Five Maine Schools Chase Dual Soccer Crowns at Upcoming Regionals
Orono, Fort Kent, Camden Hills, John Bapst, and Wisdom will send both their boys and girls teams into the North regional finals this week.
By Andrew Yang ·
Five Maine high schools entered the regional tournament with a perfect chance to claim titles for both their boys and girls programs. Orono, Fort Kent, Camden Hills of Rockport, John Bapst of Bangor, and Wisdom High of St. Agatha will all have representatives on the field for the North regional finals on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The schedule splits the classes across the two days. Class A, Class C, and Eight-Player North games will take place on Tuesday. Class B and Class D titles will be decided on Wednesday.
Camden Hills boys, riding a 12-4 record, face the second-seeded Brunswick team at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mt. Ararat High in Topsham. Brunswick holds a 15-1 record and won the regular season matchup 7-3. The Camden Hills girls, who are 16-0, will play the No. 2 Mt. Ararat team, 12-4, later in the day. The Windjammers defeated Camden Hills 6-1 during the season.
In Class C North, Orono and Fort Kent meet at Hampden Academy. The boys game starts at 4 p.m. Tuesday. Orono enters as the top seed with a 14-1-1 record. Fort Kent is the third seed at 9-6-1. On the girls side, Fort Kent leads the field as the number one seed at 13-1-2. Orono is the second seed at 11-4-1. Fort Kent won both regular season contests against Orono, with scores of 4-2 and 3-2.
The Eight-Player North finals will be held at Brewer. The girls game features top seed Dexter, 13-2-1, against second seed Wisdom, 14-2, at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The two teams did not play each other during the regular season. In the boys Eight-Player North final at 4 p.m., fourth seed Piscataquis Community High of Guilford, 16-0, faces third seed Wisdom, 13-3. Bangor Christian competes in the Eight-Player South final. The top seed, holding a 16-0 record, plays third seed Richmond, 13-3, after winning both season matchups 3-2 and 2-0.
John Bapst boys and girls will play on Wednesday at Hampden Academy in the Class B North finals. Both teams are the top seeds. The boys, 15-0-1, face third seed Oceanside of Rockland, 13-3, at 4 p.m. Wednesday. John Bapst won the regular season game 2-1. The girls, also 15-0-1, play third seed Presque Isle, 11-3-2, at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. John Bapst defeated Presque Isle 5-4 and 3-2 earlier in the season.
Class D North titles will be determined in Presque Isle on Wednesday. The boys game begins at 4:15 p.m. with top seed Madawaska, 14-2, facing third seed Fort Fairfield, 8-6-2. Madawaska won the season games 2-1 and 4-2. The girls game follows at 6:45 p.m. Top seed Penobscot Valley of Howland, 9-3-4, faces second seed Fort Fairfield, 14-2. The two schools did not meet during the regular season. Penobscot Valley is seeking a fourth consecutive state title.
