Poland goalie Ashton Stutervant, right and teammate Madison Wante, center, can not stop York’s Barbara Conradt from redirecting a shot into the net for a goal during Tuesday afternoon’s ClassB Southern Maine Regional Field Hockey Finals. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) SACO — This new version of York is doing the same old York-like things. The Wildcats […]
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Winthrop field hockey advances to regional final
WINTHROP — As is the case most years, the Winthrop field hockey team entered the Class C North playoffs without the benefit of knowing much about its opponent. “It’s the challenge we face,” Winthrop coach Jess Merrill said. “It’s difficult because while we try to get up north to see those teams play, they often […]
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Poland rallies past Greely in B South field hockey quarterfinal
Desiree Wante, far left, and her Poland Regional High School teammates celebrate after Autumn Willis’ goal put the Knights up 1-0 against Greely in Poland on Wednesday. POLAND — Coming into the season, Poland coach Kayla Royer told her team there would be a time when she would hand the corner play calling duties to […]
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Seniors have led Poland field hockey to best-ever playoff seeding
Poland Regional High School field hockey captains, from left, Desiree Menard, Higera Nawass and Morgan Brousseau have helped the Knights to a No. 3 seed in the Class B South playoffs. POLAND — Led by its captains, the Poland Regional High School field hockey team turned a pair of laps around the pitch behind the […]
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H.S. football: Poland earns first win, defeats Dirigo
POLAND — The Poland Knights hadn’t scored a point since September 22nd, but they remedied that problem in emphatic fashion Friday night against perennial Class D contender Dirigo. On the opening kickoff, Isaiah Hill returned the ball 70 yards for a touchdown and Poland never looked back, earning a 38-14 victory over Dirigo. “Isaiah is a […]
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Winthrop/Monmouth outdistances Poland
WINTHROP — It was the drive for which the Poland Regional High School football team had been waiting the entire half. The Knights were deep in Winthrop/Monmouth territory, on the verge of points, a play away from a touchdown that would allow them to go into halftime with a lead they could possibly parlay into […]
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H.S. Football: Mountain Valley jumps out quickly against Poland
Mountain Valley’s Jacob Blanchard runs down the field as Poland’s Zach Cote keeps the pressure on during Friday night’s football game in Rumford. RUMFORD — Poland knew that it was going up against an offense with plenty of firepower Friday night, but giving Mountain Valley an 8-0 lead off the opening kickoff was never part […]
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H.S. field hockey: Poland finishes off Freeport in overtime
POLAND — First-year Poland field hockey coach Kayla Royer wanted the Knights to make an impact in the Western Maine Conference this season. On Thursday, they put a statement win on the resume with a 4-3 victory over Freeport overtime. The Knights came back from a 3-1 deficit in the second half to improve to […]
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Local roundup: Late goals lift Mt. Abram boys' soccer over Telstar
BETHEL — Mt. Abram scored three times in the final 20 minutes to come away with a 3-1 victory over Telstar in a MVC boys’ soccer match Monday. Jonathan Jordan tied the game at on, and Evan Allen broke the tie with a little over six minutes remaining in the game. Tyson Hill added an […]
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Leavitt posts big win; Noble tops Gray-NG
YORK — Trailing 28-14 in the third quarter, Leavitt piled up 41 unanswered points to defeat York, 55-34, in a Class C South shootout Friday night. York took a 21-14 lead with 12 seconds left in the first half on a 17-yard TD pass from Payton Small to Riley Linn, then made it a two-touchdown […]