LEWISTON — Heading into her last season, Meghan Charles wanted to enjoy her favorite sport one more time. She also set lofty goals for herself: top three in both KVACs and in states. “I tried not to put too much pressure, even though I had high goals, it was difficult to make sure I wasn’t […]
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Dirigo Athletic Awards
From left to right: Morgan Morrow field hockey, Devon Fletcher basketball, Colton Carlow wrestling, Cooper Chiasson basketball, Ethan Couture Nordic skiing. DIXFIELD — The Winter Sports Banquet defines the end of the winter sports season and one of the highlights of the annual banquet is the presentation of the Frank Keegan Memorial Award. The sports boosters sponsor this cherished award which is […]
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Bobcats' supporting cast shocks Cougars
Richmond’s Zach Small, left, defends against Dirigo’s Cooper Chiasson as the Cougar gets a pass down low under the basket during Monday night’s playoff game in Augusta. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) AUGUSTA — Zach Small and Matt Rines were responsible for the bulk of Richmond’s scoring this season. Dirigo game-planned accordingly for Monday’s Class C South […]
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Wells earns Class B wrestling crown
Michael Wrigley, top, of Wells battles with Dalton Berry of Dirigo in the 196-pound weight class at the Class B state wrestling championships at Wells High School on Saturday (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) WELLS — When the Wells High wrestling team posed for a team picture after winning its second straight Class B state […]
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Wrestling: Toughened up at boot camp, Wainwright hopes it translates into state title
A stint in basic training at Fort Benning last summer helped Dirigo’s Jon Wainwright become a contender for state wrestling champion on Saturday. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) DIXFIELD — Jon Wainwright always had the physical tools to become the latest in a long line of great wrestlers at Dirigo. But he lacked the mental toughness. Then […]
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Class B South Wrestling: Wells defends title, Mountain Valley runner-up
RUMFORD — With the support of her family and teammates, Zoe Buteau always feels unstoppable on a wrestling mat. Buteau’s confidence was evident at Saturday’s Class B South wrestling championships at Mountain Valley High School, as the Oak Hill junior picked up her first regional title in the 120-pound class. Next Saturday at Wells High […]
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Boys' basketball: Hall-Dale avenges loss to Dirigo
Hall-Dales’ Jett Boyer, left, and Dirigo’s Luke Lueders battle for a rebound during a game in the Penny Memorial Gym on Thursday at Hall-Dale High in Farmingdale. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) FARMINGDALE — Hall-Dale took lessons learned from its only loss of the season, mixed in home-court advantage and a tournament-like atmosphere and had the perfect […]
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Boys’ basketball: Tall and lanky Gardiner sidesteps feisty Mt. Blue
FARMINGTON — Whenever Mt. Blue looked up, the colossal Gardiner Tigers were looming over the Cougars with outstretched arms. Dealing with Gardiner’s intimidating height was a challenge for the Cougars (1-13), but when they got into early foul trouble, they allowed the towering Tigers (7-8) to dribble away with a 70-50 victory in a boys’ […]
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Boys' basketball: Dirigo duo 'still here to win'
Dirigo senior guard Luke Lueders was a contributor to the Cougars’ last Class C South title team as a freshman and hopes to end his career with a state title. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) DIXFIELD — Cooper Chiasson and Luke Lueders grew up immersed in the proud Dirigo basketball tradition, and together, as best friends, they […]
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And One High School Basketball Notes: C? It isn't that easy
Dirigo was hoping to build off of the momentum of handing top-ranked Hall-Dale its first loss of the season on Jan. 20, but it wasn’t just the long layoff before the Cougars’ next game that led to Friday’s 48-36 loss at Madison. It was just another example of the unpredictable nature on the Mountain Valley […]