TURNER — It was a play that Tessa Benson might have been reliving in her mind for days. As her Leavitt girls’ soccer team tried to rally Tuesday, she had the perfect pass, an open net and a prime opportunity to tie the game. But she missed. “I knew after that I needed to pick […]
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Class C Football: Hornets clamp down in second half, weather Clippers
YARMOUTH — After the echo of the first five or six shoulder-to-collar hits subsided Friday evening, Leavitt recognized there wouldn’t be any shame if new conference rival Yarmouth pulled off the upset. Shame, no. Frustration, no doubt. “Playing on the road, you’re going to face adversity. Things aren’t always going to go your way,” Leavitt […]
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Off the Clipboard: Injury career-ending for Spruce sub
First, the extremely good news. Spruce Mountain sophomore running back Zack Black is back on his feet and on the mend after a scary scene at the end of Saturday’s game with Freeport. The bad news is that Black’s career on the gridiron is likely over before it really got rolling. Black confirmed this week […]
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H.S. Field Hockey: Nokomis shuts down Leavitt
Freshman Olivia Brown netted a pair of goals, including the game-winner late in the first half, to lead Nokomis to a 4-1 victory over Leavitt on Wednesday in Turner. “We knew this would be one of our toughest games, so the girls came with that in mind,” Nokomis coach Katie Thompson said. “We knew we […]
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Girls’ Soccer: Shipbuilders shake off pesky Hornets in double-OT
TURNER — Ann Tolan made her coach look like a soothsayer with her game-winning goal in Morse’s 2-1 double-overtime victory over Leavitt. “After the first overtime, Jackie (Aines, Morse assistant coach) said we’re getting a goal in the first minute and we’re done with the game,” Tolan said. But no one was more surprised than […]
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High school football: Leavitt opens with win
CAPE ELIZABETH — Between the muffed kickoff and pinning Leavitt back deep, Cape Elizabeth thought it had the Hornets right where it wanted them Friday night. The Capers had already closed the gap and seized some momentum in the second quarter. When Cape Elizabeth’s special teams went after the Hornets to start the second half, […]
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Preview 2013: Leavitt football
Coach: Mike Hathaway (12th year) Class: Western C Last year’s record: 7-2, lost in Eastern B quarterfinals Returning letter-winners: Seniors — Tyler Chicoine (QB), Conor O’Malley (TB/DE), Nate Coombs (slot/DB), Sam Green (SE), Matt Powell (T/DT), Levi Morin (C/LB), Matt Child (T/DT), Clay Rowland (SE/DB), Scott Sleeper (TE/LB), Seth Adams (DB), Nate Rousseau (TB/DB); Juniors […]
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Preview 2013: Western Class C football
As autumns go by and the competition has a chance to explore the new, four-class landscape of Maine high school football, Leavitt might begin to look like a perfect fit for Class C. In the here-and-now, though, the Hornets are loaded, experienced and angry after an unsatisfying, abrupt conclusion to the 2012 campaign. “The disappointment […]
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Preview 2013: Leavitt cross country
Coach: Dustin Williamson (sixth year) Class: B Conference: KVAC Last year’s result: Boys: 11th at Regionals, 5th at KVAC; Girls: 8th at Regionals, 6th at KVAC. Returning letter-winners: Boys: Juniors — Noah Castonguay, Reed Farrar, Harrison Knowlton, Josh Therrien; Sophomores — Nate Allen, Jarrod Farrar. Girls: Seniors— Rylee Knox, Alisha Labbe, Abby Chase; Juniors— Allison […]
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Preview 2013: Leavitt field hockey
Coach: Wanda Ward-MacLean (30th year) Class: B Conference: KVAC Last year: 15-3 (Class B state champion) Returning letter-winners: Seniors — Annie Castonguay (Back), Brianna DeGone (F), Meagan Dow (MF), Kendra Gilbert (Back), Sierra Santomango (G), Emily Shaw (F), Isabel Smith (Back); Juniors — Emma Martineau (MF), Sadie Royer (F); Sophomores — Chantel Eells (Back), Kierstin […]