To paraphrase that dapper womanizer from the beer commercial and social media memes, I don’t always defend the Maine Principals’ Association. But when I do, I prefer to recognize what similarly thankless lives we lead. Parallel lives, even. When you attempt to provide the eye in the sky at activities that involve children, an emotional […]
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Class B North semifinal: Brunswick smites Mt. Blue
BRUNSWICK — Ask Brunswick football coach Dan Cooper to single out an offensive lineman’s performance and he’ll just name all seven like a U.S. Marine drill instructor at roll call. Cooper believes all his offensive lineman had a hand in No. 1 Brunswick ’s 40-0 victory over No. 4 Mt. Blue in a Class B […]
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H.S. Football: Oakes’ semifinal playoff prognostications
Portland 42, Bangor 0 Windham 20, Cheverus 14 Thornton 38, Scarborough 13 Bonny Eagle 32, Deering 20 Brunswick 34, Mt. Blue 19 Brewer 28, Skowhegan 26 Westbrook 22, Falmouth 20 Marshwood 32, Greely 14 Old Town 26, Foxcroft 6 Winslow 28, MDI 8 Yarmouth 31, Fryeburg 20 Wells 20, Cape Elizabeth 15 MCI 35, Orono […]
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H.S. Football Playoff Roundup: Graham, Cape finish off Gray-New Gloucester
CAPE ELIZABETH — Matt Graham scored four touchdowns Friday night, leading No. 2 Cape Elizabeth to a 33-16 Class C South football quarterfinal win over No. 7 Gray-New Gloucester. Cape (7-2) will host No. 3 Wells (7-2) next week in the semis. Gray-NG (4-5) matched the most single-season wins in the history of its program. Neither […]
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H.S. Football Head to Head: Predictions
Although they aren’t battle-tested going into the Class A North playoffs, the Portland Bulldogs have a team that’s built for this time of year. Hard to say which element I like more: the one-two punch at running back, or the smothering defense that hasn’t allowed a point in, oh, a month. Seeds will hold up […]
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Class C South boys’ soccer quarterfinal: Pomerleau, Monmouth stun NYA in OT
Let the dog hang around long enough, however, and you’re bound to get bitten. Monmouth nipped at NYA’s heels, using a pair of brilliant executed set plays to pull even. Then the Mustangs sank in their teeth in the fading daylight and gnawing stress of overtime. After Mat Foulke’s initial shot squirted through the hands […]
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H.S. Football Head to Head: You get a playoff berth! Everybody gets a playoff berth!
Oakes: You and I don’t always agree on social issues, boss man, but I know both of us have lamented the increasing stench of our “everybody gets a trophy” culture. Well, much as I love our local high school football scene and almost everything about it, I must reluctanctly admit that it is an agonizing […]
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Class A West baseball championship: South Portland, Curran survive Portland, win first title since ’91
STANDISH — Henry Curran was almost unhittable his first time through the Portland lineup Wednesday afternoon. He was indomitable on the second journey; unflappable on the third. The results are indisputable: South Portland is Class A West baseball champion for the first time in 24 years. Curran survived a seventh-inning threat and hoisted the No. 3 […]
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Class B West baseball final: Greely, Will Bryant take out Cape in eight
STANDISH — Runs are a scarcity against Greely ace and John Winkin Award finalist Will Bryant, so top-seeded Cape Elizabeth aggressively tried to score each time an opportunity presented itself in Tuesday’s Class B West baseball championship. The strategy tanked. The Rangers cut down two runs at the plate and pushed the issue to extra innings […]
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Class A East girls’ tennis championship: Lewiston back on top, ending three-year Brunswick reign
WATERVILLE — Based on the results of Lewiston and Brunswick’s two recent girls’ tennis matches, two things looked like a safe bet in Wednesday’s Class A East championship. One, the final score almost certainly would be 3-2, as it was when the Blue Devils won the collision that ended the regular season, and when the Dragons […]