PORTLAND — In a star-studded Class A girls’ basketball final, one of the best Maine has ever seen, York’s headliners simply had the last word and their Lawrence counterparts cruelly ran out of time. Chloe Smedley’s catch-and-shoot jumper and Shannon Todd’s backdoor layup gave the Wildcats a three-point edge in the final minute of regulation Saturday […]
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Class B girls’ basketball final: Houlton was both a star and a Big Dipper
BANGOR — The debate prior to the Class B girls’ basketball championship game Friday night at Cross Insurance Center: Would the Gold Ball go to the best player, or the better team? With apologies to a terrific Gray-New Gloucester group, once Kolleen Bouchard and Houlton got their hands on that coveted state trophy for the second […]
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Class B football championship: Brunswick rallies, but Marshwood repeats
PORTLAND — Zach Doyon was the only current player on the Marshwood roster to score a touchdown in the Class B football championship one year ago. Cole McDaniel had never played quarterback in his life until seven weeks ago. Together, they led the new-look Hawks to the same result, and one that has become commonplace in […]
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Class C football championship: Winslow repeats, 24-10, over Yarmouth
Giving up a 64-yard quarterback keeper on the second play from scrimmage isn’t there, either. And there’s no evidence that five turnovers are any part of the equation. Even with all that stacked against Yarmouth, the Clippers’ defense played well enough to win for most of Saturday afternoon before Winslow walked away with its second […]
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Class A football: Thornton puts away Portland for third title in four years
Down two touchdowns early in the third quarter, the Bulldogs received a burst of energy from the backfired gamble and rallied to tie the game. But what the Golden Trojans giveth, McCrum taketh away. The senior quarterback’s 28-yard strike to Ben Lambert on the opening play of the fourth quarter set up a go-ahead field […]
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Oak Hill beats MCI for third consecutive football championship
Dalton Therrien of Oak Hill pulled it off Friday night at Alfond Stadium, with a game that never will be forgotten for a team and a program that have achieved immortality. The Raiders’ senior quarterback rolled up 426 total yards and was responsible for all five Oak Hill touchdowns in a 34-21 victory over Maine […]
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Class A East boys’ basketball final: Lewiston falls to Hampden
AUGUSTA — One unbelievable run deserved one in reply during Saturday’s Class A East boys’ basketball championship. As a consequence, an unprecedented championship streak continues, and an unforgettable tournament push came to a frustrating but courageous end. No. 2 Hampden Academy rallied from a 13-point deficit in the third quarter and overcame Lewiston High School, […]
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Class C Football Championship Preview: ‘Getting to know you’ not necessary
Geography ensures that not many state championship football matchups can be construed as renewals of a rivalry. Rarely do opponents even have a history. Friday night’s Class C clash between Leavitt and Winslow at the University of Maine is a distinct exception, on all counts. It’s the second consecutive meeting with a Gold Ball in […]
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Charlie’s Maine Open: Pennsylvania’s Mason takes title with scorching 62
MANCHESTER — The check with Andrew Mason’s name on it won’t be missing any zeroes. The crystal vase Mason cradled underneath his right arm still looked splendid with the twilight rays shimmering off it. Also, shooting a scorching 62 to win the Charlie’s Maine Open at Augusta Country Club is sensational under any circumstances. So […]
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D3 Hockey Championship Game: Green Knights, we dub thee champions, again
LEWISTON — Top-ranked defense. Most outstanding player (and goaltender). Noses for the net up and down the bench. Frozen Four experience by the bushel. It all adds up, unequivocally, to the best hockey team in NCAA Division III. Smothering and self-assured Saint Norbert College stormed to its third national championship in four years and fourth […]