soccer
Boys’ soccer: St. Dom’s shuts down Lisbon
LISBON — It seems like every great battle has a favorite and underdog. When the Lisbon High School boys’ soccer team meets up with rival St. Dom’s in a Mountain Valley Conference clash, the Greyhounds typically play the role of the underdog. In the latest chapter of this rivalry Friday, St. Dom’s toppled Lisbon, 2-0. […]
Girls’ soccer: Edward Little comes back on Lewiston
Then the second half started, and any momentum the Blue Devils carried into the final 40 minutes was gone 28 seconds in. The Red Eddies tied the game before either team could break a second-half sweat, then scored the game-winner midway through the second stanza for a come-from-behind 2-1 victory in a Class A North […]
Boys’ soccer: Lewiston runs away from Edward Little
The Red Eddies showed that extra something that occurs when playing their biggest rival, but the Blue Devils were too strong and pulled away for a 6-1 victory in a Class A North boys’ soccer game at Don Roux Field on Tuesday night. The Red Eddies (3-6-4) made Lewiston (13-0) work for its shots early […]
Video: Luke Sterling flip throw-in soccer goal gains national attention
Luke Sterling Scores a Goal From a Flip Throww In case you missed it, UMF men’s soccer freshman Luke Sterling scored a goal on Sunday with a flip throw. From the sideline, Sterling flipped a towering pass that deflected off Green Mountain’s keeper for the goal. UMF won the North Atlantic Conference meeting, 8-1. Posted […]
Boys’ soccer: Mountain Valley escapes Lisbon in MVC showdown
RUMFORD — Mountain Valley tightened up its defense when it had to against a formidable Lisbon squad and came away with a well earned 2-1 win over the Greyhounds at Chet Bulger Field on Tuesday. The teams played a wide open first half with seeming reckless abandon, forcing each team’s keepers — Mountain Valley’s Jacob […]
Soccer: Monmouth teams look to rebound from losses
You can’t win them all. That was the fate of the Monmouth soccer teams Saturday. Both squads lost to Hall-Dale in a key late-season showdown. The losses ended lengthy streaks for both Mustang teams. It was the first loss of the season for the girls (9-1-1). The Mustangs were beaten by the Bulldogs early in […]
College Roundup: Lewiston’s Achekh notches UMF’s first hat trick in 5 years
FARMINGTON — Ibrahim Achekh of Lewiston recorded a hat trick in the second half to guide the University of Maine at Farmington (4-6-2, 2-3-1) men’s soccer team to an 8-1 North Atlantic Conference victory over Green Mountain College on Sunday afternoon. The opening half only saw one goal, scored off a throw-in by Luke Sterling […]
Boys’ soccer: Brunswick shakes off Edward Little
BRUNSWICK — Three first-half goals propelled the Brunswick High School boys’ soccer team to a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference win against Edward Little on Saturday. The Dragons (8-3-1) edged the Red Eddies (3-5-4) 3-1 due to a late first-half surge and a solid performance from goalkeeper Josh Dorr. Dorr, who made 12 saves, stopped a […]
Girls’ soccer: Hall-Dale clips Monmouth in OT
Saturday, Hall-Dale’s Thea Sweet matched that output all by herself. The senior forward scored three goals, including the tying goal in the second half and the overtime winner, to lead Hall-Dale to a stunning 3-2 win over Monmouth. “We’ve been training all year for Golden Goals,” Sweet said. “We had it in our mindset. We […]