Oakes: ‘Sup, man? I hope you’re not too busy shuffling through the rule book after last week’s conversation, because it’s time to make a legal shift into a new topic, and one that is near and dear to every spectator’s heart. We love offense, don’t we? The same highlight-film mentality that made Major League Baseball […]
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Weekend Blitz: Devils hope to rebound vs. Rams
Deering (1-3) at Lewiston (0-4) Friday, 7 p.m. Devils began playoff march with same record in same spot last year. Cheverus (3-1) at EL (0-4) Friday, 7 p.m. Eddies get to be the first team in five seasons to face angry Stags after loss. Oxford Hills (2-2) at Portland (2-2) Saturday, 7 p.m. Vikings vastly […]
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The Hot Corner: Sidelined seniors teach hard lesson
There are things about this adventurous life I’ve chosen that never get comfortable. Working nights and weekends isn’t a problem. I’ve almost learned to embrace the fact that I can never attend a concert, or a sporting event for the sheer purpose of my own amusement, the way everyone else on the planet can. Being […]
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Head to head: Breaking (down) all the rules
Pelletier: Greetings again old, old friend. This week, I’m going to take you back to your childhood, when the rules dictated you couldn’t throw a forward pass in football. Remember that, man? I don’t. Maybe we won’t go that far back, but the topic is in the ballpark. It’s one that draws the ire of […]
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Oakes’ high school football forecast for Sept. 26-27
Biddeford 39, Lewiston 18 Oxford Hills 21, Edward Little 12 York 34, Mt. Blue 14 Spruce Mountain 40, Cape Elizabeth 21 Leavitt 22, Poland 12 Lake Region 12, Gray-NG 7 Yarmouth 27, Mtn. Valley 8 Oak Hill 21, Winthrop/Monmouth 8 Lisbon 15, OOB 7 Dirigo 34, Telstar 0
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The Hot Corner: Let’s keep our heads in this game
Happy to report that our local schools are getting a clear head about the issue of concussions. No, the injuries aren’t going away. Despite everyone’s best efforts to teach better technique and promote awareness of the epidemic to every stakeholder in youth sports, I see and hear of more high school athletes getting concussed than […]
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Oakes’ weekend football forecast
Windham 34, Lewiston 15 Portland 40, Edward Little 16 Cheverus 39, Oxford Hills 14 Messalonskee 20, Mt. Blue 15 Spruce Mountain 54, Mountain Valley 22 Leavitt 42, Gray-NG 0 Poland 34, Freeport 12 Dirigo 24, Winthrop/Monmouth 12 Lisbon 30, Boothbay 18 Oak Hill 33, Maranacook 6 Old Orchard Beach 26, Telstar 0
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Head to Head: Favorite local football traditions
Oakes: Goody, it looks like it’s my turn to get this mental gymnastics started this week. I hope you can compete without having the built-in advantage of going first and keeping the topic concealed like Colonel Sanders’ secret recipe until the last possible second. I’m kidding, actually, because my plan is to keep the topic […]
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Top 10: Scots’ stumble puts Stags in familiar territory
1. Cheverus (2-0) (Last week: 2) Eight quarters without giving up a touchdown to start the season. Not bad. 2. Thornton (2-0) (3) Let’s see: Thornton beats South Portland, 47-6. South Portland beats Bonny Eagle, 21-14. I can do that math. 3. Bonny Eagle (1-1) (1) Don’t read too much into that loss, yet. Sometimes […]
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The Hot Corner: Football’s failures reflect society’s ills
We don’t have a football problem. We have a moral problem. A generation of men that doesn’t have the remotest suspicion how to be real men. Society that has pegged “disrespect” as the ultimate insult, without recognizing that respect is earned. Culture that has desensitized us to violence and the objectification of women, even as […]