Gardiner’s Margaret Bell and York’s Hannah Gennaro fight for possession durinng the Class B field hockey state final on Saturday at Deering. (Ben McCanna/Portland Press Herald) Madelin Walker watched the scoreboard clock as it counted down the final seconds of the Class B field hockey state championship game. “I was watching, 3 … 2 … […]
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Class C field hockey state championship: Ramblers claim elusive state championship
Winthrop celebrates its win over Spruce Mountain in the Class C field hockey state championship Saturday at Deering High School in Portland. (Jill Brady/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — Last year the Winthrop Ramblers felt the agony of the defeat after a state final loss to St. Dominic Academy in overtime. In 2018, they experienced the […]
Field hockey: Winthrop vs. Spruce Mountain showdown highlights state title showdowns
Spruce Mountain’s Harmony Castonguay, left, tries to slow down Winthrop’s Gia Francis as she moves up the field during a field hockey game in Winthrop in September. (Sun Journal file photo) The six field hockey teams set to compete in state championship games Saturday have had an extra week to ponder and plan for their […]
Field hockey: Track stars provide Spruce Mountain with valuable speed
Spruce Mountain’s Ashlyn Williams takes a swing at the ball as Mountain Valley’s Courtney Carrier gets a stick in her path during a field hockey game in Jay last month. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) JAY — The Spruce Mountain field hockey team is fast, and it has the records to prove it. Many of the players […]
H.S. field hockey: Winthrop's Moriah Hajduk a two-way standout
Winthrop’s Moriah Hajduk, right, fires a shot at the net while being defended by Spruce Mountain’s Avery Williams during a September game in Winthrop. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) One of the Winthrop’s best offensive players is also one of its best defenders. Senior Moriah Hajduk is listed as a midfielder, but depending how the game is […]
Field Hockey: Winthrop, Spruce Mountain hope extra week doesn't hurt momentum
With the rain washing out the field hockey state championships from this past weekend to this upcoming Saturday, it gave teams an extra week to prepare for their biggest games of the season. So how are Winthrop and Spruce Mountain — the Class C finalists — handling it? They both would rather have played this […]
Field Hockey: Winthrop, Spruce Mountain hope extra week doesn't hurt momentum
Winthrop’s Moriah Hajduk, left, and Spruce Mountain’s Auri Armandi battle for a loose ball during a regular season game in Winthrop earlier this year. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal File Photo) With the rain washing out the field hockey state championships from this past weekend to this upcoming Saturday, it gave teams an extra week to prepare […]
Field hockey state championships postponed, cross country still up in the air
Spruce Mountain and Winthrop will have to wait another week to face off in their biggest game of the season. The forecast for heavy rain Saturday has forced the postponement of the state field hockey championship games for a week. The Class A, B and C title games will now be played on Nov. 3. […]
Local roundup: Buckfield girls win in overtime
NEWCASTLE — Isabell Laughton scored two goals to lead the Buckfield girls’ soccer team to a 3-2 Class D South quarterfinal overtime win over Temple Academy on Wednesday. The Bucks will next play Richmond in the D South semifinals. No. 5 Buckfield improves to 9-5-1 while fourth-ranked Temple finishes at 11-3-1. Cape Elizabeth 3, Gray-New Gloucester […]
Field hockey C South final: Emily Castonguay, defense lift Spruce Mountain over Mountain Valley
Spruce Mountain players celebrate with the Class C South championship trophy after defeating Mountain Valley on Wednesday in Biddeford. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) BIDDEFORD — The game plan was simple for the Spruce Mountain Phoenix against Mountain Valley in the Class C South field hockey regional final: keep doing what got them this far. […]