Weekend Blitz: Renowned rivalry matchups and more playoff action

Football: More area teams begin postseason play this weekend

Mt. Blue opens B North playoffs at top-seeded Cony, while Spruce Mountain and Gray-New Gloucester begin the 8-man Large South postseason on the road.

Area roundup: Oxford Hills, Leavitt improve to 8-0 with football wins

The Vikings and Hornets each roll to victory, while Edward Little loses pace with Scarborough.

Area roundup: Gray-New Gloucester sweeps Wells in volleyball prelim

The seventh-seeded Patriots advance to a quarterfinal against No. 2 Gardiner. Also, Telstar moves on in field hockey playoffs, and Lisbon claims the MVC championship.

Field hockey playoff preview: Area teams preparing for new opponents

Many of the prelim and quarterfinal matchups among area teams are against teams from different conferences.

Weekend Blitz: 8-man Small South playoffs starting this week

Head to Head: Flipping out over three-way tiebreaker

The Nos. 2-4 spots in 8-man Small School South were determined by a coin flip because Crabtree points and head-to-head results couldn't break the three-way deadlock.

Area roundup: Spruce Mountain/Dirigo knocks down Oak Hill in MVC girls soccer finale

Abby St. Clair scores a hat trick and adds an assist to help give the Phoenix a 5-0 win. The Mt. Blue boys and St. Dom's field hockey team also win, and Gray-New Gloucester learns its position for the volleyball playoffs.

Area roundup: Trio of hat tricks highlights Mt. Abram’s boys soccer win

Morgan Thibodeau, Bear Rollins and Kaden Pillsbury each score three for Roadrunners; Madeline Wagner and Bella Littler pace Winthrop field hockey in regular season finale; Mt. Blue girls soccer falls to Bangor.

Football: Coin flip gives Dirigo the third seed in 8-man Small South playoffs

Coin flip settles three-way for second. The Cougars will open playoffs against Boothbay. Telstar, the fifth seed, plays at Old Orchard Beach, while No. 1 Mountain Valley has a bye due to Traip choosing to not participate in postseason.