Ratings indicate Maine has a lot of advantages over other states (unless you’re talking about teeth, work or winter). Yes, surviving a zombie apocalypse is one of them. Lifestyle website Thrillist declared Maine the second best overall state in the union for attributes like “delicious blueberries and . . . it has literally thousands of […]
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H.S. Football Top 10: Portland continues amazing shutout streak
Bulldogs’ defense has gone 16 consecutive quarters, and 30 of the past 32, without allowing a touchdown. 2. Thornton 8-1 (2) Trojans beat Bonny Eagle, 45-21, two weeks ago, so TA is in the driver’s seat heading toward another trip to Fitzpatrick Stadium. 3. Windham 7-2 (3) Eagles’ 10-3 loss to Portland in Week 3 […]
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H.S. Football Top 10: Top half of rankings remain unchanged
The only bad news for the Bulldogs: It is tough to stay sharp for the playoffs when you win consecutive games by a combined score of 124-0. 2. Thornton 6-1 (2) Trojans haven’t been tested in a while, either, but Bonny Eagle should take care of that this week. 3. Cheverus 5-2 (3) Stags’ defeated […]
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H.S. Football Top 10: Bonny Eagle, Brewer make late-season charge
September schedule was stronger than October, so Bulldogs’ coaching staff concerned with keeping their team sharp for November. 2. Thornton 5-1 (3) Since their loss to Windham, Golden Trojans have won back-to-back games by a combined score of 103-14. 3. Cheverus 4-2 (5) Stags have dominated the bottom half of Class A North, but finishing […]
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Patriots vault to top of heap
NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are back where they have been for so much of the Bill Belichick era. On top of the NFL. The Patriots dominated Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos 43-21 on Sunday in the much-anticipated matchup between two of the top quarterbacks in the league. […]
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Maine readies ‘report cards’ for schools
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine is compiling report cards for its schools for the second year. The Maine Department of Education says it developed the system in 2013 to bring more transparency and accountability to schools across the state. The DOE assigns letter grades based on student proficiency and how students are improving. At the high […]