BRUNSWICK — The Bowdoin College women’s soccer team advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division III tournament last season. This year, the Polar Bears, under second-year coach Brianne Weaver, want more. So far, so good as Bowdoin improved to 3-0 with a 1-0 conference win over rival Bates College on Wednesday at Pickard […]
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Gagnon’s goal rescues Blue Devils
PARIS — Freshman Kajha Gagnon scored on a free kick from 24 yards out with 26 minutes left in regulation to give Lewiston a 1-0 win over Oxford Hills in girls’ soccer action Tuesday. The Blue Devils (2-3) outpaced the Vikings (1-2-1) in shots with a 14-8 margin. Goalie Annika Kakonen made eight saves for […]
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H.S. soccer notebook: Good start for Greyhounds
Winning can be the ultimate positive reinforcement, so a 3-0 start could be just the right kind of confidence-builder for a young Lisbon boys’ soccer team. The Greyhounds have opened the season with three straight victories, beating Oak Hill, Telstar and Winthrop. That kind of start is coveted by any team, but this Lisbon club […]
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Local roundup: Mt. Blue stuns Mt. Ararat in girls’ soccer
TOPSHAM — Eryn Doiron sliced through three defenders and scored just 7:52 into the game and the Mt. Blue defense held on from there as the Cougars topped Mt. Ararat 1-0 in KVAC girls’ soccer action Saturday. The win is only Mt. Blue’s second over Mt. Ararat in girls’ soccer. Keeper Addie Schanz made 13 […]
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H.S. girls’ soccer: Rams tough on Vikings
But senior striker Alli Boulier scored goals 2:09 apart to complete her hat trick and cement Bangor’s 4-1 triumph Saturday afternoon. Boulier, whose corner kick tied it 1-1 in the first half, gave her team some valuable breathing room with 10:47 left off a Mary Butler pass. She then collected her fourth goal of the […]
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Local Roundup: Schrieber strikes five times as Greyhounds roll
BETHEL — Deliah Schrieber erupted for five goals, giving her eight already on the young season, in Lisbon’s 9-0 MVC girls’ soccer verdict Wednesday over Telstar. Schrieber scored four consecutive goals in a span of 9:43 to give Lisbon a 6-0 halftime lead. She sandwiched the fifth between goals by Kailyn Hill and Kaylin Le […]
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Girls’ Soccer: Mustangs run away from Raiders to stay unbeaten
MONMOUTH — Monmouth Academy girls’ soccer scored 10 goals in its preceding win and two more in a span of about three minutes early in Wednesday afternoon’s contest against Oak Hill. Don’t criticize the Mustangs for believing the floodgates would stay unsupervised. Blame human nature. “We started out well, and then after the two goals […]
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H.S. soccer notebook: Change of scenery for Dow
Former Lewiston High School head coach Butch Dow was in search of a coaching opportunity this fall. The longtime coach found a place in Monmouth. He was hired as the junior varsity coach for the Mustangs. “It’s basically as a goaltender coach right now because the JV’s numbers are down,” Dow said. It has allowed […]
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The Hot Corner: Coach’s one-and-done continues troubling trend
The inmates have won again with the resignation of Spruce Mountain High School boys’ soccer coach Larry Thornton after one (ayuh, one) game at the helm. Yes, I know we live in a kids-are-awesome, adults-are-wrong society, and that I shouldn’t be surprised. As someone paid to follow these patterns, however, I can’t help but notice […]
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Boys’ Soccer: Lewiston opens season with win over Brewer
Shariff scored a pair of goals in 10 seconds in the first half and added his hat trick goal in the second to help lift Lewiston to a 4-1 win over Brewer in the teams’ KVAC season-opener on Saturday. “I expected him to come through this year, and I expect to do it as a […]