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Scarborough Red Storm Fall Sports Preview

by Michael Hoffer August 15, 2023August 27, 2023

FOOTBALL Coach: Packy Malia (third year, 10-9 overall record) 2022 record: 5-5 (Lost, 14-13, to Bonny Eagle in Class A state quarterfinals) Top returning players: Nate Glidden (Senior), Sam Guite (Senior), Daryl Hopper (Senior), Monty Russell (Senior), Caleb Wandell (Senior), Nate Murray (Junior), Cole Tomuschat (Junior) Pivotal games: Sept. 8 BISHOP GUERTIN (N.H.), Sept. 22 […]

Forecaster Sports

Greely Rangers Fall Sports Preview

by Michael Hoffer August 15, 2023August 28, 2023

FOOTBALL Coach: Caleb King (second year) 2022 results: 0-7 (No playoffs) Players to watch: Jonah Guibord (Senior), Jerik Phillips (Senior), Ryder Simpson (Senior), Brayden Van Pembrook (Senior), Brody Gifford (Junior), Andrew Padgett (Junior), Wes Piper (Junior), Josh Galvan (Sophomore), Gavin Michaud (Sophomore) Pivotal games: Sept. 1 @ Lake Region, Sept. 22 MT. ARARAT, Sept. 29 […]

Forecaster Sports

Falmouth Navigators Fall Sports Preview

by Michael Hoffer August 15, 2023August 28, 2023

FOOTBALL Coach: John Fitzsimmons (15th year, 82-60 overall record) 2022 record: 7-4 (Lost, 28-20, to eventual state champion Skowhegan in Class B North Final) Top returning players: Will Gale (Senior), Indi Backman (Junior), Luke Roy (Sophomore) Pivotal games: Sept. 1 MESSALONSKEE, Sept. 8 @ Lawrence, Sept. 22 PORTLAND, Sept. 29 @ Deering, Oct. 20 @ […]

Forecaster Sports

Portland Bulldogs Fall Sports Preview

by Michael Hoffer August 15, 2023August 30, 2023

FOOTBALL Coach: Sean Green (first year) 2022 record: 8-4 (Lost, 20-14, to Skowhegan in Class B state final) Top returners: Isaak Alkafaji (Senior), Reegan Buck (Senior), Myles Hang (Senior), Hunter Temple (Senior), Brayden Wales (Senior), Colin Kelly (Junior), Aidan McGowan (Junior), Louis Thurston (Junior), Brody Viola (Junior) Pivotal games: Sept. 1 @ Thornton Academy, Sept. 15 […]

Sports

Portland-based women’s football team on trek for national title

by MARC ROSENTHAL Staff Writer July 7, 2023July 8, 2023

The Maine Mayhem will play Saturday for a conference championship in Division 3 of the the Women’s Football Alliance.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: What is it about Americans that makes us football addicts?

by Randall Balmer Special to the Los Angeles Times January 7, 2023January 6, 2023

Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest on the field Monday threw the brutality of the sport into sharp relief.

Nation & World, News, Sports

NFL players, communities rally for Bills safety Damar Hamlin

by JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer January 3, 2023

The NFL and its fans are rallying in support of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who remains in critical condition at a Cincinnati hospital after going into cardiac arrest on the field.