BATH — In the early stages of the girls high school soccer season, Mt. Ararat and Morse have searched for consistency on offense. On Saturday in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference matinee, the visiting Eagles strung three goals together over a seven-minute stretch to subdue the Shipbuilders, 3-1. Alexa Gurney, Ema Hawkes and Bre McCourt scored […]
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Freeport rolls by Lake Region, 38-8
FREEPORT — Freeport High School football coach Paul St. Pierre wasn’t sure how his team would come out after having a bye last weekend. Following a 41-13 win against Morse on Sept. 6, the Falcons did not play last week, one of eight teams with a bye to start the season due to an odd number of teams […]
Battle of football unbeatens: Brunswick knocks off Windham, 27-14
BRUNSWICK — Penalties and turnovers — two things a high school football team need to avoid for success. On Friday on Bowdoin College’s Whittier Field, Brunswick didn’t turn the ball over against fellow undefeated Windham. But the yellow flags — 15 in all accounting for 109 yards on the Dragons — made life challenging on a picture-perfect […]
High School Roundup: Snyder’s hat trick lifts Massabesic field hockey past South Portland
FIELD HOCKEY BONNY EAGLE 1, CHEVERUS 1: Chiara Root converted a pass from Riley Heacock in the second half to tie the game as Bonny Eagle (1-4-1) held Cheverus (3-1-2) to a draw in Portland. Taylor Tory scored for Cheverus off a pass from Lucia Pompeo. Lily O’Connor made 11 saves for the Scots, while […]
Football: Biddeford stays undefeated with win over Westbrook/Waynflete
BIDDEFORD – You wouldn’t have thought Biddeford High quarterback Marc Reali was nursing any type of sickness during the Tigers’ football game against Westbrook/Waynflete. The senior dashed around Westbrook defenders, found open receivers and even made his presence felt defensively. But it was a different story for him on the sidelines. “The whole game, to […]
Football: Ofielu’s three touchdowns power Thornton Academy past Lewiston
SOUTH PORTLAND 49, NOBLE 7: Anthony Poole scored on two short runs and threw a long TD pass while leading the Red Riots (2-1) to a 27-0 halftime lead in a win over Noble (0-3) at South Portland. Poole’s 65-yard pass to Cole Benevides put South Portland ahead 7-0 after one quarter. Poole crossed the […]
Area high school roundups — Richmond Bobcats roll past Valley in girls soccer
RICHMOND — Laura Brown tallied a hat trick to pace the Richmond High School girls soccer team to a 10-0 East-West Conference win over Valley on Thursday. The Bobcats are 3-1 and host Vinalhaven/North Haven on Saturday at 11 a.m. Valley fell to 0-3. Richmond darted out to a 7-0 halftime lead. Abby Johnson picked up […]
Maranacook blanks Morse in boys soccer, 2-0
BATH — Maranacook scored two first-half goals, including a score as time expired while keeping Morse off the scoreboard as the Black Bears shut out the Shipbuilders, 2-0 in a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference boys high school soccer match at McMann Field. The Black Bears improved to 3-1 with the victory and will travel to face Erskine on […]
High School Roundup: Kennebunk boys’ soccer beats Bonny Eagle
GIRLS’ SOCCER MARSHWOOD 3, BIDDEFORD 0: Ella Nelson scored had two goals, Rori Coomey had a goal and an assist and Kendall Lawrence made four saves as the Hawks (3-2) downed the Tigers (1-4) at Biddeford. Biddeford’s Jillian Lewis finished with six saves. PORTLAND 2, THORNTON ACADEMY 0: Eliza Stein and Elizabeth Littell each scored […]
Football: Kennebunk leans on balance to pace fast start
KENNEBUNK – Through two games, the Kennebunk High football team’s offense has fired on all cylinders. No. 5 Kennebunk (2-0) has scored 118 points in wins over Cheverus and Westbrook/Waynflete. The Rams have made things look easy through two weeks, but a much more difficult task comes to town tonight in No. 2 Bonny Eagle […]