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H.S. Football: Weekend Blitz

Friday, 7 p.m. The Red Eddies were tied with Portland for a half, but then faltered in the second half. The Vikings have been better in the second half of both their games. Both coaches will likely be looking for a full, 48-minute effort from their respective teams. CHEVERUS (1-1) AT LEWISTON (0-2) Friday, 7 […]

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Boys soccer: Gray-New Gloucester battles to scoreless draw

GRAY — The beauty of the Beautiful Game is sometimes in the eye of the beholder. “It was a dirty, grimy, defensive-type game, which you love,” Kennebunk boys’ soccer coach Greg Cavanaugh said. “These are specials for these guys. You remember the battles that you play double overtime. And it’s just fun.” Gray New-Gloucester and […]

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H.S. Field Hockey: Cape Elizabeth overtakes Gray-NG in OT

The Capers, who didn’t win a game last year and started off this season 0-2, scored less than two minutes into overtime to rally past Gray-New Gloucester, 2-1, in a WMC matchup on Monday. Senior Taylor Young gave the Capers (1-2) their long-awaited win with a long shot from the top-right of the shooting circle […]

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HS Football: Raiders overrun young Patriots

GRAY — The highlight for the young Gray-New Gloucester Patriots in Friday night’s Campbell Conference Class C game against Fryeburg Academy came when sophomore Reese Kneissler stopped Fryeburg running back Tyrese Deloatch-Jeffrey inches shy of the goal line as the halftime buzzer sounded. Unfortunately for the Patriots, the Raiders had already crossed the goal line […]

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High school football: Weekend Blitz

Friday, 7 p.m. The Black Bears’ schedule began with a three-time defending champion with something to prove (Oak Hill). Now they face the Greyhounds, who are coming off a tough loss. Yikes. Mt. Blue (0-1) at Brewer (1-0) Friday, 7 p.m. Last week, Cony quarterback Taylor Heath passed all over Mt. Blue. This week, the […]

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Pigskin Prognostications

Brewer 24, Mt. Blue 13 Leavitt 31, Morse 20 Yarmouth 30, Mtn. Valley 14 Portland 31, Edward Little 14 Oxford Hills/Buckfield 28, Lewiston 20 Cape Elizabeth 40, Poland 8 Spruce Mtn. 27, Lake Region 13 Fryeburg 23, Gray-NG 13 Winthrop/Monmouth 38, Traip 13 Oak Hill 32, Old Orchard Beach 13

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2016 Sun Journal football preview: Gray-New Gloucester Patriots

Coach: Mark Renna (third year) Class: C South Last year’s results: 4-4, lost in Class C South quarterfinals Returning athletes: Seniors — Brandon Laflamme (OL/DL), Joe Gurney (OL/DL); Juniors — Eric Thompson (OL/DL), Eric Brown (OL/DL), Boomer Simmons (RB/DB). Key losses: Austin Chase, Zack Haskell, Triston Herod, Jacob Baggs, Jacob Zeisler Promising newcomers: Senior — […]

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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 […]