The Buckfield senior dreamed about it and thought how that milestone goal would be scored. It’s a record he’s inched closer to with each game during his career and was fast approaching this season. The when and how was prominent in his mind. Though he might have guessed the when, the one scenario he’d never […]
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Field hockey: Winthrop scores late, escapes Lisbon
In Monday’s Mountain Valley Conference matchup, the Greyhounds blinked first and the Ramblers took advantage, getting the game-winning goal from Moriah Hajduk with 11:06 remaining in regulation en route to a 2-0 win. The victory gives Winthrop a 5-3 mark, while the Greyhounds fall to 2-6 after another close loss. All six of Lisbon’s setbacks […]
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Local roundup: Patriots hold on with 1-0 victory
GRAY — Alexa Thayer scored a second-half goal as Gray-New Gloucester toppled Freeport 1-0 in girls’ soccer action Saturday afternoon. Jen Sutherland contributed the assist for the Patriots (3-2). Goalie Lindsay Cartmell made five saves for the Falcons (1-4), while goalie Jen Sutherland stopped four to earn the win in net for Gray-New Gloucester Buckfield […]
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H.S. Football: Leavitt, bolstered by return of Billy Bedard, belts York
TURNER — Opinions varied sharply on how Leavitt would readjust to Class B football this season, but certainly any honest assessment included the idea that nine penalties and five turnovers in a game would make it tough to win at the higher level. The Hornets not only won their homecoming game Saturday night with those scary […]
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Field hockey: Leavitt holds on for Homecoming win over Winslow
“We knew we had to be intense and come right out of the gate at full speed,” Leavitt’s Ashley Mathieu said. “Cut to the ball, be the first one there, get the first touch every time. We needed to score early and often and keep up the intensity.” Mathieu’s goal, the Hornets’ second of the […]
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H.S. Field Hockey: Knights’ offense surges in victory over Cape Elizabeth
POLAND — The Poland Regional High School Knights were firing on all cylinders Saturday in Western Maine Conference field hockey game against the Cape Elizabeth Capers. Desiree Menard had two goals in the 5-0 victory as the Knights improve 2-5 on the season. Poland fired 26 shots on the Cape net, while the defense limited […]
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H.S. Football Roundup: Cheverus clobbers Lewiston, 68-16
PORTLAND — Lewiston was in the wrong place at the wrong time to encounter an angry Cheverus football team. One week after getting trounced 57-0 at Thornton, the proud Stags rolled up the first 56 points of the game Saturday afternoon and pasted the Blue Devils, 68-16, at Boulos Stadium. Rylan Benedict and Tre Fletcher each […]
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H.S. Football: Old Orchard Beach gets first win with 41-0 rout of Telstar
BETHEL — Mandated running time, high school football’s version of the mercy rule, performed its magic admirably Saturday afternoon at Telstar. The Rebels’ second half was better than their first. The mounting injury toll, something Telstar can ill afford if its 19 players are to complete the entire Class D South season, was kept in check. […]
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H.S. boys’ soccer: Monmouth edges Lisbon, 2-1
MONMOUTH — At the beginning of the season, Joe Fletcher wasn’t sure what to expect from his Monmouth Academy boys’ soccer team. The Mustangs opened the season with a loss to Mountain Valley and were a young and unseasoned group. There was potential, but Fletcher just didn’t know how that might all come together in […]
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H.S. girls’ soccer: Monmouth remains unbeaten, blanks Lisbon, 5-0
When the Monmouth Academy girls’ soccer team takes the field, the Mustangs want to start warm and heat up quickly. It might just result in the early lead, sending the Mustangs on their way. “In the past, we’ve had a really hard time getting going right off,” senior Sidney Wilson said. “So that’s why this […]