Van Buren nips Ashland as Lajoie gets OT winner

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ASHLAND – Megan Lajoie scored on a direct kick with 50 seconds left in overtime to give Van Buren a 4-3 schoolgirl soccer victory over Ashland Wednesday.

Lajoie netted three goals for the 5-3-1 Crusaders and assisted on Kate Beckwith’s goal in the first half. Lisa Levasseur made 15 saves on 20 shots.

Beth Belskis scored on a direct kick with 18 minutes left in the second half to tie the game for 6-1 Ashland. Whitney Flint and Beth Chamberlin each had a goal and Caitlin Sherman had an assist. Ashley Nemer made five saves on 10 shots.

Limestone 4, Easton 2

At Limestone, Lindsey Beaulieu scored a goal and assisted on another to help lead Limestone to the victory.

Crystal Silva, Meagan Pelletier and Brittany King had the other Eagle goals. Kylie Mulherin had an assist and Melanie Allen made two saves on eight shots.

Nina Alexander scored both Easton goals and Brianna White stopped 36 of 39 shots.

S. Aroostook 5, Woodland 2

At Dyer Brook, Kaylea Collier notched three goals for the Warriors.

Mindy Watson had a goal and an assist for 6-1 Southern Aroostook. Chelsea Collier added another goal, while Audrey Charette had an assist. Erin Caswell faced 21 shots and saved 12.

Eryn Crowe and Tabitha Hatenaars scored for the 1-4 Dragons. Lacey Gillespie made an assist and Cassandra Brown made 16 saves on 26 shots.

Searsport 5, Sumner 0

At Searsport, Jenna Chaney scored the game’s first goal to propel Searsport to the victory.

Natasha Zito, Thersea Cameron, Gracie Messinger and Haley Grove each scored for 3-0 Searsport. Aimee Neilsen, Abby Tripp and Kylie Jettinghoff all added an assist. April Pickering saved the only shots she faced.

Kylie Bragdon stopped 32 of 41 shots for 0-4 Sumner.

Bucksport 3, GSA 0

At Bucksport, Lindsey Gordon scored all three goals to lift Bucksport past George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill.

Jessie Lindquist and Terren Hall each had an assist for 3-0 Bucksport. Katie Hurd made two saves on three shots.

Kayla Eaton stopped three of 11 shots for 2-2-1 George Stevens.

MDI 0, Hermon 0 (2OT)

At Mount Desert, Asia Ross made 10 saves on 11 shots to help MDI earn the scoreless tie.

Jesse Ford made six saves on 19 shots for Hermon.

JV: Hermon 1-0

Piscataquis 3, Central 0

At Guilford, Christine Davis scored two goals to push Piscataquis past Central of Corinth.

Whitney Sinclair had a goal and had two assists for 2-0 Piscataquis. Jill Martell stopped all 15 shots she faced.

Central’s Nicole Daniels made 16 saves on 29 shots.

JV: Central 1-0

Foxcroft Academy 7, Dexter 1

At Foxcroft, Erica Kaufmann notched two goals and three assists to lead the Ponies to victory.

Lindsay Chase had three goals for 2-1 Foxcroft Academy. Leslie Martin and Sarah Anderson each scored a goal, while Brittany Fadley saved 17 of 18 shots.

Lee 10, Schenck 0

At East Millinocket, Shelby Pickering scored five goals to lead Lee Academy.

Aarika Ritchie had two goals for 4-0 Lee. Amanda Gifford, Marci Moors and Laci McLaughlin each scored a goal. Jacki Moors made three saves on six shots.

Robin Larlee and Tricia Hobbs combined to make 15 saves on 34 shots for 2-3 Schenck.

Penobscot Valley 3, Penquis 2

At Howland, Ashley Dawson scored and added two assists in the Howlers’ win.

Kacey Foster and Holly Drost contributed the other goals for Penobscot Valley. Tiffany Brown had an assist and Jenn Plourd saved nine of the 14 shots she faced.

Erin Beasley and Sam Willis scored for the Patriots, while Michelle Mulherin made 13 saves on 29 shots.

Boys soccer

Van Buren 4, Ashland 1

At Ashland, Andy Martin scored three goals as Van Buren improved to 8-2.

Tyler LaPierre also scored for the Crusaders, while Ben Doucette had an assist.

Isaac Ward scored Ashland’s lone goal.

Dustin Cyr made 10 saves on 12 shots for Van Buren. Lucas Belanger and Kevin Baker combined to make 14 saves on 26 shots for 1-5-1 Ashland.

Presque Isle 7, Houlton 1

At Presque Isle, Nate Carter scored four goals and also had an assist in the Wildcats’ win.

Greg Whitaker added two goals and Chris Carlin scored once. Carlin, Derrek Belanger and Josh Gonsioroski each made an assist. Brad Baker stopped four of the five shots he faced for 5-1 Presque Isle.

Ian Pasquarelli scored the 2-5-1 Shiretowners’ lone goal. Eben Thompson saved 13 of 20 shots.

Cent. Aroostook 9, Hodgdon 1

At Mars Hill on Tuesday night, Jason Woodward, Jake Delano and Erick Martinez each scored two goals as the Panthers rolled.

Shaun Walling, Brock Burton and Jon Boyd each added a goal for the winners. John Boyd and Kyle Taylor combined to make one save on three shots for Central Aroostook.

Justin Quint scored for the Hawks and Jordan Quint made 33 saves on 42 shots.

Field hockey

Piscataquis 3, Foxcroft 2 (OT)

At Guilford, Kristi Levesque scored off a Nicole Santos pass 47 seconds into overtime to lead Piscataquis to the victory.

Levesque had scored earlier for 4-0 Piscataquis and Sharon Ortiz had a goal. Kelsey Martel and Kelli Martel each had an assist. Amy Knowlton had five saves on nine shots.

Tamlyn Frederick and Lauren Snow each had a second half goal for 2-2 Foxcroft Academy. Ashley Smith stopped four of 11 shots.

JV: 0-0