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Field hockey: Strong goalies lead to strong playoff chances

“The confidence has just grown in her,” Leavitt coach Wanda Ward-MacLean said after that game. “Even if she’s not having a great day for her, she’s still confident and she gives her teammates that feeling of, ‘Yeah, we have a great goalie back there.’” DeMascio is not alone. The tri-county area boasts a handful of […]

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Ramblers roll over Black Bears, finish regular season unbeaten

WINTHROP — The next time the Winthrop/Monmouth Ramblers play a football game that counts, their little brothers’ and sisters’ Halloween candy will be half gone, and their parents will be less than a week away from electing a new President of the United States. That’s why, with winless Maranacook serving as the foe, the Ramblers […]

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H.S. Roundup: Telstar boys’ soccer holds off Lisbon, 2-1

LISBON — Kellen True scored the game-winning goal as Telstar grabbed a 2-1 victory over Lisbon in MVC boys’ soccer action Saturday. The Rebels (5-5-1) scored two goals early in the second half. The Greyhounds (7-2-2) held an advantage in possession but just couldn’t finish. Senior forward Ryley Austin cut the deficit in half on […]

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Field hockey: Buteau, Oak Hill log emotional win over Winthrop

LITCHFIELD — Zoe Buteau channelled all of her remaining energy, all of her raw emotion from a tough week, and all of the skill she’s worked so hard at perfecting into one of the sweetest field hockey goals of the season Wednesday at Carrie Ricker School. That the Oak Hill sophomore’s goal came with 26.7 […]

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H.S. Football: Ramblers win rumble with Raiders

WINTHROP — The Class D South heavyweight bout lived up to its billing Friday night at Maxwell Field. Winthrop/Monmouth and Oak Hill battled punch for punch until the final bell, when the Ramblers won a 29-22 decision. “It was a battle, the whole thing,” Winthrop running back Nate Scott said. “A battle, inside-out.” Matthew Strout’s […]

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Field hockey: Winthrop holds off Mountain Valley

RUMFORD — When Mountain Valley and Winthrop face off against one another on the field hockey field, there are typically few differences between the clubs. Such was the case again Wednesday. Play went back and forth, with each team earning opportunities, and it was Winthrop that had the lone breakthrough. Senior Emily Molino scored just […]