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Mt. Ararat boys capture Class A North regional CC

by BY BOB CONN / Times Record Staff October 28, 2019November 20, 2019

BELFAST — The Mt. Ararat High School boys cross country team cruised through the regular season, often placing six, or even seven, runners in the top 10 in most of its events. Last week, the Eagles were challenged, but still came out on top in the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference championship. On Saturday at Troy Howard […]

Fryeburg slips by Falcons in FH semifinal

by BY MICHAEL HOFFER / The Forecaster October 28, 2019November 20, 2019

FREEPORT — Freshman Eliza Thorne’s second goal of the game, an unassisted strike 1:27 into the second overtime, gave third-seeded Fryeburg Academy a 3-2 victory at No. 2 Freeport in a Class B South high school field hockey semifinal Saturday afternoon at the Joan Benoit Samuelson Track and Field. Thorne got a step on a defender […]

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Class C South Boys Soccer: Greyhounds chase off Cougars

by BY BOB CONN Times Record Staff October 28, 2019November 20, 2019

LISBON — In two Mountain Valley Conference meetings with Dirigo this season, the Lisbon High School boys’ soccer team put up 13 combined goals in a pair of lopsided wins. On Saturday, in the one-and-done world of postseason soccer, the Greyhounds had to refocus as the No. 11 Cougars made a return to Lisbon for a […]

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Class A North field hockey semis — Unbeaten Skowhegan runs past Eagles, 10-0

by BY BILL STEWART / Kennebec Journal October 28, 2019November 20, 2019

SKOWHEGAN — The pressure will slowly mount for the Skowhegan High School field hockey team as it storms closer to what it hopes is state title No. 19. But, for now anyway, Skowhegan rejects the notion some compelling compression awaits. And, really, why wouldn’t it? It blew through an undefeated regular season, outscoring overmatched opponents a […]

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Mt. Ararat football rolls

by The Times Record October 28, 2019November 10, 2019

BETHEL — Mt. Ararat jumped out to a 20-0 lead and never looked back en route to a 42-14 victory over Telstar in high school football action on Saturday. The Eagles finished the regular season with a 6-2 record and will host Yarmouth this upcoming Saturday in the large school eight-man semifinals. The likely start is […]

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Morse falls to Greely in girls B South soccer prelim, 7-1

by Eric Maxim / Times Record Staff October 28, 2019November 10, 2019

BATH – Greely scored early and never looked back, netting four goals in the first 15 minutes en route to a 7-1 victory over Morse in girls high school Class B South preliminary action at McMann Field on Friday evening. The No. 9 Rangers improved to 7-7-1 and will face top seeded Cape Elizabeth (13-1) on Tuesday. No. 8 Morse ended its season at […]

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High school roundups — ’Builders fall to Leavitt in football finale, Lisbon girls soccer in action

by The Times Record October 28, 2019November 20, 2019

TURNER — Wyatt Hathaway threw for two touchdowns and had a 53-yard TD run as Leavitt defeated Morse, 56-14, in a Class C South high school football game Friday. Hathaway factored into the Hornets (8-0) first two touchdowns, his TD run and a completed 63-yard scoring pass to Keegan Melanson, who also caught both 2-point conversions […]

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Class A North field hockey — Dragons drop quarterfinal

by Tony Blasi / Sun Journal October 25, 2019November 20, 2019

FARMINGTON — The Mt. Blue Cougars knew they needed to quickly put some distance between themselves and the pesky Brunswick Dragons in a Class A North high school field hockey quarterfinal. Senior Molly Harmon did just that, scoring back-to-back goals and earning an assist along the way as second-seeded Mt. Blue eliminated seventh-seeded Brunswick (7-8) with […]

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Class C field hockey quarterfinal— Raiders shake off rust, top Greyhounds

by Nathan Fournier / Sun Journal October 25, 2019November 20, 2019

WALES — The Oak Hill and Lisbon field hockey teams both had nearly two weeks heading into Thursday’s Class C South quarterfinal contest. The Raiders (10-5) showed little rust. Julie Mooney had two goals and two assists as Oak Hill defeated its Route 9 rival 6-0 to advance to the semifinals. The second-seeded Raiders will host […]

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Brunswick/Mt. Ararat falls in volleyball prelim

by The Times Record October 25, 2019November 20, 2019

SACO — The Brunswick/Ararat girls volleyball team, seeded 11th, fell to No. 6 Thornton Academy, 3-0, in a Class A preliminary on Thursday. The Dragons (3-12), in their fourth year of varsity play, made the postseason for the third consecutive season. Thornton Academy (9-6) advanced with a 25-21, 25-13, 25-15 win and travels to No. 3 […]