Because of COVID-19, the threat of players missing games is always looming. For teams with one goalie, that presents a potentially big problem.
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Posted inGirls Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Penalty kill helps Lewiston defeat Cheverus/Old Orchard Beach/Kennebunk/Windham
Girls hockey: The Blue Devils kill off four penalties in the showdown win over the Stags.
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Posted inBoys Basketball, Girls Basketball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Area roundup: Leavitt ditches Fryeburg in boys basketball
Brett Coburn deposits a game-high 17 points for the Hornets. Plus more boys and girls basketball recaps from Tuesday.
Posted inBoys Soccer, Field Hockey, Girls Soccer, Local Sports, Maine colleges, Sports, Varsity Maine
Area roundup: Eva Stevens knocks in three goals in undefeated Mt. Blue’s win over Oxford Hills
Ellie Marshall collects a pair of assists in the Cougars’ victory, and more soccer and field hockey recaps from Friday.
Posted inBaseball, Boys Lacrosse, Softball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Area roundup: No. 16 Gray-New Gloucester ousts top-seeded Yarmouth in first round of B South baseball playoffs
The Edward Little softball team also pulled off an upset Tuesday, and many other area teams win to advance in the baseball, softball and boys lacrosse tournaments.
Posted inBaseball, Boys Lacrosse, Girls Lacrosse, Softball, Varsity Maine
Area roundup: Damon Bossie’s eighth-inning homer lifts Lewiston baseball over Edward Little
Also, the Lewiston and Mountain Valley softball teams win high-scoring rivalry contests, and more baseball, softball and lacrosse action from Tuesday.
Posted inBaseball, Softball, Varsity Maine
H.S. roundup: Edward Little softball pulls away from Mt. Ararat
Red Eddies score four runs in the seventh. Also, Gray-New Gloucester’s Madison Pelletier two-hits Old Orchard Beach and more softball and baseball recaps from Friday.
Posted inBaseball, Boys Lacrosse, Girls Lacrosse, Softball, Sports, Tennis, Track & Field, Varsity Maine
Maine high school sports to have open playoffs this spring
Knowing that schools may lose games during the regular season because of COVID-19 disruptions, the Maine Principals’ Association will allow all teams to participate in the postseason.
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Concerns grow that the loss of sports is taking a toll on young athletes’ mental health
Citing research that shows more depression and anxiety when school sports are shut down, athletic directors and coaches in Maine’s ‘yellow’ counties lobby for teams to at least be allowed to gather for drills and conditioning during the pandemic.
Posted inBoys Hockey, Sports, Varsity Maine
Boys hockey: Red Eddies take care of Tigers in Class A prelim
Despite numerous trips to the penalty box, Edward Little shuts down Biddeford/Massabesic/Old Orchard Beach and earns quarterfinal matchup with St. Dom’s.