Hebron hammers Kents Hill

HEBRON — Lauren Ratsep netted a pair of first-half goals Wednesday to propel Hebron to a 5-0 victory over Kent's Hill in  field hockey action.

Haley Grimmer, Moeko Ogawa and Tenias Nguyen also tallied for the Lumberjacks (3-3-1) to complete the scoring. Lauren Yomantas needed only two saves in net for Hebron to preserve the shutout.

Amy Hilton turned aside as shots between the posts for Kents Hill.   

Girl's soccer

Hebron 1, New Hampton 1

Saints boys' run over Cougars

WATERVILLE — For much of the regular season the boys' soccer teams from Dirigo and St. Dom's appeared to be on a collision course.

What the Mountain Valley Conference regular season schedule couldn't provide, the league championship game did Wednesday. The two unbeaten squads, ranked first and second in the final Western C standings, finally got to see how they matched up. The long-awaited showdown between to the top MVC teams was settled in a span of just over three minutes. The Saints scored twice early in the game and barely looked back in a 3-0 win.

High school football: Player of the week

Cody Dussault, Lewiston

Dussault, a junior, booted a 23-yard field goal off the crossbar to give Lewiston a 29-26 overtime win over Cony.

Field hockey: Rebels advance

 BETHEL — Senior Amanda Wiley scored two goals in the second half and the Rebels' defense, led by fullback Mariah Bundy, maintained control throughout the game as No. 2 Telstar upended No. 3 Livermore Falls 3-0 Wednesday to advance to the Western Class C regional final, scheduled for Saturday at Scarborough High School.

Telstar (16-0) entered the game determined to overcome the common obstacle of beating an opponent for the third time in a season.

Back on the road, Maineiacs face division rivals

LEWISTON — One of the more exciting bits of news to come out of the Lewiston Maineiacs' abbreviated week of practice was the lack of news at all. For the first time all season, the Maineiacs will open a set of two consecutive games with a full complement of players able to participate in both contests.

"The good news is, everyone's healthy," Lewiston coach Don MacAdam said. It's not like we needed to go easy this week with guys dealing with injuries. We've had good practices with good tempo and the guys worked hard."

Many teams looking for green light to playoffs

It's Week 8, also known as Rivalry Week in most corners of the state. It is a good time for rivalries to be renewed because, with the playoffs just one week away, the atmosphere ratchets up to near-playoff intensity in preparation for the second season.

Sun Journal H.S. football top 10

1. Thornton Academy (7-0)

How the heck did winless Scarborough hold the Trojans to 14 points in Week 2?

2. Bangor (7-0)

Rams broke a string of six-straight losses to Lawrence last week. Chances are they'll have a chance to extend their own winning streak against the Bulldogs in a few weeks.

3. Windham (6-1)

This time next week, the Eagles will be SMAA North champions.

4. Lawrence (6-1)

Loss to Bangor was Bulldogs' first regular-season setback in five years. 

5. Leavitt (7-0)

Weekend peek: Teams fighting for playoff lives, seeding

Lewiston (5-2) at Edward Little (1-6)

Friday, 7 p.m.

Note the day and time change. The game was rescheduled to avoid the rains forecast for Saturday.

Skowhegan (3-4) at Mt. Blue (2-5)

Friday, 7 p.m.

Cougars playing for their playoff lives. Indians seem to have put early-season struggles behind them. 

Cony (3-4) at Oxford Hills (1-6)

Friday, 7 p.m.

Rams still stinging from an OT loss to Lewiston. Vikings would like them to carry that feeling into the playoffs.

High school football: Battle of the Bridge moved to Friday

Citing the threat of rain, Edward Little and Lewiston have agreed to move the 166th Battle of the Bridge up 18 hours.

The game, originally scheduled for Saturday, will be played at 7 p.m. Friday at Walton Field. Forecasts call for a rain/snow mix to move into the region overnight Friday into Saturday, changing to rain during the day on Saturday with temperatures in the low 40s. With drier weather expected Friday night, the two schools opted for the better conditions.

Boys' soccer: Greyhounds dismiss Bucs

THOMASTON —  They raised their hands because they were sure.

The Lisbon boys' soccer team put an exclamation point on securing its postseason berth Tuesday. The Greyhounds, clinging to one of the final tourney spots in Western B, celebrated an overtime victory at Georges Valley and a confirmed playoff appearance with a 2-1 victory.

High school roundup: Edward Little girls tip Vikings, secure No. 8 seed in playoffs

SOUTH PARIS - Emily Grund scored on a direct kick with 14:03 remaining in regulation to lift Edward Little to a 1-0 victory over Oxford Hills in their KVAC regular-season girls' soccer finale Tuesday. 

Edward Little will advance to the Eastern Class A playoffs as the No. 8 seed.

The Red Eddies (6-6-2) had multiple chnces to score, but keeper Samantha Hatch played a solid game for the Vikings (0-12-2). Hatch finished with seven saves, while Kate Sawyer turned back three shots for EL to preserve the shutout. 

Winslow 4, Gardiner 1

Oxford Hills at EL girls soccer

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Edward Little's Kathryn St.Hilaire kicks the ball away from Oxford Hills goalie Brittina Maheux before she can get control of a loose ball in front of the net during Tuesday afternoon's game in Auburn.

Cougars, Roadrunners all even

 DIXFIELD — A goal by Tyler Gates gave Dirigo a lead, but it was short-lived as Mt. Abram's Caulin Logan scored 30 seconds later and the two teams battled scoreless through two overtimes to finish in 2-2 tie at Harlow Park on Monday.

Rebels, Andies settle for 3-3 draw

BETHEL — With the Maine Principals' Association returning to the 50 percent rule for postseason participation, thereby eliminating dozens of preliminary round games, Monday's Livermore Falls-Telstar was the closest thing we'll see to a first-rounder this fall in Western Class C boys' soccer.

And in terms of playoff intensity, even if some of it admittedly was fabricated, the Andies and Rebels delivered.

'Hounds settle for tie with Bucs

THOMASTON — There can be good ties and there can be bad ties.

The Lisbon girls' soccer team experience a little bit of both in a 2-2 stalemate with unbeaten Georges Valley on Monday.

The Greyhounds typically might have been satisfied with a tie on the road against the Bucs. After holding the lead for much of the second half and watching Georges Valley tie the game in the final seconds, however, this result gave the Greyhounds a bit of a bittersweet feel.

Cougars chew up Black Bears to remain perfect

DIXFIELD — The ability to strike quickly has become second nature to the Dirigo football team.

  That trend continued as the Cougars won their second-straight Class C Campbell Conference regular-season championship.

Red Eddies stun competition

AUGUSTA — Edward Little cross country coach Dan Campbell relishes the role of being the underdog.

Two weeks ago a solid finish by his team was overshadowed by eligibility questions surrounding one of his runners. Saturday, the Red Eddies surprised everyone but their coach in capturing the boys' Class A team title over Brunswick in the KVAC Championships at the University of Maine at Augusta course.

Sadam Abdi finished fourth overall and four more teammates scored in the top 22 as the Red Eddies beat pre-race favorite Brunswick by a 65-84 margin.

Zapped: Volts power past Maineiacs

LEWISTON — Maybe pink just isn't their color.

With their largest crowd of the season and a rink decked out in pink in an effort to raise money for breast cancer research, the Lewiston Maineiacs faded as quickly as the dye in the ice Saturday night, suffering their first home loss of the season in a 5-1 setback to the league-leading Drummondville Voltigeurs in front of 2,844 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee.

College Football: Wesleyan tops Bates

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — Recovering from a 14-0 first-quarter deficit, Wesleyan took a 21-20 lead in the third period and added a fourth-quarter touchdown to hold off Bates for a 28-20 victory in football action Saturday.

The Cardinals (2-2) never led until junior Steve Hauser caught his third touchdown pass of the contest, a four-yarder to the left-front corner of the endzone which he went high to spear from sophomore quarterback Blake DuBois.

Richmond upends Maine, 38-21

ORONO, Maine (AP) — Eric Ward ran for a touchdown and passed for another to help Richmond rally for the second the week to beat Maine 38-21 on Saturday.

It was the 15th straight win for the Spiders (6-0, 4-0 Colonial Athletic Association), who have the longest win streak in the Football Championship Series. Richmond scored 28 unanswered points in the second half in the comeback against the Black Bears (3-3, 2-2).

The Spiders rallied to beat James Madison 21-17 last Saturday.

Goddard makes collegiate debut at Husson

Less than a year ago, Cody Goddard was preparing to engineer Edward Little High School's first trip to the Pine Tree Conference football championship game since 2002.

Goddard made his collegiate debut as a starting quarterback Saturday and nearly directed Husson University to a huge homecoming victory.

Husson's upset bid fell short when Norwich stopped a two-point conversion bid with 1:01 remaining to preserve a 20-19 victory.

Girls roundup: Falmouth eliminates Leavitt from field hockey playoffs

Field hockey

Falmouth 2, Leavitt 0

FALMOUTH — Stephanie Gramsee scored the eventual game-winning goal as Falmouth held on for a 2-0 victory over Leavitt in Western Maine Class B Quarterfinals field hockey action Saturday afternoon.

The Hornets (8-6-1) dominated in the first half, but could not penetrate the Falmouth defenses.

Boys' soccer: Hebron blanks Gould

Soccer

Hebron 6, Gould 0

BETHEL — Lonnie Taylor netted a pair of goals as Hebron chopped their way to a 6-0 triumph over Gould in boys' soccer action Saturday.

The Lumberjacks (6-3) jumped out to a 5-0 halftime lead. In addition to Taylor's game opening goal in the seventh minute, Ben Blais, Tavis Gibbons, Vlad Gavrik and Matt Bouchard added to the logpile.

Goalie Antonie Dutil made 18 saves for Gould, while Ju Hwan Kim and Davis Hart combined for two saves in net for Hebron.

 

Football

Hornets refuse to be ignored

WINSLOW — Fifty-six points have weighed down one side of the scoreboard at Gerry Poulin Memorial Field plenty of times over the years. Just never on the guests' side.

Leavitt Area High School clinched home field advantage throughout the Eastern Class B football playoffs and handed Winslow High School the most lopsided loss in school history, 56-0, in a Saturday shellacking that left the shoes feeling a smidgen tight on the home coaching staff's feet.

Raiders caught in Andies' White-out

WALES — The first two possessions of the second half Saturday hinted at things to come.

Oak Hill's offense was stymied on its first try of the second half, and Livermore Falls marched downfield on its first chance and took the lead. It was a pattern that barely changed the rest of the way as the Andies rebounded from last week's loss for a  40-25 win over the Raiders.