AUBURN — Given Friday’s uncertain weather forecast, St. Dominic Academy field hockey coach Brian Kay wanted his girls score early and often in the Saints’ Class C South semifinal against recent nemesis Traip Academy. The team obliged, scoring five first-half goals en route to a 6-0 victory over the Rangers. Hannah Trottier-Braun had a hat […]
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Field hockey: No. 3 Traip eliminates No. 6 Dirigo
KITTERY — Sierra O’Brien knew where she had to be. And now the Traip Academy field hockey team is going back to where it wants to be. O’Brien, a senior forward, scored a goal in each half and the third-seeded Rangers played their most complete game of the season, downing No. 6 Dirigo, 2-0, in […]
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Field hockey: No. 7 Poland holds off No. 10 Greely in OT
“I saw my sister pass the ball to me, and the goalie was on her left side,” Nawass said. “I pulled it up so I could shoot it.” On the only penalty corner try in overtime, on Poland’s only shot in the extra frame, Hwida Nawass corralled a pass from sister Higera, faked left, turned […]
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H.S. Roundup: Mt. Blue blasts Oxford Hills in boys’ soccer
SOUTH PARIS — Sam Smith found the back of the net four times to lead visiting Mt. Blue past Oxford Hills 7-2 in a KVAC boys’ soccer game Monday at the Gouin Athletic Complex. Chris Marshall tallied two goals and Alden Thompson-Vought added one for the Cougars (2-7-3). Marshall, Thompson-Vought and Eli Yeaton all notched […]
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H.S. Football: Greely grounds Leavitt, 38-20
TURNER — Greely rang up 226 yards on the ground, 150 from Joey Casella, and visiting Greely out-muscled Leavitt 38-20 in a Class B South football game at Libby Field on Friday night. Bruising fullback Tim Coyle received the first two carries of the game for the Rangers (4-2), but Casella took all three on […]
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HS football: Winthrop/Monmouth survives Traip
He also knows now that his own team from Traip Academy is not far off. The Rangers, idle as high school football teams across the state kicked off their seasons last week, debuted with a 19-7 defeat at Memorial Field. Winthrop/Monmouth (2-0) took control of a touch-and-go game in the second half, wearing down the Rangers […]
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Greely heats up, rolls past Leavitt in Class B South girls’ semifinal
A close game through a quarter and a half turned into a rout, with second-seeded Greely shooting its way to a 58-36 victory at Cross Insurance Arena. The sixth-ranked Hornets (10-10) — coming off an upset of No. 3 Fryeburg Academy in the quarterfinals — jumped on top 5-0 against the Rangers (17-3). That all […]
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Girls’ Hockey: St. Dominic Academy slays Greely with last-second goal
LEWISTON — Finally. After two tough losses to Greely in the regular season, St. Dominic Academy figured out the Rangers when it mattered the most. With the season on the line in the teams’ Northern Maine final, St. Dom’s showed more, did more, and scored more. The third meeting was a charm for the Saints, […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Greely advances past Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland
FALMOUTH — Greely scored on its first shot on goal in Saturday’s North regional girls’ hockey semifinal. Edward Little/Leavitt/Poland spent the rest of the game chasing the Rangers, but to no avail. Top-seeded Greely skated to a 5-1 victory at Family Ice Center to advance to the regional final. Emillee McGillicuddy corralled a loose puck […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Fearsome foursome look to dominate postseason
The top four teams in the girls’ hockey playoffs — two from the North and two from the South — get byes into the regional semifinals. The way the regular season turned out, it wouldn’t be a surprise for all four teams to find their way into the regional championship games at the Androscoggin Bank […]