BANGOR — Consider it a return to normalcy for the Bangor High School football team. Dane Johnson rushed for 129 yards and two touchdowns, and the Rams’ defense shut out Oxford Hills of South Paris until the game’s final seconds Friday night as Bangor secured a 24-7 victory over the Vikings in an Eastern Maine […]
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H.S. Football: Turner vaults Vikings to new heights
PARIS — Cain and Abel. Hank and Tommie. Peyton and Eli. Dexter and Davis. History, and sports, teach us that some brother combinations work out better than others. If you can overcome the sibling rivalry and let it sharpen and drive you, being the younger half of that equation can be an invaluable blessing. For […]
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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: 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. 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 […]
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H.S. Football: Oxford Hills throws scare into Portland, falls 14-7
PORTLAND — If it’s possible to enjoy a so-called “statement game” without springing a mild upset, Oxford Hills pulled it off Saturday night at Fitzpatrick Stadium. The Vikings proved they were up to the physical challenge of facing a Portland program that inflicted a 68-point loss last year, and a team that took then-unbeaten Bangor […]
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H.S. Golf: Vikings remain undefeated, top Blue Devils
His No. 1 and No. 3 golfers didn’t play their best, giving the Blue Devils the opportunity to knock the Vikings from the ranks of the unbeaten after coming so close to doing just that earlier in the season. “They were getting a little nervous with the undefeated thing,” Grace said. “They wanted to keep […]
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Field hockey: Goalie goal a rare feat
Corinna Coulton thought she’d be huffing and puffing by the time she hit midfield, never mind reaching her intended destination nearly 100 yards away. Coulton, the Winthrop Ramblers’ goalie, earned a rare opportunity Monday when she was selected to take a penalty stroke. In field hockey, any player on the field is allowed to take […]
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Field hockey: Mt. Blue edges Oxford Hills in 2OT
Victoria Newbill, who was everywhere on the field all game long, backhanded the ball past Oxford Hills keeper Shannon Fillebrown with 2:54 to play in the second overtime to cap a penalty corner and lift the visiting Cougars to a 2-1 KVAC win. “That’s kind of what we hope for upfront, she’s the one we […]