VASSALBORO — Erin Holmes of Greely High School stood over her putt on the ninth hole of the Arrowhead course at Natanis Golf Club on Saturday, thoughts of birdie dancing in her head. She thought the putt would give her second place alone after playing partner and friend Bailey Plourde of Lincoln Academy had also […]
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Field hockey: No. 7 Poland holds off No. 10 Greely in OT
“I saw my sister pass the ball to me, and the goalie was on her left side,” Nawass said. “I pulled it up so I could shoot it.” On the only penalty corner try in overtime, on Poland’s only shot in the extra frame, Hwida Nawass corralled a pass from sister Higera, faked left, turned […]
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KVAC cross country: Barber, Cougars take conference titles
AUGUSTA — Mt. Blue’s Tucker Barber wasn’t sure at first when it would happen. He just knew to trust his gut when it told him to make his move with about a mile left in the KVAC cross country championships at Cony High School. “I had no idea how the race was going to go,” […]
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H.S. Football: Mountain Valley topples Poland
RUMFORD — Mountain Valley continued to run wild in Friday’s Class C South football game against Poland. The Falcons broke things open by scoring five touchdowns — including runs by Kyle Farrar, Nick Newman and Elijah Turner — in the second quarter en route to a 53-12 win at Chet Bulger Field. The Falcons have […]
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H.S. football: Edward Little drops game to Deering, 41-28
AUBURN — Edward Little dropped the ball and lost to Deering 41-28 on Friday at Walton Field. Three first-quarter fumbles led to 14 Rams points, and that was too much for the Red Eddies to overcome. “We turned the ball over early,” EL coach Dave Sterling said. “When you turn the ball over like that […]
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H.S. Football: Windham holds off Oxford Hills
In an offense averaging 200 yards a game in the air, winning the trenches led Eagles coach Matt Perkins to take what was given to them by running the ball, averaging 4.4 yards per carry as a team and beating Oxford Hills at their own game. “We like to pass, but tonight our kids were […]
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Football roundup: Lewiston scores second win
WATERBORO — Tanner Cortes hit Gordon Beckwith with a screen pass on a third-and-long in the fourth quarter and Beckwith rumbled into Massabesic territory to spark a late rally and help lift Lewiston to a 27-22 win over the Mustangs on Friday night. Shortly after Beckwith’s gain, Garrett Poussard powered into the end zone from […]
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Ramblers roll over Black Bears, finish regular season unbeaten
WINTHROP — The next time the Winthrop/Monmouth Ramblers play a football game that counts, their little brothers’ and sisters’ Halloween candy will be half gone, and their parents will be less than a week away from electing a new President of the United States. That’s why, with winless Maranacook serving as the foe, the Ramblers […]
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Football: Dragons thump Cougars
BRUNSWICK — It might have been easy for the Brunswick High School football team to overlook this game. After handing Brewer its first loss of the season last week and taking control of Class B North, the Dragons played host to a two-win Mt. Blue team on Friday night. Not so much. On his very […]
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Football: Oak Hill holds off Dirigo
DIXFIELD — Dirigo came all the way back to tie Oak Hill in the second half of Friday night’s game, only for the Raiders to make one big offensive play and seal the win. Matt Strout and Steve Gilbert hooked up for their second long touchdown pass of the game early in the fourth quarter […]