This fall’s slate includes rivalry games, state title rematches and Maine-New Hampshire showdowns.
Football
Brunswick hires new head football coach for 2025 season
Former assistant Eric Sulzberger will take over for a Dragons program that went 2-7 last year.
Lisbon football will return to gridiron, but MPA says ‘culture shift’ still needed
The school won its appeal with the Maine Principals’ Association, clearing the way for a return to competition in the fall.
Hazing allegations shuttered Lisbon football. The school says it’s ready to play again.
Varsity teams that don’t complete a season face a 2-year ban from competition under MPA rules, but Lisbon hopes to win its appeal Thursday.
Looking for an edge, Maine high school teams dive into data
Advanced statistics are playing an increasingly bigger role across a variety of sports.
Lewiston, Thornton Academy linemen earn Gaziano awards
Joe Dube of Lewiston wins the defensive lineman award, while Thornton’s Henry Mahoney wins the offensive lineman award.
53rd Fitzpatrick Trophy goes to Jamier Rose of Noble High
The Knights’ quarterback is the first player from his school to win the prestigious award, given annually to the top senior football player in Maine.
Benched to champ: Portland QB Louis Thurston made his mark
Thurston is one of four finalists for the 53rd James J. Fitzpatrick Trophy, emblematic of the top senior player in Maine, which will be announced Sunday.
Sweeping changes to Maine high school basketball proposed
A five-class basketball system that would double the number of Class AA teams is still a work in progress.
Lisbon High won’t renew football coach’s contract in wake of hazing allegations
Lisbon Superintendent Richard Green wrote in an email that Chris Kates will no longer coach the Greyhounds.