AUBURN — Wiscasset pushed the St. Dominic Academy defense back into its penalty area. Shot after shot was sent toward the Saints net, manned by goaltender Nicole Robitaille. Not one found its target in a 4-0 St. Dom’s MVC victory. Four goals by Saints forward Faith Grady were the difference. The senior scored them all […]
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High school roundup: St. Dom’s boys overpower Mt. Abram
SALEM — Midfielder Isaac Lapointe deflected a corner and hit the back post for the eventual game-winner as St. Dom’s notched a 2-0 victory over Mt. Abram in MVC boys’ soccer action Friday. The Saints (5-2-2) placed the ball in the cage twice in the second half. Connor Samson redirected the ball past the goalie […]
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Field hockey: Homecoming comeback as Dirigo defeats St. Dom’s
The Cougars started slowly, but scored two goals in a 2:19 span of the second half, including Lauren Henderson’s winning goal, en route to a 3-1 triumph over St. Dom’s in an MVC showdown. Dirigo goalie Morgan Morrow made 11 saves as she and defenders Kaitlyn Olsen, Kaitlyn Radcliffe and Hayley Turner, and midfielders Emma […]
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Boys’ Soccer: Monmouth beats St. Dom’s for first time
That label could pay homage to the colors of opponents Mt. Abram and St. Dom’s and the physical style of play required to run cleat-for-cleat with them. Or perhaps it’s a tribute to the grotesquely sprained right ankle of Mason Clement — the same foot he used to bang home a lunging shot in the […]
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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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Portland Pirates: Lewiston native Mark Anthoine giving tryout his best shot
SACO — Mark Anthoine pushed through the double doors from the locker room area at the MHG Ice Centre on Tuesday clutching an energy drink and breathing heavily. Out of his hockey uniform but still drenched in sweat, he greeted everyone holding a camera or a microphone with a smile. And a pause. “Sorry, I’m […]
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Boys’ soccer: Greyhounds, Saints can’t settle the score
LISBON — As playoff season draws near, the battles become harder fought. That’s what Lisbon High School (5-2-1) and St. Dominic Academy (4-1-2) boys’ soccer demonstrated in Monday’s Mountain Valley Conference matchup, dueling through two overtimes to a scoreless tie. Monday’s game needed to be a momentum changer for the Greyhounds, losers of their last […]
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H.S. girls’ soccer: Big goals for Grady
AUBURN — All it takes is a little hesitation or a momentary pause. Once a defender does that against the St. Dom’s girls’ soccer team, they’ll likely be watching Faith Grady burst on past them. The Saints senior forward has burned many a defender with her quickness and ability to accelerate. As much as that’s […]
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H.S. Soccer Notebook: Buck’s back in Cougars’ camp
When the Dirigo girls’ soccer team needed a new coach this fall, it wasn’t hard to find one that had some familiaity with the players and the program. Dave Buck took over as the third different coach in three years. He’d been a long-time assistant to Art Chamberlin, who retired after the 2012 season. “I […]
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Boys’ soccer: Saints handle Cougars in shutout
The Saints scored early and often, and their defense pitched their fourth consecutive shutout in a 6-0 victory over the Cougars. St. Dom’s has outscored opponents 18-0 in its last four matches. Juniors Ryan Lutrzykowski and Austin Roy picked up where they left off Tuesday against Wiscasset, netting two goals each for the Saints (4-1-1). […]