Mt. Blue demonstrated and experienced the fickle nature of high school football Friday night, courtesy of Messalonskee. Only six days after hanging a shutout on rarely-beaten Lawrence, the Cougars committed six turnovers in a stunning 49-41 Eastern Class B loss to the Eagles at Veterans Field. Messalonskee (1-2) forced six turnovers, including Devin Warren’s third […]
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Class B Football: Mt. Blue makes statement, mauls Lawrence
FARMINGTON — Hard to imagine facing a football team that had lost one regular-season game in eight seasons with a sense of self-efficacy that is anything more than bravado. To hear the Mt. Blue seniors tell it, however, Maine and the rest of Eastern Class B got exactly what they expected to deliver Saturday night […]
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HS Football: Cougars happy to call Caldwell home once again
FARMINGTON — Roger Staubach once said “There are no traffic jams along the extra mile.” If he ever went to Kemp Field on game night, the Dallas Cowboys’ Hall-of-Fame quarterback would have retracted that statement. Getting out of the Mt. Blue Cougars’ temporary football home after a game was always an adventure. But the days […]
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High School Roundup: Eddies cage Bulldogs
AUBURN — Michael Hammond led a group of four players to tally goals Tuesday as Edward Little outgunned Lawrence 4-0 in another KVAC matchup. Seth Sterling, Jared Plourde and Brandon Binette also tallied for the Eddies to complete the scoring. Lew Jensen made 12 saves for Edward Little, while Zachary Alley turned aside 11 shots […]
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H.S. Field Hockey: Cougars clip Eagles in OT
Mt. Blue High School’s second-year field hockey coach Jody Harmon was simply overwhelmed with her players’ latest effort. The Cougars, fresh off a seven-goal loss to perennial powerhouse Skowhegan, wiped out a pair of one-goal deficits Tuesday and earned a 3-2 overtime win over host Mt. Ararat. The Cougars dominated play in the second half, […]
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Pratt throws 5 TD’s, Cougars crush Broncos, 49-20
FARMINGTON — As Jordan Whitney’s replacement, Mt. Blue quarterback Andrew Pratt has some mighty big shoes to fill. In Friday night’s season opener against Hampden Academy, his feet, and his feats, were up to the task. Pratt completed 16 of 21 passes for 342 yards and five touchdowns and ran for another score in three […]
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Preview 2013: Mt. Blue football
Coach: Gary Parlin (21st year) Class: Eastern B Last year’s record: 12-0, Class B champions Returning letter-winners: Seniors — Colin Richards (T/DT), Connor Farrington (G/LB), Tyler Sennick (G), Cam Abbott (WR/QB/DB), Nate Backus (RB/WR/KR), Andrew Pratt (QB/WR), Kindle Bonsall (RB), Dustin Richards (DE), Brian Durrell (DE); Juniors — J.T. Williams (LB), Anthony Franchetti (C/K). Key […]
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Preview 2013: Eastern Class B football
Be careful for what you wish. You just might get it. The leading voice imploring the Maine Principals’ Association to add a fourth classification for football was longtime Mt. Blue coach Gary Parlin, and the stumping started a decade ago. Funny, because the end of the three-class system was better than kind to the Cougars. […]
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2013 Preview: Mt. Blue Cross Country
Coach: Kelley Cullenberg (21st year) Class: A Conference: KVAC Last year’s results: Boys: KVAC runner-up, 4th at East A regionals, 5th at Class A states; Girls: 4th at KVAC championships, 4th at East A regionals, 12th at Class A states. Returning letter-winners: Boys: Seniors —Josh Horne, Tim Meservier; Juniors —Dan Lesko (Captain), Brendan Hickey, Sam […]
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Preview 2013: Mt. Blue field hockey
Coach: Jody Harmon (second year) Class: A Conference: KVAC Last year: 8-6 Returning letter-winners: Seniors — Rileigh Blanchet (G), Sarita Crandall (F), Mikayla Oswald (F), Krista McClatchy (F), Hanna Deon (D), Kyrie Harnden (D), Taylor Hollingsworth; Juniors — Taylor Hollingdale (MF), Jenna Bullen (MF), Erynn Hiscock (MF), Kayle McClatchy (D), Victoria Newbill (F); Sophomore — […]