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H.S. Boys’ Soccer: Cobras strike Cougars late

DIXFIELD —  Time simply ran out on Dirigo in a Mountain Valley Conference game played Monday afternoon at windy Harlow Park. In a bizarre twist of events, penalty kicks were front-and-center in the second half, and while both teams capitalized, Dustin Crawford scored off a rebound with 5:03 left in the game as Carrabec pulled […]

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Class B Football: Mt. Blue makes statement, mauls Lawrence

FARMINGTON — Hard to imagine facing a football team that had lost one regular-season game in eight seasons with a sense of self-efficacy that is anything more than bravado. To hear the Mt. Blue seniors tell it, however, Maine and the rest of Eastern Class B got exactly what they expected to deliver Saturday night […]

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H.S. Football: Raiders hold off Cougars

DIXFIELD — In a battle of will and determination, Oak Hill proved it had just enough of each to eke out a victory Friday night in a Campbell Conference football showdown with Dirigo. The Raiders scored on a Parker Asselin pass to Luke Washburn midway through the second quarter and Kyle Flaherty rushed the two-point conversion, […]

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HS Football: Cougars happy to call Caldwell home once again

FARMINGTON — Roger Staubach once said “There are no traffic jams along the extra mile.” If he ever went to Kemp Field on game night, the Dallas Cowboys’ Hall-of-Fame quarterback would have retracted that statement. Getting out of the Mt. Blue Cougars’ temporary football home after a game was always an adventure. But the days […]

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Boys’ soccer: Saints shake stubborn Cougars

AUBURN — An ill-advised advertising campaign once declared “this is not your father’s Oldsmobile.” Apply that to local boys’ soccer and perhaps on some level this isn’t even your older brother’s Saint Dominic Academy team. The Saints appear both sleek and reliable enough to drive wherever they want to go in Western Class C and […]

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H.S. Field Hockey: Cougars clip Eagles in OT

Mt. Blue High School’s second-year field hockey coach Jody Harmon was simply overwhelmed with her players’ latest effort. The Cougars, fresh off a seven-goal loss to perennial powerhouse Skowhegan, wiped out a pair of one-goal deficits Tuesday and earned a 3-2 overtime win over host Mt. Ararat. The Cougars dominated play in the second half, […]

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Pratt throws 5 TD’s, Cougars crush Broncos, 49-20

FARMINGTON — As Jordan Whitney’s replacement, Mt. Blue quarterback Andrew Pratt has some mighty big shoes to fill. In Friday night’s season opener against  Hampden Academy, his feet, and his feats, were up to the task. Pratt completed 16 of 21 passes for 342 yards and five touchdowns and ran for another score in three […]

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Preview 2013: Dirigo football

Coach: Dave Crutchfield (third year) Class: Western D Last year’s record: 8-3, lost in Western C final Returning letter-winners: Seniors — Jack Brown (T/DT), Joey Hebert (C/DT), Heath Hersom (TB/LB), Zach Demars (DB), Julian Baldinelli (G); Junior — Tyler Frost (FB/LB), Joe Casey (RB/LB). Key losses: Brett Whittemore (QB), Spencer Trenoweth (TB/LB), Nelson Pepin (TE/DE), […]

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Preview 2013: Western Class D football

Dave Crutchfield loves having most of the old gang back together. He’s not crazy about the new name it’s had foisted upon it, however. “This is the old Class C that we’re used to, minus Jay and Livermore Falls,” the Dirigo coach. “We don’t have the  big schools that have come down and gone back […]

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Preview 2013: Dirigo field hockey

Coach: Gretchen Errington (sixth year) Class: C Conference: MVC Last year: Western Class C quarterfinals Returning letter-winners: Brittany LaPointe, Booke Holmquist, Rylee Litalien, Kelsey Wilson, Grace Hebert, Amanda Dolloff, Meagan Brann, Britney Ellis. Key losses: Lexi Noyes, Kate Bonney. Promising newcomers: Emma Lueders (MF), Ellie Wainwright (MF). Season outlook: After a solid season a year […]