FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue High School coach Jim Aylward can take comfort in knowing he can count on his defense to pick up the slack when the Cougars’ offense stalls. Mt. Blue’s defense came through when the Nokomis Warriors made any sudden moves in a Class B football game Friday night at Caldwell Field. And […]
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H.S. Football: Greely grounds Leavitt, 38-20
TURNER — Greely rang up 226 yards on the ground, 150 from Joey Casella, and visiting Greely out-muscled Leavitt 38-20 in a Class B South football game at Libby Field on Friday night. Bruising fullback Tim Coyle received the first two carries of the game for the Rangers (4-2), but Casella took all three on […]
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H.S. Football: Fryeburg runs over Poland
The Fryeburg Academy junior scored five touchdowns in the Raiders’ 41-13 win over Poland on Friday. Gullikson had four offensive scores and gained 197 yards total. Three of those touchdowns were on big plays, 36- and 34-yard runs and a 53-yard reception, to go along with a 2-yard run. “The offensive line did a great […]
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Boys’ soccer: EL survives Brunswick
AUBURN — Trailing by one after Edward Little controlled the majority of the opening half, Brunswick pushed back hard in the second frame. After failing to register a shot in the first 40 minutes, Brunswick fired three straight on Eddies keeper Owen Mower. Then, Henry Doherty struck the left post, followed minutes later by Mower […]
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HS Football: Phoenix throw second straight shutout since coaching change, 41-0
YARMOUTH — It’s been two weeks since the Spruce Mountain Phoenix were stunned to learn of a mid-season coaching change. They’ve responded by pitching back-to-back shutouts. Last week, Spruce Mountain blanked Poland, 46-0, three days after head coach Walter Polky resigned for unspecified reasons. On Friday night, it was Yarmouth that the Phoenix kept off […]
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Field Hockey: Oak Hill uses a team effort to blow past Lisbon
LISBON — The Oak Hill Raiders have been dominant all season long, and the defending Class C South champions put forward one of their best efforts of the season Friday afternoon, taking out rival Lisbon 5-0 on the road. “Today’s effort was 100 percent team effort,” Oak Hill coach Betsy Gilbert said. “These girls have […]
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High school roundup: Lisbon edges Mountain Valley
RUMFORD — The Greyhounds took a one-goal lead in the first half and held on to edge Mountain Valley 1-0 in Mountain Valley Conference boys’ soccer action Thursday afternoon. The Falcons (3-7-1) led 6-2 in corner kicks, but the Greyhounds (7-1-2) outshot their opponents by a margin of 11-9. Goalie Jacob Beauchesne made six saves […]
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Field Hockey: Leavitt stings Spruce in a key game for playoff position
The two KVAC rivals are also battling for Class B South positioning. Coming into the contest, the Phoenix had the advantage, sitting in fourth position, with the Hornets right behind them in fifth. Leavitt earned a 2-1 senior-day victory Thursday, and the key Heal points that came with it. Both teams are now 9-4 on […]
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H.S. Football: Game of the week — Oak Hill at Lisbon
One point has been the difference in both of those playoff matchups, so both coaches (Lisbon’s Dick Mynahan and Oak Hill’s Stacen Doucette) will be stressing details to their respective teams. The Raiders (3-1) enter the contest having just suffered their first loss of the season, which came last Friday at Winthrop/Monmouth. That was Oak […]
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HS Girls Soccer: Bulldogs hand Mustangs first loss
MONMOUTH — The bad news for the Monmouth Mustangs is the team nipping at their heels for the top seed in Class C South, Madison, handed them their first defeat on Thursday, 3-1. The good news for the Mustangs is they still control their own destiny and can still secure home field advantage in the […]