LISBON — As playoff season draws near, the battles become harder fought. That’s what Lisbon High School (5-2-1) and St. Dominic Academy (4-1-2) boys’ soccer demonstrated in Monday’s Mountain Valley Conference matchup, dueling through two overtimes to a scoreless tie. Monday’s game needed to be a momentum changer for the Greyhounds, losers of their last […]
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H.S. Spotlight: Games and meets to watch
Girls’ Soccer Monmouth at St. Dom’s Tuesday, 3:30 p.m. Two of the top Western Class C teams meet in rematch of 2013 quarterfinals. Edward Little at Bangor Saturday, 11:30 a.m. Showdown of the two unbeaten teams ranked atop Eastern Class A. MCI at Leavitt Saturday, 2 p.m. Both teams battling for playoff spots in this […]
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H.S. Soccer Notebook: Buck’s back in Cougars’ camp
When the Dirigo girls’ soccer team needed a new coach this fall, it wasn’t hard to find one that had some familiaity with the players and the program. Dave Buck took over as the third different coach in three years. He’d been a long-time assistant to Art Chamberlin, who retired after the 2012 season. “I […]
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Local roundup: Ripley, Vikes nip Bulldogs
PARIS — Tyus Ripley converted a pass from Jake Beauchesne with 12:22 left in the contest to give Oxford Hills a 3-2 win over Lawrence in boys’ soccer Thursday. Joey Gallant led the Vikings (2-4) with two goals, while Andrew Fleming added an assist. Nick Blombrth and Zoli Nagi each tallied for the Bulldogs (1-3-1). […]
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Boys’ Soccer: Poland loses touch with Falmouth
POLAND — You could call Falmouth an annual measuring-stick game for Poland boys’ soccer. Stopwatch game might be more fitting, however. As in how long can the Class B Knights hang with the Class A Yachtsmen before depth and reality set in? The answer Thursday was 31 minutes. Poland’s defense kept matching zeroes on the […]
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High school roundup: Leavitt edges Nokomis in boys’ soccer
TURNER — Tyler Roux converted a pass from Evan Clark with 27 minutes left in regulation to give Leavitt a 1-0 victory over Nokomis in a KVAC boys’ soccer tilt Tuesday. Ben Fullerton made four saves to notch the shutout, while Nick Bolliger deflected 13 shots between the posts for Nokomis (2-4). Lewiston 6, Mt. […]
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Boys’ soccer: Dragons squelch Eddies
BRUNSWICK — For 20 minutes, Brunswick captain Jesse Arford watched his team get pushed back by the Edward Little Red Eddies boys’ soccer team. EL led 1-0, and the Dragons were rarely able to cross midfield, much less possess the ball. “We came out flat, and you could see it in warm-ups and in the […]
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Boys’ Soccer: Mustangs topple previously unbeaten Greyhounds
LISBON — Monmouth and Lisbon both showed up for a 9 a.m. Saturday boys’ soccer showdown wondering how they would answer the bell against a top-flight MVC opponent. The answer was a ringing endorsement for both sides. Mason Clement’s two late goals from Hunter Richardson gave Monmouth its fifth consecutive victory, 3-1, and knocked Lisbon […]
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H.S. boys’ soccer: Poland rallies for win over Traip
POLAND — Patrtick Kuklinski rushed to the net, hoping something — anything — might happen. A seemingly harmless shot by Tom Flint in the closing seconds of Thursday’s game turned into something memorable. Kuklinski collected the rebound and put it home with three seconds left to lift the Poland boys’ soccer team to a 3-2 […]