RANGELEY — The Rangeley Lakers stormed out to a 3-0 lead and held on to a 3-2 victory over the Greater Portland Christian Lions in girls’ soccer action Saturday. Lauren Eastlack scored twice to lead the Lakers, and Brooke Egan scored a breakaway goal. Egan also had and assist, as did Olivia Pye. The Lions […]
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HS football: Winthrop/Monmouth survives Traip
He also knows now that his own team from Traip Academy is not far off. The Rangers, idle as high school football teams across the state kicked off their seasons last week, debuted with a 19-7 defeat at Memorial Field. Winthrop/Monmouth (2-0) took control of a touch-and-go game in the second half, wearing down the Rangers […]
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Field hockey: York edges St. Dom’s
The St. Dom’s keeper faced the unenviable task of backstopping her Saints against two-time defending Class B champion York, a team looking to earn its 40th consecutive win with a lineup that would be a force across all classes of play in Maine. After some early jitters, Slonina stood tall, and the defense in front […]
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H.S. Football: Oak Hill holds off Old Orchard Beach
WALES — The Oak Hill football team hosted its annual Heroes Game on Saturday, with the players wearing camouflage uniform tops, and members of the military and first responders were honored before the game. It then took a couple players to be heroes for the Raiders to hold on for a 26-14 win against Old […]
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HS football: Portland stops Edward Little
AUBURN — Edward Little went into the locker room at halftime with momentum after tying the game with an exciting two point conversion with 11 seconds remaining in the half. One quarter later, Portland had scored 26 unanswered points, running away with a 40-16 victory at Walton field. Portland opened the scoring after an EL punt, needing […]
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HS football: Yarmouth holds off Mountain Valley
RUMFORD — Mountain Valley battled back, but fell a two-point conversion short of Yarmouth on Friday. The Falcons put together a dramatic fourth-quarter comeback behind quarterback Nick Newman. However, time ran out as Yarmouth, behind QB John Thoma’s three passing touchdowns and another running, pulled out a 27-25 win in a Class C South game […]
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HS football: Brewer overcomes Mt. Blue
BREWER — The Brewer High School football team had a pair of 100-yard rushers Friday night in Trey Wood and Garrett Ireland. But they likely would be the first to admit that their success stems in great part from their blockers along the line of scrimmage, a group that was dominant during a 33-2 Class […]
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HS football: Oxford Hills grinds out win over Lewiston
VanDecker scored two touchdowns in the second half of Oxford Hills/Buckfield’s 19-0 win over Lewiston on Friday night. VanDecker was almost stopped about 5 yards away from his first score, but kept his feet and stumbled into the end zone. “I said, ‘I refuse to go down; I want this,’” VanDecker said. “When you’re that […]
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H.S. Football: Leavitt snags first win, topples Morse
BATH — The Morse offense had it set up. With the ball at the Leavitt 21-yard line in the third quarter, trailing by six, the momentum seemed to be turning the way of the hosts. Then, a fumble went the Hornets’ way, and a back-breaking interception added more consternation to the Morse cause. Leavitt cruised from […]
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H.S. Football: Lisbon runs over Maranacook, 36-0
READFIELD — Just as their nickname implies they should, the Greyhounds came storming out of the gates Friday night. Lisbon scored three touchdowns on its first six plays, and tallied two more before halftime to ease to a 36-0 win over Maranacook in a Class D South football game at Ricky Gibson Field of Dreams. […]