SCARBOROUGH – A matchup between two of the top field hockey teams in the state lived up to its billing Thursday night. For close to 45 minutes, Biddeford and Scarborough engaged in a back-and-forth scoreless battle that saw the Tigers dominate field position in the first half, only for the Red Storm to get their […]
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Thornton Academy to salute former football coach Bob Cote on Saturday
SACO — Hill Stadium will feature a showdown between state champions on Saturday when Marshwood travels to Saco to take on Thornton Academy — and it will be the perfect setting to honor legendary coach Bob Cote. “He made a great impact on the school. He was known, the term I’ve seen used is a […]
High School Roundup: Kennebunk girls’ soccer beats Deering/Portland
FIELD HOCKEY MASSABESIC 2, THORNTON ACADEMY 0: Emily Jacobs scored twice and goalie Julia Gregoire didn’t allow a goal as the Mustangs (4-0) shutout the Golden Trojans (1-2) at Thornton Academy. Editor’s note: To read more about this game, visit www.journaltribune.com KENNEBUNK 3, PORTLAND/DEERING 2: A pair of goals from Taylor Creech and one from […]
Field Hockey: Biddeford focuses on positivity amid title defense
BIDDEFORD – Two games into the field hockey season, Biddeford High has played as advertised. The Tigers are young, talented and one of the favorites to represent Class A South in the state championship for a second straight year. But there’s still work to be done if the plan to win consecutive titles will come […]
Boys soccer — Mt. Abram holds off ’Hounds, 3-2
LISBON — Mt. Abram spent much of the first half preoccupied with calls that were getting made or weren’t getting made. A halftime talk and a downpour to start the second half washed away the Roadrunners’ worries. A goal two minutes into the second half, followed by two more in a three-minute span later in the […]
Area roundups — Polar Bears edge Bates in FH play, Freeport falls to Lake Region
LEWISTON — Emma Stevens scored less than three minutes into action and the Bowdoin College field hockey team held on for a 1-0 conference win at Bates on Wednesday evening. The Polar Bears improved to 3-0 (2-0 NESCAC), while the Bobcats dropped to 1-1 (1-1 NESCAC). The win is Bowdoin’s 34th consecutive victory over Bates. On […]
High school roundups — ’Builders earn big FH win
BATH — The Morse High School field hockey team earned a key Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference victory on Tuesday, downing Nokomis, 3-1, on McMann Field. Paige Willis gave the Shipbuilders (2-0) a 1-0 lead with 8:39 remaining until halftime. In the second half, Dylan Barr doubled the Morse lead with 15:10 left, and Willis chipped home […]
Lisbon-Wiscasset girls soccer: Greyhounds roll to 10-1 win
LISBON — When Lisbon opened its Mountain Valley Conference regular season at Telstar last Thursday, the Greyhounds came out flat and paid the price in a 4-0 loss to the Rebels. Lisbon, opening its home MVC slate on Tuesday, didn’t have that problem against Wiscasset, scoring three goals in the first nine minutes en route to a […]
Dragons soccer sweep ‘Battle of the Bridge’
TOPSHAM — In a high school varsity soccer double header Tuesday, Brunswick came to town and took a pair from the Mt. Ararat soccer teams with a 2-0 victory in the boys game, and a 3-1 triumph in the girls game at Riverside Field. It was the first game of the season for both Mt. Ararat teams, while the Brunswick boys improve to […]
Bowdoin College roundup — Bears-Mules all tied up in women’s soccer
BRUNSWICK – The Bowdoin College women’s soccer team played 110 minutes of shutout soccer en route to a 0-0 double overtime tie with Colby on Tuesday evening. The Polar Bears are 0-1-1 (0-1-1 NESCAC), while the Mules are 1-1-1 (0-1-1 NESCAC). The two teams tied 1-1 last season. The first serious scoring chance for either team […]