Lake Region’s Lauren Jakobs drives as St. Dominic Academy’s Rileigh Stebbins moves in on defense in the Class C state championship game Friday. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — Lake Region coach David Keenan got mad. Then Lauren Jakobs got angry. Then the Lakers really got going. After watching St. Dominic Academy close the […]
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Girls’ lacrosse: Gastonguays pace St. Dom’s past Maine Girls’ Academy in Class C quarterfinal
St. Dominic Academy’s Caroline Gastonguay, right, makes a pass while Maine Girls’ Academy’s Clairette Kirezi looks for the ball’s intended target during the Saints’ win in a Class C girls’ lacrosse quarterfinal in Auburn on Friday. (Wil Kramlich/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Despite leading by seven at halftime, St. Dominic Academy wasn’t happy with how it […]
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Boys' tennis: Hall-Dale zips past Dirigo in C South semis
Dirigo’s Brandon Harris returns a shot in a doubles tennis match against Hall-Dale Saturday morning at Hall-Dale High School. (Jennifer Bechard photos) FARMINGDALE — End-of-match drama never materialized in Hall-Dale’s semifinal boys tennis meeting against Dirigo on Saturday. The Bulldogs pulled off a couple of unexpected wins in third singles and second doubles and coasted […]
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No. 4 Madison takes charge, downs No. 12 Mt. Abram
Madison Area Memorial High School’s Kathryn Worthen blocks Mt. Abram High School’s Ashlyn Sorel on Tuesday during their Class C quarterfinal game in Augusta. (Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — Madison’s defense was so constricting and fast that it took the Mt. Abram Roadrunners out of their offense for most this Class C South girls’ basketball […]
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Cheering: Lisbon repeats as C South champion; Sacopee Valley edges Monmouth for 2nd
The Lisbon High School Cheering squad, performing the routine that won then the the Class C South regional title at Augusta Civic Center on Saturday morning. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) AUGUSTA — The Lisbon cheering team has one goal for every time it performs its routine: be clean. Perfect is a pipe dream, but clean is […]
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Class C Girls: Monmouth, Boothbay still a step ahead
Monmouth’s Abbey Allen eyes the basket between Boothbay’s Nicole Clarke and Page Brown during Saturday afternoon’s game at Monmouth Academy. Dirigo coach Rebecca Fletcher might have put it best when asked about Class C South and the Mountain Valley Conference. “The league is, I think, a year stronger,” she said. And that’s difficult prospect for […]
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Maranacook edges Fort Kent in C boys' soccer final
Kevin Bennett, for the Kennebec Journal The Maranacook boys’ soccer team celebrates with the gold ball after it defeated Fort Kent 1-0 in the Class C state championship at Hampden Academy on Saturday. (Kevin Bennett, for the Kennebec Journal) HAMPDEN — The Maranacook boys soccer team had seen one scoring chance after another go unfulfilled, […]
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Houlton holds off Madison for C girls' soccer championship
Houlton’s Mia Hanning jumps into the arms of a coach after a second half goal as Madison players walk back to the team bench during the Class C title game Saturday at Hampden Academy. (Michael G. Seamans/Kennebec Journal) HAMPDEN — Houlton girls soccer coach Tim Tweedie marveled at Kolleen Bouchard’s senior season, one in which […]
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Girls' soccer playoffs, at a glance
Class A Being second has been a good thing in A North recenlty. The No. 2 seeded team has advanced to the state final each of the past three years, and if that holds again Brunswick can expect to book a trip to Hampden Academy. The Dragons might not need the past on their side. […]
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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. […]