Archive for ‘Sports’

  • Fryeburg Academy weekly recaps

    FIELD HOCKEY The Raiders will be in the playoffs after next week, but the question will be whether they can climb high enough in the Class B West Heals to host a game or whether they will be road warriors. The FA girls battled Falmouth under the lights last Monday to a 3-2 loss in […]

  • Laker D turns up the heat, force four turnovers in 42-18 win over Gray-NG

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Brian Jahna and his Lake Region football staff can take a deep breath. So can the Lakers who no longer are staring at a zero in the win column. For the first time in years, Lake Region celebrated on Homecoming as first-year running back Kyle DeSouza had a coming […]

  • Laker girls’ soccer team nets much needed win

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer Persistence paid off for CeCe Hancock and Lauren Jakobs during last Wednesday’s Homecoming game against Traip Academy. After missing an open net with 9:56 left and the game tied at 1-1, Hancock split through two Traip defenders and buried a hard drive for the winner with 7:52 left to […]

  • Lake Region weekly sports recaps

    BOYS SOCCER The Laker varsity boys lost another heartbreaking game last week (Sept. 23) at Kittery against Traip Academy. After two well-played games against Kennebunk and Waynflete, Coach Mike Chaine thought the boys’ positive momentum would hold strong and the Lakers would get into the win column. Both the Lakers and Traip were looking for […]

  • Player of the Week: Meghan VanLoan

    With a young defense in front of her, senior field hockey goalie Meghan VanLoan not only has taken control in the defensive end with her aggressive style and booming kick stops, but she has also emerged as a teacher. “Meghan has been in the zone game after game this year in her goalie gear. She […]

  • Homecoming magic: Raiders stun Eagles with furious fourth quarter

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer FRYEBURG — For three quarters and six minutes into the fourth period, the Raiders were “terrible,” according to Coach David Turner. “We couldn’t get a rhythm going. I couldn’t get a rhythm going. Every time we started to get something going, we would have a breakdown — a missed […]

  • Football: Greely jets past Raiders 54-18

      By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer CUMBERLAND — Greely’s Sam Peck and Matt Pisini turned Friday night’s football game against Fryeburg Academy into a track meet. The two juniors seemingly were shot out of a cannon, streaking past Raider defenders for 162 (Peck) and 118 (Pisini) yards respectively as the Rangers put up 41 […]

  • Lake Region varsity sports recaps

    FIELD HOCKEY Lakers 2, Kennebunk 1: With a roster at 18, Laker Coach Pauline Webb knows that last thing her team can afford is an injury. Last Tuesday’s visit to Kennebunk certainly started on a down note. Spencer True was hit by a deflected ball while defending during warm-ups and suffered a fracture to her […]

  • Player of the Week: Magnus Holm

    Magnus Holm has given the Lake Region varsity boys’ soccer team a definite shot in the arm this fall. “Magnus has been a great addition to the team. He is always upbeat and positive. As an AFS student, Magnus has brought some new blood to the team and has blended right in,” Laker Coach Mike […]

  • FA’s Southwick burns Rams with late TD, 14-12

    By Wayne E. Rivet Staff Writer FRYEBURG —With 1:01 left in the game Saturday, Ben Southwick was thankful that Kennebunk decided to call a timeout. The senior receiver dropped to one knee, wiped sweat off his face and tried to fight the exhaustion taking over his body. Fryeburg trailed defending Class B West champion Kennebunk […]