over Dirigo in field hockey action Friday afternoon. The Raiders recorded three shots on goal in each half. Hayley Marshall assisted on Veilleux’s goal. Goalie Amanda Dolloff made four saves for […]
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Class C Football: Hornets clamp down in second half, weather Clippers
YARMOUTH — After the echo of the first five or six shoulder-to-collar hits subsided Friday evening, Leavitt recognized there wouldn’t be any shame if new conference rival Yarmouth pulled off the upset. Shame, no. Frustration, no doubt. “Playing on the road, you’re going to face adversity. Things aren’t always going to go your way,” Leavitt […]
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Friday night sports update
Here is an updated list of area activities and the status of each, if known: Boys’ soccer Mtn. Valley at Winthrop — Ppd., Sat. 1 p.m. Hall-Dale at Lisbon — Ppd., Sat., 11 a.m. Valley at Rangeley — Ppd., TBA Telstar at Mt. Abram — ?? Buckfield at Vinalhaven — ?? EL at Lewiston — […]
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HS Football: Cougars happy to call Caldwell home once again
FARMINGTON — Roger Staubach once said “There are no traffic jams along the extra mile.” If he ever went to Kemp Field on game night, the Dallas Cowboys’ Hall-of-Fame quarterback would have retracted that statement. Getting out of the Mt. Blue Cougars’ temporary football home after a game was always an adventure. But the days […]