AUGUSTA — Aaron Willingham left the competition in the dust. The Mt. Blue senior broke the course record at Cony with a time 16:56.5, beating his teammate Dan Lesko, who ran a time of 17:12.9 in the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Championships. “They were both able to play to their strengths today,” Mt. Blue coach […]
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High school roundup: Leavitt boys’ soccer rolls to seventh win
NEWPORT — Madison Noel netted a pair of goals and dished off an assist to propel Leavitt to a 3-0 win over Nokomis in a late-season KVAC boys’ soccer tilt Friday. Noel was on fire for the Hornets (7-6), even bending in their first tally in amazing fashion. Matt Grondin also scored in the second […]
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H.S. Football: Leavitt wins on comeback, goal-line stand
WELLS — Nobody who watched Friday’s first half at Warrior Memorial Field, during which yards were gobbled up in Arena Football-ish quantities, would have expected three sacks, two interceptions and a goal-line stand to settle the issue. That was the case, though, and all the above belonged to reigning Class C champion Leavitt, which rallied […]
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Field hockey: Playoffs set to begin
It took three tries for Lisbon High School to figure out Oak Hill on the field hockey pitch. The Greyhounds are probably hoping for a fourth opportunity. West B No. 3 seed Lisbon edged No. 1 seed oak Hill in the teams’ conference championship at a neutral site on Friday as the team prepare for […]
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Field hockey: Leavitt edges Oceanside, climbs to No. 2 in West B
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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High school roundup: EL girls back on winning track
AUBURN — Olivia Paione netted a goal in each half Friday as Edward Little rolled to a 2-0 victory over Hampden Academy in a KVAC girls’ soccer matchup. Molly Murray made 11 saves for the Red Eddies (9-1-2) to notch the shutout, while Eliza Eastman turned aside 10 shots between the posts for Hampden (7-2-2). […]
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MVHS homecoming this weekend
RUMFORD — Mountain Valley High School celebrated homecoming Thursday afternoon with a spirited assembly. Cheerleaders performed, seniors let the world know they existed, each of the classes created special scenes in the cafeteria and lots of other events were held. The Falcons will play Leavitt Area High School from Turner in football and hold a […]
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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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Cross country notebook: Leavitt runners go the distance
Three Leavitt High School cross country runners added a marathon to their schedule this season. In May, Corinne Rabon, Carter Veilleux, and Ashley Pratt accepted a challenge by a local Army National Guard Col. Jack Mosher to run a marathon. Mosher spoke to a group of students in a health class. They are also apart of […]
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H.S boys’ soccer: Leavitt’s leaders give Hornets high hopes
They were four, fresh-faced rookies making their varsity debut, perhaps a bit sooner than normal. With only four juniors and four seniors on the Leavitt boys’ soccer team at try the time, it meant for an early induction. Madison Noel, Ben Fullerton, Tyler Roux and Derek Gosselin were ripe out of middle school and learning […]