AUBURN — St. Dom’s field hockey coach Brian Kay said Tuesday he looks at the first playoff game of the postseason as the toughest for a team to handle. The top-seeded Saints certainly had their hands full against No. 8 Lisbon at home, but ultimately had too much power for the visiting Greyhounds. Lisbon gave […]
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Winthrop field hockey rolls past Central in C North quarterfinal
WINTHROP — As one of only two Mountain Valley Conference representatives, and the top seed, in the C North field hockey tournament, Winthrop is focused on itself rather than whatever unfamiliar foe it might encounter, such as No. 8 Central of East Corinth. The Ramblers sure looked familiar, dominating possession and mixing in a couple […]
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Field hockey playoffs, at a glance
Class A There shouldn’t be much in the way of surprises as you glance through the Class A docket this playoff season. Skowhegan and Messalonskee split games in the regular season and are atop the Class A North standings, while Scarborough with one loss and Massabesic with two stand atop the Class A South bracket. […]
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Seniors have led Poland field hockey to best-ever playoff seeding
Poland Regional High School field hockey captains, from left, Desiree Menard, Higera Nawass and Morgan Brousseau have helped the Knights to a No. 3 seed in the Class B South playoffs. POLAND — Led by its captains, the Poland Regional High School field hockey team turned a pair of laps around the pitch behind the […]
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Lisbon field hockey edges Traip in preliminary round
LISBON — Coach Julie Petrie was angry with her team. After her Lisbon High School field hockey squad practiced hard over the past couple days, the Greyhounds went out against a short-handed Traip Academy team and played a bit lost in the first half. Trailing 1-0 at the half, Petrie fired her team up, then […]
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Field hockey: Mt. Blue finishes season on high note
FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue’s 9-0 field hockey victory over Lewiston featured two pairs of sisters each scoring a goal and Cougars goalie Erika McArthur taking a penalty stroke — all on Senior Day at overcast Caldwell Field on Wednesday afternoon. But any victory is a good victory for Mt. Blue coach Jody Harmon, who believes […]
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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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Sorensen lifts Falcons past Oak Hill
RUMFORD — Will Sorensen scored on a rebound from a shot by Garrett Garbarini with 10 seconds left in double overtime to give Mountain Valley a 2-1 win over Oak Hill in a late-season boys’ soccer tilt on Tuesday. Espen Lamberg also scored for the Falcons (8-2-3) in the first half. Colby Leighton scored the […]
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Field hockey: Phoenix collar Bulldogs
Phoenix sophomore Emily Castonguay slips the ball past Hall-Dale goalie Kaylee Magee in the second half of a field hockey game in Jay on Tuesday. JAY — It was the type of victory where the entire Spruce Mountain team got into the act and an opportunity for players to hone their skills for the postseason […]
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H.S. Field Hockey: Smedberg leads Vikings past EL
AUBURN — Oxford Hills finally capitalized on its chances Tuesday in a KVAC field hockey showdown against Edward Little. Jade Smedberg had two goals to pace the Vikings to a 3-1 victory over the Red Eddies at Sherwood Heights Elementary School. Coach Cindy Goddard knew her team would be ready for Edward Little. “We are […]