(Picks in bold) RANDY WHITEHOUSE (76-15) Mt. Blue at Lawrence Lake Region at Leavitt Poland at Wells Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale at Spruce Mountain Madison/Carrabec at Mountain Valley Lewiston at Edward Little Oak Hill at Lisbon WIL KRAMLICH (74-17) Mt. Blue at Lawrence Lake Region at Leavitt Poland at Wells Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale at Spruce Mountain Madison/Carrabec at Mountain Valley […]
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Snow-vertime: Mt. Abram outlasts weather, Monmouth in C South boys' soccer quarterfinal
Mt. Abram High School’s Evan Allen (9) battles for a header with Monmouth Academy’s Hayden Fletcher (9) as the snow falls in the first half in Salem on Tuesday. (Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel) SALEM — After nearly 92 minutes, all it took was one moment. A soccer ball, lost amongst countless snowflakes falling, found the […]
Boys' soccer: Lewiston has look of another championship team
When Lewiston won its first boys’ soccer state championship three years ago, the Blue Devils were the favorites, despite never having broken through to win states. Last year’s title was a bit more of a surprise, if only because Bangor was thought of as the favorite and Lewiston didn’t round into form until the championship […]
Girls' soccer: Monmouth hoping homefield paves road to state final
For the third year in a row, Monmouth Academy earned the top seed in the Class C South girls’ soccer bracket. That homefield advantage hasn’t translated to a ticket out of the region so far, however. That doesn’t mean the Mustangs will complain about the region running through Monmouth. But maybe this will be the […]
Monday Morning QB: Sequels for EL-Lewiston, Lisbon-Oak Hill highlight playoffs
Hunter Landry of Lewiston High School gains yardage against an Edward Little defense during the second quarter in Auburn on Friday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) It’s not often a team gets a chance to avenge a loss to its biggest rival one week later. The final football Heal point standings are giving Lewiston and Oak Hill […]
Cross country South regionals: Area girls qualify for state meet
CUMBERLAND — The most notorious aspect of the hill-filled cross country course at Twin Brook Recreation Area is known as the Pain Cave. It’s a short but steep climb that comes late in the final mile, and that, ironically, is where Bonny Eagle senior Kayla Raymond felt refreshed. She surged past three runners and went […]
Cross country South regionals: Area boys qualify for state meet
CUMBERLAND — The Class B race was supposed to come down to defending state champion Lincoln Academy and challenger Cape Elizabeth. Instead, for the second weekend in a row, the York boys took the championship plaque. “It’s a really young team and they’ve just been getting better,” York Coach Ted Hutch said. “They grow like […]
WATCH: Week 8 Varsity Maine high school football Friday night recap
VarsityMaine’s finest — Randy Whitehouse, Wil Kramlich and Adam Robinson — break down the final Friday night of the high school football regular season.
H.S. football: Smith, Ramblers rumble over Falcons
RUMFORD — After a battle of defenses between Mountain Valley and visiting Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale in the first half, the Ramblers took advantage of great field position after turnovers in the second half and earned a 20-8 win in regular-season finale Friday. Mountain Valley received the opening kickoff and orchestrated a 13-play drive to open the game. […]
H.S. roundup: Oak Hill, Mt. Abram claim MVC soccer titles
LEWISTON — Oak Hill defeated Monmouth in overtime of the Mountain Valley Conference girls’ soccer championship game Thursday at Lewiston High School. The Raiders won on penalty kicks, 3-2, after the teams ended regulation tied 1-1. Emily Dillman netted Oak Hill’s goal, and Audrey Fletcher scored for Monmouth. Raiders goalkeeper Paige Gonya stopped three shots […]