Last year, the Mt. Blue golf team never came to fruition because there wasn’t enough players to man the team. This year, the Cougars will play as a junior varsity team. “The team is made up of all new players,” Mt. Blue coach Mark Cyr said. “We did not have enough players last year to […]
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Boys' soccer: Sam Smith leads Mt. Blue past Messalonskee
Messalonskee High School’s Benoit Levesque (11) wins the headers over Mt. Blue High School’s Samuel Smith (10) in Oakland on Thursday. (Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel) OAKLAND — After scoring 21 goals a year ago, Mt. Blue senior Sam Smith expected to be a marked man this season. “I knew coming into this season I was […]
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Field hockey: Mt. Blue jettisons Lewiston
Mt. Blue goalie Brooke Bolduc comes out of the net to break up a shot by Lewiston sophomore midfielder Abigail Chartier in a field hockey game in Lewiston on Thursday. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — New digs with a brand-new layer of green turf served as an inspiration to the new-and-improved Lewiston Blue Devils, who […]
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Boys' soccer: Mt. Blue keeps its cool, shakes Oxford Hills
Oxford Hills goalkeeper Sam Morton comes out of the net to deny Mt. Blue’s Sam Smith in first-half action at Gouin Athletic Complex in Paris on Tuesday. (Brewster Burns photo) Mt. Blue goalie Xander Gurney, left, Oxford Hills’ Will Dieterich (13) and the Cougars’ Eli Yeaton (19) and Dominic Giampietro (16) leap for the ball […]
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H.S. field hockey: Winthrop downs Dirigo with second-half spurt
DIXFIELD — Visiting Winthrop broke open a scoreless game at halftime with all four of its goals in the first 11-plus minutes of the second half to down Dirigo 4-0 in Class C field hockey action at Harlow Park on Monday. Moriah Hajduk opened the scoring for the Ramblers (2-0) just over two minutes into […]
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H.S. football: Mt. Blue thrashes Lawrence in opener
Mt. Blue High School’s Caleb Haines (13) breaks through the Lawrence High School defensive line in Farmington on Friday. (Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel) FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue senior fullback Randy Barker was in tears as he spoke after his team’s season-opening 34-13 win over Lawrence. “I don’t know what it means to the team, but […]
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2018 H.S. Football Preview: Hard-working Cougars set sights on playoffs
Mt. Blue football Nate Quirion explains a formation to his players in Farmington during the preseason. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue football coach Nate Quirion said success will come this season — if the Cougars focus on several goals. “We will work to play sound fundamental football in all three phases of the […]
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2018 H.S. Football Preview: Cougars down but eager to compete
Dirigo players put in some work on the line during the preseason. (Randy Whitehouse/Sun Journal) Dirigo coach Jim Hersom isn’t expecting the Cougars to lose any of their competitive edge just because they dropped down from Class D to Class E this season. Low numbers forced the move after a rash of injuries last fall […]
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Class B North Preview: Cougars looking to move up ranks
Mt. Blue took a step back in the standings last year but looks to improve the long-term outlook starting this season under second-year coach Nate Quirion. With a returning veteran nucleus that showed marked improvement as the Cougars’ 1-7 campaign unfolded, Caldwell Field should hold more excitement and surprises this year. Securing the first playoff […]
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2018 H.S. Football Preview: Class E gives Dirigo, other programs chance to rebuild
Alex Gorham of Dirigo High School crosses the goal line to put the Cougars up 6-0 over Mountain Valley last season. Dirigo has dropped from Class D to Class E for the 2018 season. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) Alex Gorham has been in the middle of some big wins at Dirigo over the last three years. […]