BUCKFIELD — Molly Bourget scored the only goal Buckfield needed for an 1-0 East/West Conference girls’ soccer victory over Richmond on Tuesday. The win is the Bucks’ first over the Bobcats’ in more than 10 years. Bourget’s goal came with 15 minutes remaining in the game. Hannah Shields and Julia Dow set up the score. […]
Mountain Valley
Field hockey: Ramblers, Falcons in Class C drivers' seats
Bre Feeney, left, of Winthrop and Cloey Ledesma of Mountain Valley battle for the ball during last week’s game in Rumford. The Ramblers and Falcons are the top seeds in Class C North and South, respectively. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) Over the last few years Winthrop has steadily inched closer and closer to a Class C […]
High School Roundup: Falcons strike quick in OT to tame Mustangs
Victor Verrill of Buckfield gets a shot on goal off in front of Nolan Boone of Rangeley during the second half in Buckfield on Saturday. The Bucks won 2-1. RUMFORD — Will Sorensen calmly parlayed a bounding ball off the keeper into the back of the net in the first minute of overtime to aid […]
Lisbon's Schlotterbeck, Monmouth girls race to MVC cross country titles
AUGUSTA — Prospects for a third straight Mountain Valley Conference championship appeared distant when the Monmouth Academy girls cross country team opened the season this fall. But the Mustangs came together quickly, integrating five new runners into their top seven. They won all their MVC meets this season and Saturday at the University of Maine […]
Weekend Blitz and Top 10: Some ultimate matchups in season's penultimate week.
Portland (5-1) at Oxford Hills (5-1) Friday, 7 p.m. Vikings have plenty of incentive to refocus for Bulldogs after beating Bonny Eagle. Scarborough (4-1) at Lewiston (2-4) Friday, 7 p.m. Blue Devils’ reward for back-to-back wins is a defending state champion coming off of its first loss since this time last year. Edward Little (2-4) […]
H.S. football: Week 7 staff picks
RANDY WHITEHOUSE (58-12) Scarborough at Lewiston Maranacook at Dirigo Mtn. Valley at Wells Madison/Carrabec at Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale Edward Little at South Portland Leavitt at Morse Yarmouth at Gray-New Gloucester Oak Hill at Spruce Mountain Portland at Oxford Hills/Buckfield Messalonskee at Mt. Blue Poland at Lisbon Telstar at Traip WIL KRAMLICH (56-14) Scarborough at Lewiston Maranacook at […]
Local roundup: Audrey Fletcher leads Monmouth to girls' soccer win over Hyde
MONMOUTH — Audrey Fletcher had a goal and two assists to lead Monmouth to a 3-1 Class C girls’ soccer win over Hyde on Wednesday. Tabbie Crawford added a goal and an assist and Alicen Burnham had a goal for the Mustangs (11-1). Emma Johnson made seven saves in the win. Ingrid Schroeter scored Hyde’s (5-7) lone […]
H.S. field hockey: Sevigny sisters propelling Mountain Valley into the playoffs
Mountain Valley’s Rylee Sevigny moves the ball down the field at Spruce Mountain on Tuesday. Spruce Mountain’s Ashley Campbell follows behind. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) Avery Sevigny is key to setting up Mountain Valley’s offense. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) JAY — Rylee and Avery Sevigny have terrorized defenses across the Mountain Valley Conference all season long. The […]
H.S. field hockey: Mountain Valley holds off Spruce Mountain's second-half push
Spruce Mountain’s Ashlyn Williams takes a swing at the ball as Mountain Valley’s Courtney Carrier gets a stick in her path during Tuesday afternoon’s field hockey game in Jay. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) JAY — After handing Winthrop its first loss of the season Monday, Mountain Valley field hockey coach Melissa Forbes couldn’t have asked for […]
Falcons fight back, hand Ramblers first loss
Mountain Valley goalkeeper Nora Tag deflects a shot on goal by Hanna Caprara, left, of Winthrop during Monday’s game in Rumford. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) RUMFORD — On Sept. 12, Mountain Valley couldn’t find an answer for Winthrop and lost 1-0. On Monday, the Falcons found an answer to a Winthrop goal twice and found a […]