That’s what Maranacook junior Lindsey Perkins did Wednesday afternoon … give or take 20 minutes. After a lengthy delay for what turned out to be, fortunately, a minor injury to Kym Johnson of St. Dom’s, Perkins finally got the chance to test her frayed nerves. She buried the bid from 20 yards away with 17:18 […]
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Boys’ soccer playoffs: Hampden dismisses EL
HAMPDEN — The seniors on the Hampden Academy boys’ soccer team have been playing together for a long time. Their chemistry, especially up front and in the midfield, is unmistakable. Tristan Gardner, Noah Parker, Dan Good and company showed off their relentless, attacking style on Tuesday night, setting the tone for third-seeded Hampden Academy’s 3-0 […]
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Playoff roundup: Patriots hold down fort with 2-1
GRAY — Tom Cogswell and Eric Wilcox each scored two unassisted goals in the first half, giving No. 4 Gray-New Gloucester (8-5-2) a 2-1 victory over No. 5 Lincoln Academy (7-5-3) in a Class B boys’ soccer quarterfinal game Tuesday. Wilcox’s goal came on a penalty kick. Lincoln’s Sawyer Pinkham scored a first-half goal. Waynflete […]
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Soccer playoffs: Falcons fly off handle
RUMFORD — Mountain Valley remained in attack mode by spreading the wealth around, and it paid off in a Western Class C boys’ soccer quarterfinal game at Chet Bulger Field on Tuesday. Rasmus Soegaard scored two goals in the first half as the No. 2 Falcons utilized their finesse and strong passing style in a […]
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Field hockey playoffs: Spruce Mountain stymies Leavitt in West B semifinal
TURNER — When Spruce Mountain made the decision to leave the Class C-dominated MVC for the Class A- and Class B-heavy KVAC, one of the hopes was that its teams would be better prepared for their annual foray into the Western Class B playoff bracket into which they are customarily thrown. That the Phoenix justified […]
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H.S boys’ soccer: Blue Devils blank Mt. Blue
LEWISTON — With the start of a new playoff season Tuesday night, Lewiston boys’ soccer coach Mike McGraw didn’t want to see any sign of letdown from his Blue Devils. So prior to an Eastern A quarterfinal with Mt. Blue, McGraw wanted his team to live in the moment rather than dwell on the past. […]
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Class C West Boys’ Soccer Quarterfinal: Bulldogs put away Mustangs
FARMINGDALE — There might have been ways for Monmouth to beat Hall-Dale in the Class C West boys’ soccer quarterfinals Tuesday afternoon, but allowing the Bulldogs to score first wasn’t one of them. One goal led to another, all of which allowed No. 3 Hall-Dale to settle in and impose its defensive will and grind […]
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H.S. Football: Telstar will forfeit playoff game to Lisbon
One football forfeit has begotten another. Telstar, invited to the Class D West playoffs by virtue of a forfeit victory at Traip in the next-to-last week of the regular season, has elected to forgo Saturday’s scheduled regional quarterfinal game at top-seeded Lisbon. The Greyhounds won’t play again until hosting the winner of Friday’s Winthrop at […]
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Field Hockey: Oak Hill downs NYA for spot in Western Class C championship
WALES — If given the choice, Oak Hill field hockey coach Betsy Gilbert would have chosen to play Tuesday’s Western Class C semifinal game on turf instead of on its usual grass field. That desire had nothing to do with the field conditions at Carrie Ricker Middle School, which were less than ideal at times […]
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Runs like Clockwork: Stone sets sights on states
Now the senior has led the team of six runners to the Class C State Championships in Belfast this upcoming Saturday after her 10th-place finish in Cumberland at the Western Class C regional championships Saturday. “It always has been one or two girls every year,” Stone said. “To see it grow, to have an actual […]