Mt. Abram High School’s Evan Allen (9) battles for a header with Monmouth Academy’s Hayden Fletcher (9) as the snow falls in the first half in Salem on Tuesday. (Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel) SALEM — After nearly 92 minutes, all it took was one moment. A soccer ball, lost amongst countless snowflakes falling, found the […]
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Central Maine Community College getting in the esports game
The world of video games has exploded past the days of staying up until 4 a.m. playing Call of Duty missions, or bringing the Celtics to the Finals in NBA 2K only to realize you have school in four hours. Today, video games, or esports, are a billion-dollar industry with, according to the National Association […]
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High School Roundup: Falcons strike quick in OT to tame Mustangs
Victor Verrill of Buckfield gets a shot on goal off in front of Nolan Boone of Rangeley during the second half in Buckfield on Saturday. The Bucks won 2-1. RUMFORD — Will Sorensen calmly parlayed a bounding ball off the keeper into the back of the net in the first minute of overtime to aid […]
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Lisbon's Schlotterbeck, Monmouth girls race to MVC cross country titles
AUGUSTA — Prospects for a third straight Mountain Valley Conference championship appeared distant when the Monmouth Academy girls cross country team opened the season this fall. But the Mustangs came together quickly, integrating five new runners into their top seven. They won all their MVC meets this season and Saturday at the University of Maine […]
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Girls' soccer: Fletcher, Monmouth hold off Madison
MADISON — Monmouth survived Madison’s second-half comeback Friday thanks to some skillful work from junior Audrey Fletcher and her teammates. Fletcher scored the go-ahead goal in the second half and assisted on an insurance strike to help the Mustangs to a 4-2 victory in a rematch of last season’s Class C South regional final. The […]
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Boys' soccer: Monmouth runs away from Winthrop
Monmouth Academy’s Cam Armstrong kicks the ball away from Winthrop High School’s Noah Grube on Tuesday in Monmouth. (Andy Malloy/Kennebec Journal) MONMOUTH — Monmouth scored on a penalty kick to open the scoring Tuesday against Winthrop and closed it with a Ramblers own goal. In between, Nate Ashtonorchestrated of 80 percent of the rest of […]
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H.S. golf: Mt. Ararat, York, Houlton win team titles; St. Dom's 2nd in C
Monmouth Academy’s Matt Fortin lines up a putt during the Class C team state championship on Saturday at Natanis Golf Course in Vassalboro. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal Photo) VASSALBORO — The Mt. Ararat golf team came within a single shot of a state championship two years ago. And all these days later — including countless rounds […]
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Game of the Week: No waiting for Ramblers and Greyhounds rematch
Lisbon’s Daytona McIver is run out of bounds by Winthrop/Monmouth’s Gavin Perkins during last year’s Class D South quarterfinal game at Lisbon High School. (Sun Journal file photo) Say what you will about the NFL, but at least it doesn’t pass up a chance to schedule a good, old-fashioned conference grudge match. Maine high school […]
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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 […]
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Girls' soccer: Monmouth owns second half, edges Spruce Mountain
MONMOUTH — After a first half largely devoid of on-target shots, Monmouth finally found the frame in the second half. Only one of those shots went in, but that was enough for the Mustangs to come away with a 1-0 victory over Spruce Mountain in an MVC girls’ soccer clash at Chick Memorial Athletic Field […]