The Scots got an extra week to prepare for Sanford, which they dismantled by 36 points three weeks ago. Bonny Eagle knows how to win this time of year, and something inexplicable would need to happen for an upset. 2. Thornton Academy (8-0) (2) The Trojans got an extra week to stew over a close […]
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H.S. Football: Oak Hill, Lisbon collide again in Class D South
This will be the 10th meeting between the two teams in the past five years, with a playoff matchup coming in each. The Greyhounds finally broke an eight-game Oak Hill winning streak with a 36-14 regular-season win at home, the same place Saturday’s Class D South semifinal will take place. “The first matchup wasn’t that […]
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H.S. Football: Weekend blitz
No. 4 OXFORD HILLS/BUCKFIELD (5-4) at No. 1 PORTLAND (7-1) Friday, 7 p.m. Physically, the Vikings aren’t scared of anybody. And emotionally, they are coming off their first playoff win in 16 years. But they’re making their way to Fitzpatrick Stadium two weeks earlier than every team dreams of at the start of the regular […]
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Cross Country: State meet a family affair Leavitt’s Labbe twins
TURNER — Julia Labbe was finally passed by her twin brother, Jason, and she couldn’t have been more thrilled. “I remember just wanting to beat her so bad, and she was always like a couple minutes ahead of me,” Jason said. “He’s pushed me. He used to be slower than me, but now he’s way […]
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Head to head with Wil and Lee: Surprises? Nah, it’s the playoffs
Kramlich: All right, I didn’t think I could possibly see a better version of the Edward Little vs. Oxford Hills/Buckfield matchup than the one you saw during the regular season. But the playoff version found a way to top a last-play, comeback victory. Last Friday night’s Class A North quarterfinal in Paris never looked over […]
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H.S. Football: Dirigo gets rematch with Winthrop/Monmouth
A win over three-time defending Class D state champ Oak Hill was unsurprisingly one of them, as was a week two road win at Traip, which came on the heels of a big season-opening road win at Lisbon. The other game that came down to the wire was a home win against seemingly depleted Dirigo. […]
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Mustangs beat Greyhounds for 1-0 win, first berth in C state title game
Monmouth scored on a throw-in that deflected off of a Lisbon defender and into the net early in the first half, and made it stand up for a 1-0 victory on an unseasonably warm afternoon at Chick Field. It is the first regional title for top-seeded Monmouth (14-1-2) since it won the second of back-to-back […]
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Class C Boys’ Soccer: Greyhounds ride defense to uncharted territory
LISBON — As the Lisbon boys’ soccer team warmed up for a Tuesday afternoon practice for its first regional final, the sound of a whistle emanating from the other side of the snack shack reminded Jonah Sautter of where soccer has always been in the fall sports pecking order at his school. “When people think […]
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Boys’ soccer: Pomerleau putting team success ahead of individual success
MONMOUTH — Monmouth Academy boys’ soccer coach Joe Fletcher has no problem watching junior striker Avery Pomerleau try to break his own son’s school record for goals in a single season. Pomerleau, who scored his 34th goal of the season Saturday in the 2-1 victory over North Yarmouth Academy in the Class C South semifinals, […]
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Girls’ Soccer: Bangor bounces Edward Little from playoffs
BANGOR — Bangor High School senior midfielder Megan Conner said her team has been telling dynamic freshman midfielder Eliza Jansujwicz to “be more selfish” and shoot the ball more. Jansujwicz heeded the advice and rifled a perfectly placed 18-yard left-footed shot into the corner just 1:55 into the second half to extend Bangor’s lead over Edward […]