A single point separated the Saints from a berth in the playoffs in what was admittedly a building year for the program. “It was so close. It’s definitely motivation,” St. Dom’s senior midfielder Matt Chasse said. With 17 players returning, and with a coach who is now familiar with his team — and vice versa […]
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Girls’ lacrosse: Vikings solid, back to front
“I don’t know what we’d do without Sam,” Jenkins said. Bickford, a third-year starter between the pipes as a junior, blushed. The other players standing nearby broke out in laughter. But they all agreed. “You can’t always get back, so you have to trust that she’s going to be there for you,” Katie Bowie, another […]
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College roundup: Bates College men knock off No. 1 Tufts
MEDFORD, Mass. — The No. 1 team in the country is unbeaten no more. Behind five goals from Falmouth’s Charlie Fay, Bates College upended top-ranked Tufts University 12-8 Tuesday in NESCAC men’s lacrosse action. Jack Allard added four goals and Jack Strain added two more for the Bobcats (7-4, 4-4 NESCAC), who launched 24 shots […]
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Women’s lacrosse: Bobcats cage Camels in final home game
LEWISTON — Junior Moriah Greenstein scored four goals and senior Emma Getsinger added three more as the Bates women’s lacrosse team downed Connecticut College 15-8 Saturday in NESCAC action at Garcelon Field. Four players scored multiple goals for the Bobcats (6-7, 2-6 NESCAC). Lacey Hale led the Camels (2-8, 0-6) with two goals. The game […]
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College roundup: Bates men’s lacrosse falls to No. 13 Amherst
Moroney led the Jeffs (1-0, 1-0 NESCAC) with three goals and one assist, while Kane Haffey added two scores. Dylan Park and Mike Litner contributed a goal and an assist apiece. Cody Tranbarger made 15 saves in goal for the Jeffs, who outshot the Bobcats 49-36, including a 30-21 edge in shots on goal. Moroney […]
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H.S. lacrosse: Cape Elizabeth boys, Massabesic girls capture titles
PORTLAND — Yarmouth stayed close early, but Cape Elizabeth had just enough firepower and a stifling defense to make sure that “close” was all that Yarmouth achieved. Griffin Thoreck netted a pair of goals and the Cape Elizabeth defense held Yarmouth scoreless for a span of 34:16 through the middle of the game as the […]
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Boys’ lacrosse: South Portland holds off Brunswick for Class A title
PORTLAND — The Brunswick Dragons seemed on the cusp of a big-time comeback. Down 6-2 after South Portland goaltender Edward Hellier stole the show in the first half with 11 point-blank saves, the Dragons opened up on the Red Riots in the third quarter. Behind the face-off prowess of Ian Schlosser and two goals each […]
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Girls’ lacrosse: Yarmouth holds off Cape Elizabeth for Class B crown
Grace O’Donnell netted six goals — including three in the first seven minutes — and keeper Mary Kate Gunville stopped a pair of key shots as time ran from the clock in the second half to help the Clippers to a 13-10 win over Cape Elizabeth at Fitzpatrick Stadium. The title is Yarmouth’s fourth in […]
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H.S. lacrosse: Maranacook/Winthrop falls to Yarmouth in East B semifinal
Despite controlling most of their draws, the Maranacook/Winthrop Hawks lost possession in the moments following those faceoff wins with more regularity than they’d care to admit. More than a few of those missed possessions turned into Yarmouth goals as the No. 4 Clippers toppled the No. 1 Hawks, 10-7, in their Eastern Class B semifinal […]
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H.S. lacrosse: Freeport edges Oak Hill
FREEPORT — It was supposed to be easy. The second-seeded Freeport High School boys’ lacrosse team, playing out of the boys’ lacrosse-talented Western Maine Conference, was going to run roughshod over the seventh-seeded Oak Hill Raiders of the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference. Think again. The Falcons did come away with an Eastern Maine Class B […]