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Gray-New Gloucester cheering

Coach: Melissa Burila (first year)  Conference: Western Maine Conference Class: B Athletes: Tiah Dyer, Gabrielle Martineau, Eliza Larravee, Bri Fortin, Kate Ferguson, Megan Ruby, Morgan Murray , Nikki Hartley, Makayla Hourigan , Sarah Levier, Danielle Fogg, Emily Pike, Emilie Sanborn, Elisabeth Seliga , Aquina Hay, Natalie Dubail, Maddy Testa.

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2014 Winter Preview: Gray-New Gloucester Indoor Track

Coach: Todd Mercer (Eighth season) Conference: WMC  Class: B Returning letter-winners: Seniors — Adam Dumas, Lucas Nickerson, Ben Garcia; Juniors — Tram Ho, Scout Ray, Alex Landry. Key losses: Will Shafer Promising newcomers: Freshman — Andrew Peterson. Season outlook: The Patriots have a solid group of upperclassmen back. Peterson showed promise in middle school and […]

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H.S. Football: Knights roll past Patriots in regular-season finale

POLAND — For the first time in program history, Poland Regional High School football played its regular-season finale knowing it still had at least one game remaining on its schedule.  That’s because the Knights entered Friday’s Battle of Shaker Hill against Gray-New Gloucester having assured themselves a spot in the Class C West playoffs. That […]

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H.S. boys’ soccer: Falcons ready for next test

On the first day of practice, new coach JT Taylor made his soccer team run. He made them run hard. It wasn’t just about conditioning during the preseason at that moment. It was about expectations. He wanted his veteran team to know that they needed to be ready for the season. “We weren’t ready to […]

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H. S. boys’ soccer: St. Pierre gets his kicks for Patriots

GRAY — In seventh grade, Tyler St. Pierre wanted to play football. It was a bold new adventure for a kid that had grown up playing soccer. It was so daring, his mother put the kibosh on the idea almost immediately. “She was like, ‘You’re too small. Soccer, you’re good at soccer and you should […]

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Field hockey: King scores twice, Knights top Patriots

POLAND — A stick to the nose ultimately woke Carly King up during Poland High School field hockey’s early-morning contest Saturday.  King caught a high stick early in the second half and was forced to the sideline for a brief moment to tend to her injury. There was no stopping her when she returned just […]

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2014 Gray-New Gloucester football preview

Coach: Mark Renna (first year) Conference: West Class: C Last year: 0-8 Returning players: Seniors — Adam Dumas (FB/LB), Carson Hodsdon (QB/DB), Nate Hennemann (C); Junior — Zach Haskell (WR/DB). Key losses: Tyler Hicks (G/LB), Justin McKenna (WR/DB), Sam Johnson (RB/LB), Brandon Thibeault (RB/LB), Colby Graffius (G/LB). Promising newcomers: Juniors — Tristan Herod (WR), Jason […]

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Gray-New Gloucester football: New coach aims to change culture

The ramifications of the fumble-interception variety are obvious. But perhaps more damaging, long-term, is the type that happens when high school players report to camp and see a different face standing in the center of the huddle every August. That has been the troubling case at Gray-New Gloucester ever since the school elevated its gridiron […]

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2014 Gray-New Gloucester cross country preview

Coach: Adam Zukowski (seventh year) Conference: WMC Class: B Last year: Boys: Third at Western B regionals, fifth at Class B state. Girls: 12th at Western B regionals. Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors — Lucas Nickerson, Cullen Ronan, Nick Cavanaugh; Juniors — Ben Garcia, Austin Cross; Sophomores — Jake Arata. Girls: Seniors — Sophia Kiyanitsa, Makala […]