AUBURN — For all of the misty-eyed elation along the St. Dominic Academy sideline Friday, one word from senior Brittany Eastman expressed what everyone else was thinking. “Incredible,” she said, unable to contain a wide smile. Two years ago, the once-formidable Saints were winless. Friday, the team added another step on its slow climb up […]
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Field hockey: Playoffs loom as seeds are set
Lisbon is in a familiar position. So is Winthrop. And Leavitt. And Spruce Mountain. And, of course, Skowhegan and Scarborough. People hoping for new blood atop the Maine field hockey standings and in the playoffs are going to have to hope an underdog or two wins. Otherwise, many of the same schools who made it […]
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Field Hockey: Hornets cage Black Bears in season finale
On one sideline stood the defending Class B state champion Hornets with a bench and JV team deep enough to have fielded three varsity squads. On the other stood the Black Bears, with two coaches, three injured players and a pile of equipment where any substitute players would otherwise have been standing. There were no […]
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Field hockey: Devils deliver drama, drop Eddies
In the case of the Lewiston field hockey team Monday morning, the Blue Devils demonstrated the value of going at least a minute of real time beyond that. Lewiston’s Laurianne Murphy scored on an untimed penalty corner at the end of regulation, making it possible for Jenessa Talarico to connect with two minutes remaining in […]
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Field Hockey: Sweet revenge for Harrington, Greyhounds
LISBON — Home field and revenge were on Lisbon’s side this time in its second MVC field hockey scrap of the season against Winthrop. Well, a natural hat trick by Olivia Harrington didn’t hurt, either. The senior’s three unanswered goals — particularly the second, with 21 seconds remaining in the first half, and the third, […]
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Field Hockey: Oxford Hills explodes early, weathers furious Lewiston rally
Lewiston, a program marked by myriad coaching changes and spotty success in the past decade, simply wanted to put on a show that six seniors playing in their final home game would someday remember with pride. So it ended up being one of those rare days on which both teams could celebrate hitting the mark […]
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H.S. Field Hockey: Freeport holds off Gray-New Gloucester
GRAY — The momentum had shifted in the second half of Thursday’s Western Maine Conference high school field hockey game. Visiting Freeport held a two-goal lead nine minutes into the frame, but it was Gray-New Gloucester forward Skye Conley’s goal off a pass from Jenny Holmquist that had the Patriots tilting the field in their […]
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Bobcat Beat: Field hockey doubles its fun
After dropping seven of its first eight games under first-year coach Danielle Ryder, the Bates College field hockey program is finding its stride. Bates won back-to-back games in a three-day stretch this past week, stopping Southern Maine, 3-1, before storming back for a 2-1 victory over Connecticut College. The Bobcats are now within reach of […]
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Field hockey: Lisbon staves off Dirigo
DIXFIELD — It didn’t take long for Lisbon to establish itself offensively in a Mountain Valley Conference field hockey game Wednesday. A pair of goals by senior forward Hanna Jordan provided Lisbon with a commanding lead and it stood up in a 3-2 win against Dirigo on at sunny Harlow Park. This was a key […]
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Local roundup: Leavitt top Gardiner in field hockey
LEWISTON — Sadie Royer netted a pair of goals in the first frame Thursday, enough to give Leavitt a 2-0 win over Gardiner in KVAC field hockey action at Bates College. Defending Class B champion Leavitt entered the game in fourth position in Western B, while Gardiner was No. 3 in the East. Veteran keeper […]