Ashland squads continue to roll
The Ashland Hornets are rolling through their early-season schedule. The girls and boys are once again off to strong starts, with the girls at 4-0 and the boys at 3-1 heading into yesterday’s home matches against Washburn.
The girls have outscored opponents by a margin of 39-1 so far. The latest win came Saturday at home over Limestone-MSSM by a 11-0 final. Sophomore Morgan Doughty had a hat trick and teammates Caitlin Paradis, MacKenzie Carter and Savannah Flint added two goals apiece in the rout. Kassandra Nelson and Valerie Burby were the Hornet player contributing to the offensive attack with a goal each. Ashland peppered Eagle goalkeeper Jackie Peers with 33 shots, while Megan Cote recorded her third shutout by making five saves on as many shots.
On Thursday, Ashland gave up its only goal of the season but still came out on top against Central Aroostook, 5-1. Carter and Paradis tallied a pair of goals each and Micayla Driscoll chipped in with another for the winners, while Jadeyn Giberson had the lone Panther goal. Cote made two saves on five shots and CA’s Ashlee Harris collected two saves on 15 shots.
Last Tuesday, the Hornets eased past Easton, 14-0. Many players got in the act offensively, led by Paradis and Carter with three goals each. Flint and Nelson each scored twice.
Delaney Leach and Blake Bradley combined on the goalie duties for Easton and saved 22 of 36 shots, while Cote faced just three shots.
The Ashland boys made a second-half comeback to beat Limestone-MSSM Saturday afternoon in a home match. Trailing 1-0 at intermission, Jarrett Beaulier tied the game off a direct kick before Kyle Beaulier scored off a scramble in front of the net for the go-ahead goal in the Hornets’ 2-1 triumph. Ahmed Beshir put the Eagles on the board midway through the first half. Timmy Tarr had nine saves on 12 shots for Ashland and Matthew Pelkey had seven saves on 16 shots for Limestone-MSSM.
The Hornets were beaten by Central Aroostook Thursday, 4-3. Ben Thomas, Dane Kingsbury, Caleb Harris and Taylor Campbell had the goals for the Panthers, while Dylan Haley, Kyle Beaulier and Mason Deabay came through with goals for visiting Ashland. Lane Grass had seven saves on 15 shots for the Panthers, while Tarr faced 13 and saved nine for the Hornets.
Ashland had another close game earlier in the week, topping Easton, 3-2 last Tuesday. Alex Kaiser scored a goal and assisted on another, both in the second half, to key the win. Kyle Beaulier and Jarrett Beaulier had the other goals for the Hornets, with Tarr saving six of eight shots. Drew Sotomayor scored off a Trevor Hathaway assist and Noah Hanscomb notched an unassisted goal for the Bears. Jake Flewelling saved seven of 10 shots in a losing cause.
The Presque Isle girls and boys played their long-awaited openers at home Thursday against Fort Kent. The girls’ match was first and freshman Madison Michaud’s goal during the first half stood up in PI’s 1-0 victory. Jillian Flynn, the senior goalkeeper, made a diving stop of a penalty kick to keep the defending Class C regional champs scoreless.
The PI boys trailed the Warriors by a pair of goals before freshman Jaren Winger and junior Josiah Morse scored a few minutes apart in the second half as the Wildcats forced a 2-2 deadlock.
The Panther girls welcomed senior Karli Levesque back to the lineup last Tuesday in the 7-0 victory over Washburn. Levesque, who had missed the team’s first two matches with an injury, returned to score two goals in the shutout victory to give CA its second win of the season in three tries.
The CA boys also bested Washburn, 3-1, behind goals from Dustin Pryor, Clark Bradbury and Ben Thomas. The Panthers improved to 3-1 on the year.
The Easton girls were able to come up with their first victory, beating Van Buren Monday, 3-0. Delia Bonner, Emma Bonner and Izzy Morin had the goals to help rookie coach Audra Kirk garner her first career win. The Easton boys also won by the same 3-0 score, with Drew Sotomayor scoring a pair of goals and freshman Isaac Currier notching the first of his career.
The Bear girls are now 1-4 and the boys hold a 3-2 mark.
Fort Fairfield was victorious in a doubleheader against Washburn played Thursday. The boys won, 6-3, while the girls prevailed by a 10-0 score. Jonah Daigle and Chris Gill scored two goals each in the Tiger boys’ victory, which lifted their record to 3-0. The FF girls are 2-0 entering tonight’s make-up contest against Central Aroostook in Mars Hill.
The Washburn boys were 3-3 heading into the tilt against Ashland, while the Beaver girls stood at 1-4-1. Carter Doak scored for the Beavers against CA, while McCall Turner, Javon Taveras and Kevin Jordan notched goals in the loss to FF.
The cross country season got underway Saturday with Presque Isle in a meet at Hermon which featured a unique format. The course was 1.7 miles in length and there were individual races and relays for girls, boys and mixed teams.
Both coaches, Mike Waugh of the girls and Evan Graves of the boys, were impressed with their Wildcat teams’ debut.
Freshman Madison Jandreau, a transfer from Caribou, was part of a three-person relay team along with seniors Emily Colligan and Mandy Graham. The team placed second in 35:13.04 and Jandreau posted the eighth fastest of the day in 11:43.46. Graham led the way in 11:20.28 and even outkicked a competitor at the finish line, according to Waugh.
For the boys, Jason Bartley had the fastest leg in the boys’ relay in 9:30.2 and overall the third fastest of the day. Freshman Trace Cyr teamed with the Bartley brothers — Jason and Max — and turned in his team’s second-fastest time. The trio was fourth overall in 30:51.88.
“We have a small, young team, so it was a great experience for the kids and got us off to a good start,” Graves said. “This is a great group of guys who are working hard and beginning to learn about running and getting in shape.”
The top Wildcat co-ed team consisted of Tommy Popov and Isabelle Jackson, who raced to a time of 23:49.11.
Presque Isle will compete next in the Ellsworth Invitational Saturday, while most of the other County schools will be involved in a meet to take place at Washburn this afternoon beginning at 4 p.m.
In golf, Presque Isle debuts Friday with a meet in Brewer which will also include John Bapst and Caribou. Fort Fairfield has already been in action against Hodgdon and will host Central Aroostook this afternoon at 3:30 p.m.
