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🌱 How Messalonskee’s loss fits into this week’s football showdowns

Oakland, Maine Patch AM: a 3 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How Messalonskee’s loss fits into this week’s football showdowns

Also on today's calendar: Feng Shui Part 2 - Oakland, ME 2026 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and cooler, with a high of 64 and low of 37 degrees.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 61, low: 49.
  • Monday: Mostly cloudy with a shower, with a high of 62 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cony and Lawrence square off in battle of unbeatens in high school football (bangordailynews.com) — Oakland gets a shoutout as Cony’s only other win came against Messalonskee of Oakland, a 41-14 thumping that helped set up this week’s big Class B North showdown. The article previews several key Maine high school football matchups, highlighting undefeated Cony and Lawrence along with other top teams across the state.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Oakland

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