Dexter girls fall in regional final
BREWER — Wisdom High School of St. Agatha scored a goal in each half while keeping Dexter Regional High School out of the Pioneer own net to win the girls 8-player North championship 2-0 during the late afternoon of Nov. 6 on the artificial turf at Brewer High School’s Heddericg Field.
Wisdom (15-2) advanced to the program’s first state championship since reaching the 2021 Class D finale (a 3-0 loss to North Yarmouth Academy), and only second in nearly three decades. The school from northern Aroostook County won its sixth game in a row.
Dexter ends the season at 14-3 with the only losses of 2025 coming against the two teams playing in the state championship, one to Wisdom and two to South champion Bangor Christian School (17-0). The Tigers were playing to win a second consecutive 8-player North crown, and had a 7-game winning streak come to an end.
REGIONAL RUNNERS-UP — The Dexter senior Annabelle Peakes holds up the girls 8-player soccer North runner-up plaque following the regional final on Nov. 6 at Brewer High School. The top-seeded Tigers fell to No. 2 Wisdom 2-0 in the program’s second consecutive berth in the regional championship.
Late in the first half Wisdom was awarded a penalty kick on a handball in the box. Pioneer senior Ava Lerman lined up for the shot and she got it into the lower right side ahead of a diving Dexter junior keeper Addy Gudroe for a 1-0 lead at the 7:50-mark
Nearly 10 minutes into the second half Wisdom freshman Ellie Cyr sent a shot over the reach of Gudroe that went in for the 2-0 advantage.
Wisdom picked up its eighth shutout of the season, limiting Dexter to three shots on goal with sophomore keeper Mikayl Michaud making a pair of saves — one in each half. The Tigers were held scoreless for only the second time in 17 games, with Bangor Christian doing likewise during a September victory in Dexter.
HAIR OVER HEELS — Dexter junior Skylar Gulley and Wisdom senior Lily Ouellette get to a loose ball during the 2025 8-player North championship on Nov. 6 in Brewer, with Pioneer senior Riley Guerrette in the background.
The Tigers faced 10 shots on goal and Gudroe stopped a game-high three shots with each coming in the first half.
Dexter team members are seniors Desiree Adams, Jazmin Channon, Peyton Dodge, Cassidy Drew, Annabelle Peakes, juniors Brookelin Dorman, Addy Gudroe, Skylar Gulley, Alexandra Hayden, Baylee Packard, sophomore Lexi Perkins, freshmen Crystal Adkins, Elainah Hotham and Lakiah Lee, coach Frank Reynolds and head coach Jody Grant.
RUNNING AWAY — Senior Desiree Adams gets ahead of Wisdom junior Emma Soucy on Nov. 6 in Brewer with, from left, Tiger freshman Elainah Hotham, senior Annabelle Peakes and Wisdom freshman Emma Cyr trailing.
GIRLS SOCCER
8-PLAYER NORTH
CHAMPIONSHIP
No. 2 Wisdom 2, No. 1 Dexter 0
WIS 1 1 — 2
DEX 0 0 — 0
First: W – Lerman
Second: W – E. Cyr
Saves: W – Michaud 2, D – Gudroe 3
Corner kicks: W – 7, D – 2
Records: W – 15-2, D – 14-3
TOE TOUCH — Dexter freshman Elainah Hotham gains control away from Wisdom senior Riley Guerrette with Pioneer junior Madi Cyr looking on.
EYES ON THE BALL — Junior Brookelin Dorman focuses on getting the soccer ball from Wisdom freshman Ellie Cyr, with Pioneer junior Emma Soucy behind her teammate.
NOVEMBER SOCCER — Dexter senior Annabelle Peakes gets ready to send the ball down field in front of spectators dressed for the seasonal elements.