LITCHFIELD — The final horn couldn’t come soon enough for Oak Hill in its Class C South field hockey quarterfinal Wednesday against Sacopee Valley. The Raiders had to sweat out a surge by the Hawks that lasted much of the second half, but the Oak Hill defense stood strong and held on until that final […]
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Class A North Field hockey quarterfinals: Lambert, Cony oust Oxford Hills
AUGUSTA — If Class A North field hockey playoffs are the Messalonskee and Skowhegan Invitational, according to custom, Cony can’t do worse than being best-of-the-rest. The Rams continued their relative stroll through the remainder of the KVAC on Wednesday afternoon. Freshman Kami Lambert delivered the first two goals in an opening-half onslaught that made No. 3 […]
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Field hockey: No. 8 Lisbon shocks No. 1 Dirigo in quarterfinal
DIXFIELD — It is often said that history tends to repeat itself. That saying rang true as Lisbon and Dirigo met in the Class C South field hockey playoffs for the third year in a row. And as happened the first two times, the Greyhounds came away with a 1-0 victory. Where history wasn’t repeated, […]
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Field hockey: Panthers ditch Falcons in overtime
RUMFORD — The long trip was certainly worth it for McKenzie Sangster, who couldn’t hide her excitement after scoring the winning goal in double overtime No. 5 North Yarmouth Academy pulled off a mild upset against No. 4 Mountain Valley in a Class C quarterfinal playoff field hockey game Tuesday afternoon. The action can change […]
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Field hockey: Playoffs begin in earnest Tuesday
The heart of the Maine Principals’ Association field hockey playoffs begins Tuesday, and teams in all three classes are eager to get things rolling toward crowning a triumvirate of state champions. Two conferences — KVAC Class B and the MVC — have an argument toward being the toughest top-to-bottom conferences in Maine on a daily […]
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Colleges: Bates rowers shine at the Head of the Charles
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The defending NCAA champion Bates College women’s rowing team didn’t repeat as Women’s Collegiate Eights champions on Sunday at the 51st Head of the Charles, but the Bobcats still performed like the No. 1 team in Division III. Bates’ first varsity eight placed third overall and Bates’ second varsity eight took sixth […]
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Field hockey: Lewis leads way as Lawrence staves off Spruce Mountain rally, 4-3
JAY — Second-half explosions are the norm for Spruce Mountain field hockey, so a one-goal deficit didn’t frighten the Phoenix as they prepared to break the halftime huddle Tuesday against Lawrence. But wait a minute. Literally. Alexis Laverdiere and Dominique Lewis each scored in the first 58 seconds of the half, and Lawrence staved off a […]
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Field hockey: Leclerc goal lifts Spruce Mountain past Leavitt
LeClerc netted the game’s lone goal and Ryan stopped 10 shots — three of them on hard-hit risers in the final 10 minutes of play — to lift Spruce Mountain over Leavitt 1-0, avenging a late-season, home-field loss to the Hornets last season. “I just had flashbacks of last year’s game, when we scored first, […]
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Field hockey: Saints slip away from Falcons
St. Dom’s didn’t attack the Falcons’ goal often Wednesday, but two of the team’s six shots rattled the cage behind keeper Alyssa Akers as the Saints likely locked up the No. 2 seed in Class C South with a 2-0 win over Mountain Valley. Hannah Braun netted both goals for the Saints (9-4-1), who have […]
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Field hockey: Fairbanks’ goal lifts Lisbon to crucial victory at Winthrop
“Who’s exhausted?” Most Greyhounds raised a right arm, confessing that they didn’t have much left to give at the end of Wednesday’s game against Winthrop. “Good!” No, great is more like it, if you’re a Lisbon fan. Mallory Fairbanks’ goal with 10:34 remaining in regulation gave the Greyhounds a 1-0 win over the Ramblers, cementing […]