Mt. Blue senior forward Ellie Pelletier (10) and Bangor midfielder Makenzie Thompson (7) battle for the ball in a Class A North field hockey quarterfinal at Caldwell Field in Farmington on Tuesday afternoon. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) FARMINGTON — The last thing Mt. Blue senior Ellie Pelletier planned on was scoring three goals in a Class […]
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C South field hockey quarterfinal: Dirigo tops Lisbon in overtime
DIXFIELD — When the Dirigo High School field hockey team defeated Lisbon, 6-0, in an early season Mountain Valley Conference matchup, Cougars coach Gretchen Curtis knew if there was a second meeting, her good friend Julie Petrie’s Greyhounds were likely going to be better. Curtis was on point. She watched her third-seeded squad fight through […]
H.S. golf: Manuel denies Anderson fourth state title in a row
Cape Elizabeth’s Austin Legge putts during the Maine high school golf championships. (John Ewing/Portland Press Herald) VASSALBORO — Caleb Manuel appreciated what his golfing best buddy, Cole Anderson, was trying to accomplish. That didn’t mean he wasn’t going to try to beat him. Anderson, a senior from Camden Hills High, was seeking an unprecedented fourth […]
Monday Morning QB: Oak Hill's expanding offense packing on the points
Oak Hill quarterback Gavin Rawstron fires a pass downfield over the head of Poland defenders for a long completion during Saturday’s game. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Oak Hill’s playbook is getting thicker by the week, which is bad news for Class D South defenses. A week after putting up a then-season high 34 points in a […]
H.S. football: Mt. Blue puts Westbrook away early
FARMINGTON — Every time Mt. Blue got its hands on the ball, the Cougars splurged during their first-half bonanza. The Cougars (3-3) waltzed into the Westbrook (1-5) end zone on every possession in the opening half and ended up with a 42-6 victory during a homecoming football game at Caldwell Field on Friday night. “We […]
Girls' soccer: Oxford Hills fends off tenacious Mt. Blue
Oxford Hills’ Cecelia Dieterich (10) pursues Mt. Blue’s Ace Provencher (37) in a girls’ soccer game in South Paris on Thursday evening. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) PARIS — Oxford Hills girls’ soccer coach Chad Truman was aware his players were worn out from playing the day before and the Mt. Blue Cougars were coming down the […]
H.S. field hockey: Mt. Blue puts Nokomis on hold
Mt. Blue’s Molly Harmon (8) is surrounded by Nokomis’ Alexys Down (3) and teammate Jaime Skinner (1) during a field hockey game at Caldwell Field in Farmington on Wednesday afternoon. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) FARMINGTON — A couple of injuries and Nokomis’ offensive outburst rattled Mt. Blue in the middle of the second half, but the […]
Monday Morning QB: Knights, Cougars quick to focus on what's ahead
Following Friday night’s 47-12 loss at Brunswick, Mt. Blue coach Nate Quirion told his players to put the game behind them as soon as they stepped on the bus and focus on next Friday’s homecoming game against Westbrook. “That’s really all we can do,” Quirion said. “I mean, obviously, we’ll dissect this film and see […]
H.S. football: Dragons come out on fire, overwhelm Cougars
BRUNSWICK — Brunswick scored four times on its first eight plays from scrimmage to roar out to a 27-6 lead and overwhelm Mt. Blue, 47-12, at the Dragons’ homecoming on Friday night. Coming off a 42-0 home loss to Kennebunk the week before, the Dragons not only came out breathing fire but kept the heat […]
H.S. football: Freeport runs past Dirigo
FREEPORT — Playing for the top spot in Class E, Dirigo and Freeport both Friday night’s football game was big. The Cougars came into Joan Benoit Samuelson Track and Field hoping to remain unbeaten. The Falcons, though, had other plans, and shut down the Dirigo offense in the second half to pull away for a […]