Mountain Valley’s Espen Lamberg gets a foot on a loose ball ahead of Monmouth Academy’s Shane Kenniston during a 2-2 tie in Monmouth last month. (Wil Kramlich/Sun Journal) The prevailing thought is that games only get tougher in the playoffs. For Mountain Valley and Leavitt, that might be even more true. After facing respective conference […]
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Boys' soccer playoffs, at a glance
Class A Bangor’s follow-up to last year’s state championship included an unbeaten run through the KVAC, with a tie against Camden Hills the only blemish. Slotted behind the top-seeded Rams are Lewiston and Edward Little, who could potentially meet in the North regional semifinals. Getting to that matchup won’t be easy for either team, however. […]
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Boys' soccer: Leavitt outlasts Gray-New Gloucester in PKs in prelim
TURNER — After two unfamiliar teams played to a stalemate for 110 minutes, Leavitt senior goalie Ben Hutchins found himself in an unfamiliar position. The first-year goalie was tasked with trying to stave off game-deciding penalty kicks in order to keep his high-school career going for at least one more game. Hutchins stepped up, making […]
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Boys' soccer: Freeport rolls to 7-0 B South prelim win over Oak Hill
Freeport’s Wes Goodwin (8) heads the ball away from Oak Hill’s Nico Soucy, center, with Freeport teammate Jesse Bennell (10) close by. Freeport rolled to a 7-0 win Class B South prelim victory on Saturday. FREEPORT — The phrase “iron sharpens iron” is often used by coaches as their teams prepare for the postseason by […]
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Boys' soccer: Lewiston out-battles Edward Little, 2-0
Edward Little’s Christian Beliveau slides in to disrupt the ball as Lewiston’s Mardoche Kikobo keeps it under control during the soccer game at Garcelon Field at Bates College on Tuesday night. LEWISTON — A little bit of perfection went a long way for Lewiston on Tuesday night. The Blue Devils used a perfect shot and […]
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Boys' Soccer: Cougars, Rams tie; Cony clinches playoff berth
Mt Blue’s Sam Smith and Cony’s Ben Crocker-Maillett during game on Monday, October 16, 2017. (Morning Sentinel Staff Photo by David Leaming/Staff Photographer) FARMINGTON — On the coolest night of the season, the Cony High School boys soccer team assured itself it would not be left out in the cold. Senior Brad Houston equalized in […]
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Boys' Soccer: Monmouth's victory comes at a price
MONMOUTH — It was a bittersweet victory on Monday afternoon for the Monmouth Academy boys’ soccer team. They defeated rival Lisbon 2-0 to finish the regular season with a 12-0-2 record and look to be a top seed in the Class C South playoffs. When they take the pitch next week for their quarterfinal contest, […]
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Boys' soccer: Leavitt's last line of defense is first-rate
Bryce Pelletier, Alex Tedesco, Julian Clement and Josh Peterson are the starting defensive unit for the Leavitt boys’ soccer team. TURNER — Leavitt boys’ soccer coach Zac Conlogue doesn’t have to think much about his defense during games. And now that the regular season is over and only one playoff game guaranteed, he doesn’t have […]
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Roundup: Lewiston edges Brunswick in boys' soccer
LEWISTON — Muktar Ali scored with 19 minutes to play in the second half to lift Lewiston past Brunswick, 2-1, in a key late-season boys’ soccer matchup at Garcelon Field at bates College. Hamza Ali had the assist on the game-winner. Bilal Hersi also scored for the Blue Devils (9-2-2) in the first half with […]
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Boys' soccer: Lisbon blanks Mountain Valley
RUMFORD — Junior Cam Poisson scored a pair of goals and assisted on the game-winner and the Lisbon defense remained tight in a 3-0 shutout over revenge-minded Mountain Valley on senior night at chilly Chet Bulger Field. Thursday’s matchup was important because it was the final opportunity for each team to try and earn a […]