OCT. 23: Tyler Spence of Falmouth attempts to keep the ball from Cassidy Cochrane of Thornton Academy. Thornton earned a berth against Gorham in the quarterfinals Tuesday.
Oct. 23: Hannah Niles is sandwiched by Thornton Academy teammates Hannah McAlary, left, and Kerrigan Goudreau after scoring Friday in the 1-0 victory against Falmouth. Marcy Kittredge of the Yachtsmen walks away.
OCT. 17: Deering goalie Lillian Frager stops a scoring bid by Westbrook’s Abby St. Clair in the second half of a Class A South field hockey prelim Saturday. Westbrook advanced with a 1-0 victory.
OCT. 17: Kayla Thoits, left, of Deering, tries to slow down Westbrook’s Abby St. Clair. Westbrook, the No. 8 seed in Class A South, will play top-ranked Cheverus in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.
OCT. 16: Runners take off from the start line in the boys' race at the Western Maine Conference Cross Country Championships held at St. Joseph's College in Standish. Gordon Chibroski/Staff Photographer
OCT. 16: Katherine Legatt-Barr of Greely, left, and teammate Carolyn Todd hug with joy after they finished first and second, respectively, in the Division 1 portion of the Western Maine Conference championship meet at St. Joseph’s College in Standish. Legatt-Barr was timed in 19:19 and Todd in 19:44.
OCT 16: One missing shoe while emerging from the woods wasn’t enough to stop Luke Laverdiere of Yarmouth from winning the Western Maine Conference cross country championship Friday in 16 minutes, 35 seconds.
OCT. 14: Gorham's Emma Forgues goes the ground as she gets tangled with Windham's Emily Kent as fellow Eagle Sara Barrett, at right, looks on, in the first half of a girls soccer game at Gorham .
OCT. 14: Gorham's Emma Forgues gets tangled up with Windham's Maggie Symonds during first half action in a girls soccer game at Gorham.
OCT. 14: Windham's Madison Mauro is in pursuit of Gorham's Emma Forgues as she looks upfield for a teammate to pass the ball to early in the first half of a girls soccer game at Gorham.
OCT. 13: Bryce Hayman of Gray-New Gloucester steps in front to try to knock the ball away from Luke Groothoff of Yarmouth during Yarmouth’s 3-0 victory in a Western Maine Conference game at home.
OCT. 13: Ben Rogers of Gray-New Gloucester gets his head on the ball in front of Andrew Beatty of Yarmouth, which improved to 11-1.
OCT. 10: Greg Kalagais of Thornton Academy shot a 79 to help the Golden Trojans win the Class A golf championship Saturday at Natanis Golf Course. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal
OCT. 10: Scarborough's Drew Kane reacts after driving on third fairway of Tomahawk during state team golf tournament on Saturday Oct. 10, 2015 at Natanis Golf Club in Vassalboro. (Photo by Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer)
OCT. 8: Garrett King, who made the cross that led to the second goal for Scarborough, competes for the ball with Dan Marsh of Thornton Academy.
OCT. 8: Jake Kacer of Scarborough watches his second-half header sail into the net, clinching a 2-0 victory against Thornton Academy. Jacob McGarvey scored in the first half for the Red Storm.
OCT. 7: Olivia Sandford of Kennebunk and Greely goalie Lizzie Brown keep their eyes on the ball after Brown made a save during the first half on Wednesday. Sandford had a goal and an assist in the Rams’ 2-0 victory.
OCT. 7: Chloe Smith of Kennebunk, left, moves the ball up the field as Alyssa Coyne of Greely defends during the first half. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer
OCT. 6: Marijke Rowse of Waynflete, left, and Courtney Ryan of Sacopee Valley battle for the ball during the first half of the Hawks’ 7-0 win Tuesday in Hiram. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer
OCT. 6: McKenzie Murphy of Sacopee Valley races to celebrate a goal by teammate Abby Hughes during the second half. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer
OCT. 5: Sanford goalie Kyla Bragg makes a save on a shot by Marshwood’s Reagan Nichols, center, while Sanford’s Megan O’Connell defends during the Hawks’ 3-1 win in a Class A South girls’ soccer game Monday in South Berwick.
OCT. 5: Sanford’s Megan O’Connell battles for a header with Marshwood’s Natalie DuBois, 2, during the Hawks’ 3-1 victory in a Class A South girls’ soccer game Monday in North Berwick. The Hawks improved to 7-1, while Sanford fell to 5-2-2.
OCT. 3: The girls from La Salle Academy jumped out ahead of the pack in this heat and rolling to the overall title by placing four runners in the top five at the Festival of Champions in Belfast.
OCT. 3: Osman Doorow of Lewiston approaches the finish line to win the boys’ race on Saturday.
OCT. 3: Runners including Ronnie Quirion, left, of Waterville, jockey for position in Belfast on Saturday,
OCT. 2: Esme Benson of Waynflete, right, attempts to beat Sierra Tartre of Kennebunk to the ball Friday during their Western Maine Conference girls’ soccer game at Fore River Fields in Portland. Kennebunk won, 1-0.
OCT. 2: Sarah Thill of Kennebunk, left, who assisted on the only goal of the game, attempts to keep the ball from Amelia Bertaska of Waynflete. Kennebunk improved to 3-4-2 and dropped the Flyers to 7-2.
OCT. 1: Lily Posternak, a junior who recently verbally committed to play field hockey at Duke, pushes the ball down the field Thursday for York during a 1-0 victory against Yarmouth.
OCT. 1: Devon Datsis of York is hugged by teammate Sydney Bouchard after scoring against Yarmouth goalie Tori Messina – who played an outstanding game – to provide the Wildcats with a 1-0 victory.
OCT. 1: Ethan Orach of Gorham attempts to keep the ball away from Edwin Kayumba of Thornton Academy during Thornton’s 3-2 victory Thursday. The game matched two undefeated SMAA boys’ soccer teams.
OCT. 1: Simon Trcka, who scored three goals for Thornton Academy, looks to break in while defended by Emerson Fox, left, and Jackson Taylor of Gorham. Trcka scored his first goal on the play.
SEPT. 29: South Portland defender Patrick Graff attempts to gain possession of the ball while Portland player Alex Frank moves toward South Portland's goal at Fitzpatrick Stadium in Portland on Tuesday. Whitney Hayward/Staff Photographer
SEPT. 29: South Portland defender Aleks Kaurin and Portland midfielder Oliver Brochu get into the air to make a play on a Portland throw-in at Fitzpatrick Stadium.
SEPT. 28: Massabesic’s Logan Chaplin drives up the field while being defending by Cheverus’ Colleen Slattery during the Mustangs’ 3-2 win on Monday in Waterboro. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer
SEPT. 28: Massbesic's Maggie Redman takes the ball up field as Colleen Slattery of Cheverus comes in on defense.
SEPT. 25 Sanford goalie Sarah Nickerson celebrates with teammates after their 2-1 field hockey win Friday against Westbrook. The Spartans are 6-1-1.
SEPT. 25: Westbrook's Abby St. Clair, left, swings for a shot while being guarded by Sanford's Makayla Garvin, right, during their field hockey game in Westbrook.
SEPT. 24: Scarborough’s Lucy Malia, left, puts defensive pressure on Thornton Academy’s Emma Dutremble in the second half of their field hockey game Thursday night at Saco. Scarborough won 2-1 to improve to 7-1.
SEPT. 24: Scarborough’s Ashley Levesque, left, and Thornton Academy’s Ali Ouellette battle for the ball in the second half in Thursday night’s field hockey game in Saco. Scarborough won 2-1.
SEPT. 23: Elizabeth Sullivan of Gorham looks for an open teammate Wednesday night while being pursued by Emma Graves of Sanford during Gorham’s 3-0 victory.
SEPT. 23: Hallie Shiers of Gorham dribbles past Hannah Miller of Sanford to score Wednesday night during Gorham’s 3-0 victory that sent Sanford to its first setback of the season.
SEPT. 23: Madison Cantara of Biddeford goes over Callie O’Brien of South Portland to head the ball away Wednesday during South Portland’s 2-1 victory in an SMAA game at Biddeford. O’Brien scored a goal.
SEPT. 22: Maslah Hassan of Lewiston heads a shot on goal Tuesday while defended by Max Gramins of Brunswick during undefeated Lewiston’s 5-0 victory.
SEPT. 22: Brunswick's Christian Glover blocks a pass in front of Lewiston's Maulid Abdow during high school soccer action in Brunswick.
SEPT. 22: Rising to the challenge Scarborough’s Jordyn Cowan, 18, goes up to block a shot by Falmouth’s Julia Treadwell during the Red Storm’s 3-2 win in a Class A North volleyball match on Tuesday in Scarborough.
SEPT. 22: Lydia Farmer, left, and Caroline DeNoia of Falmouth block a scoring bid by Haley Nelson of Scarborough during Scarborough’s victory Tuesday night.
SEPT. 21: Bonny Eagle’s Aaron Rae, left, and Deering’s Muzamell Osmani Azizi race for the ball during the Rams’ 5-3 boys’ soccer win Monday.
SEPT. 21: Deering's Bailey Small battles for a loose ball with Regan McCleary of Bonny Eagle. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer
SEPT. 21: Cape Elizabeth’s Grace Gillian steps in to play the ball in front of Greely’s Elli Schad during the Rangers’ 1-0 win Monday in Cumberland. Schad scored the lone goal of the game in the second half.
SEPT. 21: Cape Elizabeth’s Sierra Acetoand Greely’s Izzy Hutnak compete for the ball during girls varsity soccer action in Cumberland. Carl D. Walsh/Staff Photographer
SEPT. 17: Falmouth’s Jack Engleberger dribbles the ball around the defense of Cape Elizabeth’s Nicolai Sabatini on Thursday. Gordon Chibroski/Staff Photographer
SEPT. 17: Cape’s David Hare takes it to the face as he blocks a header to the goal by Falmouth’s Schuyler Parkinson in the final seconds of the first half. Gordon Chibroski/Staff Photographer
SEPT. 17: Sanford goalkeeper Kyla Bragg scrambles for the ball as a teammate runs in to boot it away if necessary Thursday during the SMAA game against Deering. Sanford used a late penalty kick to earn a 2-2 tie at Deering High and stay undefeated.
SEPT. 17: Meghana Clere, center, celebrates with teammate Cora Melcher after scoring a first-half goal against Sanford. Joining in for the Rams is Luci Santerre. Deering built a 2-0 halftime lead before Sanford rallied.
SEPT. 16: Scarborough’s Kristen Levesque pushes the ball up the field during Wednesday’s game at Scarborough. Cheverus handed the Red Storm their first regular-season loss since 2010, 2-1.
SEPT. 16: Scarborough’s Ashley Levesque, left, and Cheverus’ Sophia Pompeo, battle for control of the ball in Wednesday’s field hockey game at Scarborough. The Stags held on for a 2-1 win.
SEPT. 16: Yarmouth’s Eliza Lunt drives toward the goal Wednesday in a field hockey game at Gray. Yarmouth topped Gray-New Gloucester 4-1, getting goals from four players to improve to 5-0.
SEPT. 16: Gray-New Gloucester's Jenna Holmquist and Yarmouth's Ally MacLeod battle for the ball during high school field hockey action.
SEPT. 15: Chloe Beattie of Mt. Ararat, left, and Molly Gramins of Brunswick chase a loose ball Tuesday night during Brunswick’s come-from-behind 3-2 victory in a Class A North schoolgirl soccer game at Topsham.
SEPT. 15: Mt. Ararat's Torri Pelletier takes the ball through the midfield as Brunswick's Emily Black tries to keep up in girls' soccer action in Topsham.
SEPT. 15: Thornton Academy goalkeeper Andrew Coleman, a senior, dives for one of eight saves Tuesday against Portland at Fitzpatrick Stadium. The teams played to a 0-0 tie.
SEPT. 15: Thornton Academy senior Simon Tricka fights for control of the ball against Portland's Erick Molina-Garcia at Fitzpatrick Stadium.
SEPT. 14: Gianna Gaudet, who played a splendid game in goal for Portland, blocks a scoring bid from Kaytlin DiBiase, who did score two goals for Deering.
SEPT. 14: Portland's Taylor Sargent, pushes the ball upfield ahead of Deering's Lili Kien during Class A field hockey action.
SEPT. 11: Emmy Viernes of Gorham attempts to control the field hockey ball and hold off Kristen Levesque of Scarborough. Scarborough improved its record to 4-0 and dropped Gorham to 0-4.
SEPT. 11: Ashley Levesque of Scarborough looks for room Friday while controlling the ball between Heather Woodbury, left, and Emmy Viernes of Gorham during Scarborough’s 3-1 victory in field hockey.
SEPT. 10: The Cony High volleyball team returns a shot Thursday night during a match against Gorham in Augusta. Gorham came away with a three-game victory, 25-13, 25-20 and 25-14.
SEPT. 10: Diana Kolb of Gorham takes a shot at the net that Hannah Kibben of Cony attempts to block. Gorham improved its record to 2-1 with the victory and dropped Cony to 1-2.
SEPT. 9: Sacopee Valley’s Jordan Miner takes the ball downfield between Freeport’s Johanna Bogue Marlow and Jordan Randall as Freeport hosts Sacopee Valley. The Hawks won 5-0 - their second straight shutout win to start the season. Gordon Chibroski/Staff Photographer
SEPT. 9: Sacopee Valley’s Abby Hughes gets a shot past Freeport goalie Izzy Qualls, but misses the net Wednesday in a girls’ soccer game at Freeport. Gordon Chibroski/Staff Photographer
SEPT. 8: Yarmouth High, the defending Class B state champion, did some more celebrating Tuesday with a 2-0 victory against Greely in a high school boys’ soccer game.
SEPT. 8: Yarmouth’s Luke Groothoff heads the ball over Greely’s Henry Melville while teammate Henry Coolidge watches on Tuesday in Cumberland.
SEPT. 8: Greely player Jacob Nason and Yarmouth player Christopher Pidden clamor for the ball near Greely's goal at Greely High School in Cumberland Tuesday. Whitney Hayward/Staff Photographer
SEPT. 8: Greely player Dylan Fried goes for the ball while Yarmouth player Quinn Molloy watches at Greely High School in Cumberland on Tuesday, September 8. Whitney Hayward/Staff Photographer
SEPT. 8: Greely player Anna DeWolfe chases the ball downfield with Yarmouth players Lilly Watson, center, and Sara D'Appolonia at Greely High School in Cumberland, on September 8. Whitney Hayward/Staff Photographer
SEPT. 8: Anna DeWolfe watches midair as a header heads for Yarmouth's goal, while Yarmouth goalie Lydia Guay attempts to block the goal at Greely High School in Cumberland on September 8. Whitney Hayward/Staff Photographer
SEPT. 8: Yarmouth player Callie Decker and Greely player Ellie Schad dive for the ball at Greely High School in Cumberland, September 8. Whitney Hayward/Staff Photographer
SEPT. 8: Anna DeWolfe watches midair as a header heads for Yarmouth’s goal and Clippers’ goalie Lydia Guay attempts to block the shot.
SEPT. 7: Scarborough High's Josh Morrissey, left, battles Deering High's Paolo DeMarco, right, for the ball during early-season boys' soccer action.
SEPT. 7: Deering High's Christian Castaneda, left, collides with Scarborough High's Cameron Thibault during their boys' soccer game in Portland. Scarborough claimed a 4-0 shutout win.
SEPT. 5: Spencer Thibodeau, right, of Kennebunk and Nick Wuerther of Wells collide during a boys’ soccer match Saturday in Wells. Thibodeau scored the first goal to start Kennebunk on its way to a 6-0 win.
SEPT. 5: Kennebunk’s Andrew Rudowski, 10, and Wells goalie Nick Chandler watch as the ball sails past the goal in the first half Saturday at Wells.
SEPT. 2: SOUTH BERWICK, ME - SEPTEMBER 2: Marshwood #2 Leah Glidden drives between Scarborough defenders in the first half at Marshwood field hockey. (Photo by Jill Brady/Staff Photographer)
SEPT. 2: Alexis Tworkowski, left, of Marshwood and Lucy Malia of Scarborough battle for possession during a season-opening field hockey game Wednesday in South Berwick. Scarborough, the reigning Class A state champion, got two second-half goals for a 2-0 victory.
SEPT. 4: Gorham’s Emma Forgues dives to kick the ball away from Kim Fisher of McAuley during a girls’ soccer season opener Friday in Portland. Gorham cruised to a 13-1 victory.
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