Every season of Payton MacKay’s career at Wells High has ended with a championship.  The Warriors hoisted the Gold Ball as members of Class C in 2016, the senior’s freshman year, and the last two seasons have ended with Wells atop of the Class D mountain. This year, it’s a return to Class C. Despite […]

Last October, Kurtis Edgerton watched from the sidelines as Biddeford suffered a season-ending loss to Greely in a Class B South quarterfinal. Heading into 2019, the senior running back is doing everything he can to make sure history doesn’t repeat itself.  Edgerton, who suffered a torn labrum in his right shoulder, had surgery in late […]

Ryan Connors insists revenge won’t be on his mind when Kennebunk High faces fellow Class B powerhouse Marshwood on Oct. 18.  A season ago, Connors, a running back, slot receiver and field goal kicker, helped lead an undefeated Rams team into a regional final against the Hawks. With a trip to the state title on […]

Quarterback Brandon Drake won’t have to wait long for a chance to put his most disappointing performance of last season – a loss at the hands of the Gorham Rams – in the rearview mirror.  Noble High opens its regular season against Gorham on Sept. 6, a game the senior captain has had circled on […]

Will Horton played half of last season on a torn ACL and was still named to the SMAA All-Conference First Team.  The Bonny Eagle High senior, who plays offensive guard and on the defensive line, was declared 100 percent healthy a week before camp opened in August, and that’s bad news for the rest of […]

Years from now when Sanford lineman Reese Boucher reflects back on his senior season as a Spartan, he’s hoping it will be filled with enduring memories and possibly a run at a state title. Boucher, standing 6 foot 4 and weighing 280 pounds, anchors both the offensive and defensive lines for Sanford entering his third […]

PORTLAND – If the 18th annual SMAA Playday was an indication of the upcoming high school field hockey season, the winner of Class A South will have earned their seed.   The 16 programs that make up the division met at Fitzpatrick Stadium in Portland on Friday for a preseason tune-up before the matches start counting […]

Editor’s note: This article has been updated to include the correct name of the Biddeford quarterback who took first-team reps.  BIDDEFORD – Despite both programs playing in Class B South this year, Noble and Biddeford High won’t face each other on the football field during the regular season.  So, when the Knights and Tigers hooked […]