Coach: Gunnar Bradbury (fourth year) Conference: MVC; Class: C Last year’s results: Boys: 12th in MVC; Girls: fourth in MVC, 20th in Class C. Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors — Jacob Larsen (distance), Vernon Farrar, Cody Cunningham; Juniors — Lucas MacDonald (throws), Isaac White (throws), Keenan Martin (middle distance, throws), Chad Berry, Ben Buck; Sophmores — Hunter White, Colin […]
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Preview 2015: Mt. Blue track and field
Coach: Kelley Cullenberg (23rd year) Conference: KVAC; Class: A Last year’s results: Boys: third in KVAC, 14th in Class A; Girls: ninth in KVAC. Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors — Aaron Willingham (distance, middle distance), Dan Lesko (distance, middle distance), Brendan Hickey (distance, middle distance), Sam McIntosh (distance, middle distance, triple jump), Max Blais (distance, middle distance, javelin), McKinley […]
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Dirigo’s domination: What makes Titletown tick?
A town fire truck meets a school bus full of athletes and a motorcade of parents and siblings at the only red, yellow and green beacon in this one-stoplight town. The impromptu parade makes the 3/4-mile hillclimb from Towle’s Corner Store to Dirigo High School, siren wailing, horns blaring, celebrants of all ages screaming and […]
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Class C boys’ basketball championship preview: Lots alike, and lots to like, in Dirigo-Calais clash
BANGOR — Some basketball state championship games, like heavyweight title fights, are a clash of styles. Other than greatness and a desire to be the best in the business, there aren’t many common denominators linking the combatants. That’s far from the case as Dirigo and Calais get set to battle in the Class C boys’ title […]
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Dirigo AD Hutchins leaving to take international job with Lee Academy
DIXFIELD — Michael Hutchins is moving on, but he’s surely not the retiring type. Dirigo High School’s athletic director gave his one-month notice this week. He’s leaving the school March 23 to help start a sister school to Lee Academy in Shanghai, China. “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime thing,” Hutchins said. “It allows me to teach teachers, which […]
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The Hot Corner: Dirigo wins habitually, and does it the right way
The hollering from Locker Room No. 3 at the north end of Augusta Civic Center prompted an exchange of quizzical looks, followed by doubled-over laughs, among every coach and reporter within earshot Saturday night. Dirigo boys’ basketball players were, ahem, enjoying a moment. They’ve shared enough of them for our enjoyment over the years. All […]
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Class C West boys’ basketball final: Dirigo rolls over Maranacook, 68-51
AUGUSTA — They’re baaaaaack. Dirigo boys’ basketball returned to the Class C West mountaintop with authority Saturday night, mashing the gas pedal in the second half to blow out Maranacook, 68-51, in the championship game at Augusta Civic Center. “Over the course of the season they just improved so much. They kept getting better and […]
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Western Class C girls’ final: Dirigo falls to Maranacook
AUGUSTA — What started out as a defensive struggle was quickly interrupted by an offensive outburst Saturday night. In a tight ballgame in the Western C championship game, Maranacook’s Sarah Clough’s long-range prowess turned the tide in a hurry. “After like two shots, I felt really comfortable,” said the senior guard, who admits she was […]
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H.S. Alpine Skiing: Mt. Blue, Falmouth capture state titles
This season, the Cougars were the ones being hunted on the final day of the state championship. But no one could track them down ad they skied their way to a second consecutive state title Wednesday at Mt. Abram. “Very proud of the team effort,” Mt. Blue coach Mark Cyr said. “That’s all they care […]
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Western C quarterfinal: Dirigo tops Old Orchard Beach, wins in playoffs for 10th consecutive year
AUGUSTA — Riley Robinson had a sore back, lungs that were worn out from their first real test after a dozen days resting that injury, and a fresh, four-inch abrasion tricking blood from beneath his left eye. Winning, that feeling to which the Dirigo boys’ basketball program has become so accustomed in the past decade, […]