A lot has happened since our last sports report on October 19th. This past Saturday, November 4th, both the Boys and Girls soccer teams won Class B State Championships in games played at Deering High School in Portland. On the previous Saturday, the Girls cross country team won the Class B State Championship at Twin Brooks in Cumberland. The Boys finished third, but Luke Laverdiere ’18 won the race, missing a course record by a fraction of a second. Here are the details.
Boys Cross Country – In the States, the team finished behind Lincoln Academy and Freeport in a field of fourteen schools. In addition to Laverdiere, Ben Cox-Faxon ’19, Odeh Rizkalleh ’20, and Sammy Potter ’18 finished in the top twenty-five runners.
Girls Cross Country – The Girls completed their fine season by winning both the Class B Regionals and the States on successive Saturdays. In the States, they scored 67 points, 18 points ahead of runner-up York in a field of twelve schools. Five of the seven runners finished in the top 25, with Sophia Laukli ’18 2nd, Anneka Murrin ’18 4th, Sadie Cowles ’20 19th, Greta Elder ’18 20th, and Abi Thornton ’19 25th.
Boys Soccer – After a close 2-1 victory over York in the Regional finals, the Clippers headed to the States. In a hard-fought game, the team defeated Winslow High School by a score of 2-1. Eric LaBrie ’19 struck first for YHS at the 17:30 mark of the 1st half, but Winslow tied the score shortly afterwards. LaBrie set up Jack Jones ’19 for the winning goal with fourteen minutes left in the 2nd half.
The victory completed an undefeated 18-0 season for the Boys, and marked their 4th consecutive State Class B Championship. Coach Mike Hagerty now has notched nine championships in his twenty-one years as coach. He gets a lot of help from his assistants, former players Eoin Lynch ’02, Justin Morrill ’05, and Matt Morrill ’09.
Girls Soccer – Not to be outdone, the Girls won in easy fashion over Presque Isle to complete an undefeated season and win their second consecutive Class B Championship. They had a tough road to the title game, defeating Wells 1-0, York 2-0, and Cape 1-0. But they cruised in the State game, winning 9-0. Ehryn Groothof ’20 and Hannah Merrill ’18 each scored three goals.
Field Hockey – The Clippers’ season ended in the Class B Western Semi-finals when they lost to Poland High School, 2-1. The team had split two regular season games with Poland by the same score. A good season overall, with a 11-4-1 record.
Football – The young team improved as the season progressed, finishing the regular season with a record of 2-6 after beating Gray-New Gloucester and Freeport in the final two games. They lost to Leavitt in the Class C South Quarter-finals.
Volleyball – After compiling a 13-1 record in the regular season, the Clippers qualified for the Class B Championship. The defeated Ellsworth in the Quarter-finals, but bowed to Falmouth in the Semis, losing in five sets.