RUMFORD — In the high school soccer postseason, expect the unexpected. Gray-New Gloucester and Mountain Valley found that out when the two teams faced each other in a Class B boys’ quarterfinal game Wednesday. Senior Brady Darnell netted the game-winner on a long direct kick in overtime as Gray-New Gloucester held together when necessary in […]
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Boys’ soccer: Sacopee Valley outlasts St. Dom’s in PK’s
The senior forward delivered a chip to the right side of the cage to secure for Sacopee Valley a 1-0 playoff win over St. Dom’s. Goforth’s kick made it 4-2 in the first round of five penalty kicks and delivered the Hawks the Class C South quarterfinal victory. “Throughout the season, I missed a few […]
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Boys Soccer: Buckfield runs past Rangeley, into semifinals
BUCKFIELD — Rangeley head coach Danielle Ellis said her players did a good job of keeping their heads up after Buckfield scored one minute into Wednesday’s playoff game. Unfortunately for Ellis and the Lakers, the Bucks were a head above them — literally. Top-ranked Buckfield scored three goals off corner kicks, including two early in […]
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Class C South boys’ soccer quarterfinal: Pomerleau, Monmouth stun NYA in OT
Let the dog hang around long enough, however, and you’re bound to get bitten. Monmouth nipped at NYA’s heels, using a pair of brilliant executed set plays to pull even. Then the Mustangs sank in their teeth in the fading daylight and gnawing stress of overtime. After Mat Foulke’s initial shot squirted through the hands […]
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Girls’ soccer roundup: Rangeley, Buckfield post wins; Gray-NG bows out
RANGELEY — Michaela Shorey fired four goals past Pine Tree Academy keeper Taylor Waterman on Tuesday to help the Lakers to a 6-0 Class D South quarterfinal win over the Breakers. Natasha Haley and Amber Morrill also scored for Rangeley (9-3), which advances to host No. 3 Buckfield in the regional semifinal round. Maxie Gatcomb […]
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Boys’ soccer: Lewiston blanks Edward Little, 5-0
LEWISTON — The Lewiston High School boys’ soccer team’s amazing regular season — the top-seeding, the perfect record, the unbeaten streak and the astounding number of goals — meant little Tuesday night for the start of the postseason. Lewiston’s run last year took it all the way to a regional championship and the Class A […]
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Class B South field hockey final: York outlasts Leavitt, 3-1
PORTLAND — When you’re riding a 35-game winning streak and chasing a second consecutive field hockey state championship, it isn’t always easy to critique your own performances. York knows if there is one flaw in the slaw, however, it is the Wildcats’ tendency not to fly out of the starting gate at full speed. Two goals […]
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Girls Soccer: Waynflete sinks St. Dom’s with second-half spree
AUBURN — St. Dom’s and Waynflete wrote another chapter in their girls’ soccer playoff rivalry Tuesday, and as the story has gone in recent years the Flyers continued their winning ways. No. 6 Waynflete outlasted the third-seeded Saints in a 5-0 victory in a Class C South quarterfinal. The perennial playoff matchup between schools in […]
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Girls’ soccer: Monmouth finishes Hall-Dale
MONMOUTH — Three first-half goals gave Monmouth Academy some breathing room when Hall-Dale came out fast and furious in the second half of a Class C South girls’ soccer quarterfinal game. The fifth-ranked Bulldogs were a menacing bunch for 20 solid minutes, but the fourth-ranked Mustangs regrouped and responded with their fourth goal before leaving […]
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Class C South field hockey final: Oak Hill breezes to title over Lisbon
Oak Hill field hockey won its first regional championship in grand style, avenging a double-overtime loss to Lisbon in last year’s Class C South title game with a 3-0 victory at Fitzpatrick Stadium that was a breeze by comparison. “I’m going to remember this forever,” junior Erika Hannigan, one of three different goal-scorers for Oak […]