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 […]
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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 […]
NYA holds off Richmond, 1-0 in girls soccer action
RICHMOND — The Richmond girls high school soccer team came into Wednesday’s clash with North Yarmouth Academy looking to avenge last year’s 1-0 loss to the Panthers in the D South final. Natalie Farrell scored at the 10-minute mark for NYA, registering the only score they needed as the Panthers held off Richmond in the second half […]
MVC Boys Soccer: ’Hounds top Wolverines, 9-1, in boys soccer action
LISBON — Through the preseason and the first four games of the Mountain Valley Conference high school boys soccer season, first-year Lisbon coach Shawn Rhoda has worked to create a culture of soccer. So far, Rhoda has been successful, with Lisbon’s 9-1 victory on Wednesday against Wiscasset/Boothbay giving his Greyhounds a 4-1 record heading into Saturday’s […]
Area college and high school roundups —Bates, Bowdoin end in a tie
LEWISTON — Bates scored with under two minutes remaining in regulation to force a 1-1 tie with Bowdoin in men’s college soccer action on Wednesday evening at Garcelon Field. The Polar Bears moved to 2-1-2 (0-1-2 NESCAC) with the deadlock, while the Bobcats now stand at 3-1-1 (1-1-1 NESCAC). Bowdoin scored in the 23rd minute as […]
College football picks: Michigan tries to change narrative
There is a strong temptation in college football to define teams early in the season, especially when a traditional power delivers a high-profile clunker. That’s where No. 11 Michigan is as the Wolverines head into the first really big Big Ten game of the season. They face No. 13 Wisconsin in Madison on Saturday. Last […]
High School Roundup: Biddeford field hockey extends winning streak
KENNEBUNK — Jill McSorley scored in the second half off a pass from Anna Lavigne, and Biddeford extended its unbeaten streak to 23 games with a 1-0 field hockey win Wednesday against Kennebunk. Abby Nadeau made one save for the shutout as the defending Class A state champions improved to 5-0. Haley Moody had 16 […]
Photos from Morse and Brunswick KVAC golf matchups
THE MORSE AND BRUNSWICK high school golf teams were in action on Tuesday, with the Shipbuilders hosting Lawrence at Bath Golf Club in a KVAC Class B matchup and the Dragons playing the “road” team at Brunswick Golf Club against “Battle of the Bridge” rival Mt. Ararat in KVAC Class A action.
High School field hockey — Mt. Ararat holds off Brunswick, 2-1
TOPSHAM — When Brunswick and Mt. Ararat high school athletic teams square up, there’s a good chance a battle will break out. The two field hockey teams didn’t disappoint as the Eagles held off the Dragons for a 2-1 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference win at Mt. Ararat Middle School on Tuesday. Mt. Ararat improved to 4-1, while the Dragons […]