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Panthers too much for Windjammers in whistle-filled affair

By Zack Miller - Dec 11
When teams play up-tempo, in-your-face defense in a basketball game, spectators, coaches, and players alike can expect a handful of things to ...
Medomak Valley slowly pulls away from rival Camden Hills in ...

By Mark Haskell - Dec 11
As the high school boys basketball teams shook off a little early-season rust, the Tuesday night, Dec. 10 contest between Camden Hills and host ...
Long, cool, successful road trip to 'The County' for ...

By Staff - Dec 10
The Camden Hills ice hockey team began the 2019-20 season as it did the previous campaign. Namely, with a two-game road trip to “The County” on ...
Vikings hit mainland to bounce into new court campaign

By Staff - Dec 10
The Vinalhaven basketball teams began the season on the road — though not as far north is it could have been — against Forest Hills of Jackman on ...
Panthers wrangle four victories to open official slate

By Staff - Dec 10
The 2018-19 high school wrestling season was a successful one for Medomak Valley, as the Panthers captured the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference ...
Mariners grab two wins in season-opening road meet

By Staff - Dec 10
More able-bodied mat athletes have grown the size of the Oceanside wrestling team in 2019, and the added numbers helped the Mariners pin down two ...
Panthers, Mariners, Windjammers, Hawks begin court cases ...

By Staff - Dec 09
The Medomak Valley boys basketball team tipped off the campaign with a road victory, while the Oceanside boys — in addition to the Camden Hills ...
In splashy start, Camden Hills, Belfast renew watery rivalry

By Staff - Dec 09
One of the best parts of the high school swim season is when Midcoast county neighbors Belfast and Camden Hills dive into the campaign together ...
Windjammers pin down quad-meet home sweep for openers

By Staff - Dec 09
A year after the Windjammers brought home a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference and Class A North titles, Camden Hills wrestlers laid down the ...
Ready, set, go: Lions, Mariners, Panthers, Windjammers back ...

By Staff - Dec 09
If one was a member of the Oceanside of Rockland, Belfast, Medomak Valley of Waldoboro and Camden Hills of Rockport indoor track programs, the ...
To start, Erskine Academy pulls away from Medomak Valley in ...

By Ken Waltz - Dec 08
Medomak Valley girls basketball players, coaches and fans must have recognized it was not their night when the following happened at the close of ...
Mariners start fast, trap Black Bears for opening win

By Ken Waltz - Dec 07
It was a fun, productive and vastly successful first step for the Oceanside girls basketball team and first-year coach Matt Breen on Friday night, ...
Busline League court athletes bounce in with early-season ...

By Staff - Dec 06
The ball has been tossed up on the Busline League middle school basketball seasons as young court athletes looked to secure victories early in the ...
Coach Gundel ready to help Mariners enter competition realm

By Mark Haskell - Dec 06
Significant changes are on the horizon for Oceanside High School cheering — on the floor and at the team's helm — for the 2019-20 season. Not only ...
With all but guest average, 'Pigskin Pundits' tackle Week 14

By Staff - Dec 05
Talk about being average. Well, all except the guest, who left the "Pigskin Pundits" in the dust with a strong Week 13, while the four horsemen of ...
Poll: Voters deadlocked on NCAA decision on student-athletes

By Staff - Dec 05
The results are in, and voters could not make up their collective minds in regards to the National Collegiate Athletic Association's decision to ...
Busline League crossover games between large, small schools ...

By Mark Haskell - Dec 05
“Oh, the Places You'll Go” is not only a famous book written by children's author Dr. Seuss, but it also fits the travel plans for many parents, ...
On pitch, Krul kicks it up notch at Barton College

By Mark Haskell - Dec 05
Kassie Krul of Camden has had success on the soccer pitch wherever her talents have brought her. From her early days in Caribou — where her ...
Olympic gold medalist Goodale brings wealth of knowledge, ...

By Zack Miller - Dec 05
From the time Anna Goodale left the Midcoast, to her return 20 years later, her life changed immensely. The 36-year-old mother of two had never ...
Mariners get to work on mat in preseason meet

By Staff - Dec 03
The mats bustled with activity as the Oceanside Mariner wrestling team tangled in an nine-team preseason meet at the Viking Duals on Saturday, ...
Camden Hills mat athletes toil in Viking Duals

By Staff - Dec 03
A talented and experienced Camden Hills wrestling squad trekked across the state to compete against eight other squads in the annual Viking Duals ...
Mat attack: Panthers pin down eighth at Westlake ...

By Staff - Dec 02
The final weekend of high school preseason mat action concluded, and the Panthers of Medomak Valley found themselves match against hardy competitio...
Mariners get their preseason game on in Old Town tourney

By Staff - Dec 02
The Oceanside girls basketball team, under the direction of first-year coach Matt Breen (who guided the Mariner boys for years), continued their ...
Prep work: Oceanside forges split in Coyote Classic

By Ken Waltz - Dec 01
The Oceanside boys basketball team continued its preparation for the official campaign with two spirited preseason contests on Saturday, Nov. 30 ...
Icy cool rink fun: Windjammers battle Broncos, Crusaders, ...

By Ken Waltz - Dec 01
The Camden Hills ice hockey team skated its way north up Route 1 to the Sawyer Arena for the Windjammers annual participation in the John Bapst ...
Hansen top Midcoast male athlete for 2018-19

By Mark Haskell - Nov 30
As far as the 2018-19 school year goes, little, if anything, could stop Belfast Area High School junior Jack Hansen. Whether it was eluding ...
Record gobblers burn post-holiday calories in 'Turkey Trot' ...

By Ken Waltz - Nov 29
A record 224 finishers — including a winning pair of fast, smooth-running, accomplished siblings — decided the morning after Thanksgiving was the ...
Robertson-McIntire top Midcoast female athlete for 2018-19

By Mark Haskell - Nov 29
Whether creasing the net on the soccer field, coverting a drive to the basketball hoop, using her blinding speed in track — or any of the other ...
Pack tightens as lucky Week 13 games beckon 'Pigskin Pundits ...

By Staff - Nov 28
Another week of picks, another week of interesting outcomes and things are beginning to get mighty interesting. In fact, a once seemingly lopsided ...

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