October is football. Football is October. If you don’t agree, I question whether you actually watch football. But please, continue reading. • A scheduling quirk allowed me to play couch potato on a fall Saturday afternoon last week and watch WABI’s broadcast of the fantastic Lawrence-Winslow game. Lawrence won 17-14 on a last-second field goal […]
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H.S. roundup: Winthrop girls' soccer edges Mt. Abram with early goal
STRONG — Jillian Schmelzer scored what ended up being the only goal just four minutes into the game for Winthrop in a 1-0 girls’ soccer win over Mt. Abram on Wednesday. Schmelzer’s goal came via an assist from Aaliyah WilsonFalcone. Mt. Abram (7-4) goalkeeper Emily Kidd saved eight shots, while Brooke Burnham saved four shots […]
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H.S. Roundup: Mountain Valley edges Dirigo late in boys' soccer
RUMFORD — Chance Vacchiano gave Mountain Valley a late lead as the Falcons held on for a 2-1 victory over Dirigo in boys’ soccer. Will Sorensen also scored for the Falcons. Jeremy St. Germaine had the Cougars’ (1-8) goal. Kyle Kenney made two saves for Mountain Valley (4-5), while Loegan Hodgkins turned aside 15 shots […]
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H.S. roundup: Old Orchard Beach downs improving Telstar football
BETHEL — Old Orchard Beach won its second game of the season Saturday, 26-14, but Telstar football coach Tim O’Connor is happy with the improvement the shorthanded Rebels are showing. Devin Mason threw a pair of touchdown passes to Brayden Stevens and Tyler Hill. Mason’s first-quarter scoring pass to Stevens tied the score at 6-6. […]
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H.S. football: Vikings capitalize on miscues, rout Stags
Oxford Hills’ Colton Carson is brought down by Cheverus defender Gavin Callahan during Saturday’s game. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — Colton Carson threw two touchdowns and rushed for two more Saturday as Oxford Hills defeated Cheverus 42-14 in a Class A North football game at Boulos Stadium. The Vikings broke open an early […]
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WATCH: Week 5 high school football Friday night recap
Some local teams took some tough L’s on Friday night. Others picked up nice W’s. Join Randy Whitehouse, Tony Blasi and Lee Horton as they talk about it.
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H.S. roundup: Courtney Larson's goal gives Edward Little field hockey win over Mt. Blue
AUBURN — Courtney Larson produced the lone goal at the 15:06 mark of the second half to lift Edward Little to a 1-0 triumph over Mt. Blue in field hockey action Thursday. The Cougars (6-2-1) outshot the Red Eddies (4-6) by a margin of 9-8 in the game. Brooke Bolduc made seven saves for Mt. […]
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H.S. football: Week 5 staff picks
LEE HORTON (38-7) Maranacook at Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale Mountain Valley at Oceanside Spruce Mountain at Poland Edward Little at Portland Oak Hill at Madison Dirigo at Freeport Mt. Blue at Brunswick Nokomis at Leavitt Lewiston at Bangor Lisbon at Wells Gray-New Gloucester at Lake Region Oxford Hills/Buckfield at Cheverus Old Orchard Beach at Telstar RANDY WHITEHOUSE (36-9) […]
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Huddle Up: Whitehouse talking points, Week 5
As we enter the second half to the 2018 high school football season, some folks are going to start trying to project playoff seedings via whatever number of Heal point scenarios they can dream up. I am not one of those people. I gave up projecting Heals several years ago after failing on a few […]
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Weekend Blitz and top 10: Season's midpoint could be its high point for competitive games
Edward Little (2-2) at Portland (3-1) Friday, 7 p.m. No better place for Red Eddies to stake a claim for Super Saturday reservations than Fitzpatrick Stadium against the favorites to represent A North. Lewiston (0-4) at Bangor (1-3) Friday, 7 p.m. Blue Devils played perhaps their best game of the year against Portland last week, […]