Coach: Liz Tibbetts (fourth year) Conference: MVC; Class: B Last year’s record: 6-6-0 Returning athletes: Juniors —Cassidy Tibbetts, Kierra Rolston, Samatha Weeks, Dayna Conant, Alicen Gilbert. Key losses: Siera Tibbetts, Emma Weissenfels. Promising newcomers: Junior —Savannah Poulin; Freshmen — Katie Shedd, Rachel Gilbert, McKenzie Thibeault. Season outlook: The Raiders feature many outstanding returning players and promising […]
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2016 Oxford Hills girls’ tennis preview
Coach: Walter Perry (ninth year) Conference: KVAC; Class: A Last year’s record: 0-12 Returning athletes: Juniors — Abbie Earle , Kaylee Dow, Krista Roast, Cassia Docos Key losses: Kelsey MacMillan, Tiffany Herrick. Promising newcomers: Sophomores — Gabrielle Bergeron, Morgan MacNeil; Freshmen — Victoria Eichorn, Katerina Crowell. Season outlook: The Vikings are looking to improve on […]
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2016 Spruce Mountain girls’ tennis preview
Coach: Mark Stofan (second year) Conference: Mountain Valley; Class: B South Last year’s record: 2-10 Returning athletes: Senior — Deliliah Jordan; Juniors — Evelyn Castonguay; Sophomores — Skyler Lewis, Tanna Herlihy, Rylee Delaney, Raenna Sawyer. Key losses: Alexa Perkins, Gabey Richards Promising newcomer: Freshman — Natalie Luce. Season outlook: The Phoenix lost two key players […]
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2016 St. Dom’s girls’ tennis preview
Coaches: Andrew Girouard (second year); Assistant coach: Derrick Lacasse (second year) Conference: MVC; Class: C South Last year’s record: 10-2 Returning athletes: Juniors — Laurel Christopher, Chloe Dwinell, Bethany Hammond, Clare Kramer, Rachel Kurtz, Hannah Phelan, Kassaundra Stacy. Key losses: Zoë Caron. Season outlook: After posting a 10-2 record last season and finishing third in […]
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2016 Winthrop girls’ tennis preview
Coach: Jessica Merrill (third year) Conference: MVC Class: C Last year’s record: 11-2 Returning athletes: Seniors — Celeste Hannum, Olivia Audet, Kennedy Connor; Juniors — Megan Chamblerand, Corinna Coulton, Sarah Spahr, Katriona Hajduk. Key losses: Hayley Choate Promising newcomers: Freshmen — Nora Conrad, Tia Hafford. Season outlook: The Ramblers expect to be competitive again this […]
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High school girls’ tennis: Ramblers rebound and prosper
Merrill is a modest person who doesn’t strut and prefers to remain in the shadows. She will, however, gladly give most of the credit to her players for the Ramblers’ prosperity in the Mountain Valley Conference. “I like to think I do (have something to do with the turnaround), but I think I really would […]
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Carthage man accused of possessing pornography of young girls
CARTHAGE — A local man is accused of possessing thousands of sexually explicit images of young girls on his home computer, according to police. Nicholas Henry, 31, of Carthage was arrested Monday on a charge of possessing sexually explicit material of someone under the age of 12, according to a news release from Stephen McCausland, […]
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The Hot Corner: Edward Little leaves fabulous final impression
PORTLAND — Edward Little girls’ basketball was part of something special this winter. Yes, that is almost impossible for the Red Eddies to comprehend right now. It’s difficult to digest for a school where the newest hardwood state championship trophy belongs to the boys and is older than almost every player’s grandparents. When the current players […]
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Class A girls’ basketball final: York edges Lawrence in classic
PORTLAND — In a star-studded Class A girls’ basketball final, one of the best Maine has ever seen, York’s headliners simply had the last word and their Lawrence counterparts cruelly ran out of time. Chloe Smedley’s catch-and-shoot jumper and Shannon Todd’s backdoor layup gave the Wildcats a three-point edge in the final minute of regulation Saturday […]
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Class B girls’ basketball final: Houlton was both a star and a Big Dipper
BANGOR — The debate prior to the Class B girls’ basketball championship game Friday night at Cross Insurance Center: Would the Gold Ball go to the best player, or the better team? With apologies to a terrific Gray-New Gloucester group, once Kolleen Bouchard and Houlton got their hands on that coveted state trophy for the second […]