Info Session for No-Cost CNA Training Program February 28 in Waterville

*People interested in attending must register by February 24.*

Waterville, Maine - Maine citizens who are unemployed or under-employed may qualify for Ready2Work, a no-cost training program through Maine CareerCenters that could lead to employment as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA). An information session is scheduled for 4 p.m. on Tuesday, February 28, at Lakewood Continuing Care Center, 220 Kennedy Memorial Drive, in Waterville. People interested in attending must register by February 24 by calling Mid-Maine Regional Adult Community Education at 207-873-5754, or going online to http://midmaine.maineadulted.org and searching "Lakewood CNA" in the "Search Courses" field. Late arrivals to the February 28 orientation will not be able to participate.

"I encourage people who have been out of work to explore these training opportunities," said Governor Paul R. LePage. "You may qualify for a program that can train you for a new career at little or no cost to you. Some of our training programs are more hands-on, while others incorporate classes with on-site training, so it is worth a conversation to find out what programs fit your skills, interests and learning styles. We want all of Maine's citizens to have a good-paying career with a future."

Ready2Work facilitates customized, paid, on-the-job training for eligible participants that, upon successful completion, could lead to employment as a Certified Nursing Assistant. This training is offered through the Augusta and Skowhegan CareerCenters in partnership with Lakewood Continuing Care Center, Mid-Maine Regional Adult Community Education, and Western Maine Community Action.

Ready2Work is one of many available no-cost training programs offered through Maine CareerCenters to help eligible Maine citizens find employment or upgrade skills. The program is delivered in collaboration between employers and the Maine Departments of Labor and Education. Under Ready2Work, training must lead to an Industry Recognized Credential and may include an on-the-job training component.

Each Maine CareerCenter provides several public-access computer workstations with Microsoft Office software, resume writing and cover letter software, Internet access and O'Net software for skills assessment. All CareerCenter services are free of charge. Call 474-4950 (TTY users call Maine Relay 711). More information is available on the CareerCenter website, http://www.mainecareercenter.gov.

Maine CareerCenters are an equal opportunity provider. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.

Thomas College Field Hockey Releases 2016 Schedule

WATERVILLE, ME --- Thomas College Head Field Hockey Coach Andrea Thebarge has announced the team's 2016 schedule, one which features three NCAA qualifiers from a year ago.

Thomas finished 8-9 overall last season and went 4-1 in North Atlantic Conference play before falling to UMaine-Farmington, 2-1, in the NAC Tournament semifinals.

The Terriers open with five consecutive road contests - beginning the season at Southern Maine on Sept. 1 before weekend games at Nichols (Sept. 3) and Bridgewater State (Sept. 4) and trips to crosstown rival Colby on Sept. 7 and defending Great Northeast Athletic Conference champion Simmons on Sept. 10.

Thomas is then idle for a week before opening up the home slate by hosting 2015 NEWMAC tournament champion Mount Holyoke on Saturday, Sept. 17. Mount Holyoke finished last season receiving votes in the NFHCA national poll. Bates makes the trek up I-95 for a midweek game on Wednesday, Sept. 21, before the Terriers open NAC play at defending league champion Husson on Saturday, Sept. 25.

A trio of nonconference home contests are woven into the league slate, starting with a visit by Kean University on Sept. 25. It will be the first meeting between the Terriers and the Cougars out of Union, N.J., and the New Jersey Athletic Conference. Road league dates at New England College (Oct. 1) and Colby-Sawyer (Oct. 8) sandwich a home date with GNAC stalwart Saint Joseph's (Maine) on Oct. 4.

The schedule closes with three straight home games as UMaine-Farmington (Oct. 15) and Castleton (Oct. 22) visit Bernatchez Field for NAC contests, Plymouth State steps out of Little East Conference play to make a midweek trip on Wednesday, Oct. 19.

The UMaine-Farmington contest kicks off a Homecoming/Family Weekend tripleheader, while the Castleton game kicks off another field hockey/soccer tripleheader and will be preceded by the program's annual Senior Day festivities.

The NAC Semifinals take place on Oct. 26, with the NAC Championship three days later at the highest remaining seed.

September
1	at Southern Maine	4:00 PM
3	at Nichols	1:00 PM
4	at Bridgewater State	1:00 PM
7	at Colby	7:00 PM
10	at Simmons	12:00 PM
17	Mount Holyoke	12:00 PM
21	Bates	6:00 PM
24	at Husson *	6:00 PM
25	Kean	1:00 PM
October
1	at New England College *	5:00 PM
4	Saint Joseph's (Maine)	6:00 PM
8	at Colby-Sawyer *	12:00 PM
15	UMaine-Farmington *	11:00 AM
	Homecoming/Family Weekend
19	Plymouth State	6:00 PM
22	Castleton *	11:00 AM
	Senior Day
26	NAC Divisional Semifinals	TBA
29	NAC Divisional Final	TBA
November
5	NAC Crossover Final	TBA

HS Girls, Boys Swimming: Waterville & MCI Season Overview

Waterville, Maine - The following is a overview of the upcoming Waterville, MCI Boys and Girls Swimming season.. Their first regular season match is December 8th, 2015 against Mt. Ararat.

Waterville Boys Swimming

Coaches:  Bob Johnston (21st year) Ruth Jones (assistant - 19th year) Sam Lyons (assistant – 2nd year)

Last season: 5th in Class B KVAC, 12th at Class B States.

Top returners:  Alan Baez (Sr., sprint freestyle, butterfly);  Spencer Jones (Jr., I.M., freestyle);  John Reisert (So., free and IM);  Matt Redman (So., backstroke); Braden Noonan (So., free and breaststroke).

Key newcomers:  Carter Jones (Fr., fly and IM); Isaiah Bernier (Fr., back and free)

Outlook:   Upperclassmen Alan Baez, Spencer Jones and John Reisert bring experience and talent to the team.  Matt Redman and Braden Noonan look to improve on their freshman seasons.  Two fast freshman, Carter Jones and Isaiah Bernier, will help fill some holes.  At last year’s State meet the Waterville boys won the Class B Swimming MPA Sportsmanship award

Coach’s comment:   “It is a small but talented group.  The experienced swimmers will help us win a number of meets.  We are sharing pool time with the Winslow team this season.  Competition in practice will only help swimmers from both teams get faster.”

Waterville Girls Swimming

Coaches:  Bob Johnston (21st year) Ruth Jones (assistant - 19th year) Sam Lyons (2nd year)

Last season:  4th in Class B KVAC, 16th in Class B States

Top returners:   Isabelle Labbe (Sr., breaststroke, I.M.); Kathryn Bernier (Sr. freestyle); Machaela Laramee (Sr., freestyle); Hanna Bouchard (Jr., breaststroke, I.M.); Olivia Jones (Jr., I.M. and butterfly);  Clio Bazakas (So., IM & breaststroke); Natalia Fuentes (So., free); Alissah Paquette (So, free); Kristina Plante (So., breaststroke & free); and Sofie Weston (So., free & backstroke).

Key newcomers:   Sarah Barre (Fr., free & breaststroke); Leah Shoulta (Fr., IM & backstroke); Molly Wasilewski (Fr., free & fly); Randi Gurski (Fr., free); Kailene Isbell (Fr., free), and Julia Fortin (Fr., free).

Outlook:  Team looks much improved over last season with a healthy increase in the number of experienced swimmers.  Seniors Bernier, Labbe and Laramie will pace the team after their solid season last year.  Junior Hanna Bouchard and Sophomore Clio Bazakas should be competitive in the breaststroke and IM again this year.  Freshman Leah Shoulta (backstroke), Molly Wasilewski (fly) and Sarah Barre (breaststroke) show a lot of promise.

At the Class B State swim meet last February the Waterville girls earned the MPA Sportsmanship award.

Coach’s comment:  “It should be an exciting year for Waterville swimming with a nice boost in numbers.  A few of the swimmers coming up from Coach Hoffman’s junior high program should really help us.”

Maine Central Institute Boys Swimming
Two boys from MCI have joined the small group of kids coming down every day to swim with Waterville and Winslow.  Alex Krechko and Billy Wu are first-year swimmers but show some real promise.

Maine Central Institute Girls Swimming
Mikalya Carr (Sr., backstroke & freestyle) from Maine Central Institute will be swimming with Waterville again this year.  She was a state meet qualifier last season.  Joining Mikayla will be Chelsea Degenhardt, Megan Simeone, Anna Simeone and Micaela Simeone.

Waterville Election Results

Waterville City Council - Ward 1

3-year term.

Stephen J. Soule 170 70.25% Winner

Charles Fred Stubbert Jr 72 29.75%

Waterville City Council - Ward 7

3-year term.

Jacqueline E. Dupont 110 49.11% Winner

Karen A. Rancourt-Thomas 92 41.07%

Anthony George Tompkins 22 9.82%

Arnold leads women’s soccer past USM

Katrina Holt had an assist Wednesday. (Dean Denis Photography)

WATERVILLE, Maine — Laura Arnold (Dallas, Texas) played a part in all of Colby College’s goals in a 3-0 non-conference win over University of Southern Maine on Wednesday at Harold Alfond Stadium.

 

The game was moved from the Colby Soccer Field to Harold Alfond Stadium because of the heavy rain in the area. The rain decreased as the game wore on Wednesday.

 

Colby (3-3-1 overall) scored first at 5:03 of the opening half when Arnold kept the ball in play on the right end line and managed to push a pass back to about the penalty kick mark. Ally Ingraham (Morris Plains, N.J.) was streaking up the middle and nailed a high shot for the score.

 

The Huskies (3-5) managed to keep it a 1-0 game at halftime. The Mules had a 19-1 edge in shots, but 12 came after intermission.

 

Arnold scored her first goal of the game on a blast to the lower right corner of the goal. She was led perfectly on the play by a nice pass by Lauren McCarthy (Lynnfield, Mass.) at 50:58.

 

The Mules put the game away at 55:26 on Arnold’s fourth goal of the year. Katrina Holt (Seattle, Wash.) got some room on the right side and her centering pass was one-timed by Arnold. USM goalkeeper Marissa Temple (Grafton, Mass.) pushed the hard shot into the crossbar, but the ball came directly back down and she was unable to keep it from going in the goal.

 

Ashley Conley (Dedham, Mass.) played 75:10 for Colby in goal and made one save. CC Pelletier (West Newfield, Maine) had the lone shot, but her hard shot was kicked away by Conley in the first half. Nora Hanson (San Francisco, Calif.) played the final 14:50 in goal for the Mules.

Temple was solid in goal for USM, stopping seven shots.

 

Colby has allowed just one goal in its last three games heading into Saturday’s contest at Middlebury College. Southern Maine heads to Plymouth State on Saturday.

 

Colby 3, Southern Maine 0

USM     0#0–0

Colby    1#2–3

 

Scoring summary

1st half

C: Ally Ingraham (Laura Arnold), 5:03

2nd half

C: Laura Arnold (Lauren McCarthy), 50:58

C: Laura Arnold (Katrina Holt), 55:26

 

Shots: USM 1, Colby 19. Corner kicks: USM 0, Colby 2. Goalies: Marissa Temple (USM, 90:00, 3 GA, 7 saves); Ashley Conley (Colby, 75:10, 0 GA, 1 save), Nora Hanson (Colby, 14:50, 0 GA, 0 saves).

Colby Shuts Out Southern Maine 3-0

WATERVILLE, Maine – Sophomore Laura Arnold (Dallas, Texas/Greenhill School) scored two goals and assisted on a third to lead the Colby College Mules to a 3-0 win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in a non-conference women's soccer game Wednesday afternoon.

The win is the second straight for the Mules improving their record to 3-3-1.  Southern Maine, having played five of its last six games on the road, drops its second straight game to fall to 3-5 on the season.

The Mules took an early 1-0 lead as sophomore Ally Ingraham (Morris Plains, N.J./Villa Walsh Academy) struck for a goal in the sixth minute.  Arnold who had the ball on the right end line centered the ball to Ingraham for the game-winner.  Despite Colby outshooting the Huskies 7-1 in the first half, the game remained 1-0 at the halftime break.

Colby wasted little time doubling its advantage in the second half as Arnold scored the first her two goals in a five-minute span.  Arnold made it 2-0 in the 51st minute when she ran onto a well-placed ball from senior Lauren McCarthy (Lynnfield, Mass./Lynnfield).  Arnold then make it 3-0 in favor of the Mules, volleying in a cross from freshman Katrina Holt (Seattle, Wash./Holy Names Academy) in the 56th minute. Arnold's second goal of the game was nearly saved by Huskies' senior goalkeeper Marissa Temple (Grafton, Mass.) but the ball deflected off of the frame and bounced in for the goal.

Junior Ashley Conley (Walpole, Mass./Noble and Greenough) earned the shutout for Colby making one save in 75:10 of action.  Sophomore Nora Hanson (San Francisco, Calif./Urban School of San Francisco) closed out the final 14:50 of the game for the Mules.  Hanson did not face a shot. Temple made seven saves for the Huskies in the loss.   Colby led USM 19-1 in shots (10-1 on goal).

Southern Maine remains on the road for its next contest when it faces Plymouth State in a Little East Conference game on Saturday (2:30 p.m.).  Colby travels to Middlebury for a NESCAC contest on Saturday (11:00 a.m.).

Volleyball earns New England Region ranking

WATERVILLE, Maine — The Colby College volleyball team, unbeaten at 3-0 in the New England Small College Athletic Conference, is ranked 14th in the latest New England Women’s Volleyball Association Division III regional poll.

The Mules, under head coach Candice Parent, have been dominant in 3-0 wins against Trinity College, Wesleyan University, and Bates College.

 

The schedule gets tough over the next five matches. After a non-conference match tonight against a tough Bowdoin College squad, the Mules play four road matches against teams ranked ahead of them in the poll. Colby is at No. 2 Amherst on Friday and No. 5 Williams in a Saturday match. The Mules get the week off before heading to No. 8 Connecticut College next Friday and No. 3 Tufts on Saturday.

 

New England Women’s Volleyball Association

 

Division III Regional Poll (week ending Sept. 27)

1. MIT, 14-1

2. Amherst, 9-1

3. Tufts, 7-3

4. Springfield, 12-2

5. Williams, 7-5

6. Clark, 12-1

7. Babson, 11-4

8. Connecticut College, 6-4

9. Roger Williams, 8-7

10. Rivier, 10-4

11. Endicott, 11-5

12. Middlebury, 9-2

13. Plymouth State, 11-4

14. Colby, 7-4

15. St. Joseph’s 14-0

—. Emerson, 6-6

 

Also receiving votes: WPI.

Terriers Top Colby in Overtime

WATERVILLE, Maine – The Thomas College men's soccer team defeated Colby College 3-2 in overtime on Monday night in a non-conference road contest. DJ Nicholas scored the game winning goal with one minute remaining in overtime.

Thomas opened the scoring early in the first half. Willie Clemons tapped a through ball from Nicholas past Colby goalkeeper Dan Carlson in the sixth minute to give the Terriers the 1-0 lead.
Colby took the lead in the 29^th minute on back-to-back goals within two minutes to put the Mules up 2-1.

Late in the second half, Tre Ming sent a ball into the box to a streaking Clemmons who beat the Colby defenders and redirected it into the back of the net to tie the score at two and send the game to overtime.

Nicholas' game winning goal came off a scramble in front of the where a Colby defender attempted to clear, but Nicholas was able to control the ball and drive it into the net to give the Terriers the 3-2 win.

Joakim Sternas started the game for the Terriers, making five saves, before being replaced by Jonathan Dutka in the 60^th minute due to Injury. Dutka made three saves and earned his first collegiate win. Carlson made seven saves in the loss for the Mules.

The Terriers will travel to New England College on Saturday, October 3 for a North Atlantic Conference game at 12:00 pm.

Strage, Fortier lead field hockey to overtime win

WATERVILLE, Maine — Misha Strage (Westport, Conn.) and Megan Fortier (Falmouth, Maine) have been Colby’s College’s big scorers all season and Monday night they combined on a golden goal in the Mules’ 2-1 overtime win against University of New England at Bill Alfond Field.

The Mules improve to 5-3 overall heading into Saturday’s noon start at Middlebury College. The Nor’easters drop to 6-4 overall and play host to Gordon College on Wednesday at 6 p.m.

 

Colby struck quickly in overtime on a nice individual effort by Fortier. She stick-handled in from the left side and came together at the same time with a defender and UNE goalie Holly Smith (Peabody, Mass.). Fortier pushed at the ball and it deflected right to Strage streaking up the middle and she scored her eighth goal of the season.

 

Strage also has one assist with the eight goals for 17 points, while Fortier leads the Mules with seven goals and five assists for 19 points.

 

The Mules took a 1-0 halftime lead when McKayla Blanch (Tewksbury, Mass.) scored her first of the season off an assist from Hannah Hearn (Auburn, Maine). Hearn won a ball and pushed a pass to Blanch in the middle of the field for the score.

 

With 9:25 left in regulation, Nicole Matarozzo tied the game for UNE off a pass from Vonde Saunders. The Nor’easters had been putting heavy pressure on the Mules for about five minutes. Matarozzo was able to find some space in front and scored easily.

 

Sarah Evans stopped four shots in goal for the Mules, while Smith made five stops for UNE.

Colby 2, U. New England 1

UNE       0#1#0–1

Colby     1#0#1–2

 

Scoring summary

1st half

C: McKayla Blanch (Hannah Hearn), 31:15

2nd half

UNE: Nicole Matarozzo (Vonde Saunders), 60:35

Overtime

C: Misha Strage (Megan Fortier), 70:35

Shots: UNE 13, Colby 15. Penalty corners: UNE 5, Colby 6. Goalies: Holly Smith, UNE, 70:35, 2 GA, 5 saves); Sarah Evans (Colby, 70:35, 1 GA, 4 saves).

Big second half lifts women’s soccer to win

Aliza Van Leesten had one goal and one assist Sunday. (Dean Denis Photography

WATERVILLE, Maine — The Colby College women’s soccer team exploded for four goals in the second half to turn a 1-0 halftime lead into a 5-0 rout over University of Maine at Farmington in non-conference play Sunday.

The Mules are 2-3-1 overall heading in Wednesday’s 4 p.m. home game with University of Southern Maine. Maine-Farmington fell to 2-5-1 overall and will play at Colby-Sawyer College on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.

 

Colby improves to 23-0 against the Beavers, but the game was tight for the first half. Catherine Fraser took a pass from Ally Ingraham, turned to shoot, and fired a shot into the corner of the net for the lone first-half goal.

 

The Mules scored four goals in the final 22:40, with the first from Katherine Gillespie on a rebound. Aliza Van Leesten took the original shot and it was saved by UMF goalkeeper Sam Hatch.

 

Van Leesten scored 1:50 later when Laura Arnold pushed a ball forward. Arnold also had the assist on Colby’s fourth goal when her shot went off the post and Emily Martin was there for the rebound. Arnold then closed out the scoring off a steal with just 3:42 to play.

 

Ashley Conley made two saves to earn her first collegiate shutout for Colby, which had a 32-3 shot advantage. Hatch stopped 14 shots for the Beavers.

 

Colby 5, Maine-Farmington 0

UMF     0#0—0

Colby    1#4—5

 

Scoring summary

1st half

C: Catherine Fraser (Ally Ingraham), 13:38

2nd half

C: Katherine Gillespie (Aliza Van Leesten), 67:20

C: Aliza Van Leesten (Laura Arnold), 69:10

C: Emily Martin (Laura Arnold), 79:48

C: Laura Arnold, 86:18

 

Shots: UMF 3, Colby 32. Corner kicks: UMF 0, Colby 4. Goalies: Sam Hatch (UMF, 90:00, 5 GA, 14 saves); Ashley Conley (Colby, 90:00, 0 GA, 2 saves).

Football opens season with setback

Henry Wallrapp (93) celebrates his sack with teammate Ryan Neville. (Dustin Satloff Photography

WATERVILLE, Maine — The Colby College football team opened the season in a tough way against a physical Trinity College squad in a 34-0 setback at Harold Alfond Stadium on Saturday.
Sonny Puzzo threw for 278 yards and Darrien Myers caught both of Puzzo’s touchdowns to lead the Bantams. Puzzo also had a 1-yard scoring run and gained 53 yards on seven carries for Trinity (1-0).
Trinity took the opening drive of the game 65 yards on just six plays, capped off by a 27-yard scoring catch from Puzzo to Myers for a 7-0 lead.

After a three-and-out by the Mules (0-1), Trinity went 81 yards on nine plays to score its second touchdown. Puzzo had a quarterback sneak with 6:38 to play in the opening quarter for a 14-0 margin.

The Bantams needed just one play to score on their next drive. Puzzo hit Myers on a 43-yard touchdown strike with 12:37 to go in the second quarter.

With 4:40 to halftime, Paul McCarthy stepped in front of a quick-out pass for the interception and was able to just get in the end zone while carrying a Colby tackler on his back for the last few yards. Trinity missed the extra point and led 27-0 at intermission.

Trinity spent a good portion of the second half running the ball to eat up time. The Bantams closed out the scoring when Max Chipouras ran in from 3 yards out with 5:49 to play.

The Bantams had a 439-159 edge in total offense. Nick Gaynor had 11 carries for 58 yards and caught two passes for 46 yards. Myers had five catches for 93 yards and teammate Bryan Vieira caught three passes for 86 yards.

Christian Sparacio ran seven times for 30 yards and also completed two passes for 10 yards. Gabe Harrington threw for 97 yards, while Ryder Arsenault had five catches for 24 yards.

McCarthy led the Trinity defense with two interceptions and five tackles. Shane Libby finished with six tackles and had 1.5 sacks, Dago Picon-Roura added an interception and tied with Spencer Donahue for the team lead in tackles with seven.

First-year safety Don Vivian had a solid debut for Colby with a fumble recovery, four tackles, and one pass break-up. Chris Marano, Ian Dickey, Ryan Ruiz, and Ryan Neville also had four tackles. Henry Wallrapp had a sack and three stops.

Colby punter John Baron started for the first time and finished five kicks for 47.0-yard average. He also had three of the five punts inside the 20-yard line.

Colby heads to Middlebury College next Saturday at 1 p.m., while Trinity has its home opener against Williams College at 1:30 p.m.

Trinity 34, Colby 0
Trinity…………. 14 13  0  7  – 34
Colby……………  0  0  0  0  –  0

Scoring Summary:
  1st 11:58 Trinity – Darrien Myers 27 yd pass from Sonny Puzzo (Eric Sachse kick), 6-65 3:02,
      06:38 Trinity – Sonny Puzzo 1 yd run (Eric Sachse kick), 9-81 3:42
  2nd 12:37 Trinity – Darrien Myers 43 yd pass from Sonny Puzzo (Eric Sachse kick), 1-43 0:08
      04:40 Trinity – Paul McCarthy 31 yd interception return (Eric Sachse kick failed)
  4th 05:49 Trinity – Max Chipouras 3 yd run (Eric Sachse kick), 8-86 2:42
                                                  T        COL

  FIRST DOWNS……………….       17       13

  RUSHES-YARDS (NET)…………   32-161    37-52

  PASSING YDS (NET)………….      278      107
  Passes Att-Comp-Int………..  22-14-0  29-16-3

TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS…..   54-439   66-159
  Fumble Returns-Yards……….      0-0     1-29
  Punt Returns-Yards…………      2-6      0-0
  Kickoff Returns-Yards………      0-0    6-102
  Interception Returns-Yards….     3-31      0-0
  Punts (Number-Avg)…………   2-46.0   5-47.0
  Fumbles-Lost………………      1-1      3-1
  Penalties-Yards……………     7-50     4-31
  Possession Time……………    29:10    30:50
  Third-Down Conversions……..   4 of 9  7 of 16
  Fourth-Down Conversions…….   0 of 2   1 of 3
  Red-Zone Scores-Chances…….      2-4      0-1
  Sacks By: Number-Yards……..     3-33      1-5

  RUSHING: Trinity-Nick Gaynor 11-58; Sonny Puzzo 7-53; Max Chipouras 2-21; Ethan   Suraci 5-14; Darrien Myers 2-6; Jack Cunningham 3-5; Ian Dugger 1-5; Henry Foye   1-minus 1. Colby-Christian Sparacio 7-30; Jabari Hurdle-Price 11-18; Carl Lipani 6-15; Michael Ecke 2-6; Robert Murray 3-3; Dan Roache 1-minus 2; Gabe Harrington 7-minus 18.
  PASSING: Trinity-Sonny Puzzo 14-22-0-278. Colby-Gabe Harrington 14-26-3-97;
Christian Sparacio 2-3-0-10.

  RECEIVING: Trinity-Darrien Myers 5-93; Bryan Vieira 3-86; Nick Gaynor 2-46; Ian Dugger 2-34; Matt Hirshman 1-15; Max Chipouras 1-4. Colby-Ryder Arsenault 5-24; Alex Kramer 3-32; Mark Snyder 2-18; Carl Lipani 2-14; Mbasa Mayikana 2-8; Jabari Hurdle-Price 1-9; Glenn Parsons 1-2.
  INTERCEPTIONS: Trinity-Paul McCarthy 2-31; D. Picon-Roura 1-0. Colby-None.

  FUMBLES: Trinity-Nick Gaynor 1-1. Colby-Jabari Hurdle-Price 1-0; Robert Murray 1-0; Gabe Harrington 1-1.

  Stadium: Harold Alfond Stad.   Attendance: 1110

Terriers Host Thomas Invitational

WATERVILLE, Maine – The Thomas College golf team hosted the Thomas Invitational on Wednesday morning at Waterville Country Club. The Terriers scored a 352 as a team and finished 5^th in the event, which was won by Saint Joseph's College.

Cameron Jackman was the low man for the Terriers, finishing tied for 18^th with a score of 87. Marcus Johnson and Bryce Lamontagne both scored an 88, good for a share of 21^st. Trevor Kitchin and Ryan Guevin rounded out the field for the Terriers, carding an 89 and 95, respectively.

Saint Joseph's compiled for a team score of 297, led by Cam Letourneau's 73, which earned him medalist honors. Maine Maritime was the runner-up, scoring a 307.

Thomas will compete in the Husson Invitational, starting on Saturday, September 26 at 10:00 am and continuing on Sunday. The event will be held at Bangor Municipal Golf Course.

Terriers Shutout UNE 1-0

WATERVILLE, Maine - The Thomas College men's soccer team shutout the University of New England 1-0 on Saturday night in a non-conference game at Smith Field. DJ Nicholas scored the lone goal for the Terriers in the win.

The Terriers tallied their only goal midway through the first half. London Steede-Jackson passed it through the defending line to Nicholas who fired it past the keeper and into the back of the net.
Thomas maintained the 1-0 lead in to half time, holding the Nor'easters without a shot on goal through the first 45 minutes.

The Nor'easters threatened the Terrier lead throughout the second half, with goalkeeper Joakim Sternas making timely stops, as well as strong defensive play by Lukas Bohman.
The Red and Black totaled seven shots on goal, with UNE only recording two.

Sternas stopped both shots he faced en route to his first shutout of the season. Nate Diffin, who played the first 65 minutes of the game before being relieved by Jake Rostkowski, was tagged with the loss.

The Terriers will hit the road on Saturday for their first conference match of the season against Lyndon State at 1:00 pm.

Terriers Fall to Badgers 6-3

WATERVILLE, Maine – The Thomas College women's tennis team was defeated 6-3 in a North Atlantic Conference match against Johnson State College on Sunday morning at the Harold Alfond Athletic Center.

In doubles play, the pair of Lindsey Allen and Olivia Mora defeated Annette Kaminski and Katherina Von Woerkom for the Terriers only doubles point.

Allen won 6-0, 6-4 over Kaminski in first singles. Katie McAllister won her first singles match of the season, defeating Nicole Monick 3-6, 6-3, 7-5.

The Terriers will return to the court on Saturday, September 26 when they travel to Castleton for a 2:00 pm NAC match.

Fortier, Strage lead field hockey to league win

WATERVILLE, Maine — Megan Fortier and Misha Strage both had a pair of goals, including Fortier’s game-winning tally with about four minutes to play, in Colby College’s 4-3 win over Connecticut College in NESCAC field hockey Sunday at Bill Alfond Field.

Colby moves to 3-2 overall and 1-2 in NESCAC play, while the Camels drop to 1-4 overall and 0-3 in the league.

 

Fortier finished with two goals and one assist to reach 90 career points (37 goals, 16 assists). She has five goals and three assists in five games, while Strage has six goals this season.

 

Heidi Halsted had all three goals for Connecticut College, which led 1-0 at 15:25 of the first half on Halsted’s first tally.

 

Strage added an unassisted goal of her own at 19:03 to tie the contest. Fortier then put the Mules up 2-1 at halftime when she scored at 25:12 from Elizabeth Zusi.

 

Halsted tied the game at 2-2 about six minutes into the second half, but the Mules went up again when Strage scored from Fortier at 47:36.

 

Halsted got her hat trick with an unassisted score at 58:06 and the Camels were right in the game despite Colby dominating in shots and corners.

 

Fortier’s game-winning score gave the Mules a much-needed NESCAC win heading into a non-conference home game with Maine-Farmington on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

 

Colby 4, Connecticut College 3

Conn College    1#2—3

Colby               2#2—4

 

Scoring summary

 

1st half

Conn: Heidi Halsted, 15:25

Colby: Misha Strage, 19:03

Colby: Megan Fortier (Elizabeth Zusi), 25:12

 

2nd half

Conn: Heidi Halsted, 41:34

Colby: Misha Strage (Megan Fortier), 47:36

Conn: Heidi Halsted, 58:06

Colby: Megan Fortier, 66:30

Shots: Conn College 6, Colby 24. Penalty corners: Conn College 6, Colby 15. Goalies: Ryley van der Velde (Conn College, 70:00, 4 GA, 9 saves; Sarah Evans (Colby, 70:00, 3 GA, 2 saves).

Women’s soccer earns tie with Camels

WATERVILLE, Maine — The Connecticut College women’s soccer team took some shots — 40 of them in all — but Colby College first-year goalkeeper Sam Rizzo stopped 27 of them in a 1-1 overtime tie on Sunday in NESCAC play.

 

The Mules are 1-2-1 overall and 0-2-1 in the league, while Conn College moves to 0-2-2 overall and 0-1-2 in the conference.

 

Despite a 40-16 shot advantage in the game, Colby struck first and led 1-0 at halftime. Laura Arnold headed in a free kick pass from Emma Marjollet at 27:34. Marjollet was near midfield when she kicked the ball.

 

The Camels finally got a ball past Rizzo at 68:12 on a play started on a corner kick. Emmy McGoldrick’s corner was headed in by Katelyn Murray.

 

Alex Santiago also played well in goal for the Camels, stopping eight shots.

 

Colby 1, Connecticut College 1, 2 OT

Conn College      0#1#0#0—1

Colby                 1#0#0#0—1

 

Scoring summary

 

1st half

Colby: Laura Arnold (Emma Marjollet), 27:34

 

2nd half

Conn College: Katelyn Murray (Emmy McGoldrick), 68:12

Shots: Conn College 40, Colby 16. Corner kicks: Conn College 5, Colby 3. Goalies: Alex Santiago (Conn College, 110:00, 1 GA, 8 saves); Sam Rizzo (Colby, 110:00, 1 GA, 27 saves).

Volleyball opens league play with victory

Paige Hanssen (Dean Denis Photography)

WATERVILLE, Maine — The Colby College volleyball team opened New England Small College Athletic Conference play with an impressive 3-0 victory over Trinity College on Friday night at Wadsworth Gymnasium.

The Mules move to 4-3 overall and 1-0 in league play heading into Saturday’s 2 p.m. conference match with Wesleyan University. Trinity drops to 2-3 overall and heads to Bates College for a 2 p.m. match Saturday.

 

Colby won by set scores of 25-23, 25-20, 25-22.

 

Karolina Serhan, who missed Wednesday’s match with an injury, led the Mules with 11 kills and two blocks. She did not have an attack error and had a .667 attack percentage.

 

Sarah Arvidson also did not have an attack error in finishing with nine kills and eight defensive digs for Colby. Kim Donaldson smacked eight kills and had six blocks. Molly Manuel led the way in assists (16) and teammate Emily Moslener added 12.

 

Trinity’s Kate Giddens led all hitters with 15 kills and teammate Hunter Drews added eight kills. Rachel Underwood paced the Bantams with five service aces, while Gina Buzzelli had 31 assists and eight digs.

 

Colby had one of its toughest weekends of the 2014 season at home against Trinity and Wesleyan last year. The Mules lost a big lead in the fifth set in falling 3-2 to Wesleyan and then struggled the next day in a 3-0 loss to the Bantams.

 

The first set was terrific volleyball by both teams. There were 17 ties in the set, including the final at 23-23. Colby’s Sarah Arvidson had a touch shot winner for the 24th point and Natalie Roy hit a perfect shot down the line for the set.

 

The Bantams came out strong in the second set, taking a 5-1 margin at one point. However, the Mules chipped away at the lead and finally tied the match at 11-11. Colby took the lead for good at 16-15 and led by as much as four points. At 23-20, Donaldson had a block and Karolina Serhan followed with a kill for the final point.

 

The third set started with three straight Trinity points, but the Mules went on a 14-3 run to take control at 15-7. The Bantams got going as the set wore on and had the lead down to 23-22 on a kill by Kate Giddens. Serhan had a fist bump shot that landed for a winner for point 24 and first-year Erin Maidman followed with an ace to end the match.

Southern Maine Edges Thomas 5-4 for Second Win

Junior Rikii Demoranville helped the Huskies defeat Thomas College on Thursday with a pair of points.

WATERVILLE, Maine -- Juniors Rikki Demoranville (Madawaska, Maine) and Kara Weiske (Nobleboro, Maine/Lincoln Academy) each won a pair of points as the University of Southern Maine Huskies defeated the Thomas College Terriers for the second time this season, 5-4, in a non-conference match Thursday afternoon.

            The win improved the Huskies' record to 2-3 overall.  The winless Terriers dropped their fifth straight match.

            The Huskies grabbed a 2-1 lead after the three doubles matches.  Demoranville combined with senior co-captain Emily Estes (Gorham, Maine) for an 8-6 win at second doubles over sophomore Amelia Guimond  (Fort Kent, Maine) and rookie Mia Navarro (Willimantic, Conn/Windham).  Weiske paired with senior Molly Gallagher (South Portland, Maine/Deering) for an 8-1 victory over senior Katie McAllister (Pittston, Maine/Gardiner) and sophomore Rachel Gillis (Ashland, Maine/Ashland District) at third doubles.

            Demoranville came back to take a straight sets singles victory over McAllister at number five, and Weiske down Gillis in straight sets at number six.

            Junior co-captain Liz Martin (Naugatuck, Conn./Woodland Regional) provided the Huskies with the decisive fifth point with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Guimond at third singles.

            Junior Lindsey Allen (Jay, Maine/Spruce Mountain) and sophomore Olivia Mora (Surry, Maine/Ellsworth) were responsible for three of the four Thomas points.  The duo combined for an 8-6 win at number one doubles, and each had singles victories at number one and two respectively.  In the most competitive match of the day, Allen edged Gallagher 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 at the top of the singles ladder.

            Southern Maine is back in action on Saturday (1:00 p.m.) hosting Worcester State University in a Little East Conference match at the Gorham High School courts.  Thomas hosts Lyndon State College in a North Eastern Athletic Conference match on Saturday (1:00 p.m.)

Women’s soccer blanks Thomas, 2-0

Sami Turbeville

WATERVILLE, Maine — Sami Turbeville had a part in both goals to help the Colby College women’s soccer team to a 2-0 non-conference win over Thomas College on Wednesday night.
Interim head coach Mark Serdjenian earned his first victory with the women’s team. He had 261 victories with the Colby men’s soccer program.

The Mules move to 1-1 overall heading into Saturday’s 11 a.m. home opener with third-ranked Williams College.

The Mules struck first with 18 minutes to play in the first half on a goal from Lauren McCarthy. Turbeville sent McCarthy in on a pass just outside the 18 and beat Terriers goalie Paige Leary to give the Mules a 1-0 lead.

Colby had a 9-0 shot advantage and a 3-1 margin in corner kicks in the opening half.

Colby added an insurance goal 12 minutes into the second half on a score from Turbeville.  Laura Arnold sent a pass from the left side, deflecting off the fingertips of Leary and then off of the foot of Turbeville into the open net for a 2-0 lead.

Samantha Rizzo made three saves for Colby to earn her first collegiate shutout. Thomas goalkeeper Paige Leary kept her team in the game with 16 stops.

Colby had a 32-4 shot advantage and a 5-2 margin corner kicks.

Terriers Shutout by Mules 2-0

WATERVILLE, Maine - The Thomas College women's soccer team was shutout by crosstown rival Colby College in a non-conference game on Wednesday night at Smith Field by the score of 2-0.

The Mules struck first with 18 minutes to play in the first half on a goal from Lauren McCarthy.  Samantha Turbeville sent in McCarthy on a pass just outside the 18 and beat Terriers goalie Paige Leary to give the Mules a 1-0 lead.

The score remained the same for the rest of the half with the Mules having a heavy advantage with nine shots on goal and holding the Terriers to none.  The Mules also held a 3-1 advantage in corners.
Colby added an insurance goal 12 minutes into the second half on a score from Turbeville.  Laura Arnold sent a pass from the left side, deflecting off the fingertips of Leary and then off of the foot of Turbeville into the open net for a 2-0 lead.

Junior captain Paige Leary was tested often in the Terrier goal and finished with 17 saves in the loss.   Mules' goalie Samantha Rizzo made three saves in the shutout victory.

The Terriers will hit the road on Saturday, September 19 when they travel to Daniel Webster College for a 12:00 pm contest.