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Boys’ Soccer: Edward Little bottles up Mt. Blue

AUBURN — Edward Little may not be the biggest, fastest or most experienced team in KVAC and Eastern Class A boys’ soccer. Patience, sound technique and a knack for taking advantage of every opportunity dropped in your path will get you everywhere, though. Goals by Luke Sterling and Jared Plourde and another shutout by goalkeeper […]

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H.S. girls’ soccer: Saints blank Bulldogs for first

AUBURN — It was a game the St. Dom’s girls’ soccer team has had their eyes on for quite some time. With every fluctuation of the Western C standings, the Saints became even more anxious for a showdown with unbeaten Madison. “We knew this game, after leap frogging with them in the standings, was going […]

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Local roundup: Knights repel Patriots

GRAY —  Sean Murphy fired a 25-yard shot from the right side into the net with 19 seconds left in regulation to give Poland a 2-1 win over Gray-New Gloucester in a WMC matchup Tuesday. Eric Wilcox gave the Patriots (1-6) a 1-0 lead early in the second half before Sean Mitchell tied things up […]

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Field hockey: Greyhounds don’t make it easy for Phoenix

JAY — Lisbon High School field hockey coach Julie Wescott was far from disappointed after her Greyhounds, the defending Class C state champions, lost to the hottest team in the Mountain Valley Conference, Spruce Mountain, 2-0 on Tuesday. “It is always a good game when we play them, a good even match, and I felt […]

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High school roundup: Fletcher’s goal rescues Mustangs

SALEM — Haley Fletcher’s goal early in the second half  broke a scoreless tie as Monmouth blanked Mt. Abram, 1-0, in MVC girls’ soccer action on Monday. Fletcher scored off a cross from Sammy Grandahl to give the Mustangs the lead with 32:30 remaining in the second half. Goalie Mikayla Cameron made it stand up […]

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High School Notebook: Youth movement familiar refrain for Falcons

Of all the high school sports on the fall spectrum, you might not expect to find many common denominators between field hockey and football. When Mountain Valley field hockey coach Melissa Forbes and her husband, football coach Jim Aylward, get home from work and have that late-dinner conversation, however, they can almost complete each other’s […]

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H.S. Football: York doubles up Mt. Blue

YORK — Randy Small, even after losing the first two games of season, liked the potential he saw in his York High School football team. The Wildcats coach said the team needed to stay patient for a couple of weeks, let some of the younger, inexperienced players get their feet wet at the varsity level, […]

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H.S. Football: Greyhounds de-flock Seagulls, 42-6

LISBON — A little stumble out of the gate sent Lisbon to the back burner of Western Class D buzz. Given what happened on both ends of Route 9 Saturday, the Greyhounds will find themselves a hot topic once again. Quincy Thompson tallied three touchdowns and 322 yards of total offense running, receiving and passing, Jordon […]