DIXFIELD — Old Orchard Beach opened the second half of Friday night’s Campbell Conference Class D season finale with a surprise for Dirigo — the wildcat formation. The wildcat solved the Seagulls’ problems moving the ball more consistently, but not their tendency to draw penalties that kept them from capitalizing on scoring chances. Hunter White, […]
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H.S. Football: Edward Little slips away from Lewiston
When all was said and done, it was Edward Little lifting the Allen Clark Memorial Trophy after a zany 22-19 victory over rival Lewiston at Don Roux Field on Friday night. “Anger. Sadness. Happiness. Just everything. Every feeling you could possibly have in one game,” EL quarterback Grant Hartley said. “That’s why this game is […]
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Field hockey: St. Dom’s toppled Traip in Class C South semifinal
AUBURN — Given Friday’s uncertain weather forecast, St. Dominic Academy field hockey coach Brian Kay wanted his girls score early and often in the Saints’ Class C South semifinal against recent nemesis Traip Academy. The team obliged, scoring five first-half goals en route to a 6-0 victory over the Rangers. Hannah Trottier-Braun had a hat […]
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Field hockey: Lisbon’s Collier among Miss Maine Field Hockey finalists
Already among the top scoring forwards in Lisbon High School field hockey history, Collier can now say she’s among the best all-around players Maine has ever had to offer. Friday afternoon, the Lisbon senior found out she was a finalist for the Miss Maine Field Hockey award, awarded annually to a well-rounded senior who has […]
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Football: Spruce Mountain works OT, tops Mountain Valley
RUMFORD — Austin Darling followed the script perfectly for Spruce Mountain on Friday, benefitting from a total team effort and helping to lead the Phoenix to a critical season-ending victory. Darling saw an opening, broke outside and sprinted for a 10-yard touchdown on the Phoenix’s first play in overtime, capped a thrilling 18-12 win over […]
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Field hockey: No. 3 Winthrop ousts No. 2 Dexter in penalty corners
DEXTER — The tremendous ride continues for the Winthrop field hockey team. It took a bit longer than they wanted Thursday, but the Ramblers earned the end result they’d been looking for. Sarah Spahr fired the ball past Dexter keeper Megan Peach in the fifth round of sudden death penalty corners on a rebound off […]
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H.S. Football: Green the key to Lewiston’s line play
LEWISTON — A moving chess piece in football is usually reserved for an offensive skill position player. One that can play running back, wide receiver or quarterback all within the span of a few plays. But the Lewiston High School football team has a different kind of chess piece of sorts: senior lineman Keyshawn Green. […]
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H.S. Football: Game of the week — Spruce Mountain at Mountain Valley
One team will be going home after Friday night’s Class C South football clash between Spruce Mountain and Mountain Valley. And that’s exactly what each team wants. The Phoenix and the Falcons enter the regular-season finale with matching 4-3 records. The winner will finish no worse than fourth in C South, which means a home […]
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First and 10: Head to head with Wil and Lee
Kramlich: Well, we’ve hit the final week of the regular season already (except for Class D North, which plays into next week). It seems like just last week we were touring all around the area talking to teams during the preseason, but here we are. There’s a lot yet to be determined in the final week, […]
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H.S. Football: Weekly Top 10
The Golden Trojans finished up their regular-season home slate with a blowout win over South Portland, scoring 60-plus points for the first time since week two. Now comes a road clash at Bonny Eagle. 2. Bonny Eagle (7-0) (2) The Scots put up 58 points on Sanford last week, and now enter a week-eight battle-of-the-unbeatens […]