KENNEBUNK — Leavitt came in as a heavy underdog but played like a team that knows a thing or two about postseason football. And it was almost enough. But not quite, as the No. 8 Hornets fell to No. 1 Kennebunk 16-14 in a Class B South quarterfinal Saturday. Leavitt took a 8-0 lead on a 50-yard […]
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Girls’ Soccer: Martin powers Richmond past Rangeley, 7-0
RICHMOND — The odds were stacked against the fourth-seeded Rangeley High School girls’ soccer team when it traveled to top-seeded Richmond on Saturday for a Class D South semifinal. The Bobcats blew past Rangeley twice during the regular season, 12-0 and 7-0. Things went about the same way in the Saturday rain, the Bobcats rolling […]
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Girls’ Soccer: Mustangs use the second half to pull away from Wiscasset
MONMOUTH — The Monmouth girls’ soccer team scored 73 goals in 14 regular season games — a stunning 5.21 goals-per-game clip. At halftime of the Mustangs’ Class C South quarterfinal contest against the Wiscasset on Wednesday, they were below their average. But in the second half, they more than made up for it, wearing down […]
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Girls’ Soccer: Gray-New Gloucester bounces Mountain Valley, 10-1
RUMFORD — Gray-New Gloucester coach Kiaran McCormack feels it is important that his players remain positive, even when entering the unknown. The Patriots certainly heeded the message Monday afternoon in their Class B South preliminary girls’ soccer game. The Patriots set the tone early by controlling the action and seemingly shooting at will, led by […]
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Girls’ Soccer: Fryeburg scores late in victory over Oak Hill
With five minutes remaining in the game, Fryeburg shot the ball towards the goal and it hit some body parts and found its way into the net to break a 1-1 tie. Fryeburg would hold onto for a 2-1 victory and move on to the regional quarterfinals, where it will face the York Wildcats. The […]
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Girls’ Soccer: Bangor blanks Lewiston, 5-0
BANGOR — It was senior night for the Bangor High School girls soccer team on Monday and it didn’t take long for a pair of seniors to find the back of the net for the Rams in their Class A North matchup with Lewiston. Center midfielder Megan Conner scored just 1:32 into the game and […]
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H.S. roundup: Buckfield bucks St. Dom’s, 3-1
AUBURN — After building a 2-1 lead in the first frame, Buckfield added another for insurance and went on to record a 3-1 win over St. Dom’s in a late-season boys’ soccer tilt Tuesday. Matt Beaucage led the Bucks (9-2-1) with two goals, while Ethan Jackson scored a goal and added an assist. Matt Pelletier […]
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Girls’ soccer: Goalkeepers step up as Oak Hill and Lisbon play to scoreless draw
In a game that would be most appreciated by goalkeepers, Oak Hill and Lisbon finished their MVC girls’ soccer matchup tied 0-0. Neither the Raiders nor the Greyhounds bombarded the goal Tuesday, but every time one had a nice chance, either Dodge, Lisbon’s Ali Sult or, occasionally, a crossbar were there to make a stop. […]
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H.S. Roundup: Mt. Blue blasts Oxford Hills in boys’ soccer
SOUTH PARIS — Sam Smith found the back of the net four times to lead visiting Mt. Blue past Oxford Hills 7-2 in a KVAC boys’ soccer game Monday at the Gouin Athletic Complex. Chris Marshall tallied two goals and Alden Thompson-Vought added one for the Cougars (2-7-3). Marshall, Thompson-Vought and Eli Yeaton all notched […]
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Local sports roundup: Bates’ Williams named NESCAC Offensive Player of the Week
Williams earned the honor, which was announced Sunday, with a standout performance in the Bobcats’ 29-16 win over Williams College on Saturday. Williams, of Brookline, Massachusetts, caught nine passes from quarterback Sandy Plashkes for 223 yards and scored three touchdowns (3, 63 and 73 yards) to lead Bates to its fifth victory over the Eph sin […]