Coach: Chris Cifelli (first year) Last year’s record: 5-11 Returning letter-winners: Seniors — Nate Coombs (SS/P), Josh Daigle (OF/P), Sam Godfrey (2B), Drew Gosselin (1B/P), Levi Morin (3B/P), Nate Rousseau (C); Junior — Mitchel Davis (3B/P). Key losses: Josh Bunker. Promising newcomers: Seniors — Clay Rowland (OF), Scott Sleeper (OF); Sophomores — Julian Kirouac (OF/P), […]
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Western B Preview: Knights counting on seniors to lead the charge
Baseball coaches relish those rare years where they have a wealth of senior experience to draw upon. In a sport where the season is short and mistakes are magnified, having players on the field with poise, presence and wisdom to go along with more refined skills can be invaluable. Poland’s deep and talented senior class […]
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Leavitt boys’ track and field preview
Coach: Jamie Juntura (first year) Last year’s results: 15th in KVAC Class B Returning letter-winners: Seniors — Matt Thibodeau (long jump), Reilly Burgess (javelin), Jon Belanger (discus); Juniors — Harrison Knowlton (distances), Will Parkin (shot put, sprints). Key losses: Billy Clarke, Brandon Morissette, Brent Buck. Promising newcomers: Several freshmen are out for the team. No […]
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Leavitt girls’ track and field preview
Coach: Heidi Richards (third year) Last year’s results: 10th in KVAC Class B Returning letter-winners: Seniors — Brianna DeGone (javelin); Juniors — Emily Miller (sprints, throws), Brooke Varney (middle distances); Sophomores — Liliana Cousineau (pole vault, sprints), Ashley Pratt (pole vault, hurdles, sprints). Key loss: Jackie Gauthier (pole vault, sprints). Promising newcomers: Not available at […]
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Leavitt seniors showing film about 2013 championship football season
TURNER — When it comes to their putting together their senior project, some students decide to punt and wait until the last minute to put it together. Leavitt seniors Quentin Damon and Zac Goulette’s project took 10 months to produce. Now, they’re close enough to the end zone to find out what others think of […]
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Class A skiing: Cougars take home more hardware; boys win Alpine, overall titles
BRIDGTON — Mt. Blue High School’s trophy case is so packed with skiing hardware that coach Mark Cyr has lost track of just how many Alpine and overall titles the Cougars have won. Cyr would just as soon his team ski for the moment, which is what they did Saturday at Shawnee Peak to add […]
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Class A Nordic skiing: Falmouth sweeps; Cougars, Hornets nab second place finishes
In a fashion similar to their dominating performance on the first day of competition, the Yachtsmen placed four skiers in the top 10 of the classical race at the Rangeley Lakes Trails Center on Thursday and cruised to a second consecutive Class A Nordic crown. Anna Morin — who holds a large lead in the […]
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Class A Nordic Skiing: Hornets, Cougars in four-team scramble
The showdown brewing at the Class A Nordic skiing championships between the Leavitt and Falmouth boys would be fun enough to watch by itself. But wait. There’s more. Yes, the Hornets lead the Yachtsmen by only two points after Wednesday’s classical race. But Mt. Blue and Portland are in the mix, as well, with all […]
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Eastern Girls’ Hockey Final: Defense drove Red Hornets, Blue Devils to Portland
It’s the game every Twin Cities girls’ varsity hockey player or fan wanted since the first puck dropped at practice in November. The only thing neutral will be the ice. No. 1 Leavitt/Edward Little (16-3) meets No. 2 Lewiston (14-4-1) at 5 p.m. Wednesday for the Eastern Maine championship at Portland Ice Arena. The winner […]
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HS Skiing: Seeds hold the line in KVAC, MVC
FARMINGTON — All four individual leaders went into the second day of the KVAC and MVC Nordic championships on Saturday with comfortable leads built up in Friday’s freestyle at Sugarloaf. All four ended the classical pursuit at Titcomb having put even more distance between themselves and all of their pursuers. In the KVAC, Mt. Blue’s […]