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The streaking Raiders visit the on-paper underdog Greyhounds in the first of what might be two straight meetings between the two neighboring schools.

Also, Buckfield's Carmen Crockett no-hits Winthrop, Oak Hill shades Dirigio, Mountain Valley holds of Lisbon, and Spruce Mountain and Telstar win big. In baseball, Oxford Hills routs Gardiner, and Lisbon edges Mountain Valley for seventh straight win.

Suri Ramkissoon earns win in circle and has big day at the plate for the Rams.

Some prefer for playoffs to be guaranteed for fairness and better turnout, while others like having to earn a spot in the postseason.

Some prefer for playoffs to be guaranteed for fairness and better turnout, while others like having to earn a spot in the postseason.

H.S. football: The Raiders stop a potential go-ahead two-point conversion and hang on for a 20-19 victory over the Greyhounds.

H.S. football: The Raiders stop a potential go-ahead two-point conversion and hang on for a 20-19 victory over the Greyhounds.

Read Article Two of the more successful football coaches in the state will match wits — and game plans — to help kick off Saturday’s Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl 7-on-7 tournament at Lewiston High School. Leavitt coach Mike Hathaway and Marshwood coach Alex Rotsko will lead their respective rosters against each other in one of the first four games of the tournament’s pool play, which are scheduled to start at 2 p.m. Hathaway’s Team Green and Rotsko’s Team Purple are both in Pool A, al...

Read Article Leavitt’s Wyatt Hathaway tumbles to the ground with the ball while being chased by Lisbon’s Daytona McIver and Kevin Gallie during a 7-on-7 football game at Leavitt last fall. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal The Lobster Bowl organizers called an audible and changed their initial decision. The Maine high school football senior all-star game, which for 30 years pitted players from the East against their counterparts from the West in a traditional 11-on-11 tackle football game, was fac...

Read Article Oak Hill senior Gavin Rawstron throws a pitch against Mt. Abram in Wales last month. The next day, Rawstron pitched a no-hitter against Lisbon. Tony Blasi/Sun Journal Pitcher Gavin Rawstron’s stamina earned him the admiration of his coaches — and his endurance on the mound continues to baffle batters this season. The senior Oak Hill pitcher’s frenetic schedule includes playing baseball year-round, participating in three sports and maintaining solid grades for the past four...