MEDFORD, Mass. — The Bates men’s soccer team fell in the NESCAC quarterfinals to No. 4 nationally ranked Tufts, 3-0 on Saturday afternoon. Tufts’ first goal came when Sterling Weatherbie headed one in off a bounce in the 21st minute. Conor Coleman and Travis Van Brewer provided assists. The Jumbos (13-1-2) added to their lead […]
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Monday Morning Quarterback: Time to ask teams: ‘Who are you?’
One local football coach said after a game Friday night that his team was “still trying to find our identity.” Never mind that said coach and team had just won a game scoring 51 points while giving up just six. But Spruce Mountain coach Walter Polky, who uttered those words, makes a good point about […]
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Class B track and field: York boys and Orono girls claim state titles
The York senior acknowledges he’s had a case of the jitters when it comes to big meets, but Saturday, he knew he and his fellow Wildcats couldn’t wilt under the pressure. “I’m one that tends to panic a lot, especially in the past state meets,” Arsenault said. “I’ve struggled with the mental aspect of it. […]
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H.S. Football Head to Head: You get a playoff berth! Everybody gets a playoff berth!
Oakes: You and I don’t always agree on social issues, boss man, but I know both of us have lamented the increasing stench of our “everybody gets a trophy” culture. Well, much as I love our local high school football scene and almost everything about it, I must reluctanctly admit that it is an agonizing […]
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H.S. Girls’ Soccer: Young, talented St. Dom’s rallies past Oak Hill to stay unbeaten
AUBURN — Saint Dominic Academy girls’ soccer probably wasn’t supposed to be this good, this soon. Sure, the Saints have a recent winning tradition. And they have speed to burn and an awareness of one another that is apparent from the moment they step on the field. But when your roster of 21 players is dominated […]
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Girls’ Soccer: Mustangs wallop wounded Saints
AUBURN — Don’t give the Monmouth girls’ soccer team a second chance to find the frame. That was the hard lesson Tuesday afternoon for St. Dom’s. Goalkeeper Nicole Robitaille could get close enough to tip, juggle or distract initial scoring bids. The Mustangs are just too good and too balanced, though, when nobody cleans up […]
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High school football: ’Hounds hold on
BRUNSWICK — As good as things went for the Lisbon High School football team in the opening half, things took a turn to the dark side in the second. Against rival Winthrop/Monmouth in the Saturday heat and humidity, the Ramblers picked themselves off the dirt and battled back to close to within four points with […]