Spruce Mountain goalie Melissa Bamford dives for a loose ball as teammate Harmony Castonguay tries to stop Winthrop’s Maddie Perkins from getting a stick on the ball during Wednesday afternoon’s field hockey game in Winthrop. Winthrop scored on the play. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) WINTHROP — Winthrop coach Jessica Merrill wasn’t pleased with the way the […]
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Field Hockey: Phoenix hold off Raiders
Spruce Mountain’s Auri Armandi (2) breaks away and heads toward the net as Oak Hill’s Angela Strout (12) intervenes in a field hockey game in Jay on Monday. Armandi did not score on the play. Spruce Mountain Emily Castonguay (30) winds up to take a shot on Oak Hill goalie Mackenzie Thibeault as her teammate […]
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H.S. football: Defense rallies Falcons past Phoenix
Mountain Valley’s Dylan Desroches looks for a way through Spruce Mountain’s Jack Bryant, as Avery Pingree tries to make a hole during Friday night’s football game in Livermore Falls. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LIVERMORE FALLS — Mountain Valley senior defensive end Draven Finnegan hopes he got a glimpse of the future in the Falcons’ second-half performance […]
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Girls' soccer: Carrabec penalizes previously undefeated Spruce Mountain
Spruce Mountain junior Calley Baker (11) and Carrabec senior midfielder Lauren Chestnut (1) battle for the ball in Jay on Monday afternoon. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) JAY — Two goals on a pair of penalty kicks and a red card issued to a key player — which forced Spruce Mountain to play down a player — put […]
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H.S. Football: Greyhounds survive Phoenix in overtime
Lisbon’s Seth Leeman, left, breaks up a pass intended for Spruce Mountain’s Brandon Coates during Saturday’s football game in Lisbon. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LISBON — Undefeated Class D South high school football teams Spruce Mountain and Lisbon met on Saturday, both looking to go 3-0 and gain an edge in obtaining a home advantage come […]
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H.S. football: Some teams get a kick from their return game
Spruce Mountain High School kick returners Zak Toothaker, left, and Brandon Frey. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) LIVERMORE FALLS — Spruce Mountain was in danger of letting its lead slip away after allowing a late Lake Region touchdown before Brandon Frey fielded the ensuing kickoff on a hop at his own 15. The Spruce junior waited for […]
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Game of the Week: Phoenix, Greyhounds will need a good plan
Lisbon quarterback Lucas Francis tries to shake off Darin Buono of Mountain Valley in Lisbon last Saturday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) Game plans are fickle in football, of course, in part because coaches often weigh employing their team’s strengths against exploiting their opponent’s weaknesses if those two aren’t in sync. Such is the dilemna facing both […]
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Field hockey: Phoenix shoo away pesky Falcons
Spruce Mountain’s Hanni Johnson and Mountain Valley’s Autumn Freeman eye the ball.Mountain Valley’s Faith Riddick Rylee Sevigny watches goal goes in the net in the first half.Mountain Valley’s Leigha Carrier slaps the ball as Spruce Mountain’s Emily leaps in the air to avoid the ball.Spruce Mountain goalie Melissa Bamford eyes the ball as Mountain Valley […]
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Boys' soccer: Mountain Valley slips away from Spruce Mountain
JAY — Their first victory of the year was staring the Spruce Mountain Phoenix right in the face, but back-to-back goals from senior center midfielder Garrett Garbarini gave the Mountain Valley Falcons a wake-up call in the second half. But the game moved into double-overtime, anyway. Senior midfielder Cameron Gallant drilled the ball past Spruce […]
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Boys' soccer: Monmouth storms past Spruce Mountain
JAY — Monmouth Academy’s defense was as threatening as the thunderstorms that rolled over Spruce Mountain High School on Monday afternoon. Dark clouds closed in on the field as the volume of thunder increased, forcing the Mountain Valley Conference boys’ soccer game come to a close with 30:39 left in the second half. But the […]