As Mainers continue to be proud of Enfield native Matthew Mulligan catching a touchdown pass for the New England Patriots, there are also a couple of big local stories in the field hockey world. One has become so routine that we take it for granted. The other, an individual story, is no less mind-boggling.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Maranacook bounces back
Maranacook controlled both sides of the ball and held Sacopee to 69 total yards on the way to a 46-0 victory on Friday night at Ricky Gibson Field of Dreams.
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HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY: Goalie sparks Winthrop past Lisbon
WINTHROP — Sometimes it’s just not your day. Thursday was shaping up that way for Winthrop senior Alyssa Arsenault.
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HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY NOTEBOOK: Winthrop looks forward to rematch
When Winthrop hosts Lisbon this afternoon, it will be a rematch of last year’s Class C field hockey state championship game. The overall personnel is quite different on Winthrop’s end, but that has only added to the excitement.
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HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY NOTEBOOK: Messalonskee still a power
While both were expected to be in rebuilding mode this year, Skowhegan and Messalonskee are still the top two field hockey teams in the Eastern A Heal points.
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HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY: Lovely has hat trick as McNally earns 400th win
GARDINER — The Gardiner field hockey community did its best to keep coach Moe McNally’s quest for a 400th win a secret. The thing was, McNally knew herself — she just wasn’t saying anything.
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COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: Tinsman, Greene step it up for Thomas
Thomas field hockey coach Andrea Thebarge knew exactly where she wanted the Terriers to improve this season.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Messalonskee wins slugfest with Mt. Blue
OAKLAND — Maine high school football has always had a lot of blowouts, and the potential for upsets. Hopefully, Maine high school football will always have games like Friday night’s two-sided slugfest between Messalonskee and visiting Mt. Blue. The game featured over 900 yards in offense and 13 touchdowns. It wasn’t decided until Messalonskee’s Devin Warren intercepted Mt. Blue gunslinger Andrew Pratt’s final pass as time ran out, and Messalonskee had a 49-41 victory.
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HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY: Nokomis remains unbeaten
NEWPORT — Given the chances they had, they could have scored a few more goals. But that’s about the only quibble for the Nokomis field hockey team after Tuesday afternoon’s game with Maine Central Institute.
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COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: Bowie stays positive despite losses
Katherine Bowie probably didn’t have this in mind when she chose to play Division I field hockey at Siena College.