You can’t win them all. That was the fate of the Monmouth soccer teams Saturday. Both squads lost to Hall-Dale in a key late-season showdown. The losses ended lengthy streaks for both Mustang teams. It was the first loss of the season for the girls (9-1-1). The Mustangs were beaten by the Bulldogs early in […]
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The Hot Corner: Leavitt, Greely ready to save lives. Is your school?
UPDATE: Smith upgraded to fair condition; doctor identified I’m thankful this morning. Thankful that a young man I’ve come to know and appreciate will be around to attend college, enjoy all the ups and downs of adulthood and relive his gridiron glory days. Thankful to live in a region where we are blessed with such good, […]
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Adam Smith of Leavitt recovering after life-threatening injury
Rapid response from coaches and medical technicians from two schools is being credited with saving the life of Leavitt senior football player Adam Smith. Smith, a two-way starter for the Hornets, suffered a shattered spleen during a game Saturday afternoon against Greely in Cumberland Center. He remained in the intensive care unit Sunday afternoon at […]
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Local roundup: Hornets down Phoenix, 1-0
TURNER — Senior Tom Petit rocketed a corner kick from Seth Ramser into the far corner of the net with just under 10 minutes remaining in regulation to lift Leavitt to a 1-0 victory over Spruce Mountain in boys’ soccer action Saturday evening. The Phoenix (0-11) battled hard to try to break through. But Leavitt […]
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H.S. Golf: Thornton Academy dominate Class A, St. Dom’s runner-ups in Class C
VASSELBORO — On a day where most teams battled the brisk temperatures and the wind, Thornton Academy seemed to embrace the chilly air at Natanis Golf Course on Saturday. The Golden Trojans went low to win the MPA’s Class A Team championship with a score of 310, 14 strokes ahead of Cheverus, which finished in […]
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High school football: No. 1 Portland smacks Lewiston behind five Esposito scores
LEWISTON — It doesn’t take more than five minutes as a spectator to see that the difference between Lewiston and mightier Class A football programs to the south is as much mental as physical, right now. The Blue Devils believed they could beat Oxford Hills and Bangor, two rivals they know well from their former days […]
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High school football: Dirigo trounces Traip
KITTERY — Quarterback Riley Robinson threw for touchdown and ran for two touchdowns as the Cougars reached in to their bag of tricks en route to a 28-8 triumph against Traip Academy in a Class D football game at Memorial Field on Saturday afternoon The long trek down I-95 was certainly worth it. Dirigo (4-2), […]
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Boys’ soccer: Brunswick shakes off Edward Little
BRUNSWICK — Three first-half goals propelled the Brunswick High School boys’ soccer team to a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference win against Edward Little on Saturday. The Dragons (8-3-1) edged the Red Eddies (3-5-4) 3-1 due to a late first-half surge and a solid performance from goalkeeper Josh Dorr. Dorr, who made 12 saves, stopped a […]
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Girls’ soccer: Hall-Dale clips Monmouth in OT
Saturday, Hall-Dale’s Thea Sweet matched that output all by herself. The senior forward scored three goals, including the tying goal in the second half and the overtime winner, to lead Hall-Dale to a stunning 3-2 win over Monmouth. “We’ve been training all year for Golden Goals,” Sweet said. “We had it in our mindset. We […]
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Boys’ soccer: Hall-Dale beats Monmouth in C South showdown
“I thought it was going over the whole time,” said Hall-Dale’s senior defender. But something happened on Stebbins’ simple boot out of the defensive zone. As his shot from midfield made its way toward the goal, a reality grew that this shot had a chance to go in. With the keeper forward of the net […]