AUBURN — Central Maine Community College scored a goal in the first and second halves to scrape by Unity College 2-1 in women’s soccer on Tuesday. In the first half, Delia Schreiber scored to give the Mustangs (4-2) a 1-0 lead off an assist from Samantha Belardo. Belardo scored a much-needed goal in the second […]
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Boys' soccer: Oxford Hills jumps on Leavitt early, wins big
Oxford Hills’ Spencer Strong attempts to keep the ball in bounds as Leavitt’s Jake Hodgkin, right, charges in to the play during Tuesday night’s soccer game in Paris. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) PARIS — Oxford Hills poured it on Leavitt early — before the rain did the same thing around halftime — scoring three goals in […]
Boys' soccer: Maranacook knocks Mt. Blue from ranks of the unbeaten
Mt. Blue’s Eli Yeaton takes control of the ball while Maranacook’s Aric Belanger defends Tuesday at Maranacook Community High School. (Jennifer Bechard photo) READFIELD — The Maranacook boys’ soccer team continues to be the measuring stick by which the rest of the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference finds out how they stack up. For the second […]
H.S. roundup: Hornets, Falcons, Ramblers earn road wins in field hockey
Leavitt 2, Morse 0 BATH — Ginny Twitchell and Ava Gagnon both scored first-half goals and the Leavitt defense shut down host Morse for a 2-0 victory in KVAC field hockey action on Monday. Paige DeMascio only had to make save for the Hornets (4-2) to secure the shutout. Rebecca Click made four saves in […]
Girls' soccer: Carrabec penalizes previously undefeated Spruce Mountain
Spruce Mountain junior Calley Baker (11) and Carrabec senior midfielder Lauren Chestnut (1) battle for the ball in Jay on Monday afternoon. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) JAY — Two goals on a pair of penalty kicks and a red card issued to a key player — which forced Spruce Mountain to play down a player — put […]
Girls' soccer: Huettel kicks Hyde past Mountain Valley
Hyde’s Ingrid Schroeter (15) boots the ball on goal as Mountain Valley’s Audra Bean (10) defends during Hyde’s win in Bath on Monday. (Eric Maxim/The Times Record) BATH — New to the Mountain Valley Conference, the Hyde girls’ soccer team knew it would have some tough competition this year. The Wolfpack earned their second win […]
Local Roundup: Nordiques get hot in second period, burn Islanders
FALMOUTH — The L/A Nordiques exploded for five goals in the second period to pull away from the Cape Cod Islanders, 6-0, in NA3HL junior hockey action on Sunday. Kyle Secor scored two goals during the onslaught. Zack Mullen had one and added his second goal in the third period. The Nordiques (2-0) outshot the […]
Backup plan in goal a safe bet for soccer teams
For any reserve player, it’s always important to be ready at a moment’s notice. But having your number called when it’s on the back of a soccer goalie jersey is often times never easy. Making sure the drop-off from starter to backup is as narrow as possible can be paramount for coaches, especially when the […]
Local Roundup: Dumond, Devils double up Rams
LEWISTON — Grace Dumond recorded two goals and an assist as Lewiston snagged a 4-2 victory over Bangor in field hockey action Saturday afternoon. The Blue Devils led 2-1 at the half. Cecilia Miller and Mariah Madore rounded out the scoring for Lewiston. Sabrina Stern made 14 saves for Bangor, while Ashley Cronkhite had 15 […]
Boys' Soccer: Patriots can't corner Capers
Cape Elizabeth’s Tiernan Lathrop, middle, tries to dribble up the field past Gray New-Gloucester’s Nick McCann, left and Kyle Mercier, right. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal)Cape Elizabeth’s John O’Connor, center splits the gap between Gray New-Gloucester’s Hunter Brown, left and Nick McCann, right. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal)Gray New Gloucester goalie Brannon Gilbert punches the ball away on a […]