MSSM to finally play first home soccer matches

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The MSSM girls and boys will host matches for the first time this season Wednesday when Van Buren makes the trip north.

The Penguin teams are both 2-2 after their shutout losses at Fort Kent Tuesday. They have an eight-game schedule and will play their remaining four games in Limestone after having played their first four on the road.

The boys’ match against the Crusaders is at 4 p.m., followed by the girls’ match at 6 p.m.

MSSM’s Madelyn Battcock-Emerson, center, takes the ball past Fort Kent’s Riley Sibley during a game in Fort Kent on Tuesday. (Don Eno)

Also, East Grand is in Dyer Brook for matches against Southern Aroostook beginning at 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s soccer summaries

Presque Isle girls 10, Washington Academy 1 — Madison Michaud scored six goals to surpass Kayla Legassie as Presque Isle High School’s all-time leading goal scorer and lead the Wildcats to the easy win, their seventh of the season against two losses.

Legassie scored 71 goals while playing from 2005-08. Michaud now has accumulated 73 goals nine games into her junior season.

MSSM’s Travor Gava, left, looks for a pass in front of Fort Kent’s Brandon Thibeault, during Tuesday’s game. (Don Eno)

Freshman Rhylee Kinney scored the first two goals of her career, while Charlotte Carrier and Clara Kohlbacher contributed one each.

Washington Academy is now 0-9.

Ashland girls 12, Katahdin 0 — The Hornets bounced back from Saturday’s loss at Southern Aroostook, which broke a 58-match winning streak dating back to 2013, with a dominating performance against the Cougars in Stacyville.

Senior forward Morgan Doughty scored four goals and assisted on two others in the win. Shelby Stolze, Amber Chasse and Olivia Tardie tallied two goals apiece and Willow Hall and Kassandra Nelson netted one each. Megan Cote saved all four shots she faced for the shutout, her eighth of the season. Ashland improved to 10-1.

Natalie Rickards faced 36 shots and saved 13 of them in net for 3-5-1 Katahdin.

Ashland boys 3, Katahdin 0 — Goals by Weston Robinson, Drew Doughty and Parker O’Clair helped power the Hornets past the Cougars in Stacyville.

Rylee Albert provided an assist for Ashland, whose record improved to 5-5-1 with the win. Steven Bellanceau had five saves in the shutout win.

Tanner Lee collected 12 saves on 22 shots in goal for Katahdin, now 2-6-1.

Fort Kent boys 5, MSSM 0 — The Warriors continued their winning ways by blanking MSSM of Limestone in a match played at Fort Kent.

Noah Martin scored two of the goals, while Austin Plourde, Bennet Theriault and Caleb Delisle notched one apiece for the winners, who have not lost since their opener against Caribou and are now 8-1-1 overall and in first place in Class C North.

Fort Kent girls 6, MSSM 0 — The Warrior girls are now 6-4 after easing past the Penguins in the home contest.

MSSM keeper Tori Moore gets ready to collect a shot during Tuesday’s game in Fort Kent. (Don Eno)

Gabby Martin scored four goals in the victory, while Cassidy Lovley chipped in with two, which used good ball movement to keep pressure on the visitors.

MSSM players kept in the game, despite being behind, and Fort Kent defenders found themselves having to push back against Penguin fast breaks.

Lyndsay Ouellette had five saves on seven shots for the shutout. Tori Moore had 20 saves on 27 shots for the Penguins.