RUMBORD — St. Dominic Academy pressed forward intensely in the second half in an attempt to retain its crown as Class C state field hockey champion. The Saints were able to score once in the final half, but two first-half goals by Mountain Valley were enough to put away the defending champs and send the […]
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C North field hockey quarterfinal: Hajduk scores a pair, Winthrop outlasts Boothbay
Winthrop defenders, including Hanna Caprara, left, surround their goalie, Alicia Bridges as they wait for the ball to come down during Wednesday’s game in Lewiston against Boothbay. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Winthrop’s Gia Francis, left, and Maddy Perkins, right, swing at a rebound after Boothbay goalie Chloe Arsenault made a save during Wednesday’s field hockey game […]
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A North field hockey quarterfinal: Indians blank Red Eddies
SKOWHEGAN — The rain, sleet and wind started at game time, almost on cue, and lasted the entire first half. If the elements bothered the Skowhegan Area High School field hockey team, the Indians didn’t let it show. “I personally have never played in sleet and rain and wind like that before. It definitely was […]
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C South field hockey quarterfinal: Gastonguay lifts St. Dom's to overtime win over Oak Hill
LEWISTON — The Saints’ defense came to play. St. Dom’s back line held their ground for most of regulation. They did their job for 60 minutes, then the offense took over in the overtime session. Charlotte Gastonguay’s goal with 5:11 remaining in the first overtime gave St. Dom’s a 2-1 victory in a Class C […]
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B South field hockey quarterfinal: Freeport rallies to top Poland
Poland’s Nyah Levesque battles for the ball with Freeport’s Hannah Groves during the Class B South field hockey quarterfinals in Freeport on Tuesday. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) FREEPORT — It has been a long time coming — 2002 to be exact — since the Freeport High School field hockey team earned a quarterfinal win […]
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A North field hockey quarterfinal: Cony puts away Oxford Hills in overtime
Cony’s Kami Lambert takes control of the ball while Oxford Hills’ Kate Bowen defends her in a Class B quarterfinal game Tuesday in Augusta. (Jennifer Bechard photo) AUGUSTA — Holly Daigle’s call rang out, sounding less like an order than a plea. “Shoo-oo-oo-t!” the Cony field hockey coach yelled. Sophie Whitney did, and this time, […]
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A North field hockey quarterfinal: Mt. Blue banishes Bangor
Mt. Blue senior forward Ellie Pelletier (10) and Bangor midfielder Makenzie Thompson (7) battle for the ball in a Class A North field hockey quarterfinal at Caldwell Field in Farmington on Tuesday afternoon. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) FARMINGTON — The last thing Mt. Blue senior Ellie Pelletier planned on was scoring three goals in a Class […]
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C South field hockey quarterfinal: Dirigo tops Lisbon in overtime
DIXFIELD — When the Dirigo High School field hockey team defeated Lisbon, 6-0, in an early season Mountain Valley Conference matchup, Cougars coach Gretchen Curtis knew if there was a second meeting, her good friend Julie Petrie’s Greyhounds were likely going to be better. Curtis was on point. She watched her third-seeded squad fight through […]
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Field hockey: Ramblers, Falcons in Class C drivers' seats
Bre Feeney, left, of Winthrop and Cloey Ledesma of Mountain Valley battle for the ball during last week’s game in Rumford. The Ramblers and Falcons are the top seeds in Class C North and South, respectively. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) Over the last few years Winthrop has steadily inched closer and closer to a Class C […]
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Rambler reunion remembers Winthrop's first field hockey state title team 30 years later
Laurie (Flagg) Ignacio, center, gets a hug from current Winthrop goalies, Aiva Agri, left and Alicia Bridges during a halftime celebration to honor the 1998 state field hockey champions. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) WINTHROP — On Sept. 21, 13 former Winthrop field hockey players gathered at the high school for a reunion of the 1988 Class […]