Spruce Mountain’s Ashlyn Williams takes a swing at the ball as Mountain Valley’s Courtney Carrier gets a stick in her path during Tuesday afternoon’s field hockey game in Jay. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) JAY — After handing Winthrop its first loss of the season Monday, Mountain Valley field hockey coach Melissa Forbes couldn’t have asked for […]
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Phoenix, Greyhounds battle to tie
LISBON — When Mountain Valley Conference schools Lisbon and Spruce Mountain play a high school field hockey game, it’s usually a battle until the end. On Monday morning, the end occurred after the second overtime as the two teams played to a 1-1 tie at Lisbon High School. Spruce Mountain sits at 8-4-1 and atop […]
Local roundup: Blanchard leads Mountain Valley football to win over Madison
Jacob Blanchard scored all four of Mountain Valley’s touchdowns in a 26-20 football win over Madison on Friday. The Falcons (4-2) scored twice in the first quarter on a 25-yard run and a 58-yard run by Blanchard. They led 14-6 at the half. Blanchard scored twice more on kickoff returns in the third and fourth […]
H.S. football: Week 6 staff picks
(Picks in bold) LEE HORTON (49-9) Gray-New Gloucester at Maranacook Madison/Carrabec at Mountain Valley Wells at Spruce Mountain Cheverus at Edward Little Westbrook at Mt. Blue Windham at Lewiston Fryeburg at Leavitt Boothbay/Wiscasset at Dirigo Bonny Eagle at Oxford Hills/Buckfield Telstar at Sacopee Valley Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale at Lisbon Poland at Oak Hill RANDY WHITEHOUSE (48-10) Gray-New […]
Weekend Blitz and Top 10: Calendar flips to October and playoff picture starts developing
Bonny Eagle (5-0) at Oxford Hills (4-1) Friday, 7 p.m. Scots are always a physical test, but Vikings will have to be at the top of their game mentally, too. Cheverus (3-2) at Edward Little (2-3) Friday, 7 p.m. Winner takes a big step toward hosting a first-round playoff game. Windham (0-5) at Lewiston (1-4) […]
H.S. roundup: Winthrop girls' soccer edges Mt. Abram with early goal
STRONG — Jillian Schmelzer scored what ended up being the only goal just four minutes into the game for Winthrop in a 1-0 girls’ soccer win over Mt. Abram on Wednesday. Schmelzer’s goal came via an assist from Aaliyah WilsonFalcone. Mt. Abram (7-4) goalkeeper Emily Kidd saved eight shots, while Brooke Burnham saved four shots […]
KVAC golf qualifier: Edward Little, Lewiston lock down state berths
Gardiner’s Cody Rizzo aims for the green from the 15th green at Natanis Golf Course in Norridgewock on Tuesday. (Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel) VASSALBORO — It was raining. It was cold. The course was drenched. Not that the Gardiner golf team seemed to care. The Tigers wrapped up a spot in the Class B state […]
WATCH: Week 5 high school football Friday night recap
Some local teams took some tough L’s on Friday night. Others picked up nice W’s. Join Randy Whitehouse, Tony Blasi and Lee Horton as they talk about it.
H.S. football: Spruce Mountain eludes feisty Poland
Poland’s Gavin Tibbetts dives but can’t stop Spruce Mountain’s Zach Toothaker from scampering into the end zone for a touchdown after making a nifty catch during the first half of Friday night’s football game in Poland. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) POLAND— Spruce Mountain and Poland cut loose and lit up the night sky in the air […]
H.S. roundup: Courtney Larson's goal gives Edward Little field hockey win over Mt. Blue
AUBURN — Courtney Larson produced the lone goal at the 15:06 mark of the second half to lift Edward Little to a 1-0 triumph over Mt. Blue in field hockey action Thursday. The Cougars (6-2-1) outshot the Red Eddies (4-6) by a margin of 9-8 in the game. Brooke Bolduc made seven saves for Mt. […]