Three area runners placed in the top half of their respective fields Saturday during the state high school cross country championships at the Twin Brook Recreation Area in Cumberland.

     A dozen soccer players from the region were honored for their play this past season by being named to their respective Maine Soccer Coaches Regional All-Star Teams.

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By Ernie Clark Staff Writer ELLSWORTH — A season of high hopes ended in the Class B North quarterfinals for the Foxcroft Academy boys’ soccer team after a 2-1 loss to top-ranked and defending regional champion Ellsworth.

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Class C North football standings final 1.

Staff photo/Kevin Sjoberg KYLE KAIN — Ahmed Beshir of the Eagles dribbles toward the goal while being defended by PCHS’s Kyle Kain during the preliminary playoff match played Saturday in Limestone.

DOVER-FOXCROFT  — Alli Bourget’s goal on the eighth set of overtime penalty corners lifted Foxcroft Academy to a come-from-behind 3-2 win over Belfast in their Class B North field hockey quarterfinal on Oct.

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  By Ernie Clark Staff Writer BELFAST — Three area runners will compete in Saturday’s state high school cross country championships after successfully qualifying during last weekend’s North regional qualifying meet at the Troy A.

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Class B North boys soccer 9.

      Photo courtesy of Joel Pratt Carter Pratt, left, stands with his 8-point, 170-pound buck and Cameron Skomars poses with his 8-point, 212-pound buck.

in LTC Class D North football quarterfinal By Ernie Clark Staff Writer DEXTER — The Dexter Tigers will return to postseason football after a one-year hiatus Friday night when they visit Orono for an LTC Class D North quarterfinal.

 Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom PCHS junior Miriah Chapman gets ready to fire the ball past Dexter senior Kolby Kain during a Class C North semifinal on Oct.

By Ernie Clark Staff Writer DOVER-FOXCROFT — When the Foxcroft Academy football team played Madison-Carrabec on the road nearly two months ago, the Ponies still were seeking to redefine roles in the aftermath of key preseason injuries.