Poland’s Nyah Levesque battles for the ball with Freeport’s Hannah Groves during the Class B South field hockey quarterfinals in Freeport on Tuesday. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) FREEPORT — It has been a long time coming — 2002 to be exact — since the Freeport High School field hockey team earned a quarterfinal win […]
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High School Roundup: Falcons strike quick in OT to tame Mustangs
Victor Verrill of Buckfield gets a shot on goal off in front of Nolan Boone of Rangeley during the second half in Buckfield on Saturday. The Bucks won 2-1. RUMFORD — Will Sorensen calmly parlayed a bounding ball off the keeper into the back of the net in the first minute of overtime to aid […]
Lisbon's Schlotterbeck, Monmouth girls race to MVC cross country titles
AUGUSTA — Prospects for a third straight Mountain Valley Conference championship appeared distant when the Monmouth Academy girls cross country team opened the season this fall. But the Mustangs came together quickly, integrating five new runners into their top seven. They won all their MVC meets this season and Saturday at the University of Maine […]
H.S. field hockey: Sevigny sisters propelling Mountain Valley into the playoffs
Mountain Valley’s Rylee Sevigny moves the ball down the field at Spruce Mountain on Tuesday. Spruce Mountain’s Ashley Campbell follows behind. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) Avery Sevigny is key to setting up Mountain Valley’s offense. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) JAY — Rylee and Avery Sevigny have terrorized defenses across the Mountain Valley Conference all season long. The […]
H.S. field hockey: Mountain Valley holds off Spruce Mountain's second-half push
Spruce Mountain’s Ashlyn Williams takes a swing at the ball as Mountain Valley’s Courtney Carrier gets a stick in her path during Tuesday afternoon’s field hockey game in Jay. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) JAY — After handing Winthrop its first loss of the season Monday, Mountain Valley field hockey coach Melissa Forbes couldn’t have asked for […]
H.S. football: Freeport runs past Dirigo
FREEPORT — Playing for the top spot in Class E, Dirigo and Freeport both Friday night’s football game was big. The Cougars came into Joan Benoit Samuelson Track and Field hoping to remain unbeaten. The Falcons, though, had other plans, and shut down the Dirigo offense in the second half to pull away for a […]
H.S. football: Defense rallies Falcons past Phoenix
Mountain Valley’s Dylan Desroches looks for a way through Spruce Mountain’s Jack Bryant, as Avery Pingree tries to make a hole during Friday night’s football game in Livermore Falls. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LIVERMORE FALLS — Mountain Valley senior defensive end Draven Finnegan hopes he got a glimpse of the future in the Falcons’ second-half performance […]
H.S. football: Freeport pounds the rock against Telstar
FREEPORT — Freeport took advantage of its speed and athleticism, racing out to a big first-quarter lead then cruising to a 43-14 victory over Telstar in a Class E football matchup Friday. The Falcons used eight different rushers and amassed over 250 yards on the ground en route to earning their third win of the […]
Boys' soccer: Winthrop doubles up Mountain Valley
Mountain Valley’s Will Sorensen, left, battles with Winthrop’s Noah Grube during Thursday afternoon’s game in Winthrop. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) WINTHROP — Winthrop spread the ball around and built an early lead en route to a 4-2 boys’ soccer victory over Mountain Valley. Four Ramblers scored a goal in Thursday’s win. “When I took over this […]
Girls' soccer: Huettel kicks Hyde past Mountain Valley
Hyde’s Ingrid Schroeter (15) boots the ball on goal as Mountain Valley’s Audra Bean (10) defends during Hyde’s win in Bath on Monday. (Eric Maxim/The Times Record) BATH — New to the Mountain Valley Conference, the Hyde girls’ soccer team knew it would have some tough competition this year. The Wolfpack earned their second win […]