PORTLAND – Two men in a car with Massachusetts license plates pulled into the near-empty parking lot Saturday morning at Fitzpatrick Stadium Saturday morning and rolled down a window to ask a driver in another car why there were so few people at the field 45 minutes before… Read More
    ORONO – Nick Smith rushed for two touchdowns while Kyle Gallant passed for three more as John Bapst of Bangor wrapped up regular-season play with a 49-19 high school football victory over Orono Friday night. Smith finished with 90 yards rushing, scoring on runs of… Read More
    GREENVILLE – Melanie Schanck scored two goals and Bri Clifford scored once as No. 2 Richmond upended top-ranked Greenville 3-0 to win its second straight Western Maine Class D girls soccer championship Friday. Schanck and Clifford each scored in the first half as the 12-3… Read More
    BLUE HILL – George Stevens Academy senior midfielder Steve Ensworth said the Eagles have been trying to score off throw-ins all season long but hadn’t been able to do so. Until Tuesday. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
    DEXTER – The Madawaska Owls arrived late but took control early in ousting top-ranked and unbeaten Dexter 2-1 in an Eastern Maine Class C boys soccer semifinal Tuesday. Madawaska, whose five-hour trip down from the St. John Valley was delayed an additional half-hour by the… Read More
    BREWER – David Rossignol had been around the ball for much of the game, maddeningly close to several breakaways that always seemed to be cut short by a bad bounce or a slightly off-the-mark pass. The all-time leading career scorer for the Messalonskee boys soccer… Read More
    CORINTH – Scott Kelley scored three goals and assisted on another to lead the Central High School boys soccer team to a 5-2 victory over Old Town Wednesday. Jacob Speed added two goals and an assist for the 9-3-2 Red Devils. Tyler Pineo blocked 16… Read More
    EAST MACHIAS – Josiah Jackson made 18 saves on 22 shots to lead Washington Academy to a 4-0 boys soccer victory over Machias on Wednesday. Todd Junn, Young Gi, Min Kim and Milos Gautier scored a goal apiece for the 11-1 Raiders. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – The Presque Isle girls soccer rallied for two second-half goals after trailing 1-0 at halftime to earn a pivotal 2-1 victory over the Caribou Vikings Wednesday. Carmen Allen knocked in the decisive goal with about 17:30 remaining in regulation after Sarah Porter… Read More
    Inexperienced players. Defections to golf. The Fort Fairfield boys soccer team has had to overcome quite a bit this fall. But the Tigers have managed a 10-2-1 record this fall, one year after struggling to a 3-11 finish last season. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT – Jen Gagnon scored twice as the Foxcroft Academy Ponies rallied from a first-half deficit to earn a pivotal 2-1 high school field hockey victory over Dexter on Wednesday. Jana Kenney put 10-2 Dexter up 1-0 with 10:33 left in the first half, slamming… Read More
    CARIBOU – Nicole Chasse scored the game-winning unassisted goal with 3:49 remaining in the game as the Fort Kent girls soccer team earned a 2-1 upset victory over Caribou Wednesday. Taylor Boucher added a goal for Fort Kent while Krissa Pelletier made nine saves on… Read More
    THORNDIKE – Scott Gibbs scored the game-winning goal with 12:46 remaining in the game to lift Mount View to a 3-2 high school boys soccer victory over Camden Hills of Rockport Wednesday. Jake Mehuren and Alex Pierel each added a goal while Derek Keller posted… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT – Shee-Ann Sargent knocked in three goals as Foxcroft Academy held on for a 4-3 upset of the Dexter Tigers. Lauren Kousale added a goal for the 2-8 Ponies. Ashley Richardson had 10 saves on 16 shots. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    WOODLAND – Chad James scored three goals and assisted on another to lead Woodland to a 6-2 boys soccer victory over Calais on Monday. Cody Sappier had two goals and an assist for the 7-2-2 Dragons. Scott Boomer added a goal and two assists, and… Read More
    WOODLAND – Molly White scored two goals to lift the Woodland girls soccer team to a 4-1 victory over East Grand Monday. Rachel Torrey had a goal and an assist for the 6-4-2 Dragons and Cynthia Bergin added a goal. Bergin and Marlene Flaherty combined… Read More
    BANGOR – Presque Isle High School junior left midfielder Eric Morris admitted he was just trying to cross the ball from 28 yards out late in the first half of Tuesday afternoon’s game against John Bapst. But Morris’ left-footed half-volley sailed over the head of… Read More
    LINCOLN – Denielle Nicastro scored the tying and winning goals two minutes apart to lead Mattanawcook Academy to 3-2 field hockey victory over Foxcroft Academy Monday. Nicastro scored the tying goal with 13 minutes left in the second half off a Brooke Hans-com assist and… Read More
    EAST MACHIAS – First-half goals by Nick Hixson and Todd Junn propelled the Washington Academy boys soccer team to a 3-1 high school victory over Shead Monday. Joey Hunter added a second-half goal for 5-2-1 Washington Academy, while Milos Gautier had an assist. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    STACYVILLE – Jalisa Moore scored her second goal of the match on a direct kick with 3:19 left in the second half to rally the Cougars to a 2-2 double-overtime tie with undefeated Ashland in high school girls soccer action Monday. Moore had given Katahdin… Read More
    MILLINOCKET – Katie Mills knocked in three goals and assisted on another by Adriana Eurich as the Stearns Minutemen cruised to a 5-1 high school field hockey win over the Orono Red Riots Friday. Angela Levesque assisted on two of Mills’ goals while Becca Leavitt… Read More
    LEE – Josh Branscombe scored two goals and provided an assist Friday to lead Southern Aroostook of Dyer Brook to a 4-1 boys soccer victory over Lee Academy. Dakota Sleeper had a goal and an assist for the 5-3-2 Warriors and Jake Lassonde added a… Read More
    UNITY – There were no smiles on the sidelines as the Unity College men’s soccer team players came off the field after a 2-0 loss on a dark, rainy Saturday afternoon. Some pulled their shirts over their faces in frustration, others shook their heads. Among… Read More
    ELLSWORTH – Of all the fouls in a physical, emotional matchup between the two teams that played in the 2006 Eastern Maine Class B final, it was a hand ball that decided Tuesday night’s high school soccer game between Ellsworth and John Bapst. The Crusaders… Read More
    DOVER-FOXCROFT – Sabrina Sharrow scored two goals and Kelsey Boss and Jen Gagnon added one goal each as the Foxcroft Academy field hockey team rolled to a 4-0 high school victory over Hermon Wednesday. Kayla Clukey, Molly Cyr and Jen Seavey each contributed an assist… Read More
    ASHLAND – Senior Whitney Flint scored a career-high five goals as the undefeated Ashland Hornets improved their record to 7-0-1 with an 8-1 high school girls soccer victory over Southern Aroostook of Dyer Brook Wednesday. Flint also had an assist, while Crystal Cook had two… Read More
    BAR HARBOR – Leah Mattson, Alida Peake and Laura Overton each scored a goal as George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill defeated Mount Desert Island 3-1 in a high school girls soccer match Wednseday. Stevie Theoharidis posted an assist while Sarah Gunnedal stopped seven of… Read More
    BAR HARBOR – The Mount Desert Island boys soccer team was going for a shutout in Tuesday afternoon’s Eastern Maine Class B matchup against Caribou. The Trojans got what they wanted and a lot more with a 1-0 victory over the previously undefeated Vikings. They’ll… Read More
    BAR HARBOR – Abby Small scored the second of her two goals on a corner kick with 1:23 remaining to lift the Caribou girls soccer team to a 2-1 win over Mount Desert Island in high school action Monday. Brittany Doak recorded eight saves on… Read More
    PITTSFIELD – Christine Hill scored two goals to lift Belfast to a 3-1 high school field hockey win over Maine Central Institute Monday. Crystle Kirby added a goal for the 3-1-1 Lions. Paxton Mohney and Leann Donovan combined for 10 saves on 11 shots. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    MILLINOCKET – Hilary Haney scored the second of her two goals on a breakaway with three minutes left in the second overtime as the Central Red Devils earned a 2-1 high school field hockey victory over the Stearns Minutemen Monday. Haney scored a first-half goal… Read More
    STACYVILLE – Brooke Livezey scored a goal and assisted another to lead Katahdin to a 3-1 high school girls soccer victory over Southern Aroostook of Dyer Brook Friday. Mary Jo Robinson and Sarah Goodman added goals for 6-0 Katahdin. Jalisa Moore added an assist while… Read More
    BREWER – Up until Bangor scored two goals in an 11-second span in the first half, the Brewer Witches had things going their way, momentum-wise, in a battle of unbeatens on a sultry September Saturday afternoon. The two-goal blitz was more than enough for the… Read More
    LINCOLN – Danielle Nicastro scored the winning goal early in the second half to lift Mattanawcook Academy past Piscataquis of Guilford 2-1 Wednesday in high school field hockey action. Michelle Paul netted a goal late in the second half to tie the game for Mattanawcook. Read More
    EASTON – Corey White recorded three goals and dished out an assist to lead Easton to a 5-0 high school boys soccer win Limestone Community School/ Maine School of Science and Mathematics Wednesday. Brad Trask scored a pair of goals and grabbed two assists for… Read More
    CARIBOU – Talk about making the most of your opportunities. The Caribou boys soccer team managed only five shots on goal in the second half of Wednesday night’s matchup against rival Presque Isle. By most standards, that’s not enough to win a game. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    LIMESTONE – Kellie Peers’ goal on a penalty kick with 1:13 left in the second overtime lifted the Limestone Community School/ Maine School of Science and Mathematics to a 2-1 schoolgirl soccer win over the Hodgdon Hawks Monday. Peers also scored the first goal with… Read More
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    FORT FAIRFIELD – Brittany Mosher scored two goals as the Central Aroostook of Mars Hill girls soccer team earned a 3-1 victory over Fort Fairfield Tuesday in high school action. Sarah Long scored for the 1-0 Panthers. Letisha Neece and Amber Bradley provided assists. Ashley… Read More
    HODGDON – Corey White scored two goals and assisted another to lead Easton to a 4-1 high school boys soccer win over Hodgdon Monday. Brad Taft scored twice for the 2-0 Bears. Devyn Gray, Sam Bacon and Nick Flewelling each provided an assist. Jeremy Brock… Read More
    MARS HILL – Brittany Charette scored twice to lead Southern Aroostook of Dyer Brook to a 4-2 season-opening girls soccer victory over Central Aroostook Friday. Janel Rockwell and Rochell Nadeau added goal for the 1-0 Warriors. Jasmine Rockwell provided an assist and Emily Cummings made… Read More
    BANGOR – JoJo Hwalek has played a variety of roles for the Bangor High School soccer team over the years. He’s the fourth-leading scorer in school history, and a three-time team leader in assists. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
    HAMPDEN – Sam Petrie said he rarely sees anything like it. No, the Old Town boys soccer goalie wasn’t talking about the wet, cold, windy weather for Sunday’s Maine Soccer Coaches Senior Bowl. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
    BANGOR – You could say it all came together over ping pong, video games, and Italian food. The members of the Bangor boys soccer team planned to spend the night before today’s Class A state soccer championship game at a team party, something that’s become… Read More
    Both the Van Buren boys and Lee girls soccer teams have had more than their share of success in the last couple of years. The Crusaders and Pandas have felt the sting of loss, too, but it’s how they rebounded from defeat that has helped… Read More
    BRUNSWICK – Bangor High School senior outside midfielder Troy Jellison, who had scored the game’s first goal, was exhausted in the second overtime of the Rams’ Eastern Maine Class A schoolboy championship game against Brunswick Tuesday, so he came out for a breather. Sophomore Mack… Read More
    HERMON – Miles Gagnon scored the third goal for John Bapst of Bangor in the second round of penalty kicks to lead the No. 1 Crusaders past No. 4 Winslow 2-1 in an Eastern Maine Class B boys soccer semifinal Wednesday. After Gagnon’s score, the… Read More
    BANGOR – There’s always a strong, deep rivalry between teams from Bangor and Brewer high schools. But at one time, a few members of the Rams and Witches boys soccer teams, who will have an unprecedented Eastern Maine Class A semifinal meeting this evening, were… Read More
    BLUE HILL – Winslow Brokaw scored two goals and Emily Peake assisted on two as the third-ranked George Stevens Academy Eagles rolled to a 5-0 Eastern Maine Class C girls soccer quarterfinal win over the Calais Blue Devils Monday. Lydia Clapp added a goal and… Read More
    TOPSHAM – Reid McLaughlin scored the game-winning goal with 4:30 remaining in the game to lift No. 6 Brewer to a 2-1 Eastern Maine boys soccer quarterfinal victory over No. 3 Mount Ararat. Shun Sasaki scored first for Brewer with a goal four minutes into… Read More
    BREWER – For all intents and purposes, Thursday’s Eastern Maine Class A preliminary playoff boys soccer game between Brewer and Waterville was effectively over with 22 minutes left. Fortunately for Brewer fans, nobody bothered to clue the Witches in on that fact. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    THORNDIKE – One day after squeezing some needed momentum out of an orange, the Mount View boys soccer team rediscovered the winning touch. Junior sweeper Derek Keller set up goals by Eben Estell and Jake Mehuren, and senior goalie Ross Caron came up with some… Read More
    HAMPDEN – Aaron Gilio scored the winning goal on a Nate Brown assist 4:23 into overtime to lift No. 4 Hampden Academy to a 1-0 Class A boys soccer preliminary win over No. 13 Leavitt of Turner on Wednesday. Cam Cox stopped two of three… Read More
    BAILEYVILLE – Corey Johnston and John Deacon notched a goal each to lead the Calais boys soccer team to a 2-0 win over Woodland in the DAC Championship on Monday. Scott Geel made nine saves on 13 shots for the 14-0-1 Blue Devils. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    VAN BUREN – Megan LaJoie scored an unassisted goal 3:11 into the second half and assisted on another by Taylor Parent earlier in the period to lift the Van Buren Crusaders to a 2-0 high school girls soccer win over the Washburn Beavers Friday. Trisha… Read More
    TURNER – Jill Ross scored two second-half goals to lead Belfast to its third straight KVAC Class B field hockey championship with a 3-0 victory over Leavitt on Friday. Briana Curry added a goal for Belfast. Britt Cummings, Kallie Aldus, and Skye Ellis provided assists. Read More
    BAGNOR – Erin Keim scored in the first half off of an Ashley Gale assist for John Bapst and the Crusaders went on to record a 2-0 schoolgirl soccer win over the Hermon Hawks Friday. Catherine Lammert added an unassisted second-half goal for the 7-6-1… Read More
    DEXTER – Dan Beatham scored what proved to be the game-winner and assisted on another as Dexter concluded its regular season with a 9-2-3 record and a 3-0 high school boys soccer win over Penobscot Valley on Wednesday. The Howlers of Howland fell to 7-3-3. Read More
    WOODLAND – Kayla Cobb scored the winning goal off a cross from Honor Wilkins with 20 minutes remaining in the game to lift the Calais Blue Devils to a 1-0 high school girls soccer win over rival Woodland Wednesday. Steph Perry made six saves on… Read More
    CARIBOU – Angela Norsworthy and Kayla Legassie notched a goal apiece to lead the Presque Isle Wildcats to a 2-0 high school girls soccer win over archrival Caribou on Wednesday. Sarah Porter and Katrina Whittier each tallied an assist for Presque Isle. Molly Hamel and… Read More
    ELLSWORTH – It was relief for one side and frustration for the other. The Mount Desert Island boys soccer team scored first. Ellsworth dominated and finished with a huge edge in shots on goal. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
    HAMPDEN – Hampden Academy’s Nellie Wood scored two unanswered goals in the second half after the John Bapst Crusaders were up 1-0 to lead the Broncos to a 2-1 high school field hockey victory Monday. Katie Hessert had seven saves on eight shots for the… Read More
    DEER ISLE – Eben Powers scored the game-winning goal with 14 minutes remaining to lift Deer Isle-Stonington to a 3-2 high school boys soccer win over Katahdin of Stacyville Monday. Collin Ciomei scored two goals, including the game-tying goal with 48 seconds left in the… Read More
    DEER ISLE – Eben Powers scored the game-winning goal with 14 minutes remaining to lift Deer Isle-Stonington to a 3-2 high school boys soccer win over Katahdin of Stacyville Monday. Collin Ciomei scored two goals, including the game-tying goal with 48 seconds left in the… Read More
    BANGOR – Bangor High School boys soccer coach Adam Leach succinctly summed up a dominant first-half performance that guided his Rams to an impressive 4-1 win over archrival Hampden Academy Saturday afternoon. “That’s as good a half as we can play and it’s against the… Read More
    DEXTER – Felicia Achorn netted the game-winning goal with 2:26 remaining in overtime to lift Stearns to a 2-1 high school field hockey victory over Dexter on Friday. Amy Collinsworth scored the first goal for Stearns in the second half. Deanna Michaud stopped 16 of… Read More
    ROCKPORT – Kayla Gushee scored off an Erika Johnson assist to give Camden Hills the only goal they’d need en route to a 1-0 high school girls soccer win over Mount View Friday. Kerry Gross made eight save on 10 shots for 6-7 Camden Hills. Read More