CUMBERLAND — The Class B race was supposed to come down to defending state champion Lincoln Academy and challenger Cape Elizabeth. Instead, for the second weekend in a row, the York boys took the championship plaque. “It’s a really young team and they’ve just been getting better,” York Coach Ted Hutch said. “They grow like […]
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C South girls' soccer prelim: Winthrop holds on to defeat St. Dom's
Winthrop’s Kena Souza kicks the ball as St. Dominic’s Emma Wolverton comes into the play from the left during Saturday’s soccer game in Winthrop. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) WINTHROP — From St. Dom’s opening goal only eight minutes in to the final kick of the game, Winthrop’s nerves were sky-high. The Ramblers, though, quickly responded with […]
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Local roundup: LaLiberty late goal gives Gray-NG B South boys' soccer prelim win over Mountain Valley
RUMFORD — Austin LaLiberty scored on a through ball from Andrew LaCerda with 5:05 left to lift the 11th-seeded Patriots (7-6-2) over the sixth-seeded Falcons (7-7-1) in a Class B South boys’ soccer preliminary game Friday. Brannon Gilbert recorded one save for Gray-New Gloucester, while Kyle Kenney stopped eight shots for Mountain Valley. Gray-New Gloucester […]
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C South field hockey semifinal: Mountain Valley holds off St. Dom's
RUMBORD — St. Dominic Academy pressed forward intensely in the second half in an attempt to retain its crown as Class C state field hockey champion. The Saints were able to score once in the final half, but two first-half goals by Mountain Valley were enough to put away the defending champs and send the […]
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C South field hockey quarterfinal: Gastonguay lifts St. Dom's to overtime win over Oak Hill
LEWISTON — The Saints’ defense came to play. St. Dom’s back line held their ground for most of regulation. They did their job for 60 minutes, then the offense took over in the overtime session. Charlotte Gastonguay’s goal with 5:11 remaining in the first overtime gave St. Dom’s a 2-1 victory in a Class C […]
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Field hockey: Ramblers, Falcons in Class C drivers' seats
Bre Feeney, left, of Winthrop and Cloey Ledesma of Mountain Valley battle for the ball during last week’s game in Rumford. The Ramblers and Falcons are the top seeds in Class C North and South, respectively. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) Over the last few years Winthrop has steadily inched closer and closer to a Class C […]
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H.S. roundup: Eddies earn clutch football win over Red Riots
SOUTH PORTLAND — The Edward Little (3-4) overcame a 14-0 halftime deficit, then capped a frantic last-minute drive with a touchdown and conversion with 5.1 seconds remaining to beat South Portland (1-6) on in football action Friday night. South Portland broke a 14-14 tie on a 12-yard run by Anthony Poole with 1:18 remaining, but […]
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Slugger the Sea Dog visits Saint Dominic Academy
Slugger the Sea Dog meets with students at Saint Dominic Academy in Lewiston on Friday. Slugger, the mascot for the Portland Sea Dogs Minor League baseball team, was invited to the school by the Friends of St. Dom’s parent group to get students excited about the “World Series of Box Tops” fundraiser, group co-chairwoman Emily […]
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Local roundup: Coulombe’s goal gives Eddies tight win over Hornets
AUBURN — Bella Coulombe notched the game’s lone goal as Edward Little secured a 1-0 victory over Leavitt in field hockey action Tuesday. The Red Eddies’ (6-8) offense out performed the Hornets (7-7) with a 9-1 margin in shots on goal. Goalie Mallory Casey made eight saves for Leavitt, while Elise Syphers prevented one to […]
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Face Time: Claire Starnes and the untold stories of women veterans
Claire Starnes, a Vietnam War veteran and New Hampshire woman who was born and raised in Maine and went to the Twin Cities’ St. Dominic High School, is wrapping up a statewide tour behind a book she helped write with other female veterans. The book, “Women Vietnam Veterans: Our Untold Stories,” recounts the experiences of […]