Sports
Wrestling
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Terry Devereaux, a former Belfast Area High School standout and current Cony High School assistant has served a variety of roles in sport over the years.
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Hannah Perro and Delaney Frost from Noble and sisters Nevaeh and Sophie Grunhuvd of Massabesic take home hardware.
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Wells has four wrestlers advance to next month's tournament in Rhode Island.
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With individual titles from sisters Nevaeh and Sophie Grunhuvd, the Mustangs beat host Mt. Blue in year two of the girls team competition.
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Dominic Buxton (165) and Eli Potter (215) win individual titles, helping the Warriors hold off Dirigo.
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First-time individual champions and multi-time winners highlight the meet.
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Stay with us for ongoing coverage of all the tournament and championship action.
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The Warriors will send eight wrestlers to next weekend's Saturday meet in Lewiston.
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The host Knights control the team race, but several first-time regional champions emerge.
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Mount View captures its first regional crown in Class B, and Mt. Blue successfully defends its Class A title.
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The Cougars are looking to win their first Class A championship since 1984, while the girls team aims to improve on last year's runner-up finish.
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High school athletics programs are seeing more disruptions from poor spectator behavior that officials say is tied to pent-up anger and a selfish lack of control.
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The Mainer is finding success on the mats for Wyoming Seminary in Pennsylvania, with eyes on competing in college.
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The sport is physically demanding, but staying sharp mentally often makes the difference in a match.
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Mt. Ararat/Brunswick and Morse wrestling teams start postseason stretch this weekend in Augusta.
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A throwback on the gridiron and on the mat, the senior mixes a love of athletics with a keen interest in physics.
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Mt. Ararat/Brunswick defeats Oceanside and Winslow in the first wrestling matches held at Brunswick High School.
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Mt. Ararat/Brunswick co-op team to host possibly the first-ever meet at Brunswick High School.
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The student's family has sought a temporary protection from harassment order against Patrick Engleright following the alleged incident at practice Dec. 19 at Messalonskee High School.
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With a separate girls tournament adding to the event, 40 teams including some of New England's best duked it out over two days.
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Basketball, hockey, wrestling tournaments offer an opportunity for fans to soak in some action.
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A group of junior varsity wrestlers earned valuable experience at Saturday meet.
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Powers Noble, Massabesic and Wells are on the list, with a few extra teams from the deep Class A South ranks.
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Several state champions, both boys and girls, return to the mat.
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For starters, the state championships are returning to a single venue.
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A team of Maine wrestlers traveled to Nebraska for three dual meets, a first in the event's 40-year history.
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Ripley not only made state history, but she helped move the sport forward for girls in Maine.
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The 2025 Class A and B championships will be at the same location for the first time since 2011.
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In a rare selection, Varsity Maine names siblings as the best in their sport: Oceanside High seniors Maddie and Gavin Ripley.
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A top competitor throughout his high school career who was overshadowed by his sister, Ripley dominated as a senior after a summer focused on improvement.
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The senior captured her second state championship while wrestling against boys, then won a title at the inaugural girls' New England championships.
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Four freshmen work their way onto a talent-laden team of the best high school wrestlers in the state.
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Ripley made history by becoming first girl to win an open title competing against boys, and it's possible we won't see another wrestler like her, Dave Dyer writes.
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Hannah Perro of Noble and Maddie Ripley of Oceanside take individual titles at the first-ever New England championship meet for girls.
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Four of six wrestlers place first for the Knights, while Oceanside's Maddie Ripley wrestles in her final Maine tournament.
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The Mustangs edge defending champion Noble by five points, despite having four fewer wrestlers than the Knights.
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The Mustangs edge defending champion Noble by five points, despite having four fewer wrestlers than the Knights.
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The Oceanside High senior wins the 113-pound title at the Class B championships a year after becoming first girl to win a state title while wrestling against boys.
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According to the Maine Principals' Association, 97 female grapplers will participate in the Maine State Girls Wrestling Championships, nearly double the amount from last year.
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Wrestling: Maddie and Gavin Ripley are among the individual champs in Class B South, while defending state champion Wells sends 10 athletes to the state meet.
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But Massabesic shows it has the top-tier talent to be a threat at states next Saturday, with five individual champions at the regional meet.
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The Knights take advantage after top seed Massabesic withdraws, and the Warriors win their third Class B title in the fourth year of the format.
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Saturday's competition will feature 16 teams, while later in the month girls will compete for a team title for the first time.
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Marshwood/Traip freshman Kylan Berry and Biddeford/Thornton junior Joe Lathwood win titles in their first seasons in Maine.
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This week's Noble Invitational will feature a competition for girls only, to run concurrently with its usual format for co-ed teams.
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Local high school games for Wednesday, Dec. 20, and Thursday, Dec. 21.