POLAND — This habit of playing late-season girls’ soccer games with playoff implications is equally new to Poland and Freeport. The upstart WMC and Western Class B rivals each are in that frame of mind for the second year in a row. Wednesday night it was the Falcons who made the surroundings look like familiar […]
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Boys’ soccer: Freeport, Poland settle for draw
FREEPORT — Western Maine Conference foes Freeport and Poland entered Wednesday’s high school boys soccer clash holding down the final two playoff spots in Western Class B. A 0-0 double-overtime deadlock, though not glamorous, might have done the trick, as both teams picked up valuable Heal Points in their quest for a postseason berth. “I […]
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H.S. Girls Soccer: Eddies are second’s best, blank Bulldogs
AUBURN — Edward Little’s intensity matched Tuesday’s overcast skies and tepid temperatures for the first half of its KVAC girls’ soccer game with Lawrence. But the Red Eddies have been a second half team all season, so there was no need to panic, especially with goalkeeper Molly Murray holding the Bulldogs at bay. EL cranked […]
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Boys’ Soccer: Mustangs hold off Phoenix
JAY — Two depleted boys’ soccer teams produced a game that wasn’t short on intensity, scoring opportunities or playoff implications Tuesday. Thirteen players strong, Monmouth Academy jumped ahead on goals by Hunter Richardson and Kyle Fletcher and held off Spruce Mountain High School’s spirited rally for a 2-1 MVC victory at Taglienti Field. Noah Parker […]
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High school roundup: Roadrunners ditch Greyhounds
LISBON — After a scoreless first half, Mt. Abram had a trio of players register goals in the second frame and came away with a 3-0 win over Lisbon in an MVC matchup Tuesday. Amos Withee, Bryson Walker and Colin Edwards all tallied for the Roadrunners (10-2), while Trevor Brackley and Gavin Hagaan added assists. […]
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Girls’ Soccer: Wolverines stop Phoenix streaks, 1-0
JAY — Spruce Mountain can’t do anything during the MVC regular season to prepare for the overall heightened skill level of the Class B girls’ soccer tournament. What the Phoenix did get Monday from one of their traditional Class C foes was a look at the more physical brand of the game that awaits in […]
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Boys’ soccer: Eddies, Eagles battle to 0-0 tie
AUBURN — After his team suffered its worst defeat of the season, a 4-0 to Bangor last Friday, Edward Little coach Matt Andreasen was reminded that his team is a long way from a finished product. “These regular-season games are a lot like quizzes,” Andreasen said. “David Patterson, the Bangor coach, said that to me […]
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Girls’ Soccer: Hornets, Black Bears knotted again
TURNER — One by one, Maranacook girls’ soccer players took their turns embracing goalkeeper Elizabeth D’Angelo as she walked off Libby Field between overtime periods Tuesday night. D’Angelo returned the love with a good-natured jab: “Never do that again!” Only four days earlier, the junior goalie scratched, clawed, but couldn’t stop an overtime penalty kick […]
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Girls’ soccer: Eagles dispatch Blue Devils
TOPSHAM — One by one, Mt. Ararat High School girls’ soccer coach Sam Chard inserted players who up until this year were walking the halls of the middle school.Five freshmen started for the Eagles, goaltender Kate Guerin, defenders Katelyn Cox, Anna Manuel and Lauren Labbay, and midfielder Nikki Bradstreet, on Mt. Ararat’s Senior Night, and […]