FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue High School lightened up and took a laid back approach to winless Bangor High School in a Class A field hockey game Thursday. But the Rams had other ideas and enlightened the Cougars’ with persistence, teamwork and stubborn play. Bangor stymied Mt. Blue for the first 20 minutes before the Cougars’ […]
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Field hockey: Leavitt falls to Gardiner in overtime, 2-1
“It was a take from the top of the circle, and I’m a forward, so I technically shouldn’t have taken it, but I was feeling really confident in my air dribble right then, and I just had so much adrenaline going, so I just air-dribbled it in,” Walker said. “It hit off the other person’s […]
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H.S. Football: Receiver trio quite a catch for Red Eddies
AUBURN — CJ Jipson made what might be the play of the year for the Edward Little football team against Oxford Hills last weekend, hauling in a final-play, 44-yard touchdown catch in the back of the end zone to beat the Vikings at the buzzer. But he’s not the only receiver on the Red Eddies’ […]
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H.S. Football: Game of the week — Mountain Valley at Wells
Mountain Valley wants to rekindle the rivalry, and this is the year the Falcons think they can do it. Wells looks the part of a Class C South front-runner, sporting a 3-0 record and having consecutive trips to the regional final it its back pocket. Mountain Valley, meanwhile, is tired of rebuilding and is ready […]
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First and 10: Head to head with Wil and Lee
Horton: As you know, this is the fourth week of my first season experiencing Maine high school football. My one-word summary: fun. All four games that I’ve covered have been fun. Maybe this is the new guy speaking, but none of the four games has failed to entertain. Leavitt’s 27-21 loss to Westbrook was a wobbly […]
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H.S. Football: Weekend blitz
Friday, 7 p.m. This is a big swing game for the Red Eddies. A win against a traditional power would put them into the top half of Class A North. They could be encouraged by rival Lewiston playing the Stags close, but the Red Eddies also had a nail-biter last week. LEWISTON (0-3) AT BANGOR […]
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H.S. Football: Pigskin prognostications
Lewiston 31, Bangor 17 Portland 41, Oxford Hills/Buckfield 14 Hampden 22, Mt. Blue 16 Marshwood 26, Leavitt 21 Spruce Mountain 27, Gray-NG 12 Wells 16, Mountain Valley 14 Poland 22, Lake Region 21 Lisbon 20, Dirigo 16 Winthrop/Monmouth 28, Old Orchard Beach 22 Oak Hill 34, Medomak Valley 13
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H.S. Football: Weekly Top 10
1. Thornton Academy (3-0) (1) The scoreboard keeps rolling for the Trojans, whose 56 points in week three were their lowest output so far. They have outscored opponents 183-40. 2. Bonny Eagle (3-0) (2) Bonny Eagles vs. Bangor used to be a welcomed championship matchup. The Scots weren’t very welcoming to the Rams last Friday, […]
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High school roundup: Winthrop field hockey topples Telstar
BETHEL — Kinli Dibiase tallied two goals and Emily Molina pitched in a goal and an assist in Winthrop’s 6-0 road win over Telstar in MVC field hockey action Wednesday. Bri McClure, Bri Feeney and Katie Perkins completed the scoring for the Ramblers (6-1-1). Sarah Spahr, Nora Conrad and Moriah Hajduk added assists. Perry Morton […]
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H.S. roundup: Lewiston girls soccer slays Brunskwick
BRUNSWICK — Lewiston earned a big victory in girls’ soccer action Tuesday, beating Brunswick 1-0. Hannah Chaput scored the game’s only goal when she converted a breakaway pass from Dacia Ball with 21:38 remaining in the second half. The win improves the Blue Devils to 3-2-1, while Brunswick falls to 4-2. The Dragons outshot the […]