“He hasn’t scored a lot for us this year because we’ve asked him to help control the middle of the field,” Mt. Abram coach Mark Lopez said. “But he certainly can.” He can, and he did Monday. Brackley’s boot just 2:05 into the second half was enough offense to lift the Roadrunners (6-1) to a […]
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H.S. Spotlight: Games and meets to watch
Girls’ Soccer Monmouth at St. Dom’s Tuesday, 3:30 p.m. Two of the top Western Class C teams meet in rematch of 2013 quarterfinals. Edward Little at Bangor Saturday, 11:30 a.m. Showdown of the two unbeaten teams ranked atop Eastern Class A. MCI at Leavitt Saturday, 2 p.m. Both teams battling for playoff spots in this […]
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H.S. Spotlight: Names in the News
Boys’ Soccer Tyler Roux, Leavitt The senior scored three goals in a 3-2 Hornets win over Gardiner. He netted the lone goal in a 1-0 victory over Nokomis. Austin Roy, St. Dom’s The junior scored two goals in a 6-0 win over Dirigo and had another pair in a 3-0 win over Telstar. Girls’ Soccer […]
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H.S. Spotlight: Locker room notes
Not stuck in the middle They call it the mid-season championship for a reason, as there’s a lot of running to be done. But it looks like a promising Mountain Valley Conference campaaign for the St. Dom’s girls’ cross country team. Led by Ella Brown’s third-place finish, the Saints cruised to a 21-point win over […]
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H.S. girls’ soccer: Big goals for Grady
AUBURN — All it takes is a little hesitation or a momentary pause. Once a defender does that against the St. Dom’s girls’ soccer team, they’ll likely be watching Faith Grady burst on past them. The Saints senior forward has burned many a defender with her quickness and ability to accelerate. As much as that’s […]
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H.S. Soccer Notebook: Buck’s back in Cougars’ camp
When the Dirigo girls’ soccer team needed a new coach this fall, it wasn’t hard to find one that had some familiaity with the players and the program. Dave Buck took over as the third different coach in three years. He’d been a long-time assistant to Art Chamberlin, who retired after the 2012 season. “I […]
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H.S. Cross Country: Cougars’ Hickey making giant strides
In middle school, Maggie Hickey didn’t give a lot of thought to cross country. A few years later, she’s Mt. Blue’s top runner as a sophomore and a captain for a young Cougars squad. “I was on the cross country team, but I was last or pretty close to last on the cross country team,” […]
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Local roundup: Morin turns in hat trick as Vikes roll
FAIRFIELD — Mikayla Morin scored a hat trick as Oxford Hills sailed to a 4-1 victory over Lawrence in girls’ soccer action Saturday afternoon. The Vikings led 2-0 at the half. Leah Dudley scored the only Bulldog goal at 16:57 of the second half. Goalies Paige Belanger and Lauren Wadeleigh made six combined saves for […]
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Boys’ Soccer: Shariff nets four, Lewiston rolls past Cony
Netting a hat trick six minutes before halftime, Shariff became a facilitator in the second half, passing up quality scoring opportunities to give his teammates a share of the wealth. Still, Shariff finished with a match-high four goals and added an assist as the Blue Devils remained undefeated with a 7-2 victory over the Rams […]
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Football: Shipbuilders prove unsinkable
BATH — The Fryeburg Academy fans chanted “the fourth quarter is ours” as the teams switched ends after the third. Who can blame them, especially after the Raiders came back from 12 down in the final frame to stun Kennebunk in the opening week for a 14-12 win. And, last week Fryeburg got up off […]