Sun Journal Top 10 1. Scarborough (7-1) Red Storm have been getting every week since suffering only loss in Week 3, which raises the question of whether the quarterfinal bye will curb any of their momentum. 2. Bonny Eagle (8-1) Scots rebounded from loss to Scarborough with 61-20 quarterfinal win over Deering, but Thornton Academy […]
Monmouth
Holden's golden goal gives Madison 2-1 win over Monmouth in C South final
Monmouth Academy goalie Destiny Clough reacts after the Mustangs lost 2-1 in double overtime to the Madison Bulldogs in Monmouth on Wednesday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) MONMOUTH — The tension mounted on the Monmouth Academy sideline as Madison goalie Lauren Hay and the Bulldogs defense thwarted chance after chance for the Mustangs in the heart of […]
Girls' soccer: Rivals Monmouth, Madison set to clash in regional final
Monmouth’s Tia Day, left, dribbles past Madison’s Whitney Bess in an MVC girls’ soccer showdown at Monmouth Academy earlier this season. The top two teams in the conference will meet again Wednesday with a trip to the Class C state final on the line. (Sun Journal File Photo). When Monmouth players look across the field […]
Monday Morning Quarterback: Playoff success was a line drive by Ramblers
Jevin Smith of Winthrop/Monmouth puts pressure on Spruce Mountain’s Brett Frey during the first half in Livermore Falls earlier this season. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal File Photo) It isn’t often that a team grinds down Lisbon on its home field, but that’s what Winthrop/Monmouth did in Saturday’s 28-13 Class D South quarterfinal upset at Thompson Field. […]
D South quarterfinal: Ramblers wear down Greyhounds to get their revenge
Winthrop/Monmouth’s Cameron Gaghan dives into the end zone in the final minutes of the Class D South quarterfinal game against Lisbon on Saturday afternoon. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) Lisbon’s Daytona McIver is run out of bounds by Winthrop/Monmouth’s Gavin Perkins during Saturday’s Class D South quarterfinal game at Lisbon High School. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) Winthrop/Monmouth’s Cameron […]
C South girls' soccer semifinal: Monmouth pushes past St. Dom's
MONMOUTH — Two halftime adjustments — one tactical and one physical — made a world of difference in the second half for the Monmouth Academy girls’ soccer team. A 1-0 halftime lead turned into a more comfortable 4-0 victory for the top-seeded Mustangs over No. 4 St. Dominic Academy in a Class C South semifinal […]
No. 2 Monmouth falls to No. 7 Traip in C South boys' quarterfinal
The Traip Academy Rangers celebrate tying the game at one with Monmouth Academy in second half of a rain soaked game in Readfield onThursday. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) KENTS HILL — If you’re going to travel 110 miles to play soccer in the rain, you might as well go home wet and happy. That was the […]
C South Soccer: Day lights up Black Bears, 4-0
Maranacook senior forward Taylor Rioux, left, and Monmouth Academy freshman forward Alicen Burnham chase down a ball during their C South quarterfinal soccer game on Tuesday at Monmouth Academy. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) MONMOUTH — Just as Mother Nature’s deluge stopped, Tia Day’s was just beginning. Day scored all four of Monmouth’s goals in the span […]
Fall color palette
Cumston Hall in Monmouth is surrounded by fall foliage on Monday afternoon. To watch a short video of downtown Monmouth, visit sunjournal.com. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Cumston Hall in Monmouth is surrounded by fall foliage on Monday afternoon. To watch a short video of downtown Monmouth, visit sunjournal.com. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal)
H.S. football: Winthrop/Monmouth explodes to 35-point win
THORNDIKE — Even with a playoff spot secure, the Winthrop/Monmouth football team wanted to have a fast start in Saturday afternoon’s crossover game at Mount View, if for no other reason than to set the tone heading into the postseason. The Ramblers can consider the tone set. Winthrop/Monmouth scored a defensive touchdown on the second […]