Two distinctly different emotions erupt in the moments immediately after the conclusions of an overtime playoff football game. One, obviously, is euphoria, especially when it comes from a program that hadn’t won a playoff game in 16 years (before some players on the team were born) and hadn’t won a home playoff game in 22 […]
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H.S. Football: Fryeburg shuts out Mountain Valley, 28-0
FRYEBURG — Fryeburg Academy football team set the tone and remained in firm control throughout Saturday’s Class C South football quarterfinal. Cody Gullikson ran for two touchdowns and quarterback Oscar Saunders threw for another score as No. 3 Fryeburg earned a convincing 28-0 win over No. 6 Mountain Valley. Fryeburg served notice on the first […]
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H.S. Roundup: Leavitt upset bid falls two points short in Class B South football semifinals
KENNEBUNK — Leavitt came in as a heavy underdog but played like a team that knows a thing or two about postseason football. And it was almost enough. But not quite, as the No. 8 Hornets fell to No. 1 Kennebunk 16-14 in a Class B South quarterfinal Saturday. Leavitt took a 8-0 lead on a 50-yard […]
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Boys’ Soccer: Mustangs jump on NYA’s mistakes in victory
MONMOUTH – The Monmouth Mustangs capitalized on the North Yarmouth Academy Panthers mistakes Saturday afternoon in the Class C South boys’ soccer semifinal. Miscommunication and defensive breakdowns by the Panthers led to goals for the Mustangs in the 2-1 victory. The Panthers had their chances and controlled the play in the first half, as they had […]
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Class A Field Hockey: New and old talent gets Skowhegan same old state title result
BATH —Skowhegan’s veteran defense put it in position to win Saturday’s Class A state field hockey final. A sophomore put the Indians over the top. Sophomore sweeper Allyssa Salley’s goal off of a penalty corner with 1:17 remaining gave Skowhegan a 2-1 win over Massabesic on Saturday, making it back-to-back Class A state titles and […]
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Oak Hill tops MCI for Class C field hockey title
BATH — Lexi Fuller might not have relished the moment, but she certainly wasn’t going to let it pass her by. Fuller scored on a penalty stroke with no time remaining in the first half to swing an even first half, and ultimately, the Class C state field hockey championship, Oak Hill’s way. Erika Hannigan […]
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Cross Country: Winthrop’s Hickey, St. Dom’s girls win South regional titles
Winthrop senior Jacob Hickey had watched someone else win the Class C Boys’ individual race the previous two years — he finished second in 2015 — but wanted the title for himself in his final attempt. His time of 16:40 was more than 40 seconds faster than his next-closest competitor. In other words, more than […]
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H.S. Football: Oak Hill sticks Traip in the mud
WALES — A lot of the Oak Hill players have seen plenty of playoff action over the past few years, including back-to-back-to-back state championships in class D football, but Saturday they knew none of that mattered as they began their quest for another. With sloppy field conditions, Oak Hill’s defense took care of business, not […]
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Girls’ Soccer: Martin powers Richmond past Rangeley, 7-0
RICHMOND — The odds were stacked against the fourth-seeded Rangeley High School girls’ soccer team when it traveled to top-seeded Richmond on Saturday for a Class D South semifinal. The Bobcats blew past Rangeley twice during the regular season, 12-0 and 7-0. Things went about the same way in the Saturday rain, the Bobcats rolling […]
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Boys’ soccer: Lisbon stuns Waynflete
LISBON — Jonah Sautter prepared for this moment, envisioned each shot. The Lisbon junior goaltender didn’t come out and say his team’s game plan was to go to penalty kicks against a talented Waynflete squad in Saturday’s Class C South semifinal clash. But, he was definitely prepared for the moment. Sautter made four saves on […]