On a demanding course with light snow falling in the morning, the varsity boys team each surpassed their seed positions in the New England Championships in Thetford, Vermont on November 14 . As a team, they finished near the bottom —28th out of 30 teams—but John Hassett was the third finisher from Maine, placing 55th …
With the cold of the oncoming winter comes basketball season, where warm gym and hotter action on the court will last through the tournament week in late February. But, this year, the high school varsity schedule looks a little different across the state after the Maine Principals Association, the governing body …
A roller coaster soccer playoff week saw the Eagles win a quarterfinal thriller against Orono only to fall scoreless to Washington Academy in the semifinal. “Our team worked hard and gave it all we had against them,” Coach Mark Ensworth said of the 6-0 loss. “It’s all that you can …
Hampden—The George Stevens Academy girls varsity soccer team ended its playoff bid with a 4-0 semifinal loss on October 30 to Orono. Under windy conditions at the Hampden Academy field, the team gave up two goals in each half and was unable to penetrate the Red Riot defense. Goalkeeper Bess …
CUMBERLAND—The Eagle boys ran to a a state title at the cross country state championships in Cumberland on October 31. Junior John Hassett helped secure the win, taking first place among the 102 Class C runners. Hassett’s state title comes after wins at the PVCs and Northern Regionals. His 16:46.18 finish …
The boys and girls varsity soccer teams faced the top-ranked Class C teams and walked away defeated on October 30, winding up a strong season that saw both teams outplay their quarterfinal opponents to make it to the semifinals. The girls lost 4-0 to Orono, playing at the Hampden Academy …
ORONO—Powered by two goals by John Larson early in the second half, the George Stevens Academy boys varsity soccer team faced down #4 Orono 2-1 in a quarterfinal match up. After a first half that saw GSA scrambling to defend its goal, only to let Orono score with 6:50 to go, the Eagles …
Castine—The Maine Maritime Academy Mariners clinched the #3 seed in the upcoming North Atlantic Conference Championship after a 4-0 win against Thomas College followed by a 2-0 loss to Castleton. Tori Cooper of Saco scored twice to lead the MMA women’s soccer team to a 4-0 win at Ritchie Field …
MILO—With the score tied at 0-0 half way through the second overtime, and a semifinal berth on the line, the Eagles’ Nellie Haldane scored off an assist from Morgan Dauk, edging the Eagles past Penquis Valley for a 1-0 win. “Basically, things started to click,” Coach Steve Bemiss said. “Morgan …
The Deer Isle-Stonington Mariners boys soccer team is out of the play offs later losing 1-0 to Penobscot Valley in the preliminary play off game on Friday, October 23. Read Jack Scott’s report on the game later this week.
