Elijah Chasse, left, of Buckfield and Ford Strout of Richmond compete for the ball during the first half in Buckfield on Tuesday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) BUCKFIELD — Richard Kraske wasn’t going to let last year happen again. The Buckfield senior goalie helped the No. 4 Bucks to a 1-0 win over No. 5 Richmond in […]
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Boys' soccer: Lewiston has look of another championship team
When Lewiston won its first boys’ soccer state championship three years ago, the Blue Devils were the favorites, despite never having broken through to win states. Last year’s title was a bit more of a surprise, if only because Bangor was thought of as the favorite and Lewiston didn’t round into form until the championship […]
Boys' soccer: Jackson's throws can flip script for Edward Little — WITH VIDEO
AUBURN — Luckily for Edward Little boys’ soccer coach Tim Mains, he got to replace one flipping Jackson with another. Exit Connor, EL class of 2018, enter Jake, a sophomore and first-time varsity player. But what didn’t change for the Red Eddies was being equipped with a player who could do a flip throw-in. “It […]
B South boys' soccer prelim: Leavitt defeats Morse in PKs
Leavitt High School senior captain Garret Addison (19) tries to direct a corner kick past Morse goalkeeper Miles Bobbe during the second half in Turner on Friday. There was no goal on the play. Addison scored with 2:45 left in regulation to send the game into overtime. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) TURNER — Leavitt boys’ soccer […]
Boys' soccer: Focused Lewiston boots Edward Little
Edward Little’s Oliver Hall, center, battles with Lewiston’s Mohamed Hassan, left, Joel Musese, center and Hussein Hassan, right on a corner kick during Tuesday night’s soccer match in Lewiston. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Lewiston had already assured itself of the top seed in Class A North, as well as a berth in the exhibition […]
H.S. soccer roundup: Victor Verrill, Buckfield victorious against Pine Tree
BUCKFIELD — Buckfield netted four goals in the first half and two in the second to shut out Pine Tree Academy 6-0 on Monday in Class D boys’ soccer action. Victor Verrill paced Buckfield (9-3-1) with two goals, followed by a goal each from Elijah Chasse, Dylan Harvey, Shane St. Pierre and Caleb Hill. Harvey […]
Boys' soccer: Edward Little ties Bangor to begin season-ending gauntlet
Bangor’s Roland Mattsen and Edward Little’s Badr Abdraba struggle for control of the ball during Thursday afternoon’s soccer game in Lewiston. Edward Little’s Xajay Brooks follows the action from the left. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — The schedule makers didn’t make the end of the regular season easy for the Edward Little boys’ soccer team, […]
Boys' soccer: Hall-Dale edges Mt. Abram in matchup of C South powers
Hall-Dale’s Andrew Guiou (15) battles for the ball with Mt. Abram’s Tyson Hill (13) on Tuesday in Salem. (Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel) SALEM — The slimmest of hairs separated the Hall-Dale and Mt. Abram boys’ soccer teams Tuesday night in a meeting of two of the region’s best squads. In a game featuring few poor […]
Boys' soccer: Monmouth runs away from Winthrop
Monmouth Academy’s Cam Armstrong kicks the ball away from Winthrop High School’s Noah Grube on Tuesday in Monmouth. (Andy Malloy/Kennebec Journal) MONMOUTH — Monmouth scored on a penalty kick to open the scoring Tuesday against Winthrop and closed it with a Ramblers own goal. In between, Nate Ashtonorchestrated of 80 percent of the rest of […]
For Lewiston boys' soccer team, the devil is in the defense
Lewiston’s Mardoche Kikobo drives down the field during a recent soccer game in Lewiston. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — It’s been more than a calendar year since the Lewiston boys’ soccer team has allowed more than one goal in a game. There have been 11 shutouts in that span, including in last year’s Class A […]