H.S. football: Week 10 Sun Journal staff picks

Weekend Blitz: Playoffs in full swing as Class A joins the chase for the championship

Oxford Hills, Lewiston and Edward Little open the postseason.

Girls hockey: St. Dom’s adds Winthrop, Gray-New Gloucester to the mix

The Saints have their largest roster in years thanks to three Winthrop players and four from Gray-NG.

Football notebook: Ramblers use week off to improve

"We're making sure we're crisp," coach Dave St. Hilaire said of Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale, which hosts Spruce Mountain for a D South semifinal this week.

Girls cross country: Edward Little’s Bell, Poland’s Ouellette finish ninth at state championships

Bonny Eagle, Greely and Orono win state titles and Falmouth junior Sofie Matson once again is the class of the field with only the second sub-18:00 time in Twin Brook history.

Boys cross country: Schomaker wins first wheelchair state title, Lisbon’s Laviolette takes second

Leavitt's Jonathan Schomaker makes history as first wheelchair champ, while Lisbon's Aidan Laviolette takes second in Class C and Lisandro Berry-Gaviria leads Mt. Ararat to Class A title.

Class C field hockey championship: Maranda Poulin carries Foxcroft past Winthrop

Ponies knock off the defending champion Ramblers, who were playing in their third consecutive title game.

Field hockey: ‘Brand new’ Winthrop squad seeks to defend state title

Ramblers face Foxcroft, while Biddeford and Skowhegan will meet again for the Class A title and York is back in the Class B championship game for the seventh straight year.

Field hockey: Francis’ game rises when the stakes become higher for Winthrop

Gia Francis brings championship pedigree to a young Winthrop team looking for back-to-back state championship for the first time since 1988 and 1989.

Huddle Up: Playoff predictions, for entertainment purposes only

Yes, all of the favorites will win. That says more about the state of high school football than it does about the author's admitted lack of courage.