Tiger girls score in bunches
to grab win in debut
The Fort Fairfield girls started their season in style Friday with a lopsided home win over Wisdom. The Tiger boys fell to the Pioneers that same day, 2-1 in overtime, but bounced back Monday to blank Van Buren, 2-0. Summaries of games played through Monday, Aug. 16 follow:
Kacie York wasted little time in getting her Tiger team’s offense going in their regular-season debut Friday. York scored just 1:22 into the game and several teammates got involved in the attack later in the game as Fort Fairfield rolled to the victory.
Logan Bubar scored three goals, Janae Libby and York had two each and Abbey Player, Kylie Plourde and Jessica Goshorn netted one apiece in the triumph. Libby also had two assists in the contest, while Bubar added another.
Fort Fairfield outshot the Pioneers, 40-4, with Katy Donovan of the Tigers allowing just one goal, which was scored by Krystal Paradis.
At Fort Fairfield Friday in the regular season opener for both squads, Curtis Picard scored with just 1:18 to play in overtime to lift the visiting Pioneers of St. Agatha to the victory.
Picard put his team in front with a first-half goal, which came with 13:27 left before intermission, but Fort’s Travis Noyes came up with the equalizer with 28:06 to play in the second half.
All three goals were unassisted. Wisdom’s Ryan Blanchette saved 11 of 12 shots, while the Tigers’ Chris Weeks turned away nine of 11 attempts.
The Beavers doubled up on the Eagles in Limestone Friday, thanks to a pair of goals by Carsyn Koch and one each from Carmen Bragg and Kennedy Churchill. Bragg also had an assist for the winners.
Rayah Saucier saved 14 of 20 shots in goal for Washburn.
Amanda Allen had two goals, both coming in the second half, for the host Eagles. Daniele Pelkey had an assist. Limestone-MSSM goalie Autumn Beauchamp saved 20 of 33 shots.
The Tigers claimed a big road win Monday, using two goals by Noyes to upend the Crusaders.
Weeks picked up the shutout in goal with seven saves on 10 shots, while Marc LaJoie of Van Buren saved five of nine in net.
Staff photo/Kevin Sjoberg
FORT FAIRFIELD senior forward Travis Noyes heads toward the goal, passing Wisdom defender Matt Taylor along the way, during Friday’s regular-season opener played at Fort Fairfield High School. The Tigers lost in overtime, 2-1.
Parise Rossignol scored all four Crusaders goals in Monday’s victory over the visiting Tigers.
Libby scored off a Plourde assist late in the first half for Fort Fairfield’s lone goal. Donovan saved 18 shots in goal for the Tigers while facing 22 shots. Ashlie Wilson of Van Buren had 10 saves on 11 shots.
The Bears fell to the Pioneers at Easton Monday, with five different players scoring goals for the 2-0 winners.
Turner was the lone goal scorer for the Bears as he converted a penalty kick in the first half. Easton goalie Cody Tompkins collected 14 saves on 21 shots.
Halvorson had a hat trick and teammate Meghan Frank added a goal and two assists as the Bears moved to 2-0 on the season with the home win over the Pioneers.
Ariana Babineau chipped in with a goal and an assist, while Danielle Dudley and Mariah Cyr notched the other goals for Easton. Katie Cyr and Brooke Hammond had assists. Marissa Parlin saved five of 11 shots in goal for the shutout in goal.
