LEWISTON — Oak Hill defeated Monmouth in overtime of the Mountain Valley Conference girls’ soccer championship game Thursday at Lewiston High School. The Raiders won on penalty kicks, 3-2, after the teams ended regulation tied 1-1. Emily Dillman netted Oak Hill’s goal, and Audrey Fletcher scored for Monmouth. Raiders goalkeeper Paige Gonya stopped three shots […]
Mt. Abram Roadrunners
High School Roundup: Falcons pull away in 2nd half, eliminate Rangers
RUMFORD — Rylee Sevigny scored two goals and Leigha Carrier tallied what proved to be the winning goal as top-seeded Mountain Valley dominated the second half to defeat No. 8 Traip Academy, 5-1, in a Class C South field hockey quarterfinal on Wednesday. The two teams battled to a 1-1 tie at halftime on goals […]
Local roundup: Audrey Fletcher leads Monmouth to girls' soccer win over Hyde
MONMOUTH — Audrey Fletcher had a goal and two assists to lead Monmouth to a 3-1 Class C girls’ soccer win over Hyde on Wednesday. Tabbie Crawford added a goal and an assist and Alicen Burnham had a goal for the Mustangs (11-1). Emma Johnson made seven saves in the win. Ingrid Schroeter scored Hyde’s (5-7) lone […]
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 […]
Local roundup: Blanchard leads Mountain Valley football to win over Madison
Jacob Blanchard scored all four of Mountain Valley’s touchdowns in a 26-20 football win over Madison on Friday. The Falcons (4-2) scored twice in the first quarter on a 25-yard run and a 58-yard run by Blanchard. They led 14-6 at the half. Blanchard scored twice more on kickoff returns in the third and fourth […]
H.S. roundup: Winthrop girls' soccer edges Mt. Abram with early goal
STRONG — Jillian Schmelzer scored what ended up being the only goal just four minutes into the game for Winthrop in a 1-0 girls’ soccer win over Mt. Abram on Wednesday. Schmelzer’s goal came via an assist from Aaliyah WilsonFalcone. Mt. Abram (7-4) goalkeeper Emily Kidd saved eight shots, while Brooke Burnham saved four shots […]
Boys’ soccer: Mt. Abram, Hill overpower Winthrop
Mt Abram’s Tyson Hill sails through the air too late as Winthrop’s goalkeeper Jake Smith gains control of the ball during Monday afternoon’s soccer game in Winthrop. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) WINTHROP — It seemed like Mt. Abram junior forward Tyson Hill was given a front-row seat to Winthrop’s net on an overcast Monday afternoon. Hill […]
H.S. roundup: Courtney Larson's goal gives Edward Little field hockey win over Mt. Blue
AUBURN — Courtney Larson produced the lone goal at the 15:06 mark of the second half to lift Edward Little to a 1-0 triumph over Mt. Blue in field hockey action Thursday. The Cougars (6-2-1) outshot the Red Eddies (4-6) by a margin of 9-8 in the game. Brooke Bolduc made seven saves for Mt. […]
Timeout: Mt. Abram is the little school that could — and is having a great season
Tucked away in the heart of Salem, which could be the setting for a remake of Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town,” is Mt. Abram Regional High School — home in the fall to boys’ and girls’ soccer teams. By the way, both clubs are doing well in the Mountain Valley Conference. But the boys are especially […]
Girls' soccer: Monmouth offense overwhelms Mt. Abram
SALEM — Monmouth Academy girls soccer coach Gary Trafton spent the preseason worrying where the team’s goals would come from after losing the program’s single-season goal-scoring leader from last year’s side to graduation. Saturday’s convincing 7-1 Mountain Valley Conference win over Mt. Abram may have served to alleviate Trafton’s concerns. Junior Audrey Fletcher scored four […]