The Lisbon sophomore is a solidly built athlete who won the football genetics lottery — height, build, speed and awareness. Standing next to older brother, Noah, though, the younger Francis indeed finds himself in a little bit of a reputational, if not physical, shadow But at the snap of the ball, both Francises stand as […]
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Page 2: Wil’s pigskin prognostications
Cheverus 34, Lewiston 14 Leavitt 24, York 16 Mt. Blue 22, Lawrence 20 Freeport 26, Gray-NG 22 Mountain Valley 44, Lake Region 6 Yarmouth 41, Poland 8 Cape Elizabeth 38, Spruce Mountain 34 Winthrop/Monmouth 20, Dirigo 14
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H.S. Football: Weekly Top 10
1. Thornton Academy (2-0) (1) It was only a few years ago when Thornton-Cheverus was one of the best rivalries in the state. One 65-0 TA win later, that rivalry is dormant. 2. Bonny Eagle (2-0) (3) The Scots received a push from week one surprise team Scarborough, but they held tough defensively for a […]
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H.S. Football: Weekend Blitz
Friday, 7 p.m. The Red Eddies were tied with Portland for a half, but then faltered in the second half. The Vikings have been better in the second half of both their games. Both coaches will likely be looking for a full, 48-minute effort from their respective teams. CHEVERUS (1-1) AT LEWISTON (0-2) Friday, 7 […]
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First and 10: Head to head with Wil and Lee
Kramlich: I guess it’s my turn to start the conversation this week, so I’ll welcome myself back to this discussion space. I got two games under my belt in week two, and there’s already something that stuck out to me — special teams. Now, that’s not just because the forgotten third pillar of football helped […]
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H.S. Football: Game of the week — Spruce Mountain vs. Cape Elizabeth
The Phoenix missed in their first chance, losing the season opener against Wells. They now get a second shot at one of those two wins this week, when they travel to face 2-0 Cape Elizabeth. It might be a good thing that this game will be played on the artificial field turf at the Capers’ […]
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H.S. Football: Cape Elizabeth catapults past Spruce Mountain
CAPE ELIZABETH — Spruce Mountain found itself in a hole early, and there was no getting out of it. Cape Elizabeth got some breaks early, broke through the line early and often, and broke the chances of any Phoenix comeback in a 55-12 Class C South football win at Hannaford Field on Friday night. It […]
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HS Soccer: Mustangs edge Greyhounds, 2-1
The footrace ended in a virtual tie, but thanks to some miscommunication among the Greyhounds, Foulke was able to head the ball past charging Lisbon goalie Jonah Sautter for the Mustangs’ first lead of Thursday’s game. “I saw an opportunity and I took it. I finished,” Foulke said. “That goal pushed it to our advantage.” […]
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H.S. field hockey: Lisbon holds off Dirigo
LISBON — Julie Petrie gathered her Greyhounds around her with 9:35 remaining in the first half of a scoreless high school field hockey game against Dirigo on Wednesday. This was not a pep talk. Rather, Petrie’s message far more stern as she told her players that she was tired of “giving the same old speech.” […]
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HS Soccer: Roadrunners speed past Cougars
DIXFIELD — Mt. Abram’s boys’ soccer team has faced its share of adversity early in the season, but it has navigates that road well. The Roadrunners kept going in the right direction Thursday, spreading the wealth to several different players in a 9-0 win over Dirigo in MVC soccer action at Harlow Park. Mason Strunk […]