FARMINGDALE — For the second game in a row, Monmouth Academy sophomore Avery Pomerleau scored a goal in overtime. Friday, he did it twice. Pomerleau’s first boot was nullified after officials ruled he was offsides, but with a second chance — on a third rebound off the crossbar — he didn’t miss. Pomerleau’s header in […]
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High school football: No. 1 Portland smacks Lewiston behind five Esposito scores
LEWISTON — It doesn’t take more than five minutes as a spectator to see that the difference between Lewiston and mightier Class A football programs to the south is as much mental as physical, right now. The Blue Devils believed they could beat Oxford Hills and Bangor, two rivals they know well from their former days […]
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Girls’ soccer: Hall-Dale clips Monmouth in OT
Saturday, Hall-Dale’s Thea Sweet matched that output all by herself. The senior forward scored three goals, including the tying goal in the second half and the overtime winner, to lead Hall-Dale to a stunning 3-2 win over Monmouth. “We’ve been training all year for Golden Goals,” Sweet said. “We had it in our mindset. We […]
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Boys’ soccer: Hall-Dale beats Monmouth in C South showdown
“I thought it was going over the whole time,” said Hall-Dale’s senior defender. But something happened on Stebbins’ simple boot out of the defensive zone. As his shot from midfield made its way toward the goal, a reality grew that this shot had a chance to go in. With the keeper forward of the net […]
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Girls’ soccer: Mt. Blue topples Lawrence
Eryn Doiron notched a pair of goals, pulling the senior to within three goals of tying the all-time career goal scoring mark at Mt. Blue. Doiron has 10 this season and 41 in her career with the Cougars. She is chasing the all-time mark of 44, set by Ashli Spear (1987-1990). “Eryn has been a […]
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High school roundup: Lisbon tops Mt. Abram in girls’ soccer
LISBON — Deliah Schreiber booted a penalty kick into the cage with 1:14 to play in regulation Wednesday to lift Lisbon to a 2-1 victory over visiting Mt. Abram in MVC girls’ soccer action. Schreiber had the Greyhounds’ first goal, as well, early in the first half. Alice Cockerhan found the net for Mt. Abram […]
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Mt. Blue topples Lawrence in Class B North
FAIRFIELD — Mt. Blue thrust itself into the thick of the Pine Tree Conference playoff race Friday night, taking an impressive 40-12 Class B North football win over Lawrence at Pete Cooper Stadium. Mt. Blue (2-1) was stingy on defense and explosive on offense, scoring three times after the Cougars forced Lawrence (0-3) to fumble. […]
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High school softball: Madison runs over Monmouth in West C semifinal
The Bulldogs took a 5-1 lead after three innings. During that time frame the Bulldogs bunted twice, had a pair of sacrifice flies, a hit batter and a couple of walks, all typifying their style of play. “That’s what we do,” Madison coach Chris LeBlanc said. “We bunt and run the bases trying to put […]
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High school softball: Madison outlasts Oak Hill
The sophomore pitcher even had a starring role for the offense when her two-out hit in the seventh inning lifted Madison to a 6-5 win over Oak Hill. Though the Bulldogs jumped out to a 5-0 lead, Wood battled through two lengthy delays before the game finished — three hours and 45 minutes later. “I […]
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Western C quarterfinal: Winthrop wallops Madison by 40
AUGUSTA — Each of the four surviving teams in the Class C West boys’ basketball tournament is considered a threat to win it. Ignoring matchups, injuries and any other intangible factors that might have intervened Monday, there’s little question that No. 4 Winthrop celebrated the most impressive quarterfinal win of the bunch. The Ramblers scored […]