Coach: David Pepin (first year) Last year’s record: 1-17. Returning letter-winners: Seniors — Nate Backus (5-10 guard), Kindle Bonsall (6-0 forward), Cam Abbott (6-2 forward); Juniors — Brad Durrell (6-4 center), Drew Parsons (6-1 forward), Colton Lawrence (6-0 forward), Kody Vining (6-1 center), Justin Evans (6-1 forward); Sophomore — Devin Hoyt (5-8 guard). Key loses: […]
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Preview 2013: Dirigo wrestling
Coach: Doug Gilbert (19th year) Conference: Mid-State League; Class: C Last year’s results: Mid-State League champions, Class C regional champions, second in Class C state meet Returning letter-winners: Seniors — Jesse Hutchinson (16o), Julian Baldinelli (182), Gavin Sanders (170), Jason Baldinelli (215), Torey Barnett (285); Sophomores — Gus Brown (126), Griffyn Smith (113). Key losses: […]
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Preview 2013: Mt. Blue wrestling
Coach: Scott Jennings (first year) Conference: KVAC; Class: A Last year’s results: Second in KVAC Class A. Returning letter-winners: Senior — Nicholas Hickey, Daniel Reed, Tyler Sennick; Junior — J.T. Williams; Sophomores — William Gunter, Adam Mealey, Terry Storer. Key losses: Dalton Black, Drew Blanchet, Colton Coffren, Grace-Lynn Coolidge, Nick Hyde, Kevin Moore, Khalil Newbill, […]
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Preview 2013: Mountain Valley wrestling
Coach: Chris Bean (third year) Conference: Mid-State League; Class: B Last year’s results: Fourth place in regional, 10th in state. Returning letter-winners: Seniors — Jake Thornton, Anthony Boucher, Zach Cross; Junior — Ian Austin, Dakota Jacques, Michael Provencher, Brandon Gill. Key loss: Nicole Burgess. Promising newcomers: Juniors — Tucker Rowland, Coyote Freeman, Nathaniel Boucher; Freshmen […]
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Western Class D Football Championship: Oak Hill edges Dirigo, 16-14; wins first regional in 29 years
Maine’s fourth high school football class returned this year, and Oak Hill is returning to the state title game. Facing much the same grinding schedule they faced last year in Class C, the second-seeded Raiders completed their near three-decade odyssey to the third state title game in school history with a 16-14 victory over No. […]
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Western Class D Football Championship: Cats out of the bag
DIXFIELD — Aside from a trick play or an injury-related switch there, not many championship football teams fundamentally change who they are at this time of year. Almost never will spectators see a regional semifinalist suddenly shift gears from two of the gridiron’s most time-honored offensive attacks to the gadget approach du jour … and […]
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H.S. Football Playoffs: Regional finals pit Leavitt vs. Spruce Mtn., Dirigo vs. Oak Hill
The local regional football finals feature rematches of a pair of intense regular season meetings between Spruce Mountain and Leavitt in Class C West and Dirigo and Oak Hill in Class D West. If last weekend’s action is any indication, football fans looking for even more intense and exciting sequels are in for a treat. […]
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H.S. football: Dirigo stuns top-seeded Ramblers
WINTHROP — It may have seemed like a good idea at the time and it almost worked. But the fourth-down gamble that Winthrop-Monmouth opted for Friday night proved to be a fatal blow to their playoff hopes. Dirigo made the defensive stop, got the ball back at the Rambler’s 26 and scored just three players […]
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Eastern Class B Football Quarterfinal: Mt. Blue stopped by Skowhegan
FARMINGTON — Sometimes conventional wisdom is right on the money, as it was Saturday night at Caldwell Field. The last team with the ball did win. Nate Morris’ interception at the goal line with nine seconds remaining preserved a 36-29 victory for No. 5 Skowhegan over No. 4 Mt. Blue in the Eastern Class B […]
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Western Class C Field Hockey Quarterfinals: Dirigo circles past Traip
DIXFIELD — Thursday’s Western Class C field hockey quarterfinal at Harlow Park was all about circles. When host Dirigo gathered in its halftime circle, coach Gretchen Errington made it clear that if the Cougars didn’t cash in more of their opportunities in the scoring circle, they could forget about the Saturday game that probably was […]