Lydia Hiltz and Phoebe Fitzpatrick each score twice to lift Eagles.

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.

Both teams have chances in the two overtime periods but aren't able to turn them into the game-winning goal.

The Stags score five times in the second half to pull away and beat the Red Storm, 7-1.

Gray-New Gloucester/North Yarmouth Academy scores a goal in each quarter – two by Kenlie Nadeau – for a win over St. Dominic Academy.

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.

AD Andrew Pelletier and coach Julie St. Pierre-Adams hit the ground running in new roles.

Brunswick, Mt. Ararat, Lisbon and Freeport return strong squads yet again.

Football: Teddy Peters passes for four touchdowns in a 39-33 win over Winthrop/Monmouth/Hall-Dale.

Lucy Johnson scores four goals while the Stags' midfielders dominate in a 5-0 victory over the Tigers.

Six sophomores and six juniors are among the talented players to keep an eye on this fall.

A pair of regional champions top the list, but other familiar names could challenge for titles this season.

Western Maine Conference teams have struggled in state championship games, but Freeport and York are among teams eager to break the pattern.

Special event draws host of programs from around Midcoast.

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.

Maine is one of only two states that require face protection since the sport's national governing body made it optional in 2020.

In a rare underdog role, the River Hawks beat a Cheverus powerhouse that had won the Class A title against Skowhegan a year earlier.

Hemond is set to attend Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts this fall.

The sharp-shooting sophomore was the state's best offensive player, and the centerpiece of its highest-scoring team.

Two sophomores and two juniors make our squad of the best high school players in the state.

Thornton Academy's Lori Smith, Massabesic's Michele Martin-Moore and Portland/Deering's Beth Arsenault each coached for more than 20 seasons.

The versatile midfielder scored 10 goals and added 32 assists while leading the Bulldogs to the Class B title.

Belle Hemond will play for Division II Assumption College while Mia Rineer will play for Lancaster Bible College in Pennsylvania.

The River Hawks score two goals in the fourth quarter to avenge a loss to Cheverus in last year's state championship game.

Maddie Niles scores the only goal as the Bulldogs win their first state championship.

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.

Lucy Johnson scores four goals in a 6-0 win as the reigning state champs advance to a rematch against Skowhegan.

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.

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.

The regional championships include a showdown of unbeatens in Class A South girls' soccer and a rivalry game in Class B South boys' soccer.

River Hawks break open close game en route to reaching Class A North final.

The Eagles set up an unexpected semifinal against Gorham by rallying past the Red Storm in a Class A South quarterfinal.

Abby Dickson scored three goals for the Wildcats, who are eager to go on a deep run after falling short last year.

Lydia Hiltz scores with 4.4 seconds remaining in the second extra session to give the Eagles a 2-1 win.

Girls' soccer: The fifth-seeded Wildcats oust the No. 4 Rangers in a Class B South quarterfinal.

Brooke Farquhar scores the winning goal, avenging a double-overtime loss in last year's Class A South quarterfinal.

Laura Mockler scores two goals in the Greyhounds' 4-0 victory over the Seahawks at Lewiston High School.

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.

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.

Soccer: The Stags move on to the Class A South quarterfinals after a 4-0 win in the prelim round.

Skowhegan (A North), Lawrence (B North) and Winthrop (C South) enter postseason play as No. 1 seeds.

First-year players have filled key roles for some of the best teams in southern Maine as the postseason arrives.

Greyhounds next will play in the MVC championship on Thursday.

Lilliana Larochelle scores twice and freshmen finish with four total goals as the soaring Falcons roll past Gray-New Gloucester, 5-0.

Boys' soccer: Carter Engelman leads the Eagles to a 2-0 victory over Biddeford.

Football: Giovanni Staples throws two TD passes and runs for a touchdown, leading the Blue Blazes to a 27-6 victory.

Girls' soccer: The Red Storm cruise to a 5-0 win over the Hawks in a battle of unbeaten teams.

Lucy Johnson scores four goals and Lily Johnson adds one as the Stags improve to 9-0.

South Portland and Westbrook have joined forces this fall to keep the sport alive at those high schools.

Boys’ soccer: The Red Riots keep their unbeaten record intact, thanks to a Divin Mpinga goal.