Bird, Harris, Thompson power Washburn to win Beavers hand Tigers first loss

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FORT FAIRFIELD – Zachary Bird scored the game-winner 13 seconds after Fort Fairfield tied it as the Washburn boys soccer team earned a 4-2 victory, knocking off the previously undefeated Tigers.

Bird’s winner, which came with just under 10 minutes remaining, resulted from a scramble in the penalty area. Bird and Dan Harris each finished with two goals. Jason Thompson made 10 saves on 20 shots for the 6-2-3 Beavers.

Mickey Browning scored and Ryan Helstrom had the other Fort Fairfield goal off a Browning assist. Tyler Bernaiche made five saves on nine shots for 8-1 Fort Fairfield.

Van Buren 2, Fort Kent 1

At Van Buren, Tyler Hews and Jeremy Chasse each had a goal and an assist to propel the Van Buren past Fort Kent.

Sean Violette stopped six of 11 shots for the 7-3 Crusaders.

Ben Bouchard scored off a pass from James Raymond for the 3-3-1 Warriors. Dustin Nadeau rejected 10 of 15 shots.

Presque Isle 3, Caribou 0

At Caribou, Kyle James tallied a goal plus two assists as the Wildcats scored three second half goals to earn the win.

Ben Lynch and Matt Pelletier provided a goal each for 4-1 Presque Isle. Trevor Graves dished out an assist. Ben Sirois stopped all four shots he faced.

Micah Maurio and John Holabard combined to make 23 saves on 26 shots for the 2-2-1 Vikings.

JV: Presque Isle 6-0

Hodgdon 0, Houlton 0 (2OT)

At Hodgdon, the rival Hawks and Shiretowners to a scoreless tie through two overtime periods.

Erik O’Connell made 12 saves on 16 shots for 0-4-4 Houlton.

Matt Hanning stopped five of nine shots for 2-5-2 Hodgdon.

Shead 3, Calais 0

At Eastport, Derek and Ben Maloney had a goal each as the Tigers blanked the Blue Devils.

Ricky Kroll added a goal for 3-0 Shead and Tony Thurlow and Jason Bones dished out an assist each. Darrin Constant made three saves on four shots.

Devon McPhee rejected 13 of 18 shots for 1-3 Calais.

Limestone 8, Wisdom 2

At Limestone, John Gomez knocked in four goals as the Eagles shackled the Pioneers.

Dale Swanton tallied two goals and three assists for 5-2-1 Limestone. Kevin Wilcox and Neil Lettenberger added a goal each, and Karsten Bleech provided an assist. Jake Manner made three saves on five shots.

Nick Berce and Dustin Lugdon had a goal each for 0-9 Wisdom of St. Agatha and Roy Curtis rejected 16 of 31 shots.

Lawrence 6, Leavitt 0

At Turner, Marshall Holmes had a hat trick and also notched an assist as the Bulldogs from Fairfield improved to 3-0.

Brandon Grudda scored a pair of goals and C.J. Perry opened the scoring. Kevin Hageman, James Marin, Chris Sterling and Evan Weymouth had assists and Nate Lovitz made three saves in posting the shutout.

Corey Brule and Sam Madore combined for 12 saves on 22 shots for 1-2 Leavitt.

JV: 1-1 tie

George Stevens 3, MDI 2

At Blue Hill, the Eagles scored three unanswered goals in the second half, including Blake Wessel’s game-winner with 5:34 left, to edge the Trojans.

Peter Graves, who assisted on Wessel’s winner, started GSA’s scoring when he put in a penalty kick after an MDI red card. Mark Clapp’s goal tied the game. James Friend made eight saves on 13 shots for the 2-1 Eagles.

Kyle Jones and Alex Galo each scored for 0-2 MDI. Adam Thurston stopped eight of 11 shots.

Orono 2, Hermon 0

At Orono, Sam Walton and Tom Smyth scored goals in the Red Riots win over the Hawks.

Alyosha Klose assisted on each of the goals and Evan James stopped all 10 shots he faced for 1-2 Orono.

Phil Cayford saved eight of 10 shots for 1-2 Hermon.

JV: Hermon 5-2

Girls soccer

Washburn 2, Fort Fairfield 1

At Fort Fairfield, Amber Blakney scored 3:15 into the second overtime period to give the Beavers the win.

Blakney scored when she beat an offside trap and went in alone on the goalie. Blakney also notched Washburn’s first goal off an assist from Dominique Kir and Jamie Abar stopped six of eight shots for the 4-6-1 Beavers.

Ruthie Arato scored 3-5-1 Fort Fairfield’s goal and Dani Searles made 10 saves on 17 shots.

Van Buren 3, Fort Kent 2

At Van Buren, Amy Vaillancourt knocked in the game-winner with 20 minutes left in the second half to propel the Crusaders to victory.

Micah LaPlante and Natalie Cormier had a goal each for 8-1-1 Van Buren and Casie Caron added an assist. Danielle Gagnon made six saves on nine shots.

Allison Daigle and Meaghan Minzy tallied an unassisted goal each for the 6-2 Warriors. Mindy Morneault stopped seven of 13 shots.

Limestone 2, Wisdom 1

At Limestone, Ashley Brooker’s 18-yard shot sailed high into the far corner with 4:10 left in the first half to break a 1-1 tie and supply Limestone with the upset victory.

Brooker had scored earlier in the half off a Jacinda St. Pierre pass before Michelle Bourgoin equalized off a Heather Anderson pass.

Nikki Michaud made 24 saves for 3-4-1 Limestone while Shannon Berube had 16 stops for 8-2 Wisdom.

Houlton 1, Hodgdon 0

At Hodgdon, Megan Griffin’s first-half unassisted goal lifted the Shiretowners to an upset of rival Hodgdon.

Anna Lenentine registered the shutout for 2-4 Houlton, stopping nine of 13 shots.

Lindsay Stewart countered with a 14-save, 18-shot effort for the 7-2 Hawks.

Nokomis 5, Foxcroft 1

At Dover-Foxcroft, five different players scored for the Warriors in their victory.

Danielle Clark, Lindsey Welch, Aimee Paradis, Michelle Murray and Danielle Palmer each put in one goal. Jennifer Roach had two assists and Tia Beauregard made eight saves on 10 shots for 2-0-1 Nokomis of Newport.

Leslie Nelson scored for the 0-3 Ponies. Katie Walsh made 20 saves on 39 shots.

Presque Isle 2, Caribou 0

At Caribou, Melissa DeMerchant and Jessica Price combined on a shutout, stopping 10 of 19 shots as the Wildcats handed rival Caribou their first loss.

Billi Blanchard and Bailey Hovey provided a goal each for 2-4 Presque Isle.

Leah Drew rejected five of nine shots for the 5-1 Vikings.

JV: Presque Isle 3-0

Dexter 3, Penquis 0

At Milo, sisters Sarah and Lindsey Turner provided a goal each, with Sarah’s coming on a penalty kick, as the 3-0 Tigers prevailed.

Sabrina Cote added a goal and assist for the winners. Daphne Robichaud made 13 saves on 17 shots.

Ashley Pelletier stopped 13 of 16 shots for the 0-2 Patriots.

Bucksport 5, George Stevens 0

At Bucksport, Elissa Gordon tallied two goals and two assists as the Golden Bucks rolled.

Chelsea Whitten, Jill Richards and Jessie Taylor provided a goal each for 2-0-1 Bucksport. Shaina Goode added an assist, and Brittany Damon made one save on five shots.

Liz Tyler rejected 15 of 26 shots for the 1-1 Eagles of Blue Hill.

JV: Bucksport 7-0

Old Town 3, John Bapst 0

At Old Town, Hannah Marquis knocked in all three goals as the Indians rolled.

Erin Reardon and Heather Surette each added an assist for 3-0 Old Town. Whitney Carey made 10 saves on 14 shots.

Ashley Cluff stopped 13 of 18 shots for the 1-2 Crusaders of Bangor.

JV: John Bapst 2-0

Schenck 3, Penobscot Valley 0

At Howland, Megan Carey made 12 saves on 19 shots to earn a shutout for the Howlers.

Jessica Day, Jodi King and Kayla Hathaway each scored a goal for 1-2 Penobscot Valley. Ashley Page added an assist.

Jen Plourde stopped seven of 10 shots for the 2-1 Wolverines of East Millinocket.