As the football season begins, we look at four small school eight-man teams at varying stages of their development, all around because the eight-man game simply exists.
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Maine’s New England wrestling championship qualifiers
Wells has four wrestlers advance to next month’s tournament in Rhode Island.
Wells captures third straight Class B wrestling title
Dominic Buxton (165) and Eli Potter (215) win individual titles, helping the Warriors hold off Dirigo.
Here are 5 Maine boys hoop teams that can upset a top seed
These squads are capable of making basketball tournament magic.
Here are 5 Maine girls hoop teams that can upset a top seed
These teams are poised to pull off a surprise win or two in tournament play.
Mt. Blue, Mount View win North regional wrestling titles
Mount View captures its first regional crown in Class B, and Mt. Blue successfully defends its Class A title.
Boys’ soccer: 2024 Varsity Maine All-State team
State champs, prolific scorers highlight the All-State list.
‘I like my brain cells’: More high school football players in Maine wearing protective ‘Guardian Caps’ — but not in games
The use of the caps, which are now allowed in NFL games, has increased significantly in Maine for practices in the last 2 years but has not carried over to games.
Injuries forced Thorndike football team to halt a game. Now it hopes to finish season with enough players.
Mount View, which competes in the eight-man division, had only nine healthy players when a game against Telstar was stopped in the second quarter.
Varsity Maine’s five games to watch for the week of Sept. 9-14
Included in this week’s most intriguing contests are regional final rematches, teams aiming to prove themselves and a boys’ soccer rivalry of A North contenders.