Joel Musese, right, of Lewiston High School controls the ball against Roland Mattsen of Bangor during the first half in Lewiston on Saturday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Bangor came to Lewiston — and its brand-new turf field — looking for a win. That mentality didn’t change when the scoreless Class A North boys’ soccer […]
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Boys’ soccer: Mt. Blue, Brunswick play to a draw
FARMINGTON — As season openers go, there was plenty to like and plenty that left a little to be desired. Ninety minutes wasn’t enough to settle the difference Thursday night at Caldwell Field, and Mt. Blue and Brunswick split the points in a 2-2 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class A boys soccer draw. Mick Gurney scored both […]
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Boys' soccer: Maiwen, Beliveau lead Red Eddies to win over Vikings in opener
Oxford Hills’ Shane Kubicek fights for control of the ball with Edward Little’s Chase Martin, right, during the season opening soccer game in Auburn on Tuesday night/ Edward Little’s Christian Beliveau comes into the play on the left. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Edward Little trailed two different times in the first half against Oxford […]
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Boys’ soccer preview: Ashton mounting a comeback for Monmouth
Nate Ashton, a Monmouth Academy senior, is back on the pitch after breaking his leg last season. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) MONMOUTH — Everything was looking good for Nate Ashton and the Monmouth boys’ soccer team. Then Ashton’s season came to a crashing halt. A collision with an opposing goalie early in the 2017 season put […]
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2018 Boys Soccer Preview Capsules
Buckfield Bucks Coach: Kyle Rines (seventh year) Class: D South; Conference: East-West Last year’s results: 15-2, lost in D South regional final. Returning athletes: Seniors — Noah Wiley (F), Dylan Harvey (F), Cole Merrill (D), Jacob Toomey (M), Abram Cormier (D), Hunter White (F), Corey Umstead (D); Juniors — Dan Perry (D), Caleb Chabe (M), […]
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Finished 'One Team' film stays relevant as story grows
Austin Wing, the starting goalie for the 2015 state champion soccer team from Lewiston High School, signs a soccer ball for Jack Verville, 9, of Falmouth at the LHS gym lobby Thursday night before the premiere of a movie documenting the team. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Like a fine wine, the film “One Team: […]
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‘One Team’ film to debut finished version at Lewiston High School
Lewiston High School soccer coach Mike McGraw is pulled into a group photo by Mohamed Khalid in the lobby of The Dolard and Priscilla Gendron Franco Center in Lewiston in April 2016 during a showing of the documentary “One Team,” about the school’s soccer team and its run to a state title in 2015. Who […]
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'Today Show' picks up story of Lewiston soccer team
Amy Bass’ new book about the Lewiston boys’ soccer team’s run to a state title in 2015 was featured on NBC’s “Today” on Tuesday morning. Jenna Bush Hager interviewed Bass, Lewiston soccer coach Mike McGraw and several of his players about the team’s success. Bass’ book, “One Goal: a Coach, a Team, and the Game that […]
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In the Crease: "One Goal" strikes a chord for change
By all accounts, Amy Bass is a pretty observant human. An accomplished author, lecturer and Emmy-winning producer, the Bates College graduate has traveled the world. When she returned to Lewiston a couple of years ago to work on her latest book, “One Goal,” she reached for her GPS. A two-year resident of John Bertram Hall […]
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A happy accident: Jonah Sautter led Greyhounds, is Sun Journal Soccer Player of the Year
Jonah Sautter (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) Jonah Sautter claims he became a goalie “on accident.” But his worth to the Lisbon boys’ soccer team — of which he was a “big backbone” according to head coach Dan Sylvester — was immeasurable. The Greyhounds had to replace their entire defense from last year but they returned Sautter, […]