Lewiston’s Abdilahi Abdi and Maranacook’s Richard Down pursue the ball during Tuesday evening’s soccer game in Lewiston. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Lewiston needed patience to get a hard-to-come-by goal against Maranacook on Tuesday, according to coach Mike McGraw. The Blue Devils sure were patient in scoring their lone goal, which came with 2:05 remaining […]
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H.S. Roundup: Mountain Valley edges Dirigo late in boys' soccer
RUMFORD — Chance Vacchiano gave Mountain Valley a late lead as the Falcons held on for a 2-1 victory over Dirigo in boys’ soccer. Will Sorensen also scored for the Falcons. Jeremy St. Germaine had the Cougars’ (1-8) goal. Kyle Kenney made two saves for Mountain Valley (4-5), while Loegan Hodgkins turned aside 15 shots […]
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Boys’ soccer: Mt. Abram, Hill overpower Winthrop
Mt Abram’s Tyson Hill sails through the air too late as Winthrop’s goalkeeper Jake Smith gains control of the ball during Monday afternoon’s soccer game in Winthrop. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) WINTHROP — It seemed like Mt. Abram junior forward Tyson Hill was given a front-row seat to Winthrop’s net on an overcast Monday afternoon. Hill […]
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Boys' soccer: Lewiston out-muscles Mt. Blue
Mt. Blue’s Jared Fontaine, left, makes sure Lewiston’s Joel Musese doesn’t break away from him during the first half of Thursday night’s game in Lewiston. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — The final score read Lewiston 4, Mt. Blue 1, but Thursday’s Class A North boys’ soccer clash between the Blue Devils and Cougars was a […]
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Timeout: Mt. Abram is the little school that could — and is having a great season
Tucked away in the heart of Salem, which could be the setting for a remake of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town,” is Mt. Abram Regional High School — home in the fall to boys’ and girls’ soccer teams. By the way, both clubs are doing well in the Mountain Valley Conference. But the boys are especially […]
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Boys' soccer: Winthrop doubles up Mountain Valley
Mountain Valley’s Will Sorensen, left, battles with Winthrop’s Noah Grube during Thursday afternoon’s game in Winthrop. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) WINTHROP — Winthrop spread the ball around and built an early lead en route to a 4-2 boys’ soccer victory over Mountain Valley. Four Ramblers scored a goal in Thursday’s win. “When I took over this […]
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Female coaches making inroads coaching boys’ high school teams
YORK — During a recent junior varsity football game, a York receiver who had two passes slip from his grasp approached his coach and apologized. Lynzi Pacitti smiled broadly and reassured the teen-aged boy. She told him he understood what he did wrong and would correct it the next time the ball came his way. […]
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Boys' soccer: Oxford Hills jumps on Leavitt early, wins big
Oxford Hills’ Spencer Strong attempts to keep the ball in bounds as Leavitt’s Jake Hodgkin, right, charges in to the play during Tuesday night’s soccer game in Paris. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) PARIS — Oxford Hills poured it on Leavitt early — before the rain did the same thing around halftime — scoring three goals in […]
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Boys' soccer: Maranacook knocks Mt. Blue from ranks of the unbeaten
Mt. Blue’s Eli Yeaton takes control of the ball while Maranacook’s Aric Belanger defends Tuesday at Maranacook Community High School. (Jennifer Bechard photo) READFIELD — The Maranacook boys’ soccer team continues to be the measuring stick by which the rest of the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference finds out how they stack up. For the second […]
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Boys' Soccer: Patriots can't corner Capers
Cape Elizabeth’s Tiernan Lathrop, middle, tries to dribble up the field past Gray New-Gloucester’s Nick McCann, left and Kyle Mercier, right. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal)Cape Elizabeth’s John O’Connor, center splits the gap between Gray New-Gloucester’s Hunter Brown, left and Nick McCann, right. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal)Gray New Gloucester goalie Brannon Gilbert punches the ball away on a […]