BANGOR – Cid Dyjak has gone to plenty of national soccer coaches’ conventions. But when he attends the 2009 National Soccer Coaches Association of America event next month, it will not only be as a member in good standing, but as an honoree. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
HAMPDEN – The East boys defeated the West 5-3 while the West girls edged the East 3-2 during the Maine Soccer Coaches 14th Annual Senior Bowl Sunday at Hampden Academy. In the boys game, Katahdin of Stacyville’s Ethan Qualey and Marshall Davis each scored a… Read More
EAST MILLINOCKET – Southern Aroostook’s dream of a Class D state title became a reality Saturday at Schenck High School when Elizabeth Goodall scored in the waning minutes of overtime to beat Greenville 1-0 and give the Warriors the school’s first state girls soccer crown. Read More
HAMPDEN – Morgan Woodhouse had a feeling the Waynflete girls soccer team would need three goals to win Saturday morning’s Class C state championship. The Flyers of Portland got three, including one from junior forward Woodhouse, in the first half alone. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
HAMPDEN – It wasn’t quite the way this breakthrough season was supposed to end for the Presque Isle girls soccer team, but Falmouth’s Yachtsmen had too much wind in their sails for the Wildcats. Falmouth scored a goal in each half – both off headers… Read More
BATH – The Waterville girls soccer team scored five unanswered goals Saturday to snap Gorham’s 70-game unbeaten streak and win the state Class A title 5-1. Waterville avenges last year’s loss to Gorham in the state title game. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
DYER BROOK – For Brittany Charette, Emma Senzek and their Southern Aroostook girls soccer teammates, this is new territory. For first-year head coach Holly Vining, it’s a shot at redemption, of sorts. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
ORONO – The Orono High School’s girls soccer team won its first-ever regional title Wednesday. Well-respected 26th-year Orono coach Cid Dyjak received first-half goals from Julie Normand and Alex Crocker and the Riots rode them to a 2-1 victory over Madawaska in their Eastern Maine… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – For Brittany Bearden, the clock couldn’t tick fast enough. As she stood at midfield, waiting to possibly check in, Bearden’s Presque Isle Wildcats were mere seconds away from the program’s first-ever Eastern Maine regional soccer championship. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
To say the Presque Isle girls soccer team is on a hot streak is an understatement. The Wildcats have won 13 consecutive games since an early loss to Ellsworth, and coach Ralph Michaud’s top-seeded club will take that momentum into today’s 5:15 p.m. Eastern Maine… Read More
FORT KENT – Third-seeded Madawaska converted three penalty kicks to No. 2 Fort Kent’s one to push the Owls to the Eastern Maine Class C championship game with a 2-1 schoolgirl soccer triumph Friday afternoon. The Owls will either host fifth-ranked George Stevens Academy of… Read More
ELLSWORTH – The Ellsworth girls soccer team has been shoring up its defense all season, trying to get things ready for the rigors of the Class B playoffs. So far, so good. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Kayla Legassie and Sarah Porter of Presque Isle are about as tough a 1-2 punch as you’ll find in the Class B girls soccer ranks. John Bapst of Bangor found that out the hard way Tuesday, as Legassie scored her 67th and… Read More
HIGH SCHOOL Official final boys and girls soccer standings as reported by the Maine Principals’ Association. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if… Read More
DOVER-FOXCROFT – Shannon O’Connor tallied the game-winning goal with eight seconds remaining in overtime to lift seventh-ranked John Bapst of Bangor to a 3-2 Eastern Maine Class C field hockey quarterfinal victory over defending state champion Foxcroft Academy Wednesday. Kelsey McGrath scored with 1:20 left… Read More
BANGOR – Dominique Veilleux scored the winning goal 2:30 into overtime off an Alex Doten assist to lead Calvary Chapel to a 3-2 boys soccer victory over Highview Christian at University College on Monday. Stephen Berenyi had two second-half goals for the 6-6-2 Sabers of… Read More
BANGOR – Zachary Averill scored an unassisted goal 35:25 into the first half Friday to lead Lee Academy to a 1-0 boys soccer victory over Bangor Christian. A.J. Harris turned away 10 of 18 shots for the 6-7-1 Pandas. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
BANGOR – Jacob Stevens’ goal 10:35 into the game stood up as Machias improved to 10-4 with a 1-0 schoolboy soccer win over Calvary Chapel of Orrington Friday. Michael Jenkins made one save on three shots for the winners. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
MADAWASKA – Jamie Martin scored an unassisted goal with 14:01 remaining in regulation to lift the Caribou girls soccer team to a 1-0 victory over Madawaska in a mutual regular-season finale Friday. Brittany Doak made 10 saves on 11 shots for 11-3 Caribou. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
HAMPDEN – All through pregame warmups until kickoff time, the five seniors on the Hampden Academy girls soccer team were fired up, smiling and raring to go for Thursday’s Class A showdown with rival Bangor. The smiles turned into hoots, hollers and hugs a couple… Read More
BANGOR – Monday evening, Nicole Stairs was a proud daughter as she watched her father Matt get the Philadelphia Phillies one step closer to the World Series with a game-winning, two-run homer in a 7-5 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Less than 24 hours… Read More
FORT KENT – Thomas Levesque scored two first-half goals 19 seconds apart to lead the Fort Kent Warriors to a 3-0 schoolboy soccer win over the Caribou Vikings Monday. Judson Tagget scored just 27 seconds into the second half for 8-4-1 Fort Kent. Matthew Harvey… Read More
DEER ISLE – Andi Flannery scored two goals, one in each half, as the Washington Academy Raiders recorded a 2-0 schoolgirl soccer victory over the Deer Isle-Stonington Mariners Monday. Irene Lewey assisted Flannery’s second-half goal. Jessie Hardy saved three of four shots for 9-1-1 Washington… Read More
BREWER Tonya Carlson broke a 2-2 tie with a goal 10:19 into the second half off a Sarah Babin assist to lead the Brewer Witches to a 3-2 high school field hockey victory over the Oxford Hills Vikings Monday. Carlson and Emily Fraser scored first-half… Read More
DEXTER – The Dexter Tigers scored three first-half goals en route to a 3-0 high school field hockey victory over the Foxcroft Academy Ponies Friday. Jess Mason scored two goals to lead the 12-0 Tigers. Olivia Gardner also scored. Cally Mountain, Claire Wyman and Criss… Read More
SEARSPORT – Kali Berenyi scored all three goals, including the winner with 50 seconds left in overtime, to lead the Searsport Vikings to a 3-2 schoolgirl soccer win over the George Stevens Academy Eagles Friday. All of Berenyi’s goals were unassisted. Sara Bradshaw saved 23… Read More
DYER BROOK – Janel Rockwell broke a 2-2 tie with a goal with about 10 minutes left in the game to lead the Southern Aroostook Warriors to a 3-2 schoolgirl soccer win over the Hodgdon Hawks Friday. Liz Goodall and Rochelle Nadeau scored first-half goals… Read More
ORONO – Ian Staples scored both goals while leading his Orono Red Riots to a 2-0 schoolboy soccer victory over the Old Town Coyotes on Wednesday. Lee Hecker and Brandon Paul each had an assist for the 10-3 Red Riots. A.J. Coleman saved all eight… Read More
ELLSWORTH – Junior strikers Zach Emeigh and Matt Duhaime each scored three goals to power the Ellsworth Eagles to a 6-1 schoolboy soccer victory over Hermon Wednesday. Emeigh also had two assists, and Nick Kelley and Adam Kaspala posted one assist each. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
BANGOR – Jason McBernie netted the winning goal with 20:36 remaining in the game as John Bapst edged Bucksport 2-1 in schoolboy soccer action Wednesday. Jordan Meyers grabbed the assist on the winning goal. Miles Gagnon scored an unassisted goal for John Bapst in the… Read More
ORONO – The nine sophomores on the Orono girls soccer roster are gaining valuable experience with every match. The Red Riots went into Tuesday’s Class C showdown with George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill riding a wave of momentum after defeating top-ranked Fort Kent over… Read More
STACYVILLE – Marshall Davis scored the winner with 3:52 left in the first half to lift undefeated Katahdin to a 2-0 schoolboy soccer victory over Lee Academy Monday. Ethan Qualey added an insurance goal off a Billy Duffy assist with 1:03 remaining in the second… Read More
GREENVILLE – Sophomore Dylan Bouchard and freshman Kenny Howard each scored their first-ever high school goals to lead the Greenville Lakers to a 3-2 schoolboy soccer win over Calvary Chapel Monday. Bouchard finished with two goals, both assisted by Richie Chilson, and the second gave… Read More
EAST SULLIVAN – Lona Sargent scored two second-half goals to rally the Sumner Tigers to 2-1 schoolgirl soccer victory over Deer Isle-Stonington Monday after they trailed 1-0 at halftime. Sargent’s first goal was assisted by Tashia Dailey two minutes into the half and the second… Read More
HERMON – Sabrina Sharrow and Molly Cyr each scored a goal to help the Foxcroft Academy Ponies beat the Hermon Hawks 2-0 Friday in high school field hockey action. Mariah Arno recorded two assists for the 8-2 Ponies and Kelsey Boss also provided an assist. Read More
HERMON – Olivia Gardner, Katie Eastman and Cally Mountain each netted a goal in the last six minutes of play to lift the unbeaten Dexter Tigers to a 4-0 high school field hockey win over the Hermon Hawks Wednesday. Jess Mason scored the first goal… Read More
MACHIAS – Matt Little scored with 2:25 left in the second overtime as the Machias Bulldogs rallied for a 3-2 double-overtime victory over Jonesport-Beals and avoided a major schoolboy soccer upset Wednesday. Zach Fenton and Terrell Carver each scored in the first half to give… Read More
CORINTH – Russ Mortland notched a hat trick as undefeated Presque Isle rolled to its eighth win with a 5-0 shutout of Central in schoolboy soccer action Wednesday. Warren Zubrick and Isaac Lajoie added goals for the 8-0-1 Wildcats. Dillon Kingsbury saved 12 of 16… Read More
HAMPDEN – Sometimes, the game of soccer is more fun when teams play a kick-and-run style of offense. With a lot of team speed and a FieldTurf playing surface in its arsenal, the Hampden Academy girls soccer team ran, ran and ran some more, scoring… Read More
OLD TOWN – Sarah Wilcox scored off an assist from Kayla DuPont with 11 minutes left in the game to lift the Old Town Coyotes to a 2-1 high school field hockey win over the Foxcroft Academy Ponies Monday. Lindsay St. Louis scored in the… Read More
BUCKSPORT – Jordan Trasko scored two goals and assisted on another to push Bucksport past George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill 4-1 in schoolboy soccer action Monday. Dom Kone and Jon Grindle each had a goal and an assist for the 3-5-1 Golden Bucks. Mitchell… Read More
LEE – Ethan Qualey’s second goal of the game, coming with eight minutes remaining, gave Katahdin of Stacyville a valuable insurance goal as the Cougars improved to 10-0 with a 4-2 schoolboy soccer victory over Lee Academy Monday. Marshall Davis had a goal and two… Read More
HERMON – Kevin Tarr headed home a cross from Alex Pederson with four minutes to play in regulation Friday as Hermon edged Foxcroft Academy 3-2 to earn its first boys soccer victory of the season. Pederson and Jerimy McIntyre added goals and Colton Gross and… Read More
MACHIAS – Scott Boomer broke a 1-1 tie, scoring off a Chad James assist 5:18 into the second half to lead Woodland to a 3-1 schoolboy soccer victory over Machias Friday. Brad Arthers scored an insurance goal with an assist from Boomer for the 5-3… Read More
STACYVILLE – Mary Jo Robinson scored 4:32 into the second half on an assist from Melissa Duffy to give the Katahdin Cougars a 1-0 upset victory over Ashland in a schoolgirl soccer game Friday. Jade Clippinger stopped all nine shots she faced in goal for… Read More
BANGOR – The Mt. Blue High School girls soccer team may not have won the midfield battle in its Eastern Maine Class A game against Bangor Thursday night. But the Cougars were more dangerous in the attacking third and did a better job marking in… Read More
EAST MACHIAS – Noah VonRotz scored what proved to be the game-winning goal in the first half on an assist from Milos Gautier as Washington Academy edged Machias 2-1 in a schoolboy soccer game Wednesday. Sung Min Kim added an unassisted goal in the first… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Taylor Baker made eight saves to record her seventh shutout of the season and help avenge the Ashland girls soccer team’s loss to Southern Aroostook last week with a 3-0 win over the Warriors of Dyer Brook Wednesday. The Warriors had snapped… Read More
HOWLAND – Patrick Byers’ goal with 6:05 left in the game lifted the Central Red Devils to a 2-1 schoolboy soccer victory over the Penobscot Valley Howlers Wednesday. Jacob Speed netted a first- half goal for Central. Cole Haskell stopped 16 of 21 shots for… Read More
BANGOR – After a couple of tough losses to Old Town and Ellsworth, the John Bapst girls soccer team desperately needed momentum heading into another tough matchup with Presque Isle later this week. The Crusaders generated tons of it, erupting for five unanswered first-half goals,… Read More
OLD TOWN – Janis Schaefer scored three goals and Jake Leithiser added two to propel the Old Town Coyotes to a 7-2 schoolboy soccer victory over the Central Red Devils Monday. Luke Bartlett added a goal and an assist for the 5-2 Coyotes. Jacob St. Read More
ROCKLAND – A goal by Brighde Curtin snapped a 3-3 tie and lifted the Rockland Tigers to a 4-3 schoolgirl soccer victory over the Maine Central Institute Huskies Monday. Cassie Elwell hit a Baillie Boggs corner kick to Curtin who then put it in the… Read More
DYER BROOK – Rochelle Nadeau recorded two goals and an assist to lead Southern Aroostook to a 5-0 schoolgirl soccer victory over the Lee Academy Pandas Monday. Evangeline Goodall chipped in with a goal and assist for the 8-0-1 winners and Brittany Charette and Kim… Read More
OLD TOWN – When she gets in the open field, Old Town sophomore forward Katie Deshane is dangerous. John Bapst of Bangor found that out Saturday, as Deshane registered her third career three-goal game, including two in the second half as the Coyotes earned a… Read More
DEXTER – Jess Mason scored goals with 28 and 24 minutes remaining in the second half to lift the Dexter Tigers to a 2-1 high school field hockey victory over the Stearns Minutemen Friday. Cally Mountain assisted Mason’s second goal for 5-0 Dexter. Sam Conway… Read More
GARDINER – Novelle Szandzik and Baillie Boggs scored two second-half goals to help lead the Rockland Tigers to a 2-1 schoolgirl soccer victory over the Gardiner Tigers Friday. Szandzik assisted Boggs’ goal for 2-3 Rockland. Kayla McGuire and Natalie Russell combined for 16 saves on… Read More
FORT FAIRFIELD – Travis Noyes scored two second-half goals to lead the Fort Fairfield Tigers to a 2-1 schoolboy soccer victory over Ashland Friday. Austin Bixler assisted on Noyes’ first goal for the 7-3 Tigers, who trailed 1-0 at intermission. Austin Dufour had 17 saves… Read More
Defense key as Eagles cruise to win Peer, Wyman, Winkelmann score as undefeated Ellsworth tops Hawks
HERMON – The Ellsworth girls soccer team flew out to a fast start Thursday evening, scoring two goals in the first 32 minutes, cruising from there to a 4-1 Class B victory over Hermon at the high school field. Coach Jen Myers’ Eagles went into… Read More
MADAWASKA – Susan Lavertu scored an unassisted goal with 18 minutes to play in the first half as Madawaska tripped up Fort Kent 1-0 in schoolgirl soccer action Wednesday. Stephanie Nadeau recorded 23 saves on 25 shots for the 6-3 Owls. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
WOODLAND – Jeff Johnston scored two goals, including the game-winning goal with 8:44 left in the game as Calais edged Woodland 3-2 in a schoolboy soccer game Wednesday. Ben Pagels netted a goal and grabbed an assist while Ryan Cavanaugh and Scott Cavanaugh each had… Read More
OLD TOWN – Sam Blanchard’s goal with two minutes left in the game off a penalty stroke lifted the Central Red Devils to a 2-1 high school field hockey victory over the Old Town Coyotes Wednesday. Berta Trafton scored the first goal for Central off… Read More
LIMESTONE – Aaron McGary scored the winning goal off a Jake Tidd assist with 14:43 left in the second half to lead Hodgdon past Limestone/Maine School of Science and Mathematics 2-1 in schoolboy soccer action Monday. Wade Estabrook scored with 37:05 remaining in regulation for… Read More
BREWER – Bangor High School junior striker Eliza Estabrook collected her first high school hat trick Saturday afternoon. And it didn’t take very long. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
DYER BROOK – Ethan Qualey scored four goals, including a natural hat trick in the first half, as Katahdin of Stacyville remained undefeated with a 4-2 boys soccer victory over Southern Aroostook. Marshall Davis had two assists for the 4-0 Cougars, while Matt Carr made… Read More
BANGOR – Dana Libhart scored off an assist from Casey Pray with 50 seconds remaining in the second overtime to lead the Bangor Rams to a 3-2 high school field hockey victory over the Mount Ararat Eagles Friday. Brittany Chapman scored twice for 2-0 Bangor,… Read More
EAST MACHIAS – Irene Lewey scored three goals to lead the Washington Academy Raiders to a 6-2 schoolgirl soccer victory over the Woodland Dragons Friday night. Andi Flannery added two goals and Alice McBride scored once for 2-0 Washington Academy, while Jesse Hardy made two… Read More
BANGOR – Thursday night’s game with Hampden Academy was a tale of two halves for the Bangor girls soccer team. The Rams controlled the attacking third in the first half, generated 19 shots at goal and raced out to a 3-1 halftime lead. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
BANGOR – After Waterville generated 16 shots at goal in the first half – none of which found the back of the net – Purple Panthers’ girls soccer coach Ian Wilson made some adjustments. The Panthers controlled the midfield in the second half, parlaying Wilson’s… Read More
BLUE HILL – Will St. Peter scored the winner with 5:46 left in regulation on a corner kick to lead Bucksport High School to a 4-3 schoolboy soccer victory over George Stevens Academy. Jordan Trasko scored two goals for the 2-1 Golden Bucks. Jon Goodin… Read More
CARIBOU – Jessica Zyblut’s first-half goal off an Emily Collins assist proved to be the game-winner as Caribou improved to 3-2 with a 2-0 schoolgirl soccer victory over Madawaska Wednesday. Amanda Cyr added an insurance goal with 18:07 remaining in regulation. Jenna Selander notched the… Read More
GUILFORD – Stacy Prise’s unassisted goal off a breakaway just 33 seconds into overtime gave the Piscataquis Community Pirates a 2-1 schoolgirl soccer victory over the Schenck Wolverines Wednesday. Cassie Tardiff scored the first goal of the game off an assist by Prise. Julia Shaffer… Read More
DEXTER – Jess Mason scored a goal and provided assists on three others to lead the Dexter Tigers to a 5-2 high school field hockey victory over the Central Red Devils Saturday. Claire Wyman had a goal and an assist for the 1-0 Tigers. Katie… Read More
EASTPORT – Molly White scored twice in the first half to lead the Woodland Dragons to a 3-0 schoolgirl soccer victory over the Shead Tigers Friday. Chasity Beach added a first-half goal for the 1-0 Dragons. Taylor Cochran blocked three of four shots. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
ROCKLAND – Marc Laliberte scored off a Daniel McBrien assist with 8:06 left in the first to lead the Medomak Valley Panthers to a 2-0 schoolboy soccer win over the Rockland Tigers Friday. Dale Winchenbach added an insurance goal off a Brian Sweeny assist with… Read More
CARIBOU – After Caribou’s tough season-opening loss at home to Fort Kent last week, Vikings girls soccer coach Todd Albert switched things up a bit for Friday’s matchup with Houlton. The Vikings realigned their offense, moving speedy Emily Collins from striker to outside midfielder to… Read More
MARS HILL – Zach Stetson scored on an assist from Manny Martinez with 6:29 left in the second half to lift the Central Aroostook Panthers to a 3-2 boys soccer victory over Wisdom of St. Agatha Friday. Martinez also scored a goal for Central Aroostook,… Read More
HOULTON – Jud Taggett netted the game-winning goal off an assist from Thomas Levasseur with 2:47 remaining in overtime Wednesday to lift Fort Kent to a 2-1 boys soccer victory over Houlton. Jared Soucy scored a goal late in regulation for 2-1 Fort Kent. Matthew… Read More
HOULTON – It was a matchup of force against finesse, and the speed of the Fort Kent girls soccer team proved too much for Houlton. Particularly that of the quickest of the Warriors in forward Jamie Pelletier, who scored three goals, including two in the… Read More
MARS HILL – Brittany Mosher scored the winning goal off a Sarah Michaud assist just 44 seconds into the second overtime to lead Central Aroostook to a 3-2 victory over Limestone Community School/Maine School of Science and Mathematics. Michaud tied it at 2-2 with 11:26… Read More
BANGOR – Friday’s alumnae soccer game at Bangor High School probably meant more to Kristen Thompson than anyone else on the field. That’s because she’s the younger sister of Danielle Thompson, after whom the second annual preseason match is named. The game was won 4-3… Read More
EASTON – Brad Trask scored the winning goal off of a Jonah Bacon assist with 1:17 left in the second overtime to lead the Easton boys past Southern Aroostook of Dyer Brook 2-1 in Friday soccer action. Trask scored the game’s first goal with an… Read More
ST. AGATHA – Kenny Tarr knocked in the game-winning goal with 24:33 remaining in regulation to lift Ashland to a 4-3 high school boys soccer win over Wisdom Tuesday. Tyler Condon scored two goals while Jacob Paradis added a goal for Ashland. Bobby Gardner made… Read More
MARS HILL – Nathan Beaulieu scored the game-winning goal off a corner kick with 1:47 remaining in overtime to lift Madawaska to a 2-1 victory over Central Aroostook in a schoolboy soccer matchup Monday. Andrew Deschaine scored with 24 minutes left to tie the game… Read More
LIMESTONE – Kelly Peers scored two second-half goals as Limestone Community School/Maine School of Science and Mathematics opened its schoolgirl soccer season with a 5-3 victory over Easton. Jasmine Cote, Victoria St. Pierre and Eva Smith also scored for Limestone, while Audra Kirk made four… Read More
FORT FAIRFIELD – Josh Booth scored off of a Travis Noyes assist with 26:14 left in the first half to lead Fort Fairfield to a season-opening 1-0 high school boys soccer win over Wisdom of St. Agatha Friday. Austin Dufour turned away three of seven… Read More
Jeff Ingalls, who guided the Bangor girls soccer team to 141 victories in 12 seasons, has been named to the same position at Hampden Academy. Ingalls, who wasn’t rehired at Bangor after the position opened up following the 2004 season, was approved for the Hampden… Read More
BANGOR – There were some mild but pleasant surprises from several award recipients after Sunday afternoon’s Maine Soccer Coaches banquet at the Spectacular Event Center. “I’m still kind of shocked,” Caribou senior forward Kyle Corrigan said a few minutes after he was named an All-New… Read More
HAMPDEN – As one of the top goalies in the state, the Greely boys soccer team needed Oliver Blum in net during its run to the 2007 Class A state championship. But Blum showed Sunday he might have been just as useful for the Rangers… Read More
HAMPDEN – Courtney Dumont has been an exciting player for coach Jeff Thoreck and the North Yarmouth Academy girls soccer team this year. Dumont gave the Panthers and a big crowd of NYA fans at the Weatherbee Complex two more reasons to cheer in Thursday… Read More
HAMPDEN – Momentum swings in low-scoring sports like soccer generally are gradual occurrences. But faced with a challenge late in the first half of Wednesday night’s Class D girls’ soccer state final, the Richmond Bobcats needed just 20 seconds to turn the match back in… Read More
Steady rains, inclement weather, and soggy field conditions have again postponed state championship high school sporting events with soccer games in three classes being moved to Wednesday and Thursday. The Class C girls state final between undefeated east champ Lee Academy (17-0) and North Yarmouth… Read More
Ashland High School’s pursuit of state championships in both boys and girls soccer will conclude Wednesday at the Weatherbee Complex in Hampden. The Class D state finals involving the Eastern Maine champion Hornets were rescheduled for that location on Monday by the Maine Principals’ Association. Read More
BLUE HILL – When the George Stevens Academy girls soccer team got a look at Heidi Sappier, they may not have been sure what to think. That’s because the Eagles didn’t see the Lee Academy forward when they scrimmaged the Pandas in the preseason. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
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
LINCOLN – Brady Vose rushed for 182 yards on 14 carries and scored on runs of 30 and 9 yards as Mattanawcook Academy blanked Stearns of Millinocket 40-0 in high school football action Friday. Josh Pelkey completed 4-of-5 passes for 62 yards and a 8-yard… Read More
BLUE HILL – For the George Stevens Academy girls’ soccer team, the path to postseason success has gone through Madawaska in recent years. GSA defeated the Owls in the 2004 Eastern Maine Class C final and in a 2006 semifinal, while Madawaska edged the Eagles… Read More
Lindsay Blackstone netted two goals, including the game-winner with 12 minutes left in the second half, to lift the No. 3 Washburn Beavers to a 2-1 girls soccer victory over the No. 6 Fort Fairfield Tigers in an Eastern Maine Class D quarterfinal Saturday in Washburn. Read More
WINSLOW – The Winslow boys soccer team must have thought it was seeing double Tuesday afternoon at Kennebec Savings Bank Soccer Field. Josh LaBonte scored two goals, both on long-range shots, in the top-ranked Black Raiders’ Eastern Maine Class B semifinal against No. 4 MDI. Read More