The Katahdin girls and boys teams take on Washburn in a makeup game on a neutral field and the Presque Isle boys look to build on their recent success with a game in Ellsworth to highlight soccer action on Monday, Sept. 25.
The Cougars and Beavers will play on the turf field at the Johnson Athletic Complex in Presque Isle, with the girls’ game beginning at 6 p.m., followed by the boys matchup at 8 p.m. The game was originally scheduled Sept. 6 in Washburn but was postponed due to wet field conditions.
Katahdin’s boys team is 2-4 on the year, while Washburn is 0-11. For the girls, Katahdin is 2-3-1 and Washburn is 4-5-2.
The Wildcats are 3-0-1 over their last four matches and 4-1-1 overall. They are on the road for a match against perennial Class B power Ellsworth scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
Other Monday games include Hodgdon boys and girls traveling to Eastport to take on Shead (boys at 2 p.m., girls at 4 p.m.), and Woodland boys traveling to East Grand for a 4 p.m. game.
The varsity sports slate was busy on Friday and Saturday with many contests involving local squads taking place. Summaries are as follows:
The Vikings’ Ashley Matlock (22) gets a shot off against John Bapst’s Grace Philippon during Saturday’s match in Caribou. Caribou improved to 7-0 on the season with the 4-1 victory.
(Kevin Sjoberg)
Houlton golf 172, Hermon 173, Carlisle 181 — The Carlisle golf team hosted Houlton and Hermon Friday at Caribou Country Club. The Shires received 41s from Drew Marino, Nick Brewer and Wyatt Harvey to nip the Hawks by a stroke and Carlisle by nine.
Gabe Rand of the host Carlisle squad was the medalist with a 39. Libby Boone shot a 46 and both Seth Roy and Ian MacKinnon carded 48s.
Kent Johnson shot a 40 to lead Hermon.
Houlton golf 175, Calais 227 — At Calais, Houlton played its final match of the regular season. Marino was the medalist on the day with a 40. Results for other Houlton golfers were: Brewer 41, Harvey 45, Isaac Vega 49, Devin Ivey 50, Carson Grant 50, Sydney Lorom 60 and Rhetta Vega 60.
Shane Delmanaco led Calais with a 45.
Houlton finishes its regular season with a 16-1 match record. The Shires only loss was to Mattanawcook Academy. Houlton, along with Carlisle, will compete in the regionals Thursday, at 9 a.m. at the JaTo Golf Course in Lincoln.
Soccer
MSSM boys 3, Van Buren 1 — The visiting Penguins improved to 2-1 Friday as Tobyn Blatt was the offense with all three goals, one coming in the first half and two in the second. Will Perkins and Rudy Ye had assists.
“His quick footwork and strong work ethic allow him to be successful,” said MSSM coach Jon Hamilton of Blatt, who recorded his second consecutive hat trick.
Myles Benica stopped six of 10 shots in goal for MSSM. Matthew Burgess scored off a Brandon Sutulek pass midway through the first half for the only Crusader goal.
MSSM girls 5, Van Buren 0 — The MSSM girls are also 2-1 after blanking the Crusaders in Van Buren Friday. Maddie Emerson and Lydian Frost scored two goals each and Samantha Zwecker netted a goal and assisted on another. Anna Foo was also credited with two assists and Bella Martin had the shutout in goal.
Gabe Rand watches his shot from the No. 6 tee box during Carlisle’s varsity golf match at Caribou Country Club Friday, Sept. 18. Rand fired a 39 and was the medalist in the match against Hermon and Houlton. (Kevin Sjoberg)
Caribou girls 4, John Bapst 1 — For the second time in three games, the Vikings allowed the first goal, but came back to post the win in the home contest played Saturday.
The Vikings are a perfect 7-0 and atop the Class B North Heal Point rankings.
After Grace Philippon put the Crusaders on top 6:22 in, Searra Herbert scored twice and Edie Shea once before halftime, putting the Vikes up 3-1. Herbert added another goal early in the second half to cap the scoring. She now has 17 goals on the season. Alexis Rodriguez picked up a pair of assists, while Amber Moir and Meagan Dube added one each. Jaelynn Doody and Sage Dubay shared goalkeeping duties for Caribou and combined for five saves on 12 shots.
“The girls continue to work hard and generate offense,” said Caribou coach Todd Albert, “and the defense did a good job limiting a good John Bapst team to one goal.”
John Bapst boys 1, Caribou 0 — Viking coach Scott Hunter called it “probably the toughest loss I’ve had to endure.”
Seth Roy of the Carlisle golf team chips the ball onto the sixth green at Caribou Country Club Friday, Sept. 18 during a regular season match. (Kevin Sjoberg)
Saturday’s home loss saw Caribou’s offense fail to put a shot past Bapst goalkeeper Alec Gagnon, who finished with 17 saves on 22 shots. Hunter said his team generated a consistent offensive attack, but four shots caromed off the goal posts and two others deflected off the crossbar.
With just 1:54 left, Aiden Valley scored for John Bapst following a scramble in front of the net, giving the Crusaders (3-3) the win.
“We were inches away from getting a very decisive win, if not a blowout, and we end up losing 1-0,” Hunter said. “It was very frustrating and their goal left our players in shock at the end.”
Noah Hixon garnered five saves on 12 shots for the Vikings, who fell to 3-4 overall.
Presque Isle girls 3, MDI 1 — The Wildcats bounced back from Tuesday’s tough loss in Fort Kent by beating the Trojans at home Saturday.
The match was tied at 1 at intermission before unanswered goals by Paige McHatten and Madison Michaud in the second half gave PI its fourth win against two losses.
“I thought we played a very good second half and as hot as it was, it was all hands on deck and all 20 players contributed to the victory,” said Wildcat coach Ralph Michaud.
Mackenzie Turner scored in the first half for PI off a Michaud assist before Daisy Granholm tied it for MDI.
Presque Isle boys 5, MDI 2 — Turning in their best offensive output of the season, the Wildcats have now gone 3-0-1 over their last four contests after topping MDI in the Saturday home game.
Senior Griffin Guerrette led the charge with three goals, while Zechariah Morse and Torey Levesque each scored one. Levesque’s goal, which came eight minutes into the game, was a shot from midfield which bounced over the head of MDI goalkeeper Hunter Goodwin and into the net. Guerrette then scored goals four minutes apart, off assists from Morse and Adam Paterson, before Morse made it 4-0 off a Guerrette assist with 5:25 left before intermission.
Griffin Maristany and Simon Davis scored the Trojans’ goals, while Guerrette added his third off a Jack Beaulieu assist to cap PI’s strong offensive showing. Jason Dumais played most of the game in goal before giving way to the backup, Mason Young, for the final eight minutes.
“We wanted to score early and often and we did that,” said PI coach Joe Greaves. “We had been off to a slow start scoring and we needed to get things going, and we showed our offense is capable of being dangerous.”
Central Aroostook boys 10, Southern Aroostook 0 — The Panthers rolled to their ninth consecutive win to begin the season by shutting out the Warriors Saturday in Mars Hill. Hayden Kingsbury and Ethan Pryor had two goals each, while Sam Brewer, Caleb Harris, Taylor Campbell, Hunter Wardwell, Bryan Anthony and Sam Rowe tallied one each.
Noah Rosado of the Carlisle golf team watches his tee shot on the par-3 seventh hole during a match at Caribou Country Club Friday, Sept. 18. (Kevin Sjoberg)
Brayden Bradbury recorded the shutout in goal. CA, in first place in Class D North, has now outscored its opponents by a 70-5 margin. The Warriors are now 0-6.
Central Aroostook girls 2, Southern Aroostook 0 — In what Central Aroostook coach Joe Levesque called a duel between two outstanding goalkeepers, the Panthers avenged an early-season loss to the Warriors in Mars Hill Saturday.
“We dominated time of possession and kept the ball on their end for long periods of time,” Levesque said. “I thought (SA goalkeeper) Sydney Brewer was the main reason they stayed in the game as she made several great saves.”
She was peppered with 26 shots, while her opposite, Caitlyn Harris, also played well in recording the shutout, saving five of nine shots. Kate Levesque put the Panthers on the board with 1:36 left before intermission and Kayla Martin added a second-half goal.
Central Aroostook is now 6-3 and the Warriors are 4-2.
Hodgdon boys 5, East Grand 1 — At Danforth Friday, the Hawks soared to victory over East Grand. Josh Palmer and Dylan Oliver both scored two goals to lead the Hawks. Oliver also had two assists. Wyatt Foster added a solo goal and an assist, while Nick Sherman also had an assist.
For East Grand, Noah Sixberry scored the Vikings’ lone goal off an assist from Matthew Potter.
Hodgdon improves to 6-2, while the Vikings fall to 2-5.
Hodgdon girls 3, East Grand 2 — At Danforth Friday, Hodgdon improved to 4-3-1 on the season with the win over the Vikings. East Grand dropped to 0-6. Individual results were not reported.
George Stevens Academy boys 2, Houlton 1 (OT) — On the road Saturday, the Houlton boys fell to undefeated GSA in overtime. Houlton’s Pat Howe scored first on an assist from Jaron Gentle with 25 minutes left in the second half. Taylor Schildroth scored for the Eagles with 13 minutes left in the game on a penalty kick to bring regulation to an even tie. Schildroth then scored the overtime goal with two minutes left for the win.
Drew Foley had 10 saves against 18 shots for Houlton and Alec Witham had 6 saves against 10 shots from the Shires.
Houlton girls 5, George Stevens Academy 0 — At Blue Hill Saturday, Houlton improved to 8-0 on the season as the Shires shutout GSA (2-5-1). Individual results were not reported.
