TURNER — With 12 seconds remaining on a stopped clock, Kierstin Leclerc set herself over the ball after Leavitt earned a penalty stroke with time ticking away in the first half. She looked up at Oceanside goalie Zoe Billington, searched for an opening, put her head back down and awaited an official’s whistle. Given the […]
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Field hockey: Mt. Blue edges Oxford Hills in OT again
For the second time, Victoria Newbill played hero in an extra session. Newbill collected a pass just outside the circle up the right side, carried the ball on the run to a tough angle, drew Oxford Hills keeper Shannon Fillebrown out of the cage and fired a shot past her to lift the Cougars to […]
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Field hockey: Oak Hill caps unbeaten regular season with win over Lisbon
Sadie Goulet and Heather Hannigan scored goals — one in each half — and Abby Fuller and Megan Labbe locked down the cage as Oak Hill edged Lisbon 2-0 in the teams’ final regular-season MVC game. “These girls just wanted it,” Oak Hill coach Betsy Gilbert said. “They have been working so hard, winning the […]
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Field hockey: Leavitt rallies past Spruce Mountain in second half
A strong move from Kierstin Leclerc at the top of the arc drew all of Spruce Mountain’s defenders from the goalmouth, though, and Leclerc relayed an Emma Martineau drive to Royer on the right side. Royer settled the ball and wristed it past Spruce Mountain goalie Grace Ryan with 9:04 to play in regulation, lifting […]
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H.S. Field Hockey: Greyhounds bite down in second half, repel Ramblers
LISBON — Entering Wednesday’s Mountain Valley Conference field hockey game against the Winthrop Ramblers, a win for the Lisbon Greyhounds was of vital importance. Sitting at No. 2 in the Western Class C Heal Point standings, the Greyhounds were just decimal points ahead of No. 3 ranked Yarmouth and needed another victory to stand their […]
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Field hockey: Oak Hill goalie tandem an even split
They also have every reason to be each other’s best friend. Labbe and Fuller share time in the cage for the Oak Hill field hockey team, often times seeing an even, 50-50 split in each varsity game. “Both of those girls work so hard,” Oak Hill coach Betsy Gilbert said. Having a new goalie coach […]
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High school roundup: Ramblers grab MVC golf title
WINTHROP — Undefeated Winthrop backed up its regular-season dominance Monday, sweeping St. Dom’s and Madison to win the Mountain Valley Conference golf championship at Natanis Golf Course. Anthony Owens shot a 35 and the Ramblers (7-0) carded a season-low team total of 152 in the win over the Saints. Taylor Morang and Adam Hachey also […]
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Field hockey: Oak Hill breaks through, stymies Telstar
Veilleux emphatically finished a flurry in front of the cage with 15:11 to play in regulation, scoring her first goal in nearly three games and her team’s first in nearly two, lifting the Raiders to a 2-0 win over Telstar in MVC field hockey action. “I was so mad. I just wanted the ball to […]
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Field hockey: Leavitt runs over Waterville in Homecoming win
In the rain. During Homecoming festivities. There was no letdown for the Leavitt Area High School field hockey team Saturday. Sadie Royer and Ashley Mathieu scored twice each and Emma Martineau drove home another as the Hornets ran by Waterville 5-1 in damp and drizzly KVAC matchup. “We came out like we wanted to play, […]
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Field hockey: Homecoming comeback as Dirigo defeats St. Dom’s
The Cougars started slowly, but scored two goals in a 2:19 span of the second half, including Lauren Henderson’s winning goal, en route to a 3-1 triumph over St. Dom’s in an MVC showdown. Dirigo goalie Morgan Morrow made 11 saves as she and defenders Kaitlyn Olsen, Kaitlyn Radcliffe and Hayley Turner, and midfielders Emma […]