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| Staff Photo/Joseph Cyr Limestone-MSSM’s Nate Tucker, left, collides with Hodgdon/GHCA’s Nick Lunn during Monday afternoon’s season-opening boys soccer game in Hodgdon. The Eagles won 1-0. |
The Limestone-MSSM boys and girls soccer teams swept a doubleheader from the cooperative team Hodgdon-GHCA Monday in Hodgdon.
The boys won 1-0 behind a Tristan Kirk goal with 4:30 left in regulation, while the girls claimed a 6-2 triumph behind three goals each by the sister combination of senior Daniele and freshman Cheslea Pelkey.
It was the season-opening games for all four squads.
The Washburn girls soccer team is off to another solid start to the season.
The Beavers ran their record to 3-0 after shutting out Wisdom at home Monday, 7-0. Mackenzie Worcester had a hat trick, while Kennedy Churchill, Tyra Shaw, Joan Overman and Mikayla Churchill put in one apiece for Washburn.
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| Staff Photo/Joseph Cyr Eagle Chelsey Pelkey, right, prepares to boot the ball toward the goal Monday during Limestone’s season-opener at Hodgdon. To the left is Hawk Lacey McQuarrie. Pelkey scored three times as Limestone-MSSM took the match, 6-2. |
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| Contributed photo/Dave Allen Graphics Joan Overman of the Washburn Beavers rips this shot past Easton goalkeeper Hannah Ferris for one of her team’s seven goals in last Wednesday’s contest played in Washburn. Watching the play from behind is Easton Bear Kennedy Young. The Beavers prevailed in the teams’ mutual opener, 7-2. |
The team also recorded a 7-2 win over Easton last Wednesday before nipping Central Aroostook Friday, 2-1.
Against Easton, Worcester tallied four goals and assisted on another as Washburn won big. Kennedy Churchill, Overman and Shaw also scored goals for the Beavers and Rayah Saucier made four saves on 13 shots for the win in goal. Carla Halvorson and Kylee Carter registered Easton’s goals, while Hannah Ferris saved seven of 25 shots in goal.
In the win over CA, Worcester and Maegan Fitzpatrick had a goal each to provide the offense the Beavers’ needed. Karli Levesque scored the Panthers’ only goal.
The Washburn boys won their first two games over both Easton and CA, but were beaten by Wisdom Monday, 4-3.
In the loss, Shane Chamberland scored twice and Evan Esancy notched the game-winning goal with 6:30 to play to lift the Pioneers. Mitchell Worcester was the goalie to begin the game for Washburn, but was later shifted onto the field and ended up with a pair of goals. Cameron Bragg had the other tally. Worcester and Jarrett Olson combined for 12 saves for the Beavers.
The Beavers doubled up on Central Aroostook Friday, 2-1, behind second-half goals from Worcester and Alex Pelletier. Nick Bragg earned the assist on Worcester’s goal. Steven Decker scored on a penalty kick to give the Panthers the early 1-0 lead.
In Easton’s 2-1 loss to Washburn last Wednesday, Drew Sotomayor scored on a breakaway in the first half for the Bears’ lone goal. Noah Caron scored the equalizer for the Beavers before Worcester broke the tie with a goal off a Carter Doak assist 14 seconds into overtime.
