The 43rd season of the Bangor Daily News Football Forecast is in the books. For the last 10 weeks, the members of the BDN Sports staff have matched their knowledge of Maine high school and college football against each other and you, our loyal readers. Read More
The Skowhegan High football team spoiled Cony of Augusta’s homecoming in emphatic fashion last Friday night, overpowering the Rams 36-7. This Friday night, a different school of Rams – from Bangor – would like nothing better than to put a damper on Skowhegan’s homecoming as… Read More
Week 1 of the high school football season is a time for optimism among all teams that play the sport and opportunity to build early momentum. The big prize, of course, is more than two months away when state championship games in Classes A, B… Read More
The 42nd season of the Bangor Daily News Football Forecast is now in the books. And it was one for the record books. Assistant sports editor Pete Warner made Forecast history this season, claiming his seventh staff prognosticating title. That eclipses the mark of six… Read More
It took an extra week, but outdoor writer John Holyoke finally emerged from the 41st NEWS Football Forecast as the staff champion, earning his first staff title. Holyoke edged assistant sports editor Pete Warner in a five-game tiebreaker last week, correctly picking victories by Lawrence… Read More
The 41st NEWS Football Forecast has gone into overtime. Six-time champion and assistant editor Pete Warner and outdoor writer John Holyoke have battled it out through 10 weeks and 200 games, only to emerge with identical 156-44 records. Each went 14-6 last week, when Jim… Read More
The 40th season of the Bangor Daily News Football Forecast has come and gone. Through 10 weeks and 200 challenging games, Ernie Clark has earned a spot in Forecast history by winning his third consecutive staff title. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
Ernie Clark remains perfect in his three seasons competing in the NEWS Football Forecast. Clark wrapped up his second straight staff championship with virtual ease last week, going 17-3 to finish the campaign with a 164-36 record, a nifty .820 percentage. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
The 38th NEWS Football Forecast came down to the very last game of the final week and newcomer Ernie Clark claimed the staff title by correctly picking Pittsburgh to beat Virginia Tech, a choice only he got right. Thus, Clark edged Pete Warner by one… Read More
The dawn of the 2003 high football season begins around dusk Friday, with a sense of newness surrounding several of the Week 1 encounters. In Bangor, there are new players in key positions as the Rams open against Edward Little of Auburn, the reigning Eastern… Read More
Jessica Bloch earned her first Bangor Daily News Football Forecast staff title and the first ever by a woman by edging Pete Warner by a game over the course of the 10-week, 200-game challenge, while three people shared the guest crown. Linda Coan O’Kresik of… Read More
High school writer Andrew Neff posted a staff-leading 15-5 record in the 10th and final week of the NEWS Football Forecast and secured his third straight title, fourth overall, with a 154-46 mark. High school writer Jessica Bloch (13-7 for Week 10) and college writer… Read More
The leaves haven’t even started to change color, the mercury hasn’t taken much of a dip on the thermometers, and the shorts and swimsuits haven’t been packed away for the winter yet, but there’s still an unmistakable feeling of fall. It’s football time in Maine. Read More