Maine High School Football News

The season may have ended on a disappointing note on the field for the York High School football team.

PETER GWILYM, Junior-Football A thrower who's just as happy running the ball and delivering punishing hits helped the Cheverus football team enjoy its finest season in two decades this fall.

Mt. Blue quarterback Ryan Backus passes the ball during a September game against Oxford Hills.

For every team in sports that is allegedly cursed, you can probably find one that's blessed, if you look hard enough.

Auburn native Josh Titus fills paper cups with Gatorade, one of his duties as team manager of the Maine Red Claws, a new NBA D-League basketball team based in Portland.

COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Gordon 61, Husson 59 Maine 59, Delaware State 56 **** MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Gordon 61, Husson 59 At Wareham, Mass., Aaron Trigg's 3-pointer with 50 seconds left gave Gordon College the lead for good as it defeated Husson University of Bangor in the teams' mutual season opener.

PORTLAND, Maine a ' The Windham Eagles spotted Bangor a 14-0 first-half lead and then scored 28 unanswered points en route to a 35-21 victory over the Rams in Saturdaya TMs Class A football state championship game at Fitzpatrick Stadium.

Bangor coach Mark Hackett congratulates his players as they come off the field during last week's Eastern Maine Class A final against Brunswick.

Coaching college football players on a daily basis comes with its share of challenges and frustrations in addition to many rewards.

It was a historic fall season for Wells High School, one that saw the field hockey team advance to the Western Maine Class B championship game for the first time and the football team made it back to the postseason after a four-year absence.

The Kennebunk High School fall sports season officially ended last Thursday with the annual fall sports awards banquet at the school.

The Windham Eagles represent part of the new wave of Maine high school football, with their birth on the gridiron coming barely a decade ago.

Published: Nov 16, 2009 7:21 pm - By Michael Hoffer Yarmouth's Andrew Gabrielson raced toward the end zone after his fourth down scoring reception on the Clippers opening drive Saturday.

Developing depth across the board is a key component of the football coaching plan at the University of Maine.

Foxcroft Academy's Ryan Stroud , Ian Champeon , Ryan Olmstead and Brad Dow whoop it up after edging John Bapst Memorial High School in Saturday's Eastern Maine Class C final in Dover-Foxcroft. Buy Photo DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine a ' The Foxcroft Academy Ponies built a seven-point halftime lead and then held on in the gamea TMs final minute to outlast ...

The University of Maine football team will play its last two games with a different number lining up behind center now that Warren Smith is out for the rest of the season with a foot fracture and dislocation.

Therea TMs hope for any struggling high school football program within the field for this weekenda TMs regional championship games.

Coach Randy Small had talked plenty of football with his team since the start of summer camp, pushing York High School to its first home playoff game since 2004.

ROCKLAND : As a sports season comes to a close, many athletic teams begin to disband and look forward to a break from the demands of their busy practice and game schedules.

DIXFIELD a 'Coach Doug Gilbert makes no bones about it a ' the Dirigo Cougars are built for speed.