RUMFORD — After a battle of defenses between Mountain Valley and visiting Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale in the first half, the Ramblers took advantage of great field position after turnovers in the second half and earned a 20-8 win in regular-season finale Friday. Mountain Valley received the opening kickoff and orchestrated a 13-play drive to open the game. […]
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Boys' soccer: Hall-Dale edges Mt. Abram in matchup of C South powers
Hall-Dale’s Andrew Guiou (15) battles for the ball with Mt. Abram’s Tyson Hill (13) on Tuesday in Salem. (Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel) SALEM — The slimmest of hairs separated the Hall-Dale and Mt. Abram boys’ soccer teams Tuesday night in a meeting of two of the region’s best squads. In a game featuring few poor […]
H.S. football: Ramblers take over early, throttle Black Bears
Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale running back Ian Steele runs with ball Friday at Maxwell Field in Winthrop. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) WINTHROP — With a game against Class E Maranacook sitting between a dramatic win over Poland and a marquee matchup with Class D power Lisbon, it would have been understandable if the Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale football team showed up Friday […]
H.S. football: Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale wins thriller with Poland
WINTHROP — Keegan Choate’s fourth-down touchdown pass to Jevin Smith with 2:32 remaining was the difference in Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale’s 33-29 victory over Poland in a Class D South football game Friday night at Maxwell Field. The back-and-forth contest lasted more than three hours due to an early injury delay for an ambulance to take Poland’s Ben […]
H.S. field hockey: Lisbon continues win streak against Hall-Dale
LISBON — The 2018 high school field hockey season started with a thud for the Lisbon Greyhounds. Three one-sided losses had Lisbon coach Julie Petrie looking for answers. She’s starting to find them. Backed by a formation change, the Greyhounds won their third consecutive game, 3-0 over Mountain Valley Conference foe Hall-Dale on Friday. “We […]
Field Hockey: Winthrop rolls past Hall-Dale
WINTHROP — The offense was clicking Monday for the Winthrop field hockey team against Hall-Dale. Moriah Hajduk and Kerrigan Anuszewski each had a hat trick as the Ramblers defeated the Bulldogs, 10-1. In the first half, most of the scoring came off penalty corners as the Ramblers (5-0) had ten chances in the opening 30 […]
H.S. football: Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale stuffs Oak Hill
Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale’s Ian Steele (32) carries the ball while Oak Hill’s Isaac Austin (66) tries to tackle him Friday night in Winthrop. (Jennifer Bechard photo) WINTHROP — Evan Burnell was a nervous wreck. The Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale senior defensive lineman had watched an otherwise quiet Oak Hill offense march 64 yards down the field on its final possession […]
Boys' soccer: Hall-Dale handles Monmouth with well-rounded effort
Hall-Dale High School’s Ian Stebbins leaps over Monmouth Academy goalie Connor Davies during a soccer game Wednesday in Farmingdale. (Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal) FARMINGDALE — Just a couple of match days into the new season, a pair of Mountain Valley Conference boys’ soccer heavyweights sit at opposite ends of the spectrum. Hall-Dale’s 3-0 victory over Monmouth […]
2018 H.S. Football Preview: Team Capsules
DIRIGO Coach: Jim Hersom (fifth year) Region: Class E Last year’s record: 3-6, lost in D South quarterfinals. Returning athletes: Seniors — Alex Gorham (RB/LB), Jack Lavorgna (OL/DL), Nolan Degroot (OL/LB), Cameron Kidder (TE/LB); Junior — Mike Packard (RB/DB); Sophomore — Cole Brown (QB/DB), Dallas Berry (RB), Liam Burnett (RB). Key losses: Cooper Chiasson (RB/DE), […]
2018 High School Football Preview: Off the Grid
Our Off the Grid special section is an indepth look at the players and teams to watch in the 2018 high school football season.