An investigation by school officials into an apparent locker room incident involving the Bangor football team won’t be completed until early next week, but the Rams’ 14th-year head coach knew what he had to do as his team prepared to host Oxford Hills of South Paris in its homecoming game at Cameron Stadium on Friday […]
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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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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. golf: New champions crowned at individual state tournament
VASSALBORO — Saturday’s individual state championship at Natanis Golf Course became a lesson at just how hard defending a title can be. Three golfers hit the links with the goal of repeating as state champion and all three came up a few shots short. At the end of the day, all three classes had a […]
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H.S. football: Vikings play hard to get with Eagles
The Vikings’ big ‘D” proved to be a handful when it squared off against one of the best teams in the state — the Windham Eagles. The Eagles’ offense worked hard for every touchdown they got, and it took an interception and a fumble before Windham could breath easier and slip away with 26-10 victory […]
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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. golf: Winthrop rumbles to Class C golf crown; St. Dom’s surprises in second
“You doing OK?” Morang asked with nonchalance. The pair exchanged a few words, and Morang walked away. Morang, Caprara and the rest of the Winthrop High School golf team were doing just fine. Led by Morang’s 4-under 68, the Ramblers lived up to their billing as pre-tourney favorite and collected a team total 315 strokes, […]
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H.S. Football Roundup: Eddies break out, get first win
BERWICK — By air, by ground, and with some gutsy defense and special teams work, Edward Little played a complete game Friday night and picked up its first Class A football win of the season, 41-14, over Noble. Matt Verrill threw four touchdown passes and Hunter Martin ran for a 96-yard touchdown immediately following a […]
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H.S. Football Game of the Week: Vikings, Rams fight for .500
PORTLAND — With a two-game lead over Lewiston and Edward Little, and having beaten both of its closest geographic Class A East rivals, Oxford Hills it would take a rash of major upsets to tear up its first ticket to the football playoffs in nine years. The Vikings could erase all doubt with a win […]