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.
Fall sports
Lake Region’s Sam Laverdiere wins Gatorade cross country honor
Laverdiere won the Class B state championship and was named the Varsity Maine boys runner of the year.
Looking for an edge, Maine high school teams dive into data
Advanced statistics are playing an increasingly bigger role across a variety of sports.
Darren Allen chosen as new Spruce Mountain boys soccer coach
Allen, who guided Mt. Abram to the Class C state championship in 2023, was already teaching at Spruce Mountain and now is returning to coaching after a year off.
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.
Cape Elizabeth moving to eight-man football
Meanwhile, Morse will return to 11-man and Greely is likely to do the same.