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Weekend Blitz and Top 10: Some ultimate matchups in season's penultimate week.

Portland (5-1) at Oxford Hills (5-1) Friday, 7 p.m. Vikings have plenty of incentive to refocus for Bulldogs after beating Bonny Eagle. Scarborough (4-1) at Lewiston (2-4) Friday, 7 p.m. Blue Devils’ reward for back-to-back wins is a defending state champion coming off of its first loss since this time last year. Edward Little (2-4) […]

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H.S. football: Week 7 staff picks

RANDY WHITEHOUSE (58-12) Scarborough at Lewiston Maranacook at Dirigo Mtn. Valley at Wells Madison/Carrabec at Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale Edward Little at South Portland Leavitt at Morse Yarmouth at Gray-New Gloucester Oak Hill at Spruce Mountain Portland at Oxford Hills/Buckfield Messalonskee at Mt. Blue Poland at Lisbon Telstar at Traip WIL KRAMLICH (56-14) Scarborough at Lewiston Maranacook at […]

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Boys' soccer: Monmouth runs away from Winthrop

Monmouth Academy’s Cam Armstrong kicks the ball away from Winthrop High School’s Noah Grube on Tuesday in Monmouth. (Andy Malloy/Kennebec Journal) MONMOUTH — Monmouth scored on a penalty kick to open the scoring Tuesday against Winthrop and closed it with a Ramblers own goal. In between, Nate Ashtonorchestrated of 80 percent of the rest of […]

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H.S. golf: Mt. Ararat, York, Houlton win team titles; St. Dom's 2nd in C

Monmouth Academy’s Matt Fortin lines up a putt during the Class C team state championship on Saturday at Natanis Golf Course in Vassalboro. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal Photo) VASSALBORO — The Mt. Ararat golf team came within a single shot of a state championship two years ago. And all these days later — including countless rounds […]

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H.S. roundup: Poland boys' soccer takes shots, takes out Lake Region

NAPLES — Cooper Keene, Daulton Bolduc and Jay Hawkes scored one goal apiece as Poland dispatched Lake Region 3-2 in boys’ soccer action Thursday. The Knights had 20 shots on goal, while the Lakers only managed five shots in the losing effort. Richmond 6, Rangeley 0 RICHMOND — Dakotah Gilpatric’s hat trick had the Bobcats […]

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Golf state championships can be a toss-up

Lewiston’s Gavin Conkhite tees off at Fox Ridge Golf Club in Auburn in a match against Edward Little in August. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) Regular-season results are a predictor of championship outcomes but far from a guarantee when it comes to Maine’s high school golf team championships. “If you know anything about golf, it’s how you […]

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H.S. football: Week 6 staff picks

(Picks in bold) LEE HORTON (49-9) Gray-New Gloucester at Maranacook Madison/Carrabec at Mountain Valley Wells at Spruce Mountain Cheverus at Edward Little Westbrook at Mt. Blue Windham at Lewiston Fryeburg at Leavitt Boothbay/Wiscasset at Dirigo Bonny Eagle at Oxford Hills/Buckfield Telstar at Sacopee Valley Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale at Lisbon Poland at Oak Hill RANDY WHITEHOUSE (48-10) Gray-New […]

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Weekend Blitz and Top 10: Calendar flips to October and playoff picture starts developing

Bonny Eagle (5-0) at Oxford Hills (4-1) Friday, 7 p.m. Scots are always a physical test, but Vikings will have to be at the top of their game mentally, too. Cheverus (3-2) at Edward Little (2-3) Friday, 7 p.m. Winner takes a big step toward hosting a first-round playoff game. Windham (0-5) at Lewiston (1-4) […]