Coach: Jim Aylward (second year) Conference: North Class: B Last year’s record: 4-5, lost in Class B East quarterfinals Returning players: Seniors — Ryan Pratt (QB), Nate Pratt-Holt (WR/DB), Alex Gilbert (RB/DB), Will Gunter (T/DT), Isaac Collins (TE/DE), Zach Meader (FB/LB), Christian Whitney (RB/DB), Cody Gould (G); Junior — Caleb Hall (FB/LB), Brandon Durrell (G/DT). […]
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2015 Dirigo football preview
Coach: Jim Hersom (second year) Conference: South Class: D Last year’s record: 7-2, lost in Class D West semifinals Returning players: Seniors — Gavin Arsenault (RB/WR/DB), Riley Robinson (QB/CB), Mike Casey (RB/LB), Bennett Dorion (G/DT); Juniors — Bryce Whittemore (G/LB), Vincent Hebert (FB/DE), Lucas McDonald (NG); Sophomore — Dalton Berry (C). Key losses: Tyler Frost (FB/LB), Kaine Hutchins (HB/SS), Joe […]
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Mt. Blue football: Senior athletes give Cougars ample options in ‘B’ North
Yes, it’s true that the Cougars lay claim to the breadth of linemen and depth of backs that coach Jim Aylward, now in his second season, favored while winning four state championships at Mountain Valley. You don’t look the proverbial gifted horse in the mouth, however, and Aylward knows he has a prized pony in […]
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Dirigo football: Riley Robinson, Gavin Arsenault slide into Cougars’ spotlight
Play to your strengths. When Dirigo employed that strategy the past four seasons, especially the 2014 campaign, it naturally involved Tyler Frost. Roughly 5-foot-8 and 235 pounds with a heart bigger than his body, Frost flaunted a knack for taking over games as a fullback and linebacker. Frost’s graduation will change the Cougars’ philosophy and […]
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2015 Cross country preview: Dirigo High School Cougars
Coach: Gunnar Bradbury (ninth year) Conference: MVC Class: C Returning athletes: Senior — Keenan Martin; Junior — Colin Woodhead; Sophomore— Chase Thebarge. Key losses: Cody Cunningham, Jacob Larson, Vernun Farrar, and Gus Brown. Promising newcomers: Seniors — Chad Berry Ben Buck; Junior — Justin Cantin; Freshman — Ethan Couture . Season outlook: Keenan Martin is Dirigo’s […]
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2015 Cross country preview: Mt. Blue High School Cougars
Coach: Kelley Cullenberg (23rd year) Conference: KVAC Class: A Last year’s results: Boys: Second at KVACSs, second at regionals, sixth at states and two New England qualifiers; Girls: fifth at KVACs, fourth at regionals/14th at states. Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors — Park Laflin, Ben Luchini, Steven Minns, Andrew Roberts; Juniors — Tucker Barber, Trevayne Jackson, […]
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Field hockey: Dirigo tops Winthrop in MVC opener
Senior Sabrina Daoud, playing in her first varsity field hockey contest, helped turn things around for Dirigo on Wednesday, scoring the lone goal in the first half while goalie Morgan Morrow made some spectaular saves in the second to preserve Dirigo’s 1-0 triumph over Winthrop at Harlow Park. Winthrop forced a lot of the action […]
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2015 Field hockey preview: Dirigo High School Cougars
Coach: Gretchen Errington (fifth year) Conference: MVC Class: C Last year: 6-6-2 regular season Returning players: Seniors — Emma Lueders (M), Kaitlyn Radcliffe (FB), Haley Turner (FB), Lauren Henderson (F), Desirae Tracy-Rackliff (M), Katelyn Olsen (M); Junior — Olivia Noyes (M); Sophomores — Morgan Morrow (G), Jordan Holmquist (F). Key losses: Ellen Wainwright, Kelsey Hutchins, […]
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2015 Field hockey preview: Mt. Blue High School Cougars
Coach: Jody Harmon (fourth year) Conference: KVAC Class: A Last year: 10-4 Returning players: Seniors — Abby Wallace (F), Emilee Eustis (D); Juniors — Kayleigh Fontaine (D), Leah St. Laurent (M/F), Hannah LeClair (M), Jordyn Lawrence (F/M); Brooke Bonnevie (D), Taylor Burke (D); Sophomores — Hannah Minns (M), Samantha Ellis (F/M), Gracie Foss (F?M), Rebecca […]
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Field hockey: Daoud joins Lueders among Cougars’ leaders
Officials whistled the Dirigo High School senior for myriad infractions during he team’s preseason field hockey tilts, including a yellow card for having her stick too high in a dangerous position. “Skill-wise, she’s pretty raw,” Dirigo coach Gretchen Errington said. “She’ll still lift her stick, and some of the officials were getting mad. “But she […]