Friday, October 20, 2017
Former teammates compete
Windham took on Westbrook last Saturday and the Eagles were in it to win it! By Matt Pascarella
Windham had great teamwork right off the bat, communicating with one another and putting pressure on Westbrook early, with several shots on goal at the Saturday game held at Westbrook on October 14.
Windham
had great offense and defense in the first half, keeping Westbrook at bay. The
Eagles were really pressuring Westbrook.
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| #2 Jordan Lloyd hustles down the field and makes one in the net |
Windham’s
teamwork and hustle presented itself. Meghan Hoffses, #6, scored. Shortly
after, after a tense bout directly in front of the Westbrook goal, Julia
McKenna, #40, headed the ball into the net, making it 0-2, Windham.
The
Eagles did not let up for the remainder of the first half and at halftime the
score was 0-3, after Maggie Lloyd, #10, scored.
The
Eagles were just getting started. The second half began with Windham taking the
field with tenacity. They wanted the big ‘W’ and they were going to get it.
Their
offense and defense continued to hold back Westbrook with the Eagles giving
Westbrook’s goalie a workout. Meghan Hoffses was the first to put one in the
net in the second half. Alanna Joyce, #1, followed, making it 0-5, Windham. The
Eagles’ intensity was not done yet. Hannah Kaplan, #15, scored next and it was
obvious Windham had opened the floodgates. Jordan Lloyd, #2, got one in to make
it 0-7.
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| #9 Erin Elder demonstrates tenancity |
Westbrook
did manage to score once before the end of the second half, making it 1-7,
Windham. The Eagles closed this away game, which they controlled most of, by
Riley Beem, #7, getting one by the goalie, for a final score of 1-8, Eagles.
“It
was nice to see [seven] different girls score goals today,” said Coach Deb
Lebel. “As a whole, the team played well and worked on some specific things
that we needed to clean up before playoffs.”
“We
would like to be playing our best soccer when it counts,” added James “Jimmy”
Stewart, Assistant Coach. “The team has been coming together as a unit and
players are becoming more confident in their roles. We hope to peak when it
means the most."
Friday, October 13, 2017
It was a tough loss - but well played varsity football game by Matt Pascarella
It was shaping up to be a perfect night for football as the crowds took to the bleachers to watch the Eagles (3-2) take on Scarborough (4-1) in Windham’s Homecoming game last Friday, October 6.
Family, students and spectators had their sweatshirts and
blankets and were prepared to root for their Windham Eagles, as it was almost
time for Friday Night under the lights. As the clock wound down to game time,
excitement was in the air; Windham was fired up and ready. The Eagles took to
the field with intensity.
Scarborough scored in the first quarter, which only
energized Windham to come at Scarborough with more power.
Windham’s defense was tight blocking some key touchdown
opportunities for Scarborough.
Scarborough scored a couple more touchdowns in the first
half, but that did not diminish the mood of Windham players or the mood of
their crowd.
Windham did not get discouraged after a couple
Scarborough touchdowns; they were determined to turn it around.
I overheard one Windham player say to his team, “It’s not
over . . .”
Another Windham player told his teammates, “Let’s go!
Stop hanging your heads.”
After a personal foul on Scarborough at the very end of
the first half moved the ball 15 yards in Windham’s favor, the tension was
mounting as Windham was very close to Scarborough’s end zone.
With less than
2 seconds on the clock and the end of the first half, #34, Treva Valliere, scored a touchdown. #16, Liam McCusker, punted the ball to get the field goal. At the end of the
first half, the score was Windham 7, Scarborough 52.
You may think Windham might
have gotten a little down, but they definitely weren’t.
“Let’s get fired up!” was
overheard from a Windham player, only emphasized that they were not
A quarter later, Windham fought
the good fight, but in the end, the final score was Scarborough 66, Windham 7.
“I think the kids played hard, we had a lot of injuries,”
observed Coach Matt Perkins. “And young
guys had to step up and I think they did a good job.”
This was a tough loss, but it wasn’t for a lack of
trying. Keep up the good work, Eagles.
The Eagles next home game is Friday, October 20th vs.
Bangor at 7 p.m.
The JV and Varsity Boys’ Soccer Teams battled it out against Biddeford at Windham by Matt Pascarella
On Tuesday, October 10 the JV boys took to the field with aggression, going strong right from the start. Though the Eagles had great defense, Biddeford did get one by in the first half.
Braeden
McCrillis, #19, scored for Windham in the first half. Trenton Atherton, #27,
then scored with an assist from Braeden McCrillis.
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| #6 Michah Andujar #31 Ryan Abbotoni |
Windham
played tough defense and offense showing they had come to win. The pressure was
mounting towards Biddeford as Windham was giving 110 percent.
Windham
did an excellent job at keeping the ball away from their goal and more towards
Biddeford’s. Windham continued their intensity taking several shots on the
Biddeford goal.
At
the half, the score was Windham 2, Biddeford 1.
The
Eagles came out even stronger in the second half, determined to not let their
lead slip - and they
didn’t. They played excellent defense and offense not
letting their aggression die down as they blocked several scoring opportunities
for Biddeford and kept the ball away from the Windham goal.
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| #11 Anthony Sawyer |
Jaime Luoko scored goal #3.
Strong
communication helped Windham edge out a lead in the second half. Connor
Cummings, #23, scored for The Eagles making it 4-1, Windham.
In
the final minute of play, #32 Aiden Day scores
with an assist from Connor Cummings.
The
final score: Windham 5, Biddeford, 1.
The
varsity boys took to the field with agility, not letting an early Biddeford
scoring opportunity prevent them from making a comeback.
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| #12 Evan Gilcos |
Biddeford
quickly put pressure on Windham scoring another goal, but Biddeford’s second
goal didn’t diminish Windham’s energy. As the half continued, the Eagles turned
up the intensity. Their teamwork and communication kept Biddeford at bay.
Windham wasn’t going down without a fight.
Michah
Andujar, #6, scored Windham’s only goal in the first half. However, they were
just getting started. At the end of the first half, the score was Biddeford 2,
Windham 1.
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| #33 Ethan Wert |
Windham
takes the field in the second half ready to get that ‘W’, with Andrew Sawyer,
#4, scoring immediately with an assist from Nick Rose, #15. Another Windham
goal scored less than a minute later by Evan Glicos, #12, with an assist from
Nick Rose.
Windham
was showing Biddeford this was far from over. The Eagles pressured Biddeford
throughout the second half. Windham played strong defense keeping the ball
towards the Biddeford goal, resulting in several shots on Biddeford’s goal for
a lot of the half.
Nick
Rose scored Windham’s fourth goal.
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| #35 Jamie Luoko |
After
an exciting game, the final score was Windham 4, Biddeford 2.
“The
boys played with heart. We spotted Biddeford a 2-goal lead; those are earned
goals by Biddeford,” observed Coach Wally LeBlanc. “Then we needed our players
to dig in and come back and prove they could play smart soccer. I feel like
when we possess the ball and switch the field that’s what allowed us to have
those counterattacks. That’s what made the difference in the second half.”
Friday, October 6, 2017
Windham Cross Country improves at Festival of Champions
On Saturday September 30, 2017, the Windham High School Cross Country teams raced in the 16th Annual Festival of Champions held in Belfast, ME. Being known for one of the fastest cross-country courses in the state, the Windham runners proved they were ready to take on the trails.
Seventeen out of the nineteen lady Eagle runners toed the
line and after crossing the finish, earned eight all time personal records (PR)
and three season best (SB) times. Twenty nine out of thirty boy Eagle runners
toed the line and after crossing the finish, earned fourteen all time personal
records (PR) and eight season best (SB) times.
For the girls, Windham’s top runner, (Sophomore) Hailey
Applebee ran a season’s best time of 19:54 for the 5k course. Hailey
finished 42rd overall out of 759 runners on the day. (Junior) Morgan Colangelo,
returns for her second season with Windham XC. Morgan achieved an all time
personal record with a time of 21:27, which is nearly a three-minute
improvement since her first ever cross-country race in 2016.
This performance earned Morgan a second-place finish for
the team. (Junior) Abigail Clinch proved she came to fight for it, when she
achieved a personal record with a time of 21:46, earning her a
third-place finish with her team. Her time was nearly a seven-minute
improvement over her very first cross-country race in 2016.
Morgan and Abby were almost caught up in the pile up at
this beginning of this race but emerged
Supporting the top 5 scorers were sixth-place finisher,
(Junior) Mikayla Baiguy, who ran with a time of 24:12 and seventh-place
finisher, (Junior) Carly Witherow, who had an all-time personal record in a
time of 24:22. Female Eagle finishers 8 through 15 were as follows:
(Junior) Becca Turner 24:27, (Sophomore) Anna Foster 25:00 (SB), (Senior)
Danielle Meader 27:04, (Senior) Gabby Smith 27:10, (Junior) Savannah McLellan
28:32 (PR), (Freshman) Jessica McLellan 29:21 (PR), (Junior) Anya Shmanenko
30:09, (Senior) Natalie Walker 30:58 (SB). Did not run: (Junior) Allison Drew
and (Sophomore) Miranda Delano.
For the boys, Windham’s top returning runner, (Junior)
Mason Rosborough, finished first for the Windham Eagle boys with a time
of 17:39. Mason does double duty as a Windham athlete, as he also
participates on the high school soccer team. Mason finished in 94th place
overall, out of 940 runners. (Senior) Wyatt Yost earned a second-place finish
for the boys, with a time of 18:19, which was also a season best for
Wyatt. Keep watching Wyatt as looking to get back to his sub 18 PR! (Senior)
Kevin Ingalls pushed through the crowd, after nearly avoiding the big pile up
at the start of the race. Kevin picked runners off one at a time and still
managed to cross the finish line with a time of 18:46, earning him a third-place
finish for the team. (Senior) Hunter Dionne, not once - but three times,
avoided downed runners along the 5k course. Hunter narrowly missed his personal
best time but crossed the line with an impressive time
of 18:51 earning him a fourth- place finish for his team. Rounding
out the top five, was a first-year cross country runner, (Junior) Connor
Abbotoni. Connor became an instant contributor to the boys’ team and finished
the race with a time of 19:06.
Supporting the top 5 scorers were sixth-place
finisher (Sophomore) Jordan Piechowski, who ran an
The team’s score is calculated by adding up the finishing
place for the first five runners to cross the finish line for their team. In
the event of a tie, the score of the sixth and the seventh runners’ time may be
utilized to break the tie. The goal is to have the lowest combined
score. Girls finished in 33rd out of 62 teams and the boys finished 34th
out of 68 teams.
“The overall team race results/season standings don’t
truly tell our cross-country story, our 2017 story is epic. Our story is found
in the daily grind, in the endless pursuit that our athletes demonstrate daily,
and in their proud smiles! Many will never fully know all that each of our
athletes have accomplished, but they know and that’s good enough.” says coach
Jeff Riddle.
The teams are coached by Coach Jeff Riddle and Coach Tom
Noonan. The Southern Maine Regional race will be held on Saturday October
21, 2017 at Twin Brooks Park in Cumberland, Maine.
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