FARMINGDALE — Having Konnor Longfellow as a soccer teammate is a faith-building exercise. Hall-Dale fullbacks and midfielders know that they have the freedom to boot the ball up the field even when Longfellow’s white jersey is merely a blur in the corner of their eyes, and the opponent’s colors are the only ones they can […]
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Boys’ Soccer Quarterfinal: St. Dom’s staves off Mt. Abram
AUBURN — This year’s St. Dominic Academy boys’ soccer team hasn’t quite perfected the fine art of finishing scoring opportunities. Not like some of its championship predecessors, anyway. That’s OK. When you embrace possession and defense the way the Saints do, one goal is usually enough, as it was in Wednesday’s Western Class C quarterfinal […]
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Field hockey prelim: No. 8 Saints hold off No. 9 Black Bears, 2-1
AUBURN — For all of the misty-eyed elation along the St. Dominic Academy sideline Friday, one word from senior Brittany Eastman expressed what everyone else was thinking. “Incredible,” she said, unable to contain a wide smile. Two years ago, the once-formidable Saints were winless. Friday, the team added another step on its slow climb up […]
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Patriots stun Saints
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Too bad all those Patriots fans who left Gillette Stadium in disgust when their team was down didn’t wait a minute.Because that’s all Tom Brady needed.Fans left in a half-empty stadium roared when the two-time NFL MVP threw the winning touchdown pass with 5 seconds left. They beat the traffic while […]
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HS Golf Championships: Saints make it three in a row
St. Dom’s started the state team golf championships in an unfamiliar role — underdog. By the end of the day, the Saints had earned the right to keep the same role they’ve had the last two years — Class C champions. The Saints did it by the narrowest of margins on Saturday, defeating Winthrop by […]
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Cross country: Boothbay sweeps at Beaver Park
Instead, Boothbay, paced by Sophia Thayer breaking her own course record, put itself back in the front-runner’s position with a two-point victory over Lisbon. The Boothbay boys made it a sweep, cruising to a 44-point victory over runner-up Edward Little. Thayer finished the 5K in 20:43, 15 seconds off her mark set last year and […]
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Boys’ soccer: Saints shake stubborn Cougars
AUBURN — An ill-advised advertising campaign once declared “this is not your father’s Oldsmobile.” Apply that to local boys’ soccer and perhaps on some level this isn’t even your older brother’s Saint Dominic Academy team. The Saints appear both sleek and reliable enough to drive wherever they want to go in Western Class C and […]
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H.S. Field Hockey: Falcons hold off Saints
RUMFORD — There are always changes as high school teams graduate seniors, and those have hit Mountain Valley hard. But the Falcons believe they are heading in the right direction, and they showed that Monday. Sophomore Lexy Duguay scored two goals, including the game-winner early in the second half, and the Falcons withstood a furious […]
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Preview 2013: St., Dom’s field hockey
Coach: Brian Kay (14th year) Class: C Conference: MVC Last year: 4-10 Returning letter-winners: Seniors — Brittany Eastman, Callie Greco, Monica Stewart, McKenna LaChapelle; Juniors — Jessica Boulet, Emma Samson, Taylor Bergeron; Sophomores — Olivia Chase, Gabby Cortellino, Courtney Desmararis, Nicole Pare, Leah Seguin. Key losses: Katie Naum, Katie Bosse, Melissa Murray, Amanda Cortellino. Promising […]