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    BANGOR – Cory Smith is a young man who isn’t afraid to take on a difficult challenge. Smith is a starting defensive tackle and senior captain for coach Gabby Price at Husson College in Bangor. He also is a strong student in the school’s criminal… Read More
    FAIRFIELD – The resurgence of the Lawrence High School football program during the last three years has left rival teams in the Pine Tree Conference Class A ranks in its wake. The Bulldogs are 28-3 during that span, with a state championship in 2006 and… Read More
    BANGOR – The Bangor High School football roster featured considerable star power during the last three years. Edwards, Walton, Vanidestine, McDade and Weston were the dominant names and personalities of the time. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
    It’s almost formulaic now for the Skowhegan Indians as they head into each new football season. Fifth-year head coach Mike Marston can pretty much count on high numbers each season, and this year is no exception as 93 players – 33 of them freshmen –… Read More
    Things may be turning around in Madison. After literally nursing a fairly young team through a nine-game schedule each of the last two years, despite total player numbers in the teens, numbers – as well as expectations – are up for the Bulldogs. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    BAR HARBOR – When training camp starts, every football team’s goal is understandably the same: Win your last game. On Mount Desert Island, however, the Trojans have a bit of a different goal. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
    ORONO – The flip of a coin ended Orono’s season last year. Head coach Bob Sinclair wants to make sure that doesn’t happen again. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
    CASTINE – Joe Blier didn’t start playing football until he was in the eighth grade. However, during his development in the Bangor High School program, he learned the importance of hard work in the weight room and on the practice field and intensity during games. Read More
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    ORONO – Josh Caldwell enjoyed considerable success playing football, hockey and baseball at Brewer High School. Nothing could have prepared him, though, for the exhilaration he would experience the evening of Sept. 3, 2005. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
    DEXTER – After a 2-7 record last season, you’d think things would be a little down in Dexter High School’s preseason camp. That is not the case, says head coach Tim Wilson. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
    BUCKSPORT – While the sun was setting over the nearby Penobscot Narrows Bridge on a recent late-August afternoon, it is beginning to rise on a new football season at Bucksport High School. Expectations are always high in Bucksport, but they may be higher this year… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT – The Foxcroft Academy football team is hoping to channel last year’s letdown into this year’s success. With a number of talented skill players and one of the best defenses coach Paul Withee has had in his 18 seasons in charge of the program,… Read More
    BANGOR – What does it say about the 2007 football forecast for John Bapst of Bangor when even a returning 1,000-yard rusher is being challenged for playing time in the preseason? “Well, it tells me we have a lot of those ‘good problems’ to have,… Read More
    HAMPDEN – Two years under the tutelage of Harry McCluskey have brought steady progress to the Hampden Academy varsity football team. In 2005 the Broncos reached the Pine Tree Conference Class B quarterfinals. Last fall a senior-laden team rallied from a 1-3 start to earn… Read More
    Lawrence High School graduated 19 seniors off last year’s team. Ordinarily, that might be cause for concern. However, the Bulldogs of Fairfield also are coming off an undefeated 11-0 season that culminated in the Class A state championship. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    LINCOLN – For the last two years, the Mattanawcook Academy football team has been one victory away from its first LTC championship since 1999. However, one thing has stood in the Lynx’s way: Foxcroft Academy. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
    PITTSFIELD – It has nearly been a year since the Maine Central Institute football team has earned a victory, a 37-36 win over Stearns of Millinocket on Sept. 1, 2006. It was a promising first game of the 2006 season, especially considering that the Huskies… Read More
    At the end the 2006 season, Madison football coach Joe Hayden had 17 total players on his team roster and only 14 of them were in uniform. The Bulldogs lived up to their nickname and gutted out a tough 1-8 season despite exceptionally low player… Read More
    BAR HARBOR – After dire seasons, the Mount Desert Island football team is on an upward trajectory. The Trojans have shown progress since an 0-9 season in 2004, right up to last year, when they went 5-4 and earned a spot in the PTC Class… Read More
    With six starters returning on offense and five on defense from last season’s playoff team, Wes Littlefield has reason for optimism. Considering Messalonskee of Oakland’s football coach has a solid nucleus of 12 seniors leading a squad of 65 total players – 25 of whom… Read More
    NEWPORT – The motto on the T-shirts says it all about the state of the program – Nokomis Football: The Tradition Begins. And so the several communities that comprise SAD 48 now have a varsity football team to call their own, and with it an… Read More
    THORNDIKE – Ron Simmons already has seen his share of growing pains guiding the evolution of football in the Unity-Thorndike area from a nonaffiliated eight-on-eight youth league program to club status for the past two years at Mount View High School. Now comes the biggest… Read More
    OLD TOWN – Give credit to George McKay. In one of the bleakest hours of the history of the Old Town High School football program, the new coach of the Coyotes – and 22-year coach of Mount Desert Island High School – sees a bright… Read More
    ROCKLAND – The emphasis in the Rockland District High School football camp heading into the 2007 is on all that is new with the Tigers. There are new tweaks on offense, new wrinkles on defense, new uniforms, new responsibilities for assistant coaches – and a… Read More
    With just five seniors on a team of 69 players, the Skowhegan Indians knew the 2006 season would be one of development. This year, 21 of Skowhegan’s 72 players are seniors and another 19 are juniors, so the learning curve shouldn’t be nearly as drastic… Read More
    After being asked if his team was one of the Pine Tree Conference Class B favorites, Waterville football coach Frank Knight paused in midthought. “Well… a week ago I would have thought we were,” he said. “Offensively, we could be capable of spreading people out,… Read More
    MILLINOCKET – While they’re playing in the shadow of Maine’s tallest mountain, the Stearns football team has a mountain to climb of its own. The Minutemen are coming off an 0-9 2006 campaign, but with a solid junior class coming back for seventh-year head coach… Read More
    WINSLOW – The Winslow Black Raiders traditionally have had great success within the Class B football world thanks to a combination of speed, quickness, agility, talent and toughness. This year coach Mike Siviski’s club plans to add size to the mix. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More