Winthrop defenders, including Hanna Caprara, left, surround their goalie, Alicia Bridges as they wait for the ball to come down during Wednesday’s game in Lewiston against Boothbay. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Winthrop’s Gia Francis, left, and Maddy Perkins, right, swing at a rebound after Boothbay goalie Chloe Arsenault made a save during Wednesday’s field hockey game […]
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H.S. roundup: Dirigo, Mountain Valley open football seasons with wins
OLD TOWN — In a physical battle, the Dirigo Cougars defeated Old Town Coyotes 15-14 in the football season-opener for both teams Friday night. After the Coyotes jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the second quarter, Dirigo started to chip away at the deficit in the third quarter. Alex Gorham put the Cougars on […]
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High school field hockey roundup: Spruce Mountain edges Dirigo
DIXFIELD — Auri Armandi scored seven-plus minutes into the second half to give the Spruce Mountain a 2-1 victory over Dirigo in a MVC field hockey game Wednesday. Sophia Jacques gave the Cougars a 1-0 lead in the first half. Her goal was assisted by Kailey Hackett. Brooke Buote scored for Spruce Mountain late in […]
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Local roundup: Leavitt baseball slips past Gardiner
TURNER — Eli Lind came up big in a tightly played defensive duel between Leavitt and Gardiner in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference baseball contest Monday. The Leavitt catcher led off the bottom of the sixth with a solo home run to give the Hornets 1-0 victory. Lind’s batterymate Tim Albert was outstanding on the […]
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H.S. roundup: Oxford Hills softball shuts out Bangor
Oxford Hills’ Lauren Merrill hits a line drive early in the game against Bangor. (Brewster Burns photo) PARIS — Two big innings helped Oxford Hills defeat Bangor 12-0 in six innings in a KVAC softball contest Saturday afternoon. The Vikings scored six runs in the bottom of third and another five in the bottom of […]
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Deal allows disputed expansion of Boothbay's botanical gardens to proceed
Boothbay selectmen voted Wednesday night to approve a settlement between the town and Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens that will allow a planned expansion of the facility to move forward. The deal also ends two lawsuits that the gardens filed against the town last year – one in federal court, the other in Lincoln County Superior […]
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C South girls' championship: Yes, this one meant more to the Mustangs
Boothbay’s Isabel Harkins tries to block shot by Monmouth Academy’s Hannah Anderson during the Class C South championship Saturday at the Augusta Civic Civic. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — The first regional title is always special. But beating rival Boothbay for the second made Monmouth’s second Class C South championship in a row a little […]
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MUSTANGS REPEAT — Monmouth fends off Boothbay for another C South girls' title
Monmouth Academy bench celebrates after winning the Class C South championship Saturday at the Augusta Civic Civic. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — Monmouth Academy can’t measure up to the Boothbay in inches, but for the second year in a row in the playoffs, the Mustangs proved that size isn’t everything. The Mustangs stood toe-to-toe with […]
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LeBlanc, Winthrop stun Boothbay in C South semifinal
Winthrop coach Todd MacArthur, left, and Rambler bench celebrate taking a lead in the fourth quarter of their Class C South semifinal game Thursday against Boothbay at the Augusta Civic Center. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) AUGUSTA — The play was called “spoon.” Nate LeBlanc ran away with the spoon, and Winthrop ran away with a stunning […]
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Boothbay escapes Madison in C South semifinal
AUGUSTA — Loosely translated from Spanish, ‘ganas’ refers to the desire to move forward. Appropriately, a sign with that very word adorns a bulletin board in the Boothbay girls basketball team’s locker room, and they took its inspiration to heart Thursday afternoon. Racked by team-wide illness this week and without their best player for most […]