Phoenix’s offense sputters all night long, allowing Black Bears to slip away with a 34-21 victory.
Tony Blasi
Tony Blasi is a reporter and editor who covers sports and enjoys writing a column and features for the Lewiston Sun Journal, Franklin Journal and Livermore Falls Advertiser. He is a graduate of Northeastern University with a major in journalism and an undeclared minor in history. When he is free, he is a substitute teacher for the Auburn Public School System where he teaches history and literature at Edward Little High School. Besides traveling to historic sites with his son and wife, they are beach bums in the summer and he hibernates in the winter, keeping the home fires burning in his wood stove. He is also an avid gardener, who grows pesticide-free vegetables.
Posted inSkiing, The Franklin Journal, Varsity Maine
Mt. Blue’s Sam Smith primed for Alpine and Nordic state championships
Mt. Blue skier Sam Smith has a great sense of humor, but he is all business when it comes time to compete in ski races.
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Posted inBoys Basketball, Girls Basketball, sj-web, Varsity Maine
And One: Mountain Valley girls brace for tough stretch
Bench comes up big for Vikings … Phoenix still confident in Walton … Red Eddies rounding into form.
Posted inLivermore Falls Advertiser, sj-web, Varsity Maine
2018-19 girls’ basketball preview: Spruce Mountain Phoenix
A strong defense will be one of the main reasons why the Spruce Mountain girls’ basketball team should make another run at the Class B playoffs this season. Spruce lost in the B South quarterfinals and finished last season with a 10-10 record. “Our strength will be our ability to defend at a high level,” […]
Posted inFootball, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Local Sports, Sports, The Franklin Journal, Varsity Maine
Coaching football keeps former Mt. Blue standout Jordan Stevens in the game
Yale University co-defensive coordinator Jordan Stevens speaks with a player during a game. The Mt. Blue graduate and University of Maine standout coaches the Bulldogs’ linebackers. (Yale University photo) Football is what makes Jordan Stevens tick, and following his playing days, he found another passion to keep him in the game – coaching. After giving the […]
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Heather (Ernest) Bond also courts success as mom, teacher
When she is not going one-on-one with her students in the classroom, Heather (Ernest) Bond is usually in the middle of a fast break at home raising her adorable nine-month-old twin boys, Carter and Colin. But long before she was a ‘Bond,’ she was Heather Ernest, the most feared basketball player in the Class A […]