RUMFORD — It took some time to get the jitters out, but once the Mountain Valley girls; soccer team settled down, there was little doubt who was in control of the Falcons’ game against Mt. Abram at Chet Bulger Field on Wednesday. Junior Ashley Russell recorded a natural hat trick and added two assists and […]
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H.S. golf notebook: Halfway home for KVAC schools
The first full week of school hasn’t yet been completed, but the KVAC regular season in golf is already at the halfway mark. “I think the kids have been in school for two days,” Edward Little coach Chris Merrill said Tuesday night. “We got off to a pretty fast start and we’re halfway through the […]
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Girls’ high school roundup: Vikings ground Eagles in field hockey action
TOPSHAM — Lexi Caron led a group of four players to record goals Tuesday as Oxford Hills hustled to a 4-0 victory over Mt. Ararat in a MVC field hockey tilt. Bailey Wood, Ashlei Moss and Haley Wakefield also tallied for the Vikings (2-1) to complete the scoring. Anna Huff made six shots for Oxford […]
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Boys’ high school roundup: Mtn. Valley takes out Mt. Abram
SALEM — Aleski Pirttijoki netted a pair of goals to lead Mtn. Valley to a 4-0 victory over Mt. Abram in boys’ soccer action Tuesday afternoon. Pirttijoki opened the scoring by beating a defender and out racing everyone to the goal at 13:25 into the contest. The Falcons (2-0) led 2-0 at the half. Goalie […]
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Girls’ soccer: Mt. Blue stops Cony for first win
Critical weather conditions forced game officials to play four, 20-minute quarters instead of the traditional 40-minute halves, allowing players plenty of time to hydrate at breaks as temperatures touched the 90s at game time. Eryn Doiron helped Mt. Blue (1-1) overcome the conditions, powering the offense by scoring a pair of goals, one in each […]
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Field hockey: Edward Little vanquishes Lewiston
Lever popped a pair of rebound goals into the cage, one in each half, to lead Edward Little to a 3-0 road win over rival Lewiston at the Franklin Athletic Complex. “It’s her job, really, to get the ball inside,” EL coach Greg Perkins said. “Today we made a couple changes because of where the […]
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H.S. Field Hockey: Ashley Mathieu, Kaitlyn Leclerc collect two goals each as Leavitt rolls
Or maybe all the credit goes to young, fearless Maranacook for being eager to break a sweat, but Leavitt didn’t look like itself in the first half of Tuesday’s KVAC field hockey game. “We’re usually a second-half team. Today we weren’t expecting them to be as strong as they were,” Leavitt senior Ashley Mathieu said. […]
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High school roundup: Raiders hold off Ramblers
WATERVILLE — Oak Hill’s defense held the line and Kylee Veilleux, Meagan Sheehy and Zoe Buteau each scored goals as the Raiders (2-1) beat Winthrop 3-0 in a field hockey game Monday The Raiders held a 2-0 lead at halftime thanks to their defensive line of Lexi Fuller, Makayla Nadeau and Brooke Surette who held […]
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High School Soccer Notebook: Telstar girls’ soccer takes year off
The Telstar girls’ soccer team has opted to take this fall season off because of low numbers. The Rebels team is still a fledging club having gone varsity only a few years ago, but the squad only had five to seven players during preseason tryouts. “It’s just because of the numbers,” said Telstar athletic director […]
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H.S. boys’ soccer: Mountain Valley has something to prove
What the Mountain Valley boys’ soccer team did last year was memorable and one of the best seasons it has had in decades. It also wasn’t enough as far as the players coming back this fall. Though Mountain Valley lost 14 players from last year’s club, the returning players want to prove last fall was […]