At the risk of oversimplifying matters, that distinction appeared to make all the difference in the fourth quarter on Friday night. Two evenly matched MVC teams went in opposite directions on the neutral court at Lewiston High School, with eight unanswered points reversing the Raiders’ direction to a 29-21 win. “We’re young. It’s the first […]
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Local roundup: Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill overpowers Yarmouth/Freeport/Gray-NG
YARMOUTH — Corinne Laberge logged three goals and three assists Saturday, leading Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill to a resounding 11-0 girls’ hockey victory over Yarmouth/Freeport/Gray-New Gloucester. Bree Bergeron added two goals and an assist for the Blue Devils (3-0). Jordan Mynahan registered a goal and three assists, while Chloe Morin scored one goal and set up two […]
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Class C South girls’ soccer final: Waynflete ousts Monmouth in OT
Monmouth discovered that the hard way Wednesday afternoon in the Class C South girls’ championship at Chick Field. Ava Farrar’s service from the corner had a tricky trajectory and slipped through goalkeeper Mikayla Cameron’s fingers. Cameron dove valiantly after the ball. Players from both sides flailed at it. But it was Flyers’ senior co-captain Arianna […]
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Girls’ soccer: Madison rallies to 2-2 tie with Monmouth
In the first half Monday at Chick Field, Emily Grandahl and Haley Fletcher lived up to that reputation and landed the Mustangs a two-goal lead. With time ticking and daylight fading, Madeline Wood and Ashley Emery answered for the Bulldogs. After two fruitless five-minute overtimes, the result was a 2-2 MVC deadlock that didn’t make […]
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H.S. Girls’ Soccer: St. Cyr (15 saves) shines as Lewiston notches big tie with Brunswick
LEWISTON — By the end of the season, a tie with perennial power Brunswick likely will be worth more Heal Points than a victory over anyone in the bottom half of Class A North girls’ soccer. So when Lewiston reached halftime Tuesday evening at Don Roux Field with the score knotted at one, the Devils didn’t […]
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H.S. girls’ soccer: Wilson, Cameron lead defensive effort in Monmouth win over Oak Hill
WALES — The incentive program supervised by Monmouth Academy girls’ soccer coach Gary Trafton is a starchy one. Senior sweeper Taylor Spadafora’s timing and courage to soar above the pack and head the ball out of danger after an Oak Hill corner kick at the end of the first half earned her a pizza. Mikayla Cameron’s […]
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Class A East girls’ tennis championship: Lewiston back on top, ending three-year Brunswick reign
WATERVILLE — Based on the results of Lewiston and Brunswick’s two recent girls’ tennis matches, two things looked like a safe bet in Wednesday’s Class A East championship. One, the final score almost certainly would be 3-2, as it was when the Blue Devils won the collision that ended the regular season, and when the Dragons […]
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Thursday’s entire tourney schedule postponed to Friday in Augusta; “Super Saturday” now on tap
TOURNEY15: Get updates, brackets and game coverage. AUGUSTA — “Super Saturday” is coming to Augusta Civic Center. Thursday’s expected snowstorm has forced Maine Principals’ Association basketball tournament officials to postpone the entire schedule to Friday, with starting times unchanged. That bumps the Class A championship session originally scheduled for Friday to Saturday afternoon. It is […]
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Class B West girls’ quarterfinal: Lincoln upends York
PORTLAND — A sophomore and a freshman took over what looked like a lost cause Tuesday night and accelerated Lincoln Academy into the next round of the Class B West girls’ basketball tournament. Point guard Brie Wajer amassed 20 points, nine steals and five assists, and first-year, six-foot center Kaitlyn Feltis scored three huge baskets during […]
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Class B West girls’ quarterfinal: No. 9 Cape Elizabeth shocks No. 1 Spruce Mountain
PORTLAND — Another No. 1 regional seed has gone down in the girls’ basketball tournament, and this one hits close to home. Felled by 16 percent shooting, No. 1 Spruce Mountain saw its undefeated season dissolve in stunning, heartbreaking fashion Tuesday night in a 32-30 Class B West quarterfinal loss to No. 9 Cape Elizabeth […]