Even in practice, Nick Roberge always brings intensity.  Whether he’s diving for first downs or lowering his shoulder into a defender to gain an extra yard, the Massabesic senior quarterback embraces the physicality of the game.  “I don’t shy away from contact,” Roberge said. “We only have maybe two months (during the season), and I […]

Every season of Payton MacKay’s career at Wells High has ended with a championship.  The Warriors hoisted the Gold Ball as members of Class C in 2016, the senior’s freshman year, and the last two seasons have ended with Wells atop of the Class D mountain. This year, it’s a return to Class C. Despite […]

Years from now when Sanford lineman Reese Boucher reflects back on his senior season as a Spartan, he’s hoping it will be filled with enduring memories and possibly a run at a state title. Boucher, standing 6 foot 4 and weighing 280 pounds, anchors both the offensive and defensive lines for Sanford entering his third […]

Quarterback Brandon Drake won’t have to wait long for a chance to put his most disappointing performance of last season – a loss at the hands of the Gorham Rams – in the rearview mirror.  Noble High opens its regular season against Gorham on Sept. 6, a game the senior captain has had circled on […]

Will Horton played half of last season on a torn ACL and was still named to the SMAA All-Conference First Team.  The Bonny Eagle High senior, who plays offensive guard and on the defensive line, was declared 100 percent healthy a week before camp opened in August, and that’s bad news for the rest of […]

Ryan Connors insists revenge won’t be on his mind when Kennebunk High faces fellow Class B powerhouse Marshwood on Oct. 18.  A season ago, Connors, a running back, slot receiver and field goal kicker, helped lead an undefeated Rams team into a regional final against the Hawks. With a trip to the state title on […]

Editor’s note: This article has been updated to include the correct name of the Biddeford quarterback who took first-team reps.  BIDDEFORD – Despite both programs playing in Class B South this year, Noble and Biddeford High won’t face each other on the football field during the regular season.  So, when the Knights and Tigers hooked […]

PORTLAND – If the 18th annual SMAA Playday was an indication of the upcoming high school field hockey season, the winner of Class A South will have earned their seed.   The 16 programs that make up the division met at Fitzpatrick Stadium in Portland on Friday for a preseason tune-up before the matches start counting […]

Marshwood rolls past Sanford Behind Zack Glidden’s team-low score of 44, the Marshwood High boys’ golf team defeated Sanford at Sanford Country Club Friday afternoon. Playing nine holes on the par-35 course, the Hawks won four of the six individual matches en route to a team medal of 245 to the Spartans’ 275. Zach Tremblay […]