The senior has been entrenched in the soccer, basketball and baseball starting lineup for every game but one in his four years. It’s no coincidence Monmouth has enjoyed a great deal of success in all three sports with the perennial conference all-star in the lineup. But on Saturday, Richardson will be playing in his first […]
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Mustangs beat Greyhounds for 1-0 win, first berth in C state title game
Monmouth scored on a throw-in that deflected off of a Lisbon defender and into the net early in the first half, and made it stand up for a 1-0 victory on an unseasonably warm afternoon at Chick Field. It is the first regional title for top-seeded Monmouth (14-1-2) since it won the second of back-to-back […]
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Class C Boys’ Soccer: Greyhounds ride defense to uncharted territory
LISBON — As the Lisbon boys’ soccer team warmed up for a Tuesday afternoon practice for its first regional final, the sound of a whistle emanating from the other side of the snack shack reminded Jonah Sautter of where soccer has always been in the fall sports pecking order at his school. “When people think […]
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Boys’ Soccer: Mustangs jump on NYA’s mistakes in victory
MONMOUTH – The Monmouth Mustangs capitalized on the North Yarmouth Academy Panthers mistakes Saturday afternoon in the Class C South boys’ soccer semifinal. Miscommunication and defensive breakdowns by the Panthers led to goals for the Mustangs in the 2-1 victory. The Panthers had their chances and controlled the play in the first half, as they had […]
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Girls’ Soccer: Mustangs use the second half to pull away from Wiscasset
MONMOUTH — The Monmouth girls’ soccer team scored 73 goals in 14 regular season games — a stunning 5.21 goals-per-game clip. At halftime of the Mustangs’ Class C South quarterfinal contest against the Wiscasset on Wednesday, they were below their average. But in the second half, they more than made up for it, wearing down […]
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Girls’ Soccer Quarterfinal: Eddies knock out Devils for third year in a row
The hunch paid off big for the fourth-seeded Red Eddies. Berube scored the game-winner midway through the second half and EL advanced in the Class A North soccer playoffs with a 3-1 quarterfinal win over No. 5 Lewiston on Wednesday. It is the third year in a row the Eddies have knocked their rivals out […]
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Girls’ soccer: Waynflete cages Lisbon
Fast forward two months, and the Greyhounds, after a 6-4-4 regular season, earned the right to host a Class C South quarterfinal against No. 5 Waynflete, mostly on the strength of that strong defense and a solid senior campaign from Sult. The defense and Sult stood out one more time on Wednesday, but the talented […]
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Boys’ Soccer: Boulet leads Lisbon past Telstar in extra time
The teams needed extra time in the third meeting Tuesday in a Class C South quarterfinal, and Lisbon’s Bradley Boulet scored the golden goal 6:51 into the first overtime to lift the third-seeded Greyhounds to a 1-0 victory over the Rebels. “I saw that pass coming through, I was so nervous,” Boulet said. “I knew […]
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C South Boys’ Soccer: Pomerleau’s goal enough for Monmouth to advance to semifinals
MONMOUTH — Playoff soccer magnifies missed opportunities, even when they come in the first few minutes of a game, in part because another opportunity may never arise. Fortunately for Monmouth’s Avery Pomerleau, he got a second chance not long after he’d just missed on his first in Tuesday’s Class C North quarterfinal. The junior striker […]