Sports
Field Hockey
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Lydia Hiltz and Phoebe Fitzpatrick each score twice to lift Eagles.
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With artificial turf fields expanding in Maine, more field hockey teams have to play a far different style when competing against teams on grass fields.
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Both teams have chances in the two overtime periods but aren't able to turn them into the game-winning goal.
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The Stags score five times in the second half to pull away and beat the Red Storm, 7-1.
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Gray-New Gloucester/North Yarmouth Academy scores a goal in each quarter – two by Kenlie Nadeau – for a win over St. Dominic Academy.
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Gorham nearly erases a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter, but a missed 2-point conversion allows Cheverus to escape with a 21-20 victory.
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AD Andrew Pelletier and coach Julie St. Pierre-Adams hit the ground running in new roles.
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Brunswick, Mt. Ararat, Lisbon and Freeport return strong squads yet again.
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Football: Teddy Peters passes for four touchdowns in a 39-33 win over Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale.
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Lucy Johnson scores four goals while the Stags' midfielders dominate in a 5-0 victory over the Tigers.
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Six sophomores and six juniors are among the talented players to keep an eye on this fall.
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A pair of regional champions top the list, but other familiar names could challenge for titles this season.
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Western Maine Conference teams have struggled in state championship games, but Freeport and York are among teams eager to break the pattern.
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Special event draws host of programs from around Midcoast.
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The Stags, who were dominant last fall before losing by a goal in the state title game, are eager to rebound with another strong season.
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Maine is one of only two states that require face protection since the sport's national governing body made it optional in 2020.
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In a rare underdog role, the River Hawks beat a Cheverus powerhouse that had won the Class A title against Skowhegan a year earlier.
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Hemond is set to attend Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts this fall.
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The sharp-shooting sophomore was the state's best offensive player, and the centerpiece of its highest-scoring team.
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Two sophomores and two juniors make our squad of the best high school players in the state.
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Thornton Academy's Lori Smith, Massabesic's Michele Martin-Moore and Portland/Deering's Beth Arsenault each coached for more than 20 seasons.
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The versatile midfielder scored 10 goals and added 32 assists while leading the Bulldogs to the Class B title.
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Belle Hemond will play for Division II Assumption College while Mia Rineer will play for Lancaster Bible College in Pennsylvania.
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The River Hawks score two goals in the fourth quarter to avenge a loss to Cheverus in last year's state championship game.
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Maddie Niles scores the only goal as the Bulldogs win their first state championship.
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Saturday's rematch of the 2021 state championship game has been highly anticipated, but coaches and players on both teams insist they've kept their focus in the moment all season.
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Lucy Johnson scores four goals in a 6-0 win as the reigning state champs advance to a rematch against Skowhegan.
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Ramblers senior scores the game's only goal late in the second overtime period, sending the defending Class C champions back to the state title game.
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Anna Maschino finally breaks a scoreless stalemate, giving the Falcons their first Class B South title and their first trip to a state championship game in 22 years.
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The regional championships include a showdown of unbeatens in Class A South girls' soccer and a rivalry game in Class B South boys' soccer.
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River Hawks break open close game en route to reaching Class A North final.
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The Eagles set up an unexpected semifinal against Gorham by rallying past the Red Storm in a Class A South quarterfinal.
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Abby Dickson scored three goals for the Wildcats, who are eager to go on a deep run after falling short last year.
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Lydia Hiltz scores with 4.4 seconds remaining in the second extra session to give the Eagles a 2-1 win.
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Girls' soccer: The fifth-seeded Wildcats oust the No. 4 Rangers in a Class B South quarterfinal.
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Brooke Farquhar scores the winning goal, avenging a double-overtime loss in last year's Class A South quarterfinal.
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Laura Mockler scores two goals in the Greyhounds' 4-0 victory over the Seahawks at Lewiston High School.
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Khianna Jackson of Biddeford, Zoey Pennell of Thornton, Hope Bouchard of Lawrence and Haley Jane Tuplin of Lisbon are in the running for the award to the state's best senior.
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Boys' soccer: The fifth-seeded Red Riots fight off a challenge from No. 12 Cheverus, advancing to the Class A South quarterfinals with a 3-2 win.
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Soccer: The Stags move on to the Class A South quarterfinals after a 4-0 win in the prelim round.
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Skowhegan (A North), Lawrence (B North) and Winthrop (C South) enter postseason play as No. 1 seeds.
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First-year players have filled key roles for some of the best teams in southern Maine as the postseason arrives.
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Greyhounds next will play in the MVC championship on Thursday.
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Lilliana Larochelle scores twice and freshmen finish with four total goals as the soaring Falcons roll past Gray-New Gloucester, 5-0.
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Boys' soccer: Carter Engelman leads the Eagles to a 2-0 victory over Biddeford.
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Football: Giovanni Staples throws two TD passes and runs for a touchdown, leading the Blue Blazes to a 27-6 victory.
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Girls' soccer: The Red Storm cruise to a 5-0 win over the Hawks in a battle of unbeaten teams.
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Lucy Johnson scores four goals and Lily Johnson adds one as the Stags improve to 9-0.
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South Portland and Westbrook have joined forces this fall to keep the sport alive at those high schools.
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Boys’ soccer: The Red Riots keep their unbeaten record intact, thanks to a Divin Mpinga goal.