Matt DiFilippo

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Published
October 9, 2013

HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY NOTEBOOK: Skowhegan has made great strides during impressive season

It’s been a typical season for Skowhegan field hockey. The Indians are undefeated through 12 games and have outscored their opponents, 99-1. Yet coach Paula Doughty insists her team has come a long, long way since April.
Published
October 8, 2013

HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY: Impressive effort for Messalonskee

FAIRFIELD — By their own admission, the Messalonskee players were surprised at how good Lawrence was when the teams player an overtime game last week.
Published
October 8, 2013

HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY: Nokomis tops Winslow in battle of unbeatens

Memorable it was, as the game went back and forth and both teams denied the other’s scoring chances. Finally, with 57.3 seconds left in the first overtime, Kayla Braley scored off an insertion pass from Drew Graves on a penalty corner to give Nokomis a 1-0 victory over Winslow.
Published
October 8, 2013

COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: UMF field hockey deals with odd schedule

The University of Maine at Farmington field hockey team has a strange schedule. In a period of a few weeks, the Beavers have six days off, then back-to-back games, then a stretch of two games in 11 days.
Published
October 5, 2013

HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY: Panthers edge Huskies

WATERVILLE — There were two dominant players on Saturday afternoon. Waterville’s Jena Nawfel was dynamic and exciting every time she touched the ball. Meanwhile, Maine Central Institute goalie Courtney Sprague did everything in her power to keep the game scoreless.
Published
October 4, 2013

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Cony slows down Skowhegan

Against a Skowhegan team that can both run and throw effectively, the Rams allowed 296 yards and 18 first downs. But more importantly, they were able to clamp down when it counted, and Cony walked away with a 31-12 Pine Tree Conference Class B victory at Clark Field.
Published
October 4, 2013

HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY: Skowhegan holds off Lawrence

FAIRFIELD — Only a handful of field hockey teams in the state could play Skowhegan as competitively as Lawrence did Friday afternoon. For now, the Bulldogs will have to be content with that.
Published
October 3, 2013

HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY: Winslow gets defensive

WINSLOW — Defensive standards have always been high with Winslow field hockey. After all, this is the school that didn’t allow a goal all season in 1998.
Published
October 1, 2013

COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: UMF women’s soccer on a roll

After an 0-3-1 start, the UMaine-Farmington women’s soccer team has won four in a row. UMF was selected fourth in the conference in the North Atlantic Conference preseason coaches poll, but is now second with a 3-0-0 record in conference play.
Published
September 30, 2013

RUNNING: McCool makes long journey to marathon

Peter Broderick remembers more than his wife, Maureen McCool, does about those moments. They both remember Maureen’s faint call of “Hello?” and then “Help.”