The Drive Out Cancer Challenge began as a game between the Cony and Gardiner field hockey teams five years ago and blossomed into a series of games between sports teams at the rival high schools — all to raise awareness of the disease and benefit the Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care in Augusta.
Gary Hawkins
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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER: Morse runs past Gardiner
GARDINER — Having senior Ally Day in goal Tuesday helped the Gardiner girls soccer team keep a few balls out of the net. But the Tigers were no match for Morse.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Brunswick bests Gardiner in mud
GARDINER — The Brunswick football team is among three or four teams expected to contend for the top spot in the Pine Tree Conference’s Class B division this season. So far, the Dragons have made a pretty compelling case for themselves.
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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER NOTEBOOK: Waterville girls start quickly
The Waterville girls soccer team was expected to be one of the teams to beat this season as it dropped from Class A to Class B. The Purple Panthers return nine players from last year’s tournament team and have added a prolific scorer in junior Pilar Elias who transferred from Winslow.
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HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER NOTEBOOK: Monmouth’s Kemp closes in on scoring record
Monmouth Academy’s Kylie Kemp has been one of the top three-sport athletes at the school, beginning four years ago as a freshman. The senior striker is closing in on the school girls soccer career goal-scoring record of 61 set by Faith Flannery in the mid-to late 1990s.
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BASKETBALL: All-Stars to put on a show at Cony
Central Maine basketball fans can get a close-up look at the type of game they rarely see in person at the Cony High School gym Saturday at the Back to School All-Star game.
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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER: Cony has different look in win over Brewer
AUGUSTA — Brewer coach Ben Poland saw a different Cony boys soccer team Tuesday than the one he faced a year ago.
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COLLEGE CONNECTIONS: Moody juggles golf, classes at UNE
Tyler Moody had three objectives in mind after graduating from Cony High School in 2010. He wanted to attend an in-state college, study pharmacy and play golf.
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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER: Freshmen spark Richmond
RICHMOND — Playing its third game in four days had little effect on the Richmond boys soccer team which came on strong in the second half Monday against rival Greenville.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Nice start to a new era for Winthrop/Monmouth
WINTHROP — With nearly 60 players on its roster, the newly-formed Winthrop/Monmouth co-operative football team will be one to reckon with in Class D this season.