LEWISTON — They don’t put out flood warnings for nothing. As promised, hard rain in the early evening Thursday left roads flooded in several cities and towns, and crews were scrambling to keep up. In the Lewiston-Auburn area, the intensity of the rain began to pick up at about 6 p.m. Two hours later, it […]
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Girls’ Soccer: Madison tips Monmouth, clinches No. 1 seed
MONMOUTH — No other Mountain Valley Conference girls’ soccer team has been able to contain both of Monmouth’s strikers, Sidney Wilson and Haley Fletcher, for most of an 80-minute game. Those vanquished rivals didn’t have Monica Ouellette and Madison Curtis simultaneously, unselfishly, roaming the defensive third. Madison does, which is why the Bulldogs will be […]
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H.S. Soccer notebook: Spruce Mountain confirms Brown as boys’ coach
Willie Brown always thought he might be a head coach someday. He just wasn’t sure it was going to be in soccer or expecting it to be this year. The former multi-sport athlete at Livermore Falls started the year as the junior varsity coach with the Spruce Mountain boys’ team but suddenly found himself the […]
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Boys’ Soccer: Monmouth beats St. Dom’s for first time
That label could pay homage to the colors of opponents Mt. Abram and St. Dom’s and the physical style of play required to run cleat-for-cleat with them. Or perhaps it’s a tribute to the grotesquely sprained right ankle of Mason Clement — the same foot he used to bang home a lunging shot in the […]
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Girls’ Soccer: Mustangs wallop wounded Saints
AUBURN — Don’t give the Monmouth girls’ soccer team a second chance to find the frame. That was the hard lesson Tuesday afternoon for St. Dom’s. Goalkeeper Nicole Robitaille could get close enough to tip, juggle or distract initial scoring bids. The Mustangs are just too good and too balanced, though, when nobody cleans up […]
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Boys’ soccer: Mt. Abram edges Monmouth in physical battle
“He hasn’t scored a lot for us this year because we’ve asked him to help control the middle of the field,” Mt. Abram coach Mark Lopez said. “But he certainly can.” He can, and he did Monday. Brackley’s boot just 2:05 into the second half was enough offense to lift the Roadrunners (6-1) to a […]
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H.S. Soccer Notebook: Buck’s back in Cougars’ camp
When the Dirigo girls’ soccer team needed a new coach this fall, it wasn’t hard to find one that had some familiaity with the players and the program. Dave Buck took over as the third different coach in three years. He’d been a long-time assistant to Art Chamberlin, who retired after the 2012 season. “I […]
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Boys’ Soccer: Mustangs topple previously unbeaten Greyhounds
LISBON — Monmouth and Lisbon both showed up for a 9 a.m. Saturday boys’ soccer showdown wondering how they would answer the bell against a top-flight MVC opponent. The answer was a ringing endorsement for both sides. Mason Clement’s two late goals from Hunter Richardson gave Monmouth its fifth consecutive victory, 3-1, and knocked Lisbon […]
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Girls’ Soccer: Sult’s 25 saves preserve Lisbon tie with Monmouth
LISBON — Ties in high school soccer are all about interpretation. On one hand, Lisbon now sees that it has the scoring punch, rock-solid goalkeeping and toughness to confront anybody after Saturday’s 2-2 draw with fellow girls’ unbeaten Monmouth. And deep down, the Greyhounds probably knew that already. You don’t have to sweat too profusely […]
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High school roundup: Leavitt, Gardiner battle to deadlock in girls’ soccer
GARDINER — After falling behind 2-0 in the first half, Leavitt clawed back as the two squads ended up at a 2-2 deadlock in more girls’ soccer action Friday. Morgan Carver and Lauren Chadwick each scored for the struggling Bulldogs (0-3-2), while Amanda Poulin and Shannon O’Malley tallied for the Hornets (1-2-2). Lauren Boyington made […]