Leavitt coach Dave Gerrish says watch out for the Greely Rangers in Class A South. “Greely is going to be very strong, that’s a given,” Gerrish said. “The rest of us are looking up to that.” The Rangers won the Class B title in 2015. They fell short last year after moving up to Class […]
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2016-17 Mt. Blue cheering preview
Coach/years: Holly Harrington (21st year) Conference: KVAC Class: A North Last year’s results: Fifth at Northern A regionals, 12th at Class A states Team roster: Seniors — Kristen Kerr; Juniors — Lauren Littlefield, Brianna Jackson, Britnie Macomber; Sophomores — Lauren Gould, Kate Pond, Josie Damren, Autumn Conklin, Miriam Sinclair, Jenny Kerr; Freshmen — Morgon-Ashli Macomber, […]
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2016-17 Dirigo cheering preview
Coach/years: Ami-Jo Arsenault (first year) Conference: MVC Class: C South Last year’s results: Second at MVCs, Southern C regional champions, second at Class C states Team roster: Seniors — Lauren Lafleme, McKayla O’Brien, Kayla Brooks, Ariel Amburg, Gina Kubesh, Greta Frei, Samantha Davis; Juniors — Elizabeth Gallant, Abigail Hardin; Sophomores — Felicity Boulanger, Lexi Casey; […]
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Winter Preview: Dirigo wrestling
Coach: Doug Gilbert (22nd year) Conference: Mid-State; Class: Class B Last year’s results: Won Mid-State League; state runner-up in Class B Returning athletes: Seniors —Bryce Whittemore (160), Hunter White (152), Jon Flagg (120), Colin Woodhead (145); Juniors — Dalton Berry (195), John Wainwright (138); Sophomore — Nolan Degroot (170). Key losses: Griffyn Smith, Lucas MacDonald, […]
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Winter Preview: Mt. Blue wrestling
Coach: Justin Nile (second year) Conference: KVAC; Class: Class A Last year’s results: 13th in KVAC; 23rd in Class A Returning athletes: Seniors — Austin Seeley (220), Hunter Centeio (138); Sophomores — Jagger Bullen (113), Hayden Nile (152). Key losses: None. Promising newcomers: Freshmen — Caleb haines (160), John Howard (170), Reece Hilps (126). Season […]
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Boys’ Cross Country: Mt. Blue’s Barber’s faster start led memorable finish
FARMINGTON — The night before the cross country state championships, Mt. Blue coach Kelley Cullenberg had a familiar conversation with Tucker Barber. “You are planning on, like, talking to some college coaches for running, right?” Cullenberg said to Barber. At that point, Barber was a state champion Nordic skier, having won the 5-kilometer classical race […]
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Monday Morning Quarterback: Surprise, surprise in semifinals
Ever since Tyler Halls took over the starting quarterback position for Lisbon, head coach Dick Mynahan has been trying to get him out of the spot. It’s not that Halls is a bad quarterback. He has a great throwing arm, he has the smarts to play the position, and Mynahan has been able to craft […]
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H.S. Football: Winthrop/Monmouth picks off Dirigo
Brooks collected three of the Ramblers’ four interceptions and classmate Alec Brown ran for four touchdowns as part of a 38-8 victory over Dirigo in a Class D South semifinal at Maxwell Field. “We’ve kind of held him back a bit, just to keep him fresh,” Ramblers coach Dave St. Hilaire said. “He’s such a […]
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H.S. Football: Dirigo putting it all on the line
DIXFIELD — Dirigo senior Bryce Whittemore said his favorite quote is. “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” Replace “dog” with “cougar” and you start to understand where Whittemore is coming from. Whittemore doesn’t look like a prototypical offensive guard, and you can […]
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Head to head with Wil and Lee: Surprises? Nah, it’s the playoffs
Kramlich: All right, I didn’t think I could possibly see a better version of the Edward Little vs. Oxford Hills/Buckfield matchup than the one you saw during the regular season. But the playoff version found a way to top a last-play, comeback victory. Last Friday night’s Class A North quarterfinal in Paris never looked over […]