FALMOUTH — Another year, another Skowhegan field hockey state championship. The Indians claimed their third consecutive title and 15th in 17 seasons by defeating the Westbrook Blue Blazes 2-1 in the Class A state championship game Saturday at Falmouth High School. Most of Skowhegan’s players have been on the earth for about as long as […]
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Field hockey state championship preview
Class A Stop us if you’ve heard this before: The Skowhegan Indians are in the Class A state field hockey final. What you may not have heard recently — nay, never in the past 37 years — is that Westbrook is there, too. It’s a study in contrast in the Class A final, with the […]
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Trottier-Braun leading St. Dom's scoring charge into state title game
As St. Dom’s seeks to finish off an unbeaten season and win the school’s first field hockey state championship, it’s nice for the Saints to know that on their side is The Finisher. Senior forward Hannah Trottier-Braun is leading the Saints’ loaded and high-powered offense with a state single-season record 58 goals this season. “We […]
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Hajduks bring sister act to Saint Michael's field hockey
Micaela Hajduk (10) waves to the crowd during team introductions as her teammates, including sister Katriona Hajduk (8) cheer her on. Katriona Hajduk wanted to set out on her own path for college last year, and not just follow along in her sister Micaela’s footsteps. As it turned out, the younger Hajduk’s own path also […]
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Perkins OT winner lifts Winthrop past Dexter in C North final
Winthrop High School’s Kinli Dibiase-Patenaude (11) gets tripped up by Dexter High School’s Makayla Bigness (19) right and Rebecca Batron (21) back center, in the Class C Northern Championship game at Hampden Academy in Hampden on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018. (Michael G. Seamans/Kennebec Journal) HAMPDEN — One go-ahead goal didn’t count. And neither did a […]
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York returns to state game with victory over Poland in B South final
Poland goalie Ashton Stutervant, right and teammate Madison Wante, center, can not stop York’s Barbara Conradt from redirecting a shot into the net for a goal during Tuesday afternoon’s ClassB Southern Maine Regional Field Hockey Finals. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) SACO — This new version of York is doing the same old York-like things. The Wildcats […]
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St. Dom’s edges Spruce Mountain for C South regional title
Saint Dominic Academy field hockey players head to the stands to celebrate with their fans after defeating Spruce Mountain in the regional finals in Saco Tuesday night. From left to right are: Callie Samson, Elizabeth Perkins and Hannah Trottier-Braun. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) SACO — Barely six minutes into the Class C South field hockey final, […]
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Westbrook returns to state field hockey final for first time since 1980
SACO — The message from Westbrook High’s field hockey co-head coaches, Beth Murphy and Theresa Hendrix, to their players before the playoffs was simple: We didn’t come this far, just to come this far. And the Blazes have taken it to heart. Sixth-ranked Westbrook ended a long state championship appearance drought Tuesday night, defeating fourth-ranked […]
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Skowhegan once again reigns in Class A North
HAMPDEN — Typical of a team with 17 state championships to its name, the Skowhegan field hockey team seized control early with a state final trip at stake. And typical of a team with those 17 titles, the Indians never let it go. No. 1 Skowhegan opened with a flourish and closed with a bang, […]
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B North field hockey: MCI tips Gardiner
MCI’s Allison Hughes jumps into the arms of her mother and head coach Nancy Hughes and father Greg Hughes, right, after defeating Gardiner in the Class B North championship game Tuesday in Hampden. (Michael G. Seamans/Kennebec Journal) HAMPDEN — As it turns out, Eva Bickford’s goal just over two minutes into the game was all […]