It had been nearly a decade since the two teams had met in the regular season, and the Saints reasserted their dominance in a big way Friday, posting a 6-0 shutout victory. “They are a very strong team, it was always a struggle when they weren’t in the Western Maine (Conference), and when we finally […]
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Class C baseball championship: Sacopee Valley stymies George Stevens Academy
All that added up to a 3-2 victory for Maynard and his Sacopee Valley Hawks, who beat George Stevens Academy in the Class C baseball state championship game at Larry Mahaney Diamond on the campus of St. Joseph’s College on Saturday. One week ago, Maynard pitched into extra innings and threw 138 pitches in a […]
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Baseball state championships: Mostly favorites in finals, but some surprises
The Northern Maine baseball playoffs played out like they were supposed to on paper, with the top seeds in each class advancing to the state championships. That was partly the case in southern Maine, except Sacopee Valley in Class C was an underdog who then ended another underdog story, and in Class B, Freeport flipped […]
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Class C South regional final: Sacopee Valley walks off on Lisbon
Sacopee Valley, the No. 4 seed, hung around long enough, though, and won in walk-off fashion, scoring three runs in the seventh frame for a 7-6 victory and a berth in Saturday’s Class C state title game, also at St. Joe’s. The Hawks will face George Stevens Academy, while No. 6 Lisbon finishes at 13-6. […]
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Class C South baseball: Mustangs’ season ends to familiar foe in extras
MONMOUTH — The Monmouth Academy Mustangs facing the Sacopee Valley Hawks in the Class C South baseball tournament has become a yearly tradition. For the third straight year, the two teams squared off Saturday. “Three years in a row, two years ago we beat them when we shouldn’t have,” Sacopee Valley coach Eric Anderson said. […]
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Field Hockey: Oak Hill holds off late-surging Sacopee Valley
LITCHFIELD — The final horn couldn’t come soon enough for Oak Hill in its Class C South field hockey quarterfinal Wednesday against Sacopee Valley. The Raiders had to sweat out a surge by the Hawks that lasted much of the second half, but the Oak Hill defense stood strong and held on until that final […]
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Falcons fly off handle, floor Hawks
RUMFORD — When Mountain Valley decided to play its game, things turned out positive in a Class C girls’ preliminary playoff game Tuesday night. Sydney Petrie recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds as the fifth-ranked Falcons ultimately responded to the challenge and turned up the heat in the second half en route […]
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Girls’ soccer: Sacopee Valley scores late, edges Fort Kent for Class C championship
PORTLAND — After every win, Sacopee Valley High School coach Kevin Murphy went up to Olivia Ruhlin and asked his senior captain if he could celebrate. Each time, Ruhlin responded, “Not yet.” It was time to celebrate Saturday, and it was Ruhlin that made it all possible. Ruhlin netted the game-winning goal in the 67th […]
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Two teen victims of Hiram car crash identified
HIRAM (AP) — The two teenagers who died in a car crash near Sacopee Valley High School in Hiram last weekend were recent graduates of the school. Police on Monday identified the victims of the crash at about 2 a.m. Saturday as 18-year-old Andrew Stanley, of Porter, and 19-year-old Isaac Moore, of Parsonfield. Stanley was […]
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Girls’ Soccer: Hawks’ comeback shocks Monmouth in Western Class C quarterfinal
MONMOUTH — The minutes couldn’t click off the scoreboard fast enough for Monmouth Academy. And they didn’t. Nursing a one-goal lead late in the second half, Monmouth surrendered two goals in the final eight minutes as seventh-seeded Sacopee Valley upset the second-seeded Mustangs, 2-1, in a Western Class C quarterfinal match Wednesday. “It’s disappointing, because […]