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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Boys’ soccer: Richmond ends Bangor Christian’s reign
Cody Tribbet added an insurance goal with 5:19 left in regulation. Peter Gardner’s Bobcats limited the freshman-laden Patriots to very few quality scoring chances by pressuring the ball with numbers all over the field. “I felt they had way more people than they should have had out there. But they didn’t. They just kept going […]
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Class A East Girls’ Soccer: Smith’s penalty kick provided redemption, momentum
AUBURN — The player with the uncontested shot enjoys a decided advantage over the goalkeeper on a soccer penalty kick. That’s the reason coaches lobby so loudly for one when a player is the victim of a violation inside the 18-yard box. It’s why the crowd goes nuts when they see the official extend both […]
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Class A East Boys’ Soccer: Devils’ defense delivers in clutch
LEWISTON — It couldn’t be this easy. If you’ve followed the fortunes of Lewiston boys’ soccer for a season, or two, or 20-plus, you knew it wouldn’t be this easy. After back-to-back heartbreaks in the Class A East championship, the Blue Devils were six minutes away from an unblemished, unscored-upon march through the regional tournament […]
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Area roundup: Hall-Dale tops Mtn. Valley; Maranacook sweeps in soccer playoffs
RUMFORD — Nat Crocker converted a pass from Ryan Sinclair with 1:25 left in regulation to give Hall-Dale a 1-0 win over Mountain Valley in a Class C West boys’ soccer semifinal Friday. The Bulldogs had just defeated the Falcons on Saturday for the Mountain Valley Conference championship in penalty kicks. The game-winning goal came […]
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High school soccer: Richmond trips Rangeley in West D semifinal
RICHMOND — In the top-seeded Richmond Bobcats’ first game in 10 days after a first-round bye, No. 5 Rangeley gave them a run for their money, but it was Richmond that walked away with a 1-0 victory. “We gave them everything we had, everything they’ve had up until this point I believe,” Lakers coach Chip […]
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Class C West Girls’ Soccer Quarterfinal: Waynflete blanks Mountain Valley
RUMFORD — Throughout its girls’ soccer season, Mountain Valley has persevered with the help of a total team effort. That wasn’t enough, however, those traits weren’t enough Wednesday afternoon in a Class C West girls’ soccer quarterfinal at Chet Bulger Field. The skill level of No. 6 Waynflete was simply to great to overcome. Freshman […]
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Class C West Boys’ Soccer Quarterfinal: Bulldogs put away Mustangs
FARMINGDALE — There might have been ways for Monmouth to beat Hall-Dale in the Class C West boys’ soccer quarterfinals Tuesday afternoon, but allowing the Bulldogs to score first wasn’t one of them. One goal led to another, all of which allowed No. 3 Hall-Dale to settle in and impose its defensive will and grind […]
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High school soccer notebook: St. Dom’s Grady named MVC’s best
Faith Grady wasn’t expecting it, but probably could have been. When the St. Dom’s senior soccer player got a call from her’ coach, she was surprised to hear the news about this year’s Mountain Valley Conference all-stars. Not surprisingly, Grady had been named the MVC Player of the Year. “I forgot all about it,” Grady […]