When the games matter the most, so do those key moments that happen in the playoffs. Gary Trafton and his Monmouth girls’ soccer team know a little bit about that. The Mustangs won a preliminary game 1-0 last fall by stunning North Yarmouth Academy in overtime, despite the Panthers controlling much of the game. Days […]
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H.S. boys’ soccer: Falcons ready for next test
On the first day of practice, new coach JT Taylor made his soccer team run. He made them run hard. It wasn’t just about conditioning during the preseason at that moment. It was about expectations. He wanted his veteran team to know that they needed to be ready for the season. “We weren’t ready to […]
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H.S. Football: End of a run for Mt. Blue father, son
FARMINGTON — After throwing three consecutive prayers and reaping an improbable, last-second touchdown as the answer, few high school football teams would welcome the pressure of kicking an extra point to win the game. If you don’t have the next Stephen Gostkowski or Adam Vinatieri lurking on your sideline, however, Anthony Franchetti — a kid […]
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KVAC championship: Willingham runs away with it
AUGUSTA — Aaron Willingham left the competition in the dust. The Mt. Blue senior broke the course record at Cony with a time 16:56.5, beating his teammate Dan Lesko, who ran a time of 17:12.9 in the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Championships. “They were both able to play to their strengths today,” Mt. Blue coach […]
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H.S. Football: Pratt-Holt’s catch on final play rescues Mt. Blue
FARMINGTON — Call this the Mt. Blue Homecoming Miracle. Heartbroken by three Brewer touchdowns in a six-minute span, the Cougars’ hopes of hosting a Pine Tree Conference football playoff game had all but evaporated. Do-everything tailback and linebacker J.T. Williams stood watching helplessly on crutches, ice soothing his reinjured left knee. It looked like a […]
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Field hockey: Playoffs set to begin
It took three tries for Lisbon High School to figure out Oak Hill on the field hockey pitch. The Greyhounds are probably hoping for a fourth opportunity. West B No. 3 seed Lisbon edged No. 1 seed oak Hill in the teams’ conference championship at a neutral site on Friday as the team prepare for […]
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Field hockey: Mt. Blue edges Oxford Hills in OT again
For the second time, Victoria Newbill played hero in an extra session. Newbill collected a pass just outside the circle up the right side, carried the ball on the run to a tough angle, drew Oxford Hills keeper Shannon Fillebrown out of the cage and fired a shot past her to lift the Cougars to […]
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H.S. Football: Mt. Blue gets physical, drops Gardiner
GARDINER — If there has been anything more brutal than Mt. Blue’s Class B East football schedule, it is the Cougars’ injury report. The line at the trainer’s table has rivaled the halftime queue at most concession stands. So what did Mt. Blue do Friday night with its playoff fate perhaps hanging in the balance […]
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Maine Sports Legends to honor recipients
The Maine Sports Legends will honor 10 athletes as inductees into its “Hall of Honors” on Sunday, Oct. 11 at Alfond Youth Center in Waterville. Chosen from Northern Maine are Phil Caverhill, Larry Murphy and Jim Carter; Eastern Maine: Allen Holmes and James C. Murphy; Central Maine: Marshall “Duke” Dulac, John Huard and Sam Shapiro; […]
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Field Hockey: Mt. Blue’s Newbill all about team
Whether that means scoring the game-winning goal, playing a different position than her usual offensive role or taking charge on the field, Newbill will do whatever it takes. “She’s just been great,” Mt. Blue coach Jody Harmon said. “She’s one of our captains. When she picks up the intensity it helps bring the intensity to […]