MONMOUTH — Three first-half goals gave Monmouth Academy some breathing room when Hall-Dale came out fast and furious in the second half of a Class C South girls’ soccer quarterfinal game. The fifth-ranked Bulldogs were a menacing bunch for 20 solid minutes, but the fourth-ranked Mustangs regrouped and responded with their fourth goal before leaving […]
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Cross country: A battle to the finish for Harriman, Hickey
CUMBERLAND — Lisbon’s Nicholas Harriman and Winthrop’s Jacob Hickey have gotten to know each other at the finish line during the cross country season. Hickey was right on Harriman’s heels for the entire race Saturday, but Harriman stayed out in front to win the 3.1-mile Class C boys’ race at the Southern Regional Cross Country […]
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H.S. Football: Leavitt belts Biddeford; Boothbay shocks Winthrop/Monmouth
BIDDEFORD — Leavitt’s first trip to storied Waterhouse Field in Biddeford was a triumphant and productive one Friday night. The Hornets clicked on all cylinders offensively and played one of their toughest defensive games of the season, as well, taking out the Tigers, 40-27. With its third consecutive victory, Leavitt (6-2) likely clinches the No. 2 […]
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High school golf: Plourde captures girls’ title; Owens third in Class C
VASSALBORO — Bailey Plourde knew she had something special going Saturday at Natanis Golf Club. It wasn’t until she joined the growing throng of people craning their necks to see the manually updated scoreboard on the wall of the scoring shed that she realized just how special. Plourde, of Lincoln Academy, fired a 2-under-par 70 […]
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Cross Country: Boothbay sweeps MVC team titles; Lisbon’s Harriman wins boys’ race
Freshman Faith Blethen out-distanced senior teammate Hannah Morley and the rest of the field as the Seahawks cruised to a team victory over St. Dom’s at the University of Maine at Augusta course. The Boothbay boys edged Lisbon for their title. The girls’ race, run first, belonged to the freshman phenom Blethen, who crossed the […]
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Cross country: Stevens knows how to make himself heard
Neither fans shouting nor the pounding footsteps of runners coming up behind him bother him, and his teammates use a variety of ways to get his attention during a cross country race — but not their voices. Stevens is legally deaf, but he makes himself heard through his determination and hard work as a valuable […]
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H.S. Golf: Thornton Academy dominate Class A, St. Dom’s runner-ups in Class C
VASSELBORO — On a day where most teams battled the brisk temperatures and the wind, Thornton Academy seemed to embrace the chilly air at Natanis Golf Course on Saturday. The Golden Trojans went low to win the MPA’s Class A Team championship with a score of 310, 14 strokes ahead of Cheverus, which finished in […]
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H.S. Golf: Local teams punch their ticket to States
Four local teams will be represented at the MPA’s Team Golf Championships this Saturday at Natanis Golf Course in Vasselboro. The state tournament will begin at 10 a.m. The Lewiston Blue Devils are the lone local KVAC representative joining Messalonskee, Brunswick, Camden Hills and Mt Ararat as the other Class A North qualifiers. The Blue […]
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Field hockey: Fairbanks’ goal lifts Lisbon to crucial victory at Winthrop
“Who’s exhausted?” Most Greyhounds raised a right arm, confessing that they didn’t have much left to give at the end of Wednesday’s game against Winthrop. “Good!” No, great is more like it, if you’re a Lisbon fan. Mallory Fairbanks’ goal with 10:34 remaining in regulation gave the Greyhounds a 1-0 win over the Ramblers, cementing […]