Saint Dominic Academy field hockey players head to the stands to celebrate with their fans after defeating Spruce Mountain in the regional finals in Saco Tuesday night. From left to right are: Callie Samson, Elizabeth Perkins and Hannah Trottier-Braun. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) SACO — Barely six minutes into the Class C South field hockey final, […]
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Westbrook returns to state field hockey final for first time since 1980
SACO — The message from Westbrook High’s field hockey co-head coaches, Beth Murphy and Theresa Hendrix, to their players before the playoffs was simple: We didn’t come this far, just to come this far. And the Blazes have taken it to heart. Sixth-ranked Westbrook ended a long state championship appearance drought Tuesday night, defeating fourth-ranked […]
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Smith powers Mt. Blue past Mt. Ararat in double overtime
TOPSHAM — Fifth-seeded Mt. Blue got a pair of goals from Sam Smith, including the game-winner 7:28 into the second overtime, to down No. 4 Mt. Ararat for a 2-1 win in the teams’ Class A North soccer quarterfinal on Tuesday. The Cougars (9-4-2) will face No. 1 Bangor on Saturday. Mt. Ararat ends its […]
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Skowhegan once again reigns in Class A North
HAMPDEN — Typical of a team with 17 state championships to its name, the Skowhegan field hockey team seized control early with a state final trip at stake. And typical of a team with those 17 titles, the Indians never let it go. No. 1 Skowhegan opened with a flourish and closed with a bang, […]
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Richmond mops up Lakers in Class D South quarterfinal
RICHMOND — The Richmond boys soccer team has been known to play its best in the second half. That trend continued Tuesday, when the Bobcats delivered all of their offense after halftime on the way to a 4-0 victory over Rangeley in a Class D South quarterfinal match at Coughlin Field. Three of those goals […]
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C South girls' soccer quarterfinal: St. Dom's fights off Waynflete
AUBURN — Emotions ran the gamut from the opening minute until the final whistle in Tuesday’s Class C South girls’ soccer quarterfinal between St. Dominic Academy and Waynflete. It was the Saints displaying the jubilation at the start and the finish of a 3-2 win over the rival Flyers. “It was a nerve-wracking 80 minutes,” […]
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B North field hockey: MCI tips Gardiner
MCI’s Allison Hughes jumps into the arms of her mother and head coach Nancy Hughes and father Greg Hughes, right, after defeating Gardiner in the Class B North championship game Tuesday in Hampden. (Michael G. Seamans/Kennebec Journal) HAMPDEN — As it turns out, Eva Bickford’s goal just over two minutes into the game was all […]
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Rangeley girls topple Vinalhaven
Rangeley 3, Vinalhaven 0 RANGLEY — Sydney Royce had a shutout in net for Rangeley as the Lakers shut out Vinalhaven 3-0 on Tuesday. The fourth-seeded Lakers received goals from Hannah Macmillan, Olivia Pye and Emily Eastlack, who also tallied an assist. Vinalhaven goalkeeper Gilley Oakes had 17 saves. Rangeley will face top-seeded Richmond on […]
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C South Soccer: Day lights up Black Bears, 4-0
Maranacook senior forward Taylor Rioux, left, and Monmouth Academy freshman forward Alicen Burnham chase down a ball during their C South quarterfinal soccer game on Tuesday at Monmouth Academy. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) MONMOUTH — Just as Mother Nature’s deluge stopped, Tia Day’s was just beginning. Day scored all four of Monmouth’s goals in the span […]
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Brunswick blitzes Lewiston in A North soccer quarterfinal
Lewiston’s Christine Chasse (11) battles for the ball with Brunswick’s Emily Larochelle (2) during a Class A North girls soccer quarterfinal at Brunswick on Tuesday. The second-seeded Dragons downed No. 7 Lewiston, 6-0. (Bob Conn/Brunswick Times Record) BRUNSWICK — Brunswick High School girls soccer coach Martyn Davison has seen it before. He has witnessed his […]