FREEPORT Junior Cat Gould registered a hat trick, including a pair of first-half goals to lift the Falcons to a 3-0 Western Maine Conference victory over Lake Region in girls high school soccer on Friday. Gould’s first goal came just 16 seconds into the game when Tara Migliaccio stole a pass and sent it to […]
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Talented Rams run past Eagles
TOPSHAM Kennebunk had one goal in mind when traveling north to take on Mt. Ararat in a high school football clash, and that was to improve its record to 2-0. The Rams did just that, dominating from the opening kickoff and rushing for 324 yards in defeating the Eagles, 70-0, at the Topsham Fairgrounds on […]
Skowhegan stuns Dragons
SKOWHEGAN Down a touchdown barely a minute-and-a-half into the game to Brunswick, the Skowhegan High School football team didn’t panic. Fifteen seconds later, down two scores, the Indians still stayed cool. Down 20 points though, late in the first quarter, surely Skowhegan started to sweat then, right? “On the sidelines we were trying to stay […]
Eagles blank Red Eddies, 2-0
TOPSHAM Coming into Friday’s boys high school soccer game between Mt. Ararat and Edward Little, Eagles coach Jack Rioux understood what the Red Eddies were capable of offensively. Scoring a total of eight goals on their way to a pair of victories, the Eagles knew limiting the EL chances was the main priority. “That was […]
Greyhounds give Falcons the slip
LISBON For three quarters, the Mountain Valley defense kept Lisbon bottled up. But, a high school football game is four quarters, and the Greyhounds found their game with a come-from-behind 20-14 victory on Saturday on Thompson Field. Quarterback Lucas Francis was hounded by the Falcons (1-1) throughout the contest, with his longest run coming on […]
Tigers drop heartbreaker
BIDDEFORD — The stage was set for an all-out celebration at Biddeford’s Waterhouse Field on Friday night as the Tigers christened the newly renovated stadium in front of a packed house. Unfortunately for the Tigers and their fans, it would be the visitors from Cony celebrating when the night was over as the Rams rallied […]
Old Orchard Beach rolls to win over Sacopee Valley
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — The Old Orchard Beach football team picked up a 28-6 win over Sacopee Valley on Friday night. The Seagulls (1-1) nearly scored their first touchdown five minutes into the first quarter. Sean Pratt rushed 50 yards only to have his touchdown be overturned because of a holding penalty. OOB would get […]
Wells dominates rival Cape Elizabeth
WELLS — Tyler Bridge took the opening kickoff 81 yards for a touchdown — the first of his four TDs — as Wells High pulled off a convincing 40-14 win over Cape Elizabeth on Friday night. Wells won its 18th straight game since losing at home to Cape 13-7 in the final week of the […]
Sanford falls to powerhouse Bonny Eagle
STANDISH — Will Whyte did not play football his freshman year. A basketball and baseball player, he finally put on the pads right before his sophomore season. “I love those other sports, but Bonny Eagle football is a family,” Whyte said. “As soon as I joined, I realized it was something special.” Whyte, now a […]
High School Roundup: Trojans cruise past Lewiston
SACO — The Thornton Academy football team improved to 2-0 on the year with an impressive 47-7 win over visiting Lewiston on Friday night. Leading 7-0 after the opening quarter, the Trojans would put up 27 points in the second to take control. Anthony Bracamonte had a 39-yard touchdown run and also caught a 22-yard […]