“Being my senior year and everything, it started out really slow and it hadn’t really hit me, but this week having Boothbay and Dirigo and then Lisbon, it really hit me,” senior forward Faith Grady said. “We really have to start focusing.” St. Dom’s defeated Boothbay earlier in the week and continued that success with […]
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Cross country: America, St. Dom’s works for Villamarin
Diego Villamarin’s family came to the United States seeking a better way of life. Originally, the St. Dominic Academy junior is from Arequipa, Peru, which is the second largest city in Peru with a population of 861,144. He moved to America when he was six with his family where they settled first in Pennsylvania before […]
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High school roundup: Leavitt, Gardiner battle to deadlock in girls’ soccer
GARDINER — After falling behind 2-0 in the first half, Leavitt clawed back as the two squads ended up at a 2-2 deadlock in more girls’ soccer action Friday. Morgan Carver and Lauren Chadwick each scored for the struggling Bulldogs (0-3-2), while Amanda Poulin and Shannon O’Malley tallied for the Hornets (1-2-2). Lauren Boyington made […]
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Cross country notebook: A season of coaching changes
Cross country running teams saw quite the turnover in terms of coaching for the start of the 2014 season. Of the 14 schools that offer the sport in the tri-county area, five have hired new coaches — Lewiston, Lisbon, Oxford Hills, St. Dom’s and Telstar. That doesn’t include Spruce Mountain, either, which just added the team […]
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H.S. Field Hockey: St. Dom’s shuts out Mountain Valley
AUBURN — There were three sounds every time Mountain Valley ran a penalty corner in St. Dom’s defensive zone early in the second half of Monday’s MVC field hockey game. The thump of the ball off the sender’s stick, followed by the thud against the stick of the Falcons’ recipient … echoed almost immediately by […]
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H.S. boys’ soccer: Saints salvage tie with Falcons
AUBURN — Austin Roy looked at the clock and knew he didn’t have much time. When the ball came his way from the left side, the St. Dom’s junior forward tried to get the ball on net as quickly as possible. In one fluid motion, he received and shot the ball. It proved to be […]
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H.S. girls’ soccer: St. Dom’s answers Mountain Valley
AUBURN — It didn’t take long before St. Dom’s was watching Saturday’s soccer game begin to slip away. The St. Dom’s girls owned a one-goal lead entering the second half, but a strong start by Mountain Valley put that lead in jeopardy. The Falcons not only played great to start the second half, but soon […]
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Field hockey notebook: Oak Hill off to a rousing start
WALES — Oak Hill knew this year was going to be special. The Raiders on this year’s team have been together at the high school for two years with little graduation loss, and many of the athletes have played together even longer. “The team chemistry, I don’t even know how to put it into words,” […]
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H.S. Roundup: Poland scores another OT field hockey win
POLAND — Kyla Sturtevant converted a pass from Amanda Dube with 6:27 remaining in overtime to lift Poland to a 3-2 win over Greely in a WMC field hockey tilt Friday. Mary Everett and Emily Gibson also tallied for the Knights (2-0) to complete the scoring. Kayla Barry and Gina Richard scored for Greely (0-2) […]
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2014 St. Dom’s cross country preview
Coach: Marc Lepage (first year) Conference: MVC Class: C Last year: Girls: Finished fourth at MVCs, fifth in Class C West regionals, Eighth in Class C states. Returning players: Boys: Seniors — Kenton Ernst, Isaac Dean; Juniors — Diego Villamarin; David Tuttle; Sophomore — Matthew Maguire. Girls: Seniors — Isabelle Gerencer, Emily Carney; Junior — […]