Keep your eyes on standout newcomers and bounceback hopefuls this weekend.
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What to look for at Lobster Bowl? Offensive fireworks
Both coaches think their combination of top-tier QBs and big-time playmakers will have the scoreboard operator working OT.
Meet the Mr. and Ms. Basketball semifinalists
Spruce Mountain and Medomak Valley have players on both the top 10 boys and top 10 senior girls basketball players lists.
The best championship streaks in Maine high school sports? Here are a few at the top of the list
Waynflete boys’ tennis, Valley boys’ basketball, Richmond softball and St. Dom’s boys’ hockey join Skowhegan field hockey with historic marks.
Football notebook: Scarborough, Westbrook earn needed wins
Also, Wells battles back to remain undefeated; multiple teams fight for postseason position in D North; Lewiston’s changes pay off; and Dirigo’s defense is coming up big.
Baseball: 2023 Varsity Maine All-State team
Our team of the best high school baseball players in the state features seven seniors and seven juniors.
Yarmouth baseball falls one run shy of state title
Clippers’ tremendous season ends with hard-fought 1-0 loss to Old Town.
Field hockey: Leavitt shuts out Old Town, claims Class B title
Ava Gagnon scores the only goal, and the Hornets earn their first state championship since 2012.
Field hockey: State championship previews
The Class A game features two stellar defenses, while Class C features high-powered offenses. And the Class B game pits two teams that seemed unlikely to play for a championship.
Old Town’s Andre Miller makes unlikely rise to stardom at UMaine
It took two years for Miller to arrive in Orono as he got his academics in order, but the former walk-on has become a team leader and one of the best wide receivers in the Colonial Athletic Association.