The Raiders marched through Mountain Valley Conference play this season allowing just six goals in 14 games — never more than one in a game — and goalkeeper MaKenzie Thibeault posted eight shutouts. When the Raiders took an early one-goal lead in the first half of their Class C South semifinal against Lisbon on Monday, […]
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Girls’ Soccer: Fryeburg scores late in victory over Oak Hill
With five minutes remaining in the game, Fryeburg shot the ball towards the goal and it hit some body parts and found its way into the net to break a 1-1 tie. Fryeburg would hold onto for a 2-1 victory and move on to the regional quarterfinals, where it will face the York Wildcats. The […]
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H.S. Football: Mt. Blue’s Isabelle Thomas smart and tough enough
FARMINGTON — Playing football with a bunch of young men has been a breeze for Isabelle Thomas compared to what she really wants to do with her life — study neurology. Any high school student can say they want to be a neurosurgeon. The senior kicker for the Mt. Blue football team is already taking […]
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Monday Morning Quarterback: A familiar face on sidelines
But he got it anyway. Standing alongside Mynahan on the home side of Thompson Field was his brother, Tim, as a special guest assistant for Lisbon. “It was great. Tim is my biggest fan,” Dick Mynahan said. “He’s been coming to these games for as long as I have.” Tim Mynahan can hold his own […]
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Football: Mt. Blue leaves Skowhegan feeling waterlogged
FARMINGTON — There is nothing like bad weather to bring out the good in the Mt. Blue Cougars. The Cougars are mudders — like thoroughbreds on a muddy race track — and they are proud of their reputation. Mt. Blue left Skowhegan High School feeling waterlogged Saturday on Caldwell Field, taking its lumps early but ultimately […]
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Mt. Blue earns upset win over Brewer
HAMPDEN — The Mt. Blue Cougars defeated the Brewer Witches 3-0 in a Class A North preliminary round contest held at Hampden Academy on Saturday. William Salisbury had a goal and an assist to lead the Cougars (3-9-2). Tristin McFarlane and Sam Smith also scored, while Hunter Bolduc had an assist on Salisbury’s goal. Both […]
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HS Football: Raiders crush Rangers in playoff prelude, 33-13
The Raiders used that formula to dominate the first three quarters and close the regular season with a 33-13 win over Traip Academy. “We’re probably exactly where we though we’d be (at the end of the regular season),” Oak Hill coach Stacen Doucette said. “We’ve made some adjustments for some of our strengths and some […]
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H.S. Football: Lisbon leaps past Medomak Valley
LISBON — The play that best defined Lisbon’s 36-0 win over Medomak Valley on Saturday afternoon was a penalty on the Greyhounds. On that infraction, 275-pound senior fullback Noah Francis hurdled a hapless defender. The play was called back, but the Greyhounds scored on the very next play, and that’s how things went in the […]
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High school roundup: Oxford Hills/Buckfield bowls over Bangor
BANGOR — Dawson Stevens and Ryland VanDecker took turns running the ball effectively, and the Oxford Hills/Buckfield defense played stout in the Vikings’ 47-0 win over Bangor in a Class A North football game Friday night. Stevens ran for 139 yards on 10 carries, while VanDecker added 96 on 15 rushes. All seven of the […]
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H.S. Football: Poland beats Gray-New Gloucester 41-0 in Battle of Shaker Hill
POLAND — A difficult regular season ended well for Caleb Hodgkin. The Poland senior played for the first time since the opening week and helped the Knights defeat Gray-New Gloucester 41-0 in the Battle of Shaker Hill on Friday. Hodgkin returned with a new number, switching from No. 51 to 85, and a different offensive […]