Suab Nur of Lewiston leads the Lewiston celebration after the Blue Devils’ victory over Gorham in the Class A state soccer championship game Saturday in Bath. (Derek Davis/Portland Press Herald) After the Boston Red Sox won the 2013 World Series, second baseman Dustin Pedroia said repeating as champions is “the toughest thing to do in […]
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Nur loops Lewiston to second straight Class A boys’ soccer title
Suab Nur of Lewiston is hoisted up by his teammates, including goalkeeper Dido Lumu, right, after their victory over Gorham in the Class A state boys’ soccer championship game Saturday in Bath. Nur scored the game’s only goal. (Derek Davis/Portland Press Herald) BATH — Rain started falling at halftime of Saturday’s Class A boys’ […]
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Boys' soccer: Lewiston repeats at A North champ, returning to state title game
Lewiston soccer players celebrate their 1-0 victory over Mt. Ararat in Lewiston Wednesday night to advance to Saturday’s state championship game. From left to right are Ahmed Abadir, Suab Nur and Abdirahman Daud. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — For still-unbeaten Lewiston, practice made perfect. Joel Musese worked on penalty kicks before and after practice, and […]
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Boys' soccer A North final: Lewiston faces worthy foe in Mt. Ararat
Lewiston High School’s Enock Citenga, right, and Mt. Ararat’s Max Spelke jostle for the ball during their game at Lewiston Athletic Park in September 2017. (Sun Journal File Photo) No team has been a thorn in the side of defending Class A boys’ soccer state champion Lewiston this year like Mt. Ararat. The Eagles were […]
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A North boys' soccer semifinal: Lewiston tops Mt. Blue
Joel Musese of Lewiston tries to side kick the ball past Mt. Blue goalkeeper Xander Gurney and Zack Gunther during the first half in Lewiston on Friday. Gurney made the save. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Mt. Blue won the first half against Lewiston, if only in terms of the Cougars holding a lethal Blue […]
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Boys' soccer C South quarter: Maranacook takes over in second half, downs Winthrop
Maranacook’s Duncan Rogers pursues the ball with Winthrop’s Ian Dow during a Class C South quarterfinal Wednesday in Readfield. (Andy Malloy/Kennebec Journal) READFIELD — Don Beckwith loves to remind his players that things don’t always have to be pretty, they just have to work. In the second half Wednesday night, the Black Bears were effective […]
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Boys' soccer A North quarter: Mt. Blue beats Brunswick, sets up meeting with Lewiston
BRUNSWICK — In a goal-oriented sport, anything can happen, and there is often a fine line between a win and a devastating loss. Take, for example, Wednesday’s Class A North boys’ soccer quarterfinal between fourth-ranked Brunswick and No. 5 Mt. Blue. In the first half, the host Dragons dominated possession and outshot the Cougars by […]
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Boys' soccer B South quarters: Greely corners Gray-NG, wins 3-0
CUMBERLAND — Greely held most of the possession in the first half of its quarterfinal matchup with Gray-New Gloucester to the tune of 10 corner kicks in the first 40 minutes alone. On the Rangers’ fourth and fifth corners, just 123 seconds apart, Chase Cornwall put in two balls at the near post to give […]
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Snow-vertime: Mt. Abram outlasts weather, Monmouth in C South boys' soccer quarterfinal
Mt. Abram High School’s Evan Allen (9) battles for a header with Monmouth Academy’s Hayden Fletcher (9) as the snow falls in the first half in Salem on Tuesday. (Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel) SALEM — After nearly 92 minutes, all it took was one moment. A soccer ball, lost amongst countless snowflakes falling, found the […]
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Boys' soccer A North quarters: Lewiston heats up in second half, ousts Oxford Hills
Oxford Hills goalie Sam Morton makes a save during Tuesday’s game against Lewiston High School. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Defending Class A state champion Lewiston got off to a fast start in its playoff opener Tuesday, but to call it a hot start would contradict head coach Mike McGraw’s assessment of his own team. […]