Gabbie Tibbetts’ 3-pointer sets the tone in overtime, and the second-seeded Vikings win a Class AA North semifinal to advance to their eighth straight regional final.
Lee Horton
Staff Writer
Lee Horton is the Varsity Maine Editor for the Maine Trust for Local News. He joined the Sun Journal as assistant sports editor in July 2016, then served as sports editor from May 2018 to May 2024. Prior to moving to Maine, he was the sports editor at the Peninsula Daily News in Port Angeles, Washington.
Leavitt’s Noah Carpenter ready to prove himself in two sports at UMaine
The Leavitt Area High School senior will play football and baseball for the Black Bears.
‘Football junkie’ Noah Carpenter runs, punts, passes, kicks and picks for Leavitt
Senior is more than a big-play quarterback. He works hard to excel in many facets of football, motivated, he says, by “trying to do my best to help the team out.”
Varsity Maine Football Honor Roll, Week 6
These were among the top individual performances across the state over the weekend.
Boys soccer: Lisbon works past Winthrop for third straight win
The Greyhounds score twice in the second half to take game between young Class C South squads.
Varsity Maine Football Honor Roll, Week 3
These were among the top individual performances across the state over the weekend.
Varsity Maine Boys’ Team of the Year: Oxford Hills football
The Vikings capped a perfect season with their first state championship in football, outscoring their opponents 417-111 over 11 games.
Track and field: Brunswick sweeps KVAC Large School championships
The Dragons hold off the Edward Little girls. Lewiston’s Makenna Drouin and Ryker Paradis and Mt. Ararat’s Aubrey Pelletier and Aidan Greenleaf earn athletes of the meet awards.
Girls’ basketball: Ellsworth survives big comeback by Spruce Mountain in Class B final
Spruce Mountain erases a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter, but a free throw by Megan Jordan with 10.6 seconds remaining lifts Ellsworth to a 57-56 victory.
Boys’ basketball: Portland slips past Lewiston, into Class AA North final
An 8-0 run late in the game finally pushes the second-seeded Bulldogs to a 46-40 semifinal win over the third-seeded Blue Devils.