High schools Saturday: Cheverus field hockey keeps streak alive with OT win
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Gracie Cooper scored her second goal of the game on a penalty corner 55 seconds into overtime, giving three-time defending state champion Cheverus a 3-2 win over Sanford/Kennebunk in a Class A South field hockey semifinal Saturday in Portland.
Sanford/Kennebunk (10-6) forced overtime when Reese Beaudoin slapped in a penalty corner insertion from Zoey McCann after regulation time expired. But the Stags quickly answered as they extended their unbeaten streak to 70 games and their winning streak to 33.
The Stags advanced to the sixth consecutive regional final. They’ll face third-seeded Thornton Academy on Wednesday at Scarborough High.
Cheverus (16-0), the No. 1 team in the Varsity Maine poll, scored all three of its goals off corners. Sydney Brunelle opened the scoring early in the second quarter, and Copper made it 2-0 early in the third.
Brooke Brunelle assisted on both of Copper’s goals.
Ella Tederous cut into the deficit midway through the third quarter, assisted by Miranda Payeur.
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THORNTON ACADEMY 2, BIDDEFORD 0: Shyla McVeigh scored off a penalty corner with no time remaining in the first half, Avery Root added a fourth-quarter goal, and the third-seeded Golden Trojans (13-3) upset the second-seeded Tigers (13-3) in a Class A South semifinal in Biddeford.
The loss was Biddeford’s first against an opponent other than Cheverus since 2023. Biddeford was ranked third in the most recent Varsity Maine Top 10, while Thornton was eighth.
SKOWHEGAN 2, CAMDEN HILLS 1: Charlotte Haynie and Avery Farnham scored first-half goals for the second-seeded River Hawks (15-1) in a Class A North semifinal victory over the third-seeded Windjammers (12-4) in Skowhegan.
Haynie gave Skowhegan a 1-0 advantage with 2:19 remaining in the first quarter. Farnham added to the lead in the second quarter, with Kaitlyn Dufour picking up the assist.
Alana Smith scored for Camden Hills in the fourth, assisted by Margaret Holland-McCase.
Skowhegan goalie Michelle Williams made three saves for the win.
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The River Hawks will seek a second straight regional title on Wednesday when they face top-seeded Mt. Ararat at Messalonskee High in Oakland.
MT. ARARAT 2, MESSALONSKEE 0: Top-seeded Mt. Ararat scored two goals just 26 seconds apart in the third quarter to beat No. 5 Messalonskee in a Class A North semifinal in Topsham.
Addison Chubbuck scored with 9:47 left in the third. Cali LeClair quickly made it 2-0.
YARMOUTH 7, LAKE REGION 1: Vivienne Corriveau scored four of her five goals in the first half as the top-seeded Clippers (15-1) cruised to a Class B South semifinal win over the fifth-seeded Lakers (9-7) in Yarmouth.
Corriveau put in two goals in each of the first two quarters and made it 5-0 in the third as Yarmouth set up a fourth straight regional final against second-seeded Freeport.
Celia Smith and Delia Rich added fourth-quarter goals.
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Abigail Travis scored for Lake Region.
FREEPORT 2, GREELY 1: Lydia Porter scored in the first and third round of a penalty corner tiebreaker to give the second-seeded Falcons (13-3) a Class B South semifinal win over the third-seeded Rangers (12-4) in Freeport.
Greely forced overtime when Maya Tracey scored on a penalty corner after regulation time expired.
After two scoreless overtimes, Porter and Greely’s Grace Tyll exchanged goals on the first set of penalty corners. Neither team scored on its second attempt, but Porter’s goal in the third round was the winner.
Freeport, the reigning regional champion, led for most of the game after a first-quarter goal by Megan Ritz.
Freeport goalie Lydia Costa made seven saves, while Cameron Esposito of Greely stopped 13 shots.
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NOKOMIS 5, OLD TOWN 1: Annie Nyce scored four times to lead the top-seeded Warriors (15-1) to a berth in the Class B North final with a win over the fourth-seeded Coyotes (11-4) in Newport.
Maeve Rush also scored for Nokomis. Meredith Cyr scored for Old Town.
LEAVITT 3, GARDINER 1: The second-seeded Hornets (15-1) came alive in the second half as they advanced to the Class B North final by defeating sixth-seeded Gardiner (10-5) in Turner.
Brylee Emmons broke a scoreless deadlock when she ripped a shot with 8:26 remaining in the third quarter. Adeline Hastings tipped in an Ainsley Barry shot late in the third to make it 2-0.
Izzy Stone put the Tigers on the board with 9:20 remaining, jamming the ball into the cage off a penalty corner.
Barry restored Leavitt’s two-goal advantage with 5:32 left, redirecting an Emmons shot.
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Leavitt will face top-seeded Nokomis in the regional final Wednesday at Messalonkskee High in Oakland.
BOYS SOCCER
YARMOUTH 7, FREEPORT 0: Lucas Hayner, Tate MacVane and Luke Brown all scored twice in the first half, leading the top-seeded Clippers (14-1-1) over the fourth-seeded Falcons (10-4-2) in a Class B South semifinal in Yarmouth.
The defending state champions took control early, as Hayner and MacVane scored just 34 seconds apart to give the Clippers a 2-0 lead less than four minutes into the contest.
Each of them scored again in a three-minute span midway through the first half. Brown then put in two headers in the final four minutes of the half to make it 6-0.
Yarmouth will play for the regional title on Wednesday at Falmouth High.
GIRLS SOCCER
OLD ORCHARD BEACH 1, TELSTAR 0: Emelia Michaud scored 10 minutes into the second half to lift the second-seeded Seagulls (8-7) over the third-seeded Rebels (6-9) in a Class D South semifinal in Old Orchard Beach.
Old Orchard Beach will face No. 1 Monmouth Academy in the regional final Wednesday at Cony High in Augusta.
Amelia Gervais stopped three shots for the Seagulls, while Telstar’s Mya Buck made 10 saves.
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