Emily Harper scores twice as Black Bears blank Bucksport for program’s first Gold Ball.
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Football: Lawrence beats Cony to reach Class B North final
Higgins runs for 276 yards, Scott returns pick and kickoff for scores as Bulldogs take down Rams.
Field hockey: MCI, Skowhegan reach state finals from opposite ends of experience spectrum
Huskies ride rich team chemistry to Class C title game, while River Hawks have seen young core grow en route to Class A final.
Girls soccer: Maranacook hoping for one more breakthrough in Class C championship
Black Bears have become one of Class C’s best programs, but a state title is the only thing that still eludes them.
Football: Familiarity abounds heading into weekend of regional finals and semis
Each playoff game is a rematch, but in some cases, plenty has changed since the teams last met.
Class B North boys soccer: Patient Winslow slips past John Bapst to take regional title
Black Raiders will play Yarmouth in the Class B state championship game Saturday.
Girls soccer: Maranacook edges Traip to win Class C South championship
Schmidt’s goal the only tally Black Bears need for second trip to state final in four years.
Men’s soccer: UMaine-Farmington making history in trip to North Atlantic Conference title game
Beavers making first trip to conference title game since joining NAC in 2003.
Football notebook: Return of playmaker gives Cony big boost in playoffs
Aidan Coulombe makes full return from injury; MCI shows poise over panic to stun Belfast.
Augusta hires its first female city manager
Susan Robertson, previously the city’s director of human resources and assistant city manager, hired as city manager following retirement of longtime manager William Bridgeo.