FREEPORT — Western Maine Conference foes Freeport and Poland entered Wednesday’s high school boys soccer clash holding down the final two playoff spots in Western Class B. A 0-0 double-overtime deadlock, though not glamorous, might have done the trick, as both teams picked up valuable Heal Points in their quest for a postseason berth. “I […]
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Freedom Salute for 488th Military Police Company honors families
AUGUSTA — Carolyn Knights of Oxford was outside the Augusta Civic Center on Sunday morning awaiting the start of the Freedom Salute for the 488th Military Police Company, who returned to Maine on June 15 from a year-long deployment. “You don’t want to interview me. I’m just a grandmother,” she said before breaking into tears […]
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H.S. Football: Hornets show air power against Knights
TURNER — The Leavitt Hornets have been so good at lighting up the scoreboard the past two weeks that even when they run the wrong play, they score. Tyler Chicoine threw for 190 yards and four touchdowns and ran for another score as the Hornets dropped Poland, 62-0, at Libby Field Friday night. Leavitt (4-0) […]
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Field hockey: Knights hold off Patriots for first win
GRAY — Poland and Gray-New Gloucester were both winless heading into Monday’s meeting of rebuilding Western Maine Conference rivals, and each showed how desperate it was to get that first win for about a half. Poland’s first half was more productive than Gray-New Gloucester’s second half on the scoreboard, so it was the Knights who […]
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Girls’ soccer: Knights shut out Rangers
POLAND — Poland Regional High School sisters Emily and Sarah Bolduc were happy to have a 3-0 win over Traip Academy on Wednesday. That doesn’t mean they were happy with the score. “I was disappointed with 3-0,” said Emily, a senior midfielder. “I thought we could have done so much more. A little disappointing, but […]
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Preview 2013: Poland field hockey
Coach: Amy Hediger (seventh year) Class: B Conference: WMC Last year: 6-8-1, lost in West B preliminary round Returning letter-winners: Juniors — Amanda Dube (F), Mary Everett (F), Kyla Sturtevant (F), Ainsley Parent (F), Emily Gibson (MF), Abbie L’Italien (D); Sophomore — Carly King (F). Key losses: Paige Brousseau, Amanda Gibson, Mimi Carmichael, Melora Lavoie, […]
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Lobster Bowl: Poland’s Sturtevant always comes prepared
HEBRON — Tyler Sturtevant thought he had put his high school football career behind him. In fact, the all-conference linebacker and standout fullback at Poland was so certain he had represented the Knights for the last time that he shipped his helmet off to Castleton State College in Vermont, where he plans to play football […]