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Fall preview 2017: Oxford Hills boys' soccer

Coaches: Carl Piirainen and Matt Dieterich (second year) Conference: KVAC Class: A North Last year’s record: 2-12 Returning players: Senior — Veikko Piirainen (M); Juniors — Will Dieterich (M), Spencer Strong (F); Sophomores — Tommy Bancroft (D), Sam Morton (G). Key losses: Jon Libby, Matt Larouche Promising newcomers: Freshmen — Mario Devivo (M), Sergio Cervantes (F), Keegan Watson (D). […]

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Mt. Blue football: Cougars will roar on defense

The defense likely will be the best part of Thompson’s Cougars team this year as it plays in a stout Class B North. “I think defense is easier to learn, No. 1. No 2, we’re going to try to be real aggressive,” Mt. Blue coach Jim Aylward said. “The most experience I think we have […]

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Leavitt football: Hornets hope to avoid sting of graduation

The perennial expectations for Leavitt football? Still there. Head coach Mike Hathaway, who has his youngest team “by a long shot” in his 15 years leading the Hornets, said expectations are “absolutely” still high. Leavitt must fill the shoes (cleats?) of 18 graduated seniors, and the junior and senior classes of this year’s team don’t […]

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Spruce Mountain football: Phoenix looking to fly high

“The strength of this team is we have a lot of speed, a lot of athletes,” fifth-year Phoenix coach Walter Polky said. Polky said his teams run the ball. That won’t change this year, but it won’t necessarily be the tried-and-true “three yards and a cloud of dust” method either. Starting fullback Dillon Webster has […]

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Gray-NG football: Patriots set out to prevent stepping back

With that barrier now finally broken the Patriots face an equally daunting challenge — not stepping back. “We could still go 0-8,” third-year head coach Mark Renna said. “We definitely don’t think we’re going to just walk in this league and go 4-4 again. We know we have to work hard, and that the possibility […]

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2015 Cross country preview: Edward Little High School Red Eddies

  Coach: Mike Nyberg Conference: KVAC Class: A Last year’s results: Boys: 7-8; Girls: 1-15 Returning athletes:  Boys: Junior — Jake Gamache; Sophomores — Russell Allen, Resse Rodrigue; Girls: Junior — Hanna Stauffer; Sophomores — Ella Henery, Annie Hazelton. Key losses: Jake Bazzinett Promising newcomers: Boys: Senior — Spencer Dunn; Junior — Connor Larson; Sophomore — Sabin Oliver; Freshmen — Michael […]

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2015 Cross country preview: Dirigo High School Cougars

Coach: Gunnar Bradbury (ninth year) Conference: MVC Class: C Returning athletes: Senior — Keenan Martin; Junior — Colin Woodhead; Sophomore— Chase Thebarge. Key losses: Cody Cunningham, Jacob Larson, Vernun Farrar, and Gus Brown. Promising newcomers: Seniors — Chad Berry Ben Buck; Junior —  Justin Cantin;  Freshman — Ethan Couture . Season outlook: Keenan Martin is Dirigo’s […]

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2015 Cross country preview: Gray-New Gloucester High School Patriots

Coach: Adam Zukowski (eighth year) Conference: WMC Class: B Last year’s results: Boys: Sixth at Western Maine Class B Regional and eighth at Class B States; Girls: 11th at Western Maine Class B Regional. Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors — Ben Garcia, Garrett Moran, Austin Cross; Junior — Jake Arata; Sophomores — Seth Levier, Logan Nickerson; Girls: Seniors — Sam Shampine, Keaton McEvoy; Junior — Melissa Hebert. […]