Two things are certain about Western Maine Conference boys’ basketball. It’s loaded, from top-to-bottom. Hopefully nobody went light-headed from shock at that revelation. Also, Poland won’t be sneaking up on anybody, any longer. The Knights were a relative afterthought in their decade-and-a-half of WMC participation, even as rivals noted their obvious improvement in Tyler Tracy’s […]
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H.S. Football: Falcons fly past Patriots, 38-14
Ian Austin ran for two touchdowns and passed for another, and Kyle Farrar and Josh Mason both rushed for more than 100 yards, propelling Mountain Valley to a 38-14 Class C West football victory Friday night at Gray-New Gloucester. “It wasn’t pretty, but we’ll take it,” said Mountain Valley coach Steve LaPointe, whose team improved […]
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H.S. Football Roundup: Lake Region roars back against Gray-NG
NAPLES — Lake Region erased a halftime deficit with four third-quarter touchdowns Friday night and earned its first Class C West football win of the season, 42-18, over Gray-New Gloucester. Gray-NG (0-4) led 18-14 at the break before Donovan Eaton recovered a fumble in the end zone to put the Lakers (1-3) in front. Jordan […]
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H.S. Football: Telstar, Gray-New Gloucester fall to 0-2
BETHEL — Telstar’s offense is still seeking answers. One week after both touchdowns in a lopsided loss at Oak Hill came by way of special teams, the Rebels saw their struggles with the football continue Saturday in a 35-0 Class D West football loss to Boothbay. “We did move the ball,” Telstar coach Tim O’Connor […]
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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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Roundup: Patriots shut down Flyers; Bucks top Seagulls
GRAY — Co-Captain Justin McKenna belted out three hits, drove in two runs and stole five bases to lead Gray-New Gloucester to a 5-1 victory over Waynflete in a season opening KVAC baseball tilt Thursday. After two scoreless frames, the Patriots (1-0) put three runs on the board in the third, sparked by an RBI […]
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Gray-New Gloucester boys’ track and field preview
Coach: Todd Mercer (seventh year) Last year’s results: Fifth in WMC Division I, eighth in Class B Returning letter-winners: Seniors — Will Shafer (distances), Scott Espling (javelin, jumps); Junior — Adam Dumas (sprints); Sophomore — Ben Garcia (distances); Zach Haskell (high jump, sprint). Key losses: Elijah Locke, Gabriel Coleman, Danny Rowe. Promising newcomers: Senior — […]
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Gray-New Gloucester girls’ track and field preview
Coach: Sherri Emery (first year) Last year’s results: Eighth in WMC, 18th in Class B Returning letter-winners: Juniors — Kierstin Stritch (javelin), Olivia Giles (distances), Michaela MacDonald (jumps, middle distances), Ashley Hutchinson (pole vault). Key loss: Liz Audet. Promising newcomers: Not available at press time. Season outlook: Stritch was runner-up in javelin at the Class […]
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Class B Alpine Ski Championship: Luce wins fourth consecutive state giant slalom
It’s a four-year sweep for Elise Luce. The Mt. Abram High School senior completed an undefeated run at giant slalom in the Class B alpine ski championships, winning the race for the fourth consecutive year Friday in Greenwood. Luce’s combined two-run time of 1:37.03 easily outdistanced Chapin Dorsett’s runner-up clip of 1:40.73 for Yarmouth. Jay […]