Caroline Gastonguay, left, and Maddy Leslie, right, laugh during a letter-signing ceremony at St. Dominic Academy in Auburn on Thursday. Gastonguay will attend Rollins College in Florida, while leslie will play for Franklin Pierce in New Hampshire. (St. Dominic Academy photo) AUBURN — Teammates for 10 years, Maddy Leslie and Caroline Gastonguay got to share […]
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Girls' hockey: A new season starts for defending champ St. Dom's
St. Dom’s girls’ ice hockey coach Paul Gosselin gives the team some instruction on drills during the first day of practice at the Norway Savings Bank Arena on Monday. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) AUBURN — According to St. Dominic Academy girls’ hockey coach Paul Gosselin, “The hunger hasn’t gone anywhere.” Two consecutive state championships didn’t satisfy […]
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St. Dom’s edges Winthrop, wins first field hockey state championship
St. Dominic Academy’s field hockey team celebrates following their win of the 2017 Class C State Field Hockey Championship game Saturday night in Falmouth. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) FALMOUTH — No. 59 was the one. Hannah Trottier-Braun’s 59th goal of the season gave St. Dominic Academy a 3-2 win over Winthrop in double overtime in the […]
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Laverdiere ties record as state cross country titles handed out
CUMBERLAND — Luke Laverdiere knew he was close to setting the state meet record at Twin Brook. As he lunged to the line at the end of the Class B boys’ cross country state championship race Saturday, Laverdiere fixed his gaze on the clock. “I didn’t know where I’d be at the end,” Laverdiere said. […]
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C South girls' soccer semifinal: Monmouth pushes past St. Dom's
MONMOUTH — Two halftime adjustments — one tactical and one physical — made a world of difference in the second half for the Monmouth Academy girls’ soccer team. A 1-0 halftime lead turned into a more comfortable 4-0 victory for the top-seeded Mustangs over No. 4 St. Dominic Academy in a Class C South semifinal […]
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Field hockey state championship preview
Class A Stop us if you’ve heard this before: The Skowhegan Indians are in the Class A state field hockey final. What you may not have heard recently — nay, never in the past 37 years — is that Westbrook is there, too. It’s a study in contrast in the Class A final, with the […]
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Cross country state championship preview
After a long and fast fall, aided by incredibly-friendly weather throughout, it’s time for the Class A, B, and C state meet at Twin Brook. On Saturday, however, the weather may affect the quick times runners have been accustomed to in 2017. In Class A, the boys’ are led by sophomore Lisandro Berry-Gaviria of Mt. […]
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Trottier-Braun leading St. Dom's scoring charge into state title game
As St. Dom’s seeks to finish off an unbeaten season and win the school’s first field hockey state championship, it’s nice for the Saints to know that on their side is The Finisher. Senior forward Hannah Trottier-Braun is leading the Saints’ loaded and high-powered offense with a state single-season record 58 goals this season. “We […]
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C South girls' soccer quarterfinal: St. Dom's fights off Waynflete
AUBURN — Emotions ran the gamut from the opening minute until the final whistle in Tuesday’s Class C South girls’ soccer quarterfinal between St. Dominic Academy and Waynflete. It was the Saints displaying the jubilation at the start and the finish of a 3-2 win over the rival Flyers. “It was a nerve-wracking 80 minutes,” […]
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H.S. Field Hockey: Johnson pushes St. Dom's past Dirigo
St. Dom’s Caroline Johnson and Dirigo’s Page Lueders chase down the ball during the Class C South field hockey semifinal at St. Dominic Academy on Friday. AUBURN — Throughout the first half, St. Dom’s coach Brian Kay kept telling his players they needed to score. That’s nothing new — Kay has pushed his team to […]