PORTLAND — 110 minutes of well-played soccer were not enough to determine the Class A boys’ state championship between the Bangor Rams and the Gorham Rams. The teams were tied 1-1 when the game entered penalty kicks at Fitzpatrick Stadium in Portland. For Bangor, the most stressful situation in the game was “Payneless.” Senior goalkeeper […]
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Girls’ soccer: Messer golden goal lifts Camden Hills past Gorham
PORTLAND — For 80 minutes, Camden Hills threw everything it had at the Gorham goalkeeper Emma Smith to no avail. In overtime, the Windjammers finally got a shot to go. Charlotte Messer’s shot floated over Smith’s head at 5:14 of the first extra session to help North champion Camden Hills clinch its first Class A […]
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H.S. Football: Portland ends Oxford Hills’ run
“What the coaches said in general, and I said to them, we need to forget this score and remember what a great season we had,” Oxford Hills coach Mark Soehren said. “We can’t let this define what we’ve done.” The Vikings finish the season with a 5-5 record. They won a playoff game for the […]
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Boys’ Soccer: Mustangs jump on NYA’s mistakes in victory
MONMOUTH – The Monmouth Mustangs capitalized on the North Yarmouth Academy Panthers mistakes Saturday afternoon in the Class C South boys’ soccer semifinal. Miscommunication and defensive breakdowns by the Panthers led to goals for the Mustangs in the 2-1 victory. The Panthers had their chances and controlled the play in the first half, as they had […]
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Boys’ Soccer: Boulet leads Lisbon past Telstar in extra time
The teams needed extra time in the third meeting Tuesday in a Class C South quarterfinal, and Lisbon’s Bradley Boulet scored the golden goal 6:51 into the first overtime to lift the third-seeded Greyhounds to a 1-0 victory over the Rebels. “I saw that pass coming through, I was so nervous,” Boulet said. “I knew […]
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Girls’ Soccer: Fryeburg scores late in victory over Oak Hill
With five minutes remaining in the game, Fryeburg shot the ball towards the goal and it hit some body parts and found its way into the net to break a 1-1 tie. Fryeburg would hold onto for a 2-1 victory and move on to the regional quarterfinals, where it will face the York Wildcats. The […]
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Field hockey: Leavitt moves on with win over Spruce Mountain
TURNER — Leavitt and Spruce Mountain see each other a lot when the field hockey playoffs roll around. Wednesday marked the teams’ third consecutive playoff season during which the rivals met, this time in the Class B South quarterfinals. This year, it’s the Hornets who are moving on with a 3-0 victory at home. The […]
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H.S. Field Hockey: St. Dom’s holds off Sacopee Valley in Class C South quarterfinal
AUBURN — Shots and scoring chances didn’t tell whole story Tuesday. If they did, the Class C South quarterfinal field hockey game between St. Dom’s and Sacopee Valley would have been an one-sided affair for the Saints. St. Dom’s outshot Sacopee 34-5, had a 24-4 advantage in penalty corners. But the Saints struggled to put […]
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Paul LePage: MPA leaders should be jailed for ‘knowingly hurting Mainers’
Gov. Paul LePage repeated his assertion Friday that two members of the Maine People’s Alliance should be jailed for backing a minimum wage increase. “They are deliberately and knowingly hurting Mainers,” LePage said during a phone-in interview on WGAN radio according to the Portland Press Herald. “To me when you go out and kill somebody, you […]
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Jury still out on protective headgear
JAY — The athletic staff at Spruce Mountain believe they made a smart investment when they supplied protective headgear to all members of the Phoenix’s soccer teams this season. Athletic director James Black and his crew took it one step further and made it mandatory that all players must wear the protective bands at practice […]