After seeing its five-game winning streak come to an abrupt end against undefeated Leavitt, Spruce Mountain caught a little bit of a break Saturday from the football gods. Spruce Mountain won a coin flip with Yarmouth and earned the No. 3 seed in the six-team Western Class C playoffs. Yarmouth will go in at No. […]
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Western Class C Football: Leavitt runs away from Spruce Mountain in showdown
LIVERMORE FALLS — It was the worst-case scenario in a big football game on a bitterly cold night. Facing fourth-and-9 from his own 13-yard line, Leavitt punter Mitchel Davis’ fingers couldn’t quite get a grip on the ball without the moment’s hesitation that can lead to disaster. In the middle of his life flashing before […]
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B West soccer prelim: Knights oust Phoenix, 2-0
POLAND — If Poland believed in omens, it certainly could have lost some of its edge when its first shot in Friday’s Western Class B soccer preliminary glanced off the bottom of the crossbar and a couple of inches in front of the goal line. Instead, the eighth-seeded Knights shook off the bad luck, beat […]
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Western B Field Hockey: Phoenix seize opportunity, shut out Raiders
JAY — Miss an opportunity during the regular season and there is no sense in dwelling on it. Another one will come along. Miss an opportunity during the playoffs and it’s likely you’ll have nothing but time to dwell on it. Seventh-seeded Fryeburg Academy had a chance to seize control early in Wednesday’s Class B […]
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Top Performer: Matt Vigue, Spruce Mountain
Matt Vigue, Spruce Mountain: Five more touchdowns from the all-purpose back propelled the Phoenix to their fifth consecutive win, 52-13 over Lake Region.
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High School Notebook: Mustangs winning numbers game
Led by a bare minimum giving the maximum, Monmouth Academy is making a somewhat unlikely run at a Western Class C boys’ soccer playoff berth. Thirteen players suited up for the Mustangs in a trip to Jay this past week. That didn’t stop Monmouth from packing away a Heal Point-worthy 2-1 win over Spruce Mountain. […]
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H.S. Football Roundup: Phoenix fly past Lakers
NAPLES — Matt Vigue rushed for four touchdowns and scored five overall Friday night, sparking Spruce Mountain to its fifth consecutive Western Class C football win, 52-13 over Lake Region. Spruce Mountain (6-1) will host Leavitt (7-0) in a pivotal Campbell Conference battle to close the regular season next week. Peter Theriault threw two touchdown […]
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Field hockey: Playoffs loom as seeds are set
Lisbon is in a familiar position. So is Winthrop. And Leavitt. And Spruce Mountain. And, of course, Skowhegan and Scarborough. People hoping for new blood atop the Maine field hockey standings and in the playoffs are going to have to hope an underdog or two wins. Otherwise, many of the same schools who made it […]
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Boys’ Soccer: Mustangs hold off Phoenix
JAY — Two depleted boys’ soccer teams produced a game that wasn’t short on intensity, scoring opportunities or playoff implications Tuesday. Thirteen players strong, Monmouth Academy jumped ahead on goals by Hunter Richardson and Kyle Fletcher and held off Spruce Mountain High School’s spirited rally for a 2-1 MVC victory at Taglienti Field. Noah Parker […]
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Girls’ Soccer: Wolverines stop Phoenix streaks, 1-0
JAY — Spruce Mountain can’t do anything during the MVC regular season to prepare for the overall heightened skill level of the Class B girls’ soccer tournament. What the Phoenix did get Monday from one of their traditional Class C foes was a look at the more physical brand of the game that awaits in […]