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H.S. Football: Pigskin prognostications

Mountain Valley 24, Spruce Mountain 16 Edward Little 34, Lewiston 20 Oxford Hills/Buckfield 35, Bangor 8 Dirigo 27, Old Orchard Beach 20 Poland 26, Gray-New Gloucester 14 Skowhegan 34, Mt. Blue 20 Oak Hill 36, Traip 14 Lisbon 38, Medomak Valley 6

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H.S. Football: Weekend blitz

Friday, 7 p.m. The goal is simple for the Hornets: win and they’re in the playoffs. But that would mean beating a Biddeford team that will be motivated after losing its first game of the season last week. SPRUCE MOUNTAIN (4-3) at MOUNTAIN VALLEY (4-3) Friday, 7 p.m. A home game in the first round […]

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Girls’ soccer: Oak Hill wins MVC title

Oak Hill’s defense came through again on Thursday, posting another shutout to win the Mountain Valley Conference girls’ soccer championship over Madison, 2-0. Sydney Drew scored in the first half and Eliza Whisenant added the insurance goal in the second half for the Raiders. That was more than enough for Anna Dodge, who earned another […]

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Field hockey playoffs: Mt. Blue gets past Brewer

FARMINGTON — Brewer’s defense was a nuisance all afternoon, but it didn’t help that Mt. Blue’s offense was tentative and missing its trademark ferocity in a Class A North field hockey quarterfinal at Caldwell Field on Wednesday. The No. 8 Witches defense packed it in around their net whenever the No. 1 Cougars threatened to […]

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H.S. Field Hockey: Collier’s goals lift Lisbon to win over North Yarmouth in Class C quarterfinals

LISBON — Chase Collier’s two quick goals gave the Lisbon Greyhounds some breathing room and lifted them to a 3-1 victory over the North Yarmouth Academy Panthers in a Class C South field hockey quarterfinal Wednesday. “She has a knack for the ball,” Lisbon coach Julie Petrie said. “Very unselfish kid, but she wants to […]

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Field hockey: Oak Hill dominates Mountain Valley

AUBURN — It’s hard to score when the offense is denied getting the ball anywhere near the cage. Just ask Mountain Valley. The Falcons managed just a pair of shots as the Oak Hill defense kept Mountain Valley out of their end of the firld for most of the afternoon as the Raiders posted a […]

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Field hockey: Skowhegan eliminates Oxford Hills

SKOWHEGAN — Upset-minded Oxford Hills played perennial powerhouse Skowhegan evenly through the first half, using a tight defense and several stops from Anna Huff to keep the Indians at bay. But No. 4 Skowhegan proved too much in the second frame, netting four goals — including two from Julia Steves — en route to a […]

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Field Hockey: Winthrop whacks Mount View for playoff win

Mount View (7-8) goalie Alexis Bowman made a couple of kick saves on a Winthrop (12-2-1) penalty corner just over 10 minutes into the first half. She didn’t get a chance to stop a shot on another corner six minutes later. Moriah Hajduk got solid contact on her hit from just inside the circle. The […]

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Field hockey: No. 3 Traip eliminates No. 6 Dirigo

KITTERY — Sierra O’Brien knew where she had to be. And now the Traip Academy field hockey team is going back to where it wants to be. O’Brien, a senior forward, scored a goal in each half and the third-seeded Rangers played their most complete game of the season, downing No. 6 Dirigo, 2-0, in […]