“These kids have had a lot of success — wrestling, baseball, basketball — they’re competitive, they know how to play, how to compete, and they’re not going to back down,” coach Jim Hersom said. “They’ll thrive on a challenge. We’re lucky in that respect, because it could be ugly if they weren’t. It kind of […]
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Lisbon football: Ready to shine
Now those seniors are ready for their time. “We’ve been to the regional three years in a row,” senior quarterback Tyler Halls said. “We’re not satisfied with that. It’s getting old. We want something new: a state championship.” The Greyhounds only lost two starters to graduation. This year, they have 15 seniors, a handful of […]
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Preview 2016: Class A North football
Portland, Windham and Cheverus finished first, second and third in 2015, and it’s hard to imagine those three teams won’t again claim the top three spots this season. It will be interesting to see where the other teams finish, particularly which one places fourth and hosts a regional quarterfinal, and which takes seventh and is […]
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Boys’ Soccer: Waynflete flies past Monmouth, into state final
PORTLAND — If defense wins championships the Waynflete boys’ soccer team has a pretty good chance to lift the gold ball Saturday. The Flyers punched their ticket to the state final with their 12th shutout victory of the season, a 4-0 win over Monmouth Academy in the Class C South regional final Wednesday at the […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Short turnaround for St. Dom’s and Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland players
AUBURN — A week ago, the St. Dom’s girls’ soccer team was playing in a playoff game. Many of those same players were already on to the next sports season Monday, the first day of practices for high school girls’ hockey programs across the state. “There’s no down time,” St. Dom’s senior Tia Rotolico said. […]
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Boys’ Soccer: Monmouth heads past Hall-Dale, into regional final
FARMINGDALE — For the second game in a row, Monmouth Academy sophomore Avery Pomerleau scored a goal in overtime. Friday, he did it twice. Pomerleau’s first boot was nullified after officials ruled he was offsides, but with a second chance — on a third rebound off the crossbar — he didn’t miss. Pomerleau’s header in […]
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Cross Country: Locals look to finish strong at state championships
Six runners and six teams will be crowned state champions Saturday at the cross country state championships. Locals will look to have a say in the outcomes of the races when all is said and done at Twin Brook Recreation Area in Cumberland. The favorite to win the Class A boys’ race is none other […]
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HS roundup: Bucks topple Lakers
BUCKFIELD — Brian Casey scored on a booming shot from beyond the 18 in the opening minutes, and Buckfield untied the game with goals from Jeff Gotham and John Randolph in the second half as the Bucks outpaced Greenville, 3-1. Matt Mendes made 10 saves for Buckfield (2-0), while his counterpart Calvin Downey stopped five shots for Greenville (0-1). Lisbon 1, Telstar 0 […]
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H.S. football: Dirigo stuns top-seeded Ramblers
WINTHROP — It may have seemed like a good idea at the time and it almost worked. But the fourth-down gamble that Winthrop-Monmouth opted for Friday night proved to be a fatal blow to their playoff hopes. Dirigo made the defensive stop, got the ball back at the Rambler’s 26 and scored just three players […]