MOSCOW (AP) — Taking turns sliding across the rain-soaked turf holding the World Cup trophy tight, teenager Kylian Mbappe and the rest of France’s players acted like the youthful bunch they are. Nothing, not a Pussy Riot protest nor a postgame downpour that soaked Russian President Vladimir Putin, was going to stop the party. It […]
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Book about Lewiston soccer team is optioned by Netflix
Netflix has optioned the rights to make a film or TV series out of the book “One Goal,” which chronicles the Lewiston High School boys soccer team and its mix of native-born and Somali refugee players. Author Amy Bass said Wednesday she did not know what Netlix’s specific plans for her book are. But she […]
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Tahiru named Maine boys' soccer Gatorade Player of the Year
CHICAGO — In its 33rd year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, today announced Michael Tahiru of Hebron Academy as its 2017-18 Gatorade Maine Boys Soccer Player of the Year. Tahiruis the first Gatorade Maine Boys Soccer Player of the Year to be chosen from Hebron Academy. The award, which […]
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McG United Soccer Academy and Elite Middle School/High School Academy registration
This years McG United Soccer Academy will be held at the Lewiston-Auburn Youth Soccer Fields behind the Auburn Middle School on Falcon Drive in Auburn. Prospective players can pick up a brochure from local elementary schools or contact Coach Mike McGraw. The Academy will run August 23-27, Monday through Friday 9-11:30 a.m. for 5-7 year-olds, […]
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Finished 'One Team' film stays relevant as story grows
Austin Wing, the starting goalie for the 2015 state champion soccer team from Lewiston High School, signs a soccer ball for Jack Verville, 9, of Falmouth at the LHS gym lobby Thursday night before the premiere of a movie documenting the team. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Like a fine wine, the film “One Team: […]
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‘One Team’ film to debut finished version at Lewiston High School
Lewiston High School soccer coach Mike McGraw is pulled into a group photo by Mohamed Khalid in the lobby of The Dolard and Priscilla Gendron Franco Center in Lewiston in April 2016 during a showing of the documentary “One Team,” about the school’s soccer team and its run to a state title in 2015. Who […]
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Farmington Rec. closes out the indoor soccer season
Team Italy won the third through fifth grade championship. Watford won the Middle School English Premier League championship. UMFMS wins the Adult Futsal League championship. The 2018 Spring Indoor Soccer sason at the Farmington Recreation Department has come to a close. Team Italy took first place in the third through fifth grade World Cup League, and […]
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'One Goal' author to speak at Lewiston Public Library
Amy Bass takes a selfie with, 2016 Lewiston High School graduates, from left, Maulid Abdow, Ridwan Ali and Abdiaziz Shaleh, before the graduation ceremony. The graduates were players on the 2015 LHS soccer team Bass featured in her book, “One Goal: A Coach, a Team, and the Game That Brought a Divided Town Together.” The book tells […]
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In the Crease: "One Goal" strikes a chord for change
By all accounts, Amy Bass is a pretty observant human. An accomplished author, lecturer and Emmy-winning producer, the Bates College graduate has traveled the world. When she returned to Lewiston a couple of years ago to work on her latest book, “One Goal,” she reached for her GPS. A two-year resident of John Bertram Hall […]
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Book explores Lewiston's cultural diversity through soccer
The cover of “One Goal,” by Amy Bass. The book follows the Lewiston High School soccer team on its journey to a state title while also exploring the players’ journeys to Lewiston. (Submitted photo) In November 2015, two weeks after the Lewiston High School boys’ soccer team won a state championship for the first time, […]