FARMINGTON — When Emma Martineau scored the University of Maine at Farmington’s first goal less than five minutes into the game, the red flags went up and the Beavers signaled that they had Thomas College’s number. From there on in, the top-ranked Beavers (11-4) dominated on offense and had no problem rolling to a 4-0 […]
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H.S. Field Hockey: Buteau’s overtime goal sends Oak Hill to Class C state title game
“She did it earlier in the season,” Oak Hill senior defender Lexi Fuller said. “Before the game, I looked at her and I said, ‘Zoe, do it again. You got it,’ and she did it.” Buteau scores game-winning goals. It’s what she does. The sophomore came through in Oak Hill’s biggest moment, scoring with 5:57 […]
Field hockey: MCI takes out Winthrop
HAMPDEN — Momentum is paramount in a playoff game of any kind, especially when you never let the opponent have it. Maine Central Institute, the defending Class C field hockey state champion, did just that to Winthrop in the North regional final on Wednesday. The No. 1 Huskies scored early, then again in the first […]
H.S. Field Hockey: Posternak, York take out Leavitt, 4-0
The Duke University-bound senior had four goals and three assists in York’s quarterfinal win over Freeport last week, and followed that with three goals and one assist as the top-seeded Wildcats had little problem with No. 4 Leavitt, winning 4-0, in Monday’s semifinal round. “Leavitt is a great team and it was a great game,” […]
Field Hockey: Skowhegan stuns Mt. Blue in Class A North regional semifinal
FARMINGTON — Skowhegan goalie Leah Savage got in the way of Mt. Blue’s playoff run in a Class A North field hockey semifinal game at Caldwell Field. The No. 4 Indians were leading 1-0 when they were penalized when a Skowhegan player stopped the ball with her body that was going in the cage in […]
Field hockey: No. 1 Oak Hill ousts No. 4 Lisbon in C South semifinal
The Raiders marched through Mountain Valley Conference play this season allowing just six goals in 14 games — never more than one in a game — and goalkeeper MaKenzie Thibeault posted eight shutouts. When the Raiders took an early one-goal lead in the first half of their Class C South semifinal against Lisbon on Monday, […]
College sports roundup: CMCC women’s basketball off to 2-0 start
AUBURN — The Central Maine Community College women’s basketball team is off to a quick 2-0 start. The Mustangs defeated Champlain-St. Lawrence 76-62 on Sunday in a game that ended less than 24 hours after their season-opener — a victory over University of New Brunswick at St. John — began. Brooke Reynolds notched her first double-double for CMCC, scoring […]
Field hockey: St. Dom’s toppled Traip in Class C South semifinal
AUBURN — Given Friday’s uncertain weather forecast, St. Dominic Academy field hockey coach Brian Kay wanted his girls score early and often in the Saints’ Class C South semifinal against recent nemesis Traip Academy. The team obliged, scoring five first-half goals en route to a 6-0 victory over the Rangers. Hannah Trottier-Braun had a hat […]
Field hockey: Lisbon’s Collier among Miss Maine Field Hockey finalists
Already among the top scoring forwards in Lisbon High School field hockey history, Collier can now say she’s among the best all-around players Maine has ever had to offer. Friday afternoon, the Lisbon senior found out she was a finalist for the Miss Maine Field Hockey award, awarded annually to a well-rounded senior who has […]
Field hockey: No. 3 Winthrop ousts No. 2 Dexter in penalty corners
DEXTER — The tremendous ride continues for the Winthrop field hockey team. It took a bit longer than they wanted Thursday, but the Ramblers earned the end result they’d been looking for. Sarah Spahr fired the ball past Dexter keeper Megan Peach in the fifth round of sudden death penalty corners on a rebound off […]