If the first minute of Friday’s contest was any indication, Spruce Mountain appeared to once again have its hands full with the Knights. But that opening minute proved nothing more than a mirage. The Phoenix took Poland’s best punch in the first minute, but it hardly made Spruce Mountain flinch by the time the final […]
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H.S. roundup: Lewiston girls’ soccer runs win streak to five with win over Lawrence
LEWISTON — Gabby Barrett fired a shot into the net from 30 yards out with 18 minutes left in the contest to give Lewiston a 1-0 victory over Lawrence in KVAC girls’ soccer action Tuesday. Kelsey St. Cyr made six saves to notch the shutout, the team’s fifth consecutive victory, while Lauren Wadleigh turned aside […]
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H.S. Football: Spruce Mountain cruises past Cape Elizabeth
CAPE ELIZABETH — Given a four-touchdown victory at Cape Elizabeth before the Class C West football season started, Spruce Mountain would have taken it and run for the bus. Things are different now, though, three weeks after Cape’s classic overtime win at Leavitt and two weeks after star quarterback and defensive back Noah Wolfinger’s season-ending […]
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Cross country running: Lewiston pair goes 1-2 at Oxford Hills meet
Harris and Osman were running alongside one other as they completed the first lap of the two-lap course at Roberts Farm in Norway on Friday afternoon. When they came around a second time, Doorow broke away to win event in a time of 18:46. Harris was two seconds behind him, holding off a late-charging Harrison […]
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Local roundup: Ripley, Vikes nip Bulldogs
PARIS — Tyus Ripley converted a pass from Jake Beauchesne with 12:22 left in the contest to give Oxford Hills a 3-2 win over Lawrence in boys’ soccer Thursday. Joey Gallant led the Vikings (2-4) with two goals, while Andrew Fleming added an assist. Nick Blombrth and Zoli Nagi each tallied for the Bulldogs (1-3-1). […]
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Game of the Week: Phoenix face fight from short-handed Capers
After the first two weeks of the Campbell Conference campaign, the Spruce Mountain at Cape Elizabeth matchup in Week 4 looked like the pick of the crop. And who knows? It still may turn out that way. No question, however, that Friday night’s collision at Hannaford Field has lost some of its luster with the […]
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High school roundup: Leavitt edges Nokomis in boys’ soccer
TURNER — Tyler Roux converted a pass from Evan Clark with 27 minutes left in regulation to give Leavitt a 1-0 victory over Nokomis in a KVAC boys’ soccer tilt Tuesday. Ben Fullerton made four saves to notch the shutout, while Nick Bolliger deflected 13 shots between the posts for Nokomis (2-4). Lewiston 6, Mt. […]
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Field hockey: Spruce Mountain overcomes Nokomis
Nicole Hamblin scored twice and Alexis Bessey what turned out to be the game-winner for the Phoenix as they upended defending Class B state champion Nokomis 3-1 in a bone-chilling Saturday matinee on the school’s Jay campus. “One of the things we keep stressing as we go forward is to use our speed,” Spruce Mountain […]
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High school roundup: Leavitt, Gardiner battle to deadlock in girls’ soccer
GARDINER — After falling behind 2-0 in the first half, Leavitt clawed back as the two squads ended up at a 2-2 deadlock in more girls’ soccer action Friday. Morgan Carver and Lauren Chadwick each scored for the struggling Bulldogs (0-3-2), while Amanda Poulin and Shannon O’Malley tallied for the Hornets (1-2-2). Lauren Boyington made […]
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Field hockey: Phoenix overwhelm Purple Panthers
JAY — Three games into their KVAC field hockey experience, the Spruce Mountain Phoenix are doing just fine, thank you. Nicole Hamblin and Kaylee Leclerc scored twice each as the Phoenix rolled to a 6-0 win over Waterville on Saturday, running their record to 3-0 on the season, their first in the conference. “It’s good, […]