Coach: Mike Connor (seventh year) Conference: WMC Class: B South Last year’s record: 5-11 Returning players: Juniors — Jake Wiseman (C), Ben Bernier (P). Key losses: Ethan Callier, Alex Biron, Adam Mocciola. Promising newcomers: Gabe Crosby (C/3B), Noah Salmons (P), Caleb Hodgkin (1B). Season outlook: Graduation has taken a toll on the Knights the past two years. Poland […]
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Unified basketball: Lisbon, Oak Hill, Edward Little post wins
Brandon Paradis led the way for the Red Eddies (3-3) with nine points, while Ben Dumont and Carter Culleton each had eight points. Aleck Burnell paced the Knights (3-4) with eight points while David Ellington chipped in with six as the Knights scored all 20 of their points in the second half. Oak Hill 36, Oxford Hills […]
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Class B South girls’ quarterfinal: Mountain Valley survives against Poland
PORTLAND — What looked like Class B South’s biggest mismatch on paper nearly became the bracket’s biggest upset. Thankfully for top-ranked Mountain Valley, upset-minded Poland missed its final shot. The Falcons held on for a 36-33 victory at the Portland Expo on Tuesday after the Knights’ Morgan Brosseau just missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer at the […]
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Class B South boys’ quarterfinal: Lesure, Lake Region put away pesky Poland
PORTLAND — Poland players and fans who were around for the fairy tale tournament shocker against Greely two years ago likely were amped for the sequel on Saturday afternoon, when the No. 8 Knights nudged within a point of top-seeded Lake Region three times in the third quarter. This rally, this bid to become a permanent […]
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Boys’ basketball: John Fossett puts Poland back in contention
The No. 8 Knights’ reward is a 4 p.m. tap against top-seeded Lake Region, which rolled 82-61 in the rivals’ lone regular-season meeting. If fans feel intimidated by any of those details, Poland coach Tyler Tracy recommends — OK, perhaps with asterisks, disclaimers and reservations — that you model the demeanor of your team’s senior center, John […]
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Class B South boys’ preliminary: Poland outlasts Oak Hill, 72-48
POLAND — When most of your boys’ basketball team has played a role in three consecutive football state championships, and when you’ve recovered from a 2-9 start to make the hoop tournament for the first time in eight years, there is no such thing as playoff pressure. No. 9 Oak Hill looked less than awestruck […]
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Poland puts away Oak Hill in Class B South girls’ basketball preliminary
Even while treating it rightfully as a special occasion, Knights coach Mike Susi said he wanted that level of accomplishment to become a habit and an expectation. So far, so good. No. 8 Poland pushed through the preliminary round at No. 9 Oak Hill’s expense for the second consecutive season, this time with ease, 47-24, […]
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Boys’ basketball: Waynflete gets last word, puts away Poland
POLAND — When the 3-pointers stopped falling for Poland on Saturday night, the Knights didn’t get stops at the other end of the court as convincingly or consistently, either. It added up to a fourth-quarter flourish for Waynflete, in the form of a 17-4 finishing kick and a 58-45 WMC boys’ basketball victory. Abel Alemayo, Milo […]
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Indoor Track: York, Falmouth top WMC meet against Poland, St. Dominic Academy, others
GORHAM — The York and Falmouth indoor track teams — both boys’ and girls’ — are always tough to beat. Poland and St. Dominic Academy got a front-row seat to see that Friday night in a Western Maine Conference meet at the University of Southern Maine Field House. The York boys edged out Falmouth in […]
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Indoor Track: Poland pair gets early gifts
POLAND — Qualifying for the state championship meet is nothing new for Poland indoor track sprinters Leah Desjardins and Evan Gallagher. Doing so in the opening meet of the season was nonetheless a surprise for the two seniors a week before Christmas. The two runners, who assistant coach Dan Roy called the team’s best athletes, […]