KITTERY — Dirigo’s punishing ground attack and special teams play have drawn the most attention this Class D West football season, but the Cougars showed Saturday that their passing game is equally dangerous. Riley Robinson hooked up with Gavin Arsenault five times for 117 yards, capped by a touchdown in Dirigo’s 35-12 win over Traip […]
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H.S. Football: Raiders roll past Greyhounds
LISBON — Oak Hill entered Saturday’s game at Lisbon knowing that no result would help its Class D West football playoff position. It probably will have to hit the road twice to earn a shot at defending the state title. None of that stopped the Raiders from sending a clear message: That the road to […]
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H.S. girls’ soccer: Gastonguay goal starts Saints in 3-0 win
AUBURN — With each near-miss, Caroline Gastonguay made an adjustment. The St. Dom’s freshman had a pair of prime chances early in Saturday’s Western C preliminary game. When she didn’t score on those, she didn’t fret or dwell on what could have been. She prepared herself for the next opportunity. “I adjusted each time,” Gastonguay […]
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Boys’ soccer: No. 6 Monmouth shuts down No. 11 Lisbon in a Western Class C preliminary game
MONMOUTH — Over the course of the opening 30 minutes, the No. 11 Lisbon boys’ soccer team had Monmouth Academy right where it wanted it. The Greyhounds were winning nearly every battle to the ball against the sixth-seeded Mustangs and had Monmouth goaltender Kasey Smith diving from left to right on the muddy pitch. Smith […]
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Field hockey playoffs: No. 3 Lisbon fends off No. 6 Dirigo in Western Class C quarterfinal
Dirigo’s freshman keeper was aggressive, meeting would-be attackers at the top of the circle and throwing off their rhythm. “We talked about how far she was coming out, and we were coming out far, too,” Lisbon’s Kate Philbrick said. “We needed to stay back, cross it, and get it by her.” In the second half, […]
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Class C West Girls’ Soccer Prelim: Bulldogs silence Greyhounds
LISBON — It’s hard to imagine many teams keeping Deliah Schreiber and Lisbon off the scoreboard for an 80-minute girls’ soccer game. Now, Hall-Dale has done it twice, including Saturday morning on the stage where it mattered most. Eva Shepherd and Dani Sweet each scored a goal and No. 9 Hall-Dale’s defense did the rest […]
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Lewiston High School soccer evolves over time, unites students and cultures
LEWISTON — “Shobow Saban” echoed through the halls of Lewiston Middle School from the muffled, crackling speakers. Curious classmates looked for him in the hallways. Some swiveled in their seats if they thought he might be in their classroom. There was a certain mystery about Saban, a scared immigrant who, along with his family, was […]
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Coach Abdi helps usher in new style of play
It is the way many Mainers — and beyond — have played soccer. A player kicks the ball. The player chases the ball. The player kicks it again. And chases again. And on it goes. But Abdi, a longtime coach likely won’t ever use the phrase, and you definitely won’t see him teaching it. “I […]
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McGraw feels career got a boost
LEWISTON — Mike McGraw took over as head coach of the Lewiston High School varsity boys’ soccer program in 1982. He had been an assistant to Paul Nadeau, the team’s coach since its inception. As 10 seasons turned to 20, and then 30, McGraw reflected each year, wondering how many more he would coach. Through […]
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Blue Devils follow Portland’s lead; Edward Little seeing growth
PORTLAND — Rocco Frenzilli has heard his soccer players speak many different languages . Over the past few decades at Portland High School, Frenzilli has watched numerous refugees settle in Portland, filling his Bulldogs’ roster with boys from a variety of countries and backgrounds. But they all spoke a common language when they took to […]