Coach: Gail Wight (28th year) Conference: MVC Class: C Returning players: Seniors — Becca Howard (F), Mariah Millett (M), Octavia Morin (F), Hayley Peterson (M), Savannah Vermette (D), Olvia York (M); Juniors — Natasha Hart (F), Wynter Morin (M), Sierra Ryerson (M). Key losses: Sadie Ellsworth, Annie Cushman, Meg Glover, Katie Merrill, Savannah Laird, Jillian […]
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2015 Field hockey preview: Winthrop High School Ramblers
Coach: Jess Merrill (third year) Conference: MVC Class: C Last year: 7-4-3 regular season. Returning players: Seniors — Olivia Audet (M), Julie McConnell (M), Madelyn Thomas (D), Danielle Kotow (M), Emma Conrad (F), Celeste Hannum (D); Juniors — Megan Chamberland (D), Corinna Coulton (G), Emily Molino (F), Sarah Spahr (F), Katriona Hajduk (M). Key losses: […]
Field hockey: Daoud joins Lueders among Cougars’ leaders
Officials whistled the Dirigo High School senior for myriad infractions during he team’s preseason field hockey tilts, including a yellow card for having her stick too high in a dangerous position. “Skill-wise, she’s pretty raw,” Dirigo coach Gretchen Errington said. “She’ll still lift her stick, and some of the officials were getting mad. “But she […]
Opening day: Family first for surging Poland field hockey program
As they ambled down the dirt path, they heard a familiar sound — click, clack, click, smack . . . thunk. A senior a year ago, Emily Gibson was already on the field with a ball, dribbling back and forth and occasionally plunking the back of the cage, waiting for a new group of varsity […]
College field hockey: Bowdoin back to defend Division III title
BRUNSWICK — The NCAA Division III field hockey Final Four is set to begin on Saturday at Lexington, Va., with the Bowdoin College Polar Bears looking to repeat as NCAA champions. Nicky Pearson, in her 19th year leading the Polar Bears, has led her team to an 18-2 mark this season. Bowdoin will face Salisbury […]
Bowdoin field hockey clinches return trip to Final Four
BRUNSWICK — Rachel Kennedy scored with four minutes remaining in the first overtime to lift the Bowdoin College field hockey team to a 2-1 win over Skidmore and punch the Polar Bears’ second consecutive ticket to the NCAA Final Four. The defending national champion Polar Bears (18-2) advanced to their eighth Final Four in the […]
Field hockey: Maine Field Hockey Association All-State selections announced
Several tri-county field hockey players have been selected to the annual Maine Field Hockey Association’s All-Star list, the organization announced Wednesday. Lisbon High School had the most players (three) selected among area schools, with Arianna Kahler, Molly Nicholson and Allison Bubar selected for the squad. Scarborough and Skowhegan led the state with four players selected […]
High school field hockey: Scarborough claims Class A crown over Skowhegan
WATERVILLE — After losing to Skowhegan in the last two state Class A field hockey championship games, the frustration for the Scarborough High School Red Storm ended in dramatic fashion Saturday at Thomas College’s Bernatchez Field. Senior forward Kristen Murray scored off a penalty corner with only 2.1 seconds remaining in regulation to give the […]
Field hockey: Winslow holds off Lisbon to capture Class C state title
“I saw her coming, and I was saying, ‘Brooke (Haskell) behind you, Brooke behind you,’” Wood said. Too late for anything else, Wood asserted herself, cut down the angle and kicked Philbrick’s tip aside with 10:10 to play in regulation, turning back Lisbon’s last great scoring chance to help preserve for Winslow a 2-1 victory […]
Field hockey: York outlasts Gardiner to claim elusive Class B crown
After falling behind by a goal for the first time all season early in the second half Saturday, it would have been easy for them to feel like the chance was once again slipping away. “I told them, ‘If you want things to be different at the end of this game, you have to fight,’” […]