Cheverus ends the Red Storm’s quest for a third straight Western Class A field hockey title.
Paul Betit
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Pirates grab a ‘sloppy’ victory
Portland takes a 2-0 lead early, then relies on goalie David Leggio (36 saves) to hold off Bridgeport.
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Football: Clippers continue their roll into another postseason
Yarmouth compiles more than 550 yards and shuts out Freeport to finish an unbeaten regular season.
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Girls’ Soccer Notebook: To scrimmage or not to scrimmage … the answers differ
The regular season ended Tuesday for nearly half of Maine’s 126 high school girls’ soccer teams. While 12 teams will play preliminary-round games Friday, teams that qualified for regional quarterfinals will have to wait six days before their first playoff games. Some coaches see this dormant period as a welcome break, a time to prepare […]
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Hockey Beat: Defense is young, but talented
The American Hockey League season is less than two weeks old, and the Portland Pirates’ young defensemen seem to be growing up in a hurry. While winning five of their first six games, the Pirates have allowed just 15 goals to rank fourth in goals-against average among AHL teams that have played five or more […]
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Perfect run at home continues for Portland Pirates
Portland grabs a shootout win at the Civic Center, pushing its streak at home to five games.
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Boys’ soccer: Quick strikes propel Riots
The South Portland boys’ soccer team wanted to finish the regular season on a positive note Monday night.
The Red Riots looked like they were in perfect harmony as they cruised to a 3-0 win against Cheverus in an SMAA game at Martin Memorial Field.
“It was one of the better games we’ve put together all year,” South Portland Coach Brian Hoy said. “At the defensive end, that’s probably the best we played. We did a nice job shutting them down. Matt Russell, our sweeper, played an outstanding game, and so did the players around him.”
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Pirates up opening win streak to four
Mark Mancari gets two more goals as Portland beats Springfield 4-2 to improve to 4-0.
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Sixteen-second stretch gives Pirates the edge
Portland’s flurry late in the second period provides the spark in a win over Bridgeport.
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Girls’ Soccer Notebook: Settling tie is one thing, home field is another matter
Brunswick and Bangor were tied for the top spot in the Eastern Class A girls’ soccer Heal point standings for nearly three days earlier this week with tournament indexes of 92.8571. So, what happens if the Dragons and Rams, who currently are unbeaten, finish the regular season in a dead heat? A coin flip will […]