First, the extremely good news. Spruce Mountain sophomore running back Zack Black is back on his feet and on the mend after a scary scene at the end of Saturday’s game with Freeport. The bad news is that Black’s career on the gridiron is likely over before it really got rolling. Black confirmed this week […]
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Weekend Blitz: A year later, Mt. Blue-Lawrence showdown finally here
Leavitt (1-0) at Yarmouth (1-0) Thursday, 6 p.m. Two programs with a recent championship pedigree, now conference rivals, should get the weekend off to a competitive start. Lawrence (1-0) at Mt. Blue (1-0) Friday, 7 p.m. Couldn’t get this game arranged a year ago, no matter how much fans (and sportswriters) begged. Faces have changed, […]
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Top 10: Stags back in familiar territory
1. Cheverus (1-0) Stop the presses, right? Preseason talk of this being the year the Stags forced to chase city rival Portland proven premature. 2. South Portland (1-0) How to go from unheralded and unranked to a heavyweight in one week: Beat the defending champion and consensus favorite to repeat on opening night. 3. Thornton […]
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The Hot Corner: The politics of dancing (how coaches tiptoe through blowouts)
Week 1 of high school football quickly showed me two things: A) Adding a fourth class didn’t dramatically reduce the number of blowouts. B) The politics of navigating those one-sided games, for both victorious and vanquished coaches, will never change. Coaches consistently proclaim that games of hammer-versus-nail “aren’t good for anybody,” and those gentlemen are […]
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High school roundup: Raiders hold off Rebels
Oak Hill 1, Telstar 0WALES — Hayley Marshall converted a feed from Lexi Fuller just two minutes into the contest to give Oak Hill a 1-0 victory over Telstar in an MVC girls’ soccer tilt Wednesday. Abby Fuller needed just three saves to post the shutout. Hali Barter turned aside an impressive 21 shots for […]
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H.S. girls’ soccer: Saints rally for overtime win
MONMOUTH — There was more than just desperation in their motivation. The St. Dom’s girls’ soccer team wasn’t out for just the tying or winning goal Wednesday as their varsity girls’ soccer game wound down. The Saints wanted to pull the game out for their goalie and leader Kelly Pomerleau. “I think we just wanted […]
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HS Cross Country: Allen, Thayer beat the heat
WINTHROP — On a day more suited for a lazy stroll on the beach, Ben Allen and Sophia Thayer took on the hills, twists and turns of Winthrop’s 3.1-mile cross country course with more than just a little caution. Allen threw a little less caution to what little wind was blowing to relieve the runners […]
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H.S. Field Hockey: Nokomis shuts down Leavitt
Freshman Olivia Brown netted a pair of goals, including the game-winner late in the first half, to lead Nokomis to a 4-1 victory over Leavitt on Wednesday in Turner. “We knew this would be one of our toughest games, so the girls came with that in mind,” Nokomis coach Katie Thompson said. “We knew we […]
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Boys’ soccer: Saints shake stubborn Cougars
AUBURN — An ill-advised advertising campaign once declared “this is not your father’s Oldsmobile.” Apply that to local boys’ soccer and perhaps on some level this isn’t even your older brother’s Saint Dominic Academy team. The Saints appear both sleek and reliable enough to drive wherever they want to go in Western Class C and […]
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Boys’ soccer: Mustangs hold off Greyhounds
MONMOUTH — Two games into the season, Kasey Smith and the Monmouth Mustangs have yet to allow a crooked number on the opponent’s side of the scoreboard. “It’s always nice to get a shutout,” Smith said. Smith and Monmouth had to hold off a dogged second-half effort by Lisbon to get its second shutout on […]