POLAND — Derek Michaud and Alan Young always held high expectations for their basketball team. Now they’ve been part of helping everyone else see Poland Regional High School boys’ hoop as an overnight sensation. It’s a blessing, and yes, maybe a little bit of a curse. “We sort of set a standard for Poland basketball […]
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Boys’ basketball: Rams rain down 3s, knock off Knights
POLAND — With a 6-foot-6, 6-foot-6 and 6-foot-5 trio occupying the paint at any given time, the Kennebunk boys’ basketball team is bound to see its share of open 3-pointers this winter. Poland was the first team to discover that concession isn’t necessarily such a great idea. The Rams rained down six bonus balls in […]
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Poland boys’ basketball preview
After making only two previous quarterfinal appearances and never winning, Poland made an unforgettable run through No. 3 Spruce Mountain, No. 2 Morse and No. 1 Greely to reach the state game in 2014. The Cinderella journey ended with a loss to Old Town in the final. The Knights are younger this season, but still […]
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H.S. Football: Knights roll past Patriots in regular-season finale
POLAND — For the first time in program history, Poland Regional High School football played its regular-season finale knowing it still had at least one game remaining on its schedule. That’s because the Knights entered Friday’s Battle of Shaker Hill against Gray-New Gloucester having assured themselves a spot in the Class C West playoffs. That […]
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Field hockey: Poland Regional High School’s Dube honored in Western Maine Conference
“Eagerness,” Hediger began. “She is eager to learn new stick skills and team tactics all the time.” And? “She is also a goofball. She will make you smile and laugh one minute and then the next she is racing down practicing her aerial dribbling.” In other replies, Hediger also used “fiercely competitive,” “skilled,” and “humble.” […]
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Field hockey playoffs: No. 3 Spruce Mountain turns back No. 6 Poland in penalty corners
JAY — Nicole Hamblin’s stare was nearly enough to draw a card. Involved in a physical battle near midfield, the Spruce Mountain sniper echoed her team’s sentiments of frustration. Quickly, the coaching staff noticed it, and pulled her onto the sideline for a breather and a pep talk. About an hour later, Hamblin was the […]
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H.S. Field Hockey: Knights top Flyers on senior day
As sophomores, the Knights advanced to the playoffs for the first time in a number of years before missing out on the postseason all together as juniors. Now, as seniors, Poland returns to the playoffs, and it does so with a little bit of momentum. Senior Ainsley Parent and junior Carly King scored for the […]
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H.S. Football: Spruce Mountain buries Poland
If the first minute of Friday’s contest was any indication, Spruce Mountain appeared to once again have its hands full with the Knights. But that opening minute proved nothing more than a mirage. The Phoenix took Poland’s best punch in the first minute, but it hardly made Spruce Mountain flinch by the time the final […]
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Boys’ Soccer: Poland loses touch with Falmouth
POLAND — You could call Falmouth an annual measuring-stick game for Poland boys’ soccer. Stopwatch game might be more fitting, however. As in how long can the Class B Knights hang with the Class A Yachtsmen before depth and reality set in? The answer Thursday was 31 minutes. Poland’s defense kept matching zeroes on the […]
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H.S. Football: Knights getting the point(s) from all directions
POLAND — First, the unprecedented. Poland football has opened the season with the most prolific stretch in school history, scoring 112 points in three games. One-sided wins over Lake Region and Freeport have been sandwiched around a 29-point comeback that ended in a last-second loss at Cape Elizabeth. And now, the unlikely. The Knights have […]