Wrestling
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Our selection of the state's top high school wrestlers includes two freshmen and two sophomores.
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The senior mostly wrestled boys the last four years, and won the 132-pound title at the inaugural MPA girls' wrestling championships this winter.
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The 6-foot-2, 285-pound junior came back from a series of knee injuries to compile a 33-1 record this winter.
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His performance was the best of a group of wrestlers representing the state.
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Eight Maine wrestlers advance to the quarterfinals that will be held Saturday.
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Joshua Cote, Sam Martel and 40 other Maine wrestlers earn spots in the New England championships.
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Saturday's meet will determine which wrestlers will head to the New England championships.
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Deering's Brooke Birkhahn and Falmouth's Anunthaya MacDonnell are among the winners.
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Maine will officially join a growing number of states to make girls' wrestling a championship sport at Wednesday's tournament.
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The Warriors run away from the rest of the field, led by three individual champions.
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Three individual championships lead the program to its first state title.
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The Knights successfully defend their regional title and qualify 10 wrestlers for the state meet.
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The Yachtsmen outscore the Trojans by seven points in the final quarter to improve to 10-2.
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One goal is enough for the Blue Devils to beat Cheverus/Kennebunk in a clash between division leaders.
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Isaac Plante and Sol Demers are among five Mainers who emerge as champions in a meet that features several strong out-of-state teams.
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Some strong out-of-state teams plan to compete in the Spartan Tournament.
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After a referee gave a cut-or-forfeit option, the New Jersey attorney general's office opened an investigation.
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Keep your eye on several underclassmen, along with wrestlers returning as state champions.
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The traditional powerhouses top our list of the best in southern Maine.
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Pat Howard takes over for Matt Rix, who retired after leading the Hawks to 10 state championships.
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The senior finished an emotional season with a New England title at 182 pounds.
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Skowhegan, Cony and Noble lead the way with two selections each.
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Ryan Fredette becomes Maine's only champion, going 4-0 at 182 pounds.
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When the top Maine wrestlers come together, only two matchups in the finals are settled by pins.
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The top three finishers in each weight class at Saturday's qualifying tournament will advance.
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Fort Kent overtakes Yarmouth to capture the girls' championship.
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The Warriors overcome a challenge from Foxcroft Academy, winning for the second year in a row.
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The Hawks, with just seven wrestlers competing, win for the sixth time in seven seasons.
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Zoe Buteau of Oak Hill High falls to Brandon Weston of Foxcroft Academy at the Class B state meet.
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Junior Zoe Buteau, who last week became just the fourth girl to win a regional title, must win three matches Saturday to make history.
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The Spartans, winners of 17 wrestling state championships, host their final championship event at Memorial Gym in what shapes up as a wide-open Class A meet.
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Nokomis makes up for a subpar showing in the league meet to finish far ahead of runner-up Cony.
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The Knights have five individual champions on their way to the regional title.
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The Warriors win another regional title by a big margin and will have a wrestler in every weight class at the state meet in their home gym.
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One child who may benefit from pledged donations is 3-year-old Spencer Smith, a former wrestler's son who has an illness often referred to as childhood Alzheimer's.
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The scholarship and awards program honors Maine's top high school senior linemen.
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Sanford's Sam Anderson and seven other Mainers take individual titles at one the state's top invitational meets.
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The Warriors lead a strong showing of Class A North teams by winning the 36th Noble Wrestling Invitational.
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With the graduation of five 200-win standouts, the mat is wide open this winter in Maine.
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Marshwood, the defending Class A state champion, will be the team to beat again this winter.
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Nearly half of those on our list are underclassmen.
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Longtime assistant Kevin Gray takes over as the head coach, replacing Kip DeVoll, who led the team to 12 state titles.
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Hall of Fame coach Al Kirk will be replaced by one of his former wrestlers – Ryan Hutchins.
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The four-time state champion capped a standout career with a New England title and unbeaten season.
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The NHSCA Nationals draw thousands of wrestlers to Virginia Beach each year in search of All-America honors.
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The senior makes his mark as the first New England champion from Marshwood.
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Saturday's New England qualifier pits the best of Class A against the best from Class B.
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The Hawks' Bradley Beaulieu and Skowhegan's Cody Craig both claim their fourth individual title.
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The championship is the first for Wells wrestling since 1996.
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Once a rare accomplishment, three wrestlers have already hit the mark and two more expect to get their 200th win on Saturday.