CUMBERLAND — Horse races and 100-meter dashes often come down to the wire, but 5-kilometer cross country events?
Gary Hawkins
CROSS COUNTRY: Photo finish highlights state race
CUMBERLAND — Scarborough’s Nick Morris nipped Messalonskee’s Harlow Ladd by two one hundredths of a second to win the Class A title in Cumberland on Saturday.
CAMPBELL C FOOTBALL QUARTERFINALS: Emery leads Maranacook
READFIELD — It took a big pass play from Maranacook in the first half to loosen up Freeport’s defense and create a little running room for Luke Emery. And a little running room is all Emery needs.
CROSS COUNTRY: McClintock has sights set on course record
Madison’s Matt McClintock is gunning for the course record while Messalonskee’s Harlow Ladd, Waterville’s Bethanie Brown and Maranacook’s Abby Mace are among a handful of central Maine runners in contention for individual titles Saturday at the cross country state championships.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER: Crocker shines in Bulldogs’ win
FARMINGDALE — Hall-Dale High School freshman Nat Crocker is rapidly becoming the worst-kept secret in Class C soccer.
BOYS SOCCER: Black Bears shave heads for tourney, breast cancer
John Varney doesn’t mind the strange looks he gets from classmates and teachers the day before his Maranacook boys soccer team plays its first tournament game.
COLLEGE CONNECTIONS: Paradee making progress with No. 13 Maine field hockey team
Becca Paradee enjoyed her share of thrills playing field hockey at Gardiner Area High School, including being a key part of a state championship team her junior year.
WESTERN B GIRLS SOCCER: Bears win in overtime
TURNER — There was so little to choose between the Maranacook and Leavitt girls soccer teams Tuesday, it’s no surprise the game went to overtime.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER: Maranacook tops Leavitt in OT
TURNER — Freshman Lillie McLaughlin scored 10 minutes, 32 seconds into sudden death overtime to lift Maranacook to a 1-0 victory against Leavitt in a Western Maine Class B quarterfinal game Tuesday.
HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY: Nagy, Brown make an impression at regional
BELFAST — For a couple of first-year cross country runners, Lawrence’s Erzsebet Nagy and Waterville’s Bethanie Brown have done pretty well for themselves.