PORTLAND — The Gray-New Gloucester High School Class of 2018 was called “the most inclusive” by its principal and told to discover their “personal revolution” by a classmate at graduation ceremonies Saturday. Principal Theodore Finn, addressing 113 graduates at the Cross Insurance Arena, said they were the most inclusive he had seen in the past […]
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Boys' soccer: Leavitt outlasts Gray-New Gloucester in PKs in prelim
TURNER — After two unfamiliar teams played to a stalemate for 110 minutes, Leavitt senior goalie Ben Hutchins found himself in an unfamiliar position. The first-year goalie was tasked with trying to stave off game-deciding penalty kicks in order to keep his high-school career going for at least one more game. Hutchins stepped up, making […]
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Gray-New Gloucester outdoor track and field 2017 preview
Coach: Boys: Todd Mercer (10th year); Girls: Mike Griffin (second year). Class: B; Conference: Western Maine. Last year’s results: Girls: WMC Division II champion, several state medalists. Returning athletes: Boys: Andrew Peterson, Seth Levier (hurdles), Trent Dexter (pole vault), Sam Aube (middle distance), Nathan Gendreau (pole vault), Logan Nickerson, Ethan Ray, Parker Morse, Jaykob Sanborn […]
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#Tourney17: Gray-New Gloucester beats Lincoln for second straight B South crown (VIDEO ADDED)
Gray New Gloucester’s Alexa Thayer, left, and Haley Kirby, right, celebrate after their team won the Class B Regional Championship with a victory over Lincoln Academy at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland Saturday afternoon. PORTLAND — This postseason has looked a lot like the last one for Gray-New Gloucester Patriots. One thing is different, […]
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#Tourney17: Patriots survive Lakers, advance to B South final
Gray-New Gloucester’s Isabelle DeTroy streaks to the basket for a layup during Thursday’s playoff victory over Lake Region. They will play Lincoln Academy in the regional championship game Saturday at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland. PORTLAND — Nothing was simple in top-seeded Gray-New Gloucester’s 33-29 win over fifth-seed Lake Region in the Class B […]
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Girls' basketball: Gray-New Gloucester beats zone, Poland
GRAY — Poland was in a zone, but Gray-New Gloucester was in the zone. The Patriots worked the ball around and sank their shots to beat the Knights 59-31 in a Class B South girls’ basketball game Friday night. “The last two games, our offense has kind of come around again,” Gray-NG coach Mike Andreasen said. […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Gray-NG grinds out win over Yarmouth
GRAY — There was no running away Tuesday night, when Western Maine Conference rivals met on the hardwood. Gray-New Gloucester jumped out to a double-digit lead in the second quarter, but then went cold, allowing Yarmouth to catch all the way back up. From there it was neck-and-neck, but the Patriots made a slim third-quarter […]
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Girls’ basketball: Greely surges past Gray-New Gloucester
“We were talking before the game (about how) the worst thing that could happen to either team would be kind of a blowout situation, because we need close games,” Flaherty said. “I’m glad we gave them one and we came out on top.” Gray-NG gave Greely all it could handle for nearly 20 minutes before […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Gray-New Gloucester turns to speed, shooting in title defense
It’s not that the Patriots weren’t good at it. They were. They just did it too much. “We pass too much sometimes, and we know that,” senior Izzy DeTroy said. “We trust each other a lot, and we’re kind of selfless in that way. Like, if we think someone has a chance of having a […]