POLAND — Oak Hill freshman quarterback Gavin Rawstron had a memorable first start Friday. The Poland Knights? Not so much. The Knights gave momentum away early, and by the time they got it back it was too late. Oak Hill ran out to a 28-0 lead and held on for a 28-14 victory. Aaron Paradis […]
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2017 HS Football Preview: Move to Class D gives Knights chance to grow
Poland Regional High School players practice during preseason workouts. POLAND — Count Poland among the former Class C schools embracing their new home in Class D. “I’m excited for it. We’re playing a bunch of teams we played in middle school,” senior tailback Aaron Paradis said. “It’s nice to have more teams our size. It’s a […]
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2017 Poland football
Coach: Gene Keene (second year) Region: D South Last year’s record: 2-7, lost in Class C South quarterfinals Returning athletes: Seniors — Aaron Paradis (TB/OLB), Tyler Crepeau (T/DT); Juniors — Zach Cote (WR/C), Sam Benedict (T/DT), Tristan Ledwell (G/DT), Tyler Tucci (TE/ILB), Gawain Tibbetts (QB/WB/S); Sophomores —Brady Downing (QB/C), Levi Lawrence (WR/C). Key losses: Cody Comeau (TE/DE), Quinn […]
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Fall preview 2017: Poland Regional High School cross country
Coach: Sean Galipeau-Eldridge (16th year) Class: B; Conference: WMC Returning runners: Boys: Seniors — Gaeb Bouchard; Gabe Crosby; Sean Shanahan; Sam Stone; Juniors — Jacob Gagnon; Gavin Russo; Tristin Whyte; Sophomores — Cole Cushman; Matt Walker. Girls: Seniors — Samantha Halmos, Aliyah Hamel, Kiana Kelley; Sophomores — Nevaeh Longchamps, Alanna Myshrall, Olivia Ouellette, Mia Turkington. […]
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Fall preview 2017: Poland field hockey
Coach: Kayla Royer (first year) Class: B; Conference: WMC Last year’s record: 9-6-1 Returning players: Seniors — Jordan Gregory (G), Sydney Gosselin (D), Desiree Menard (F), Higera Nawass (M), Morgan Brousseau (D), Alexis Morey (F); Juniors — Hwida Nawass (M), Brianna Doucette (F), Violet Mikita (B); Sophomores — Autumn Willis (F), Ashton Sturtevant (G), Faith […]
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Fall preview 2017: Poland golf
Coach: Greggory Rose (third year) Class: B; Conference: WMC Last years record: 2-8 Returning athletes: Senior — Garrett Goss, Kolby Banker, Ivan Sheloske, Sam Sirois, Caleb Nottingham; Juniors — Matt Ray, Trent Vaillancourt; Sophomore — Justin Jarvis. Key loses: N/A. Promising newcomer: Freshman — Chris Tiner. What to expect: With a promising group of underclassmen, the […]
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Fall preview 2017: Poland girls' soccer
Coach: Tim Dolley (fourth year) Conference: WMC Class: B South Last year’s record: 4-10 Returning players: Seniors — Katriana Pratt (F/M), Sarah Moody (D), Katelyn Dufour (D), Katelynn Greene (M) Emma Galipeau-Eldridge (M); Juniors — Leya Harvey (F), Hannah St. Hilaire (M), Olivia Vachon (D); Sophomores — Alysa Gagne (D), Amandalyn Gagne (D), Madysan Miller (D), Emma Mocciola […]
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Poland's Gabe Crosby builds houses, plays baseball in Dominican Republic
Poland Regional High School’s Gabe Crosby helps with the construction of houses in El Mamon during the 2017 Lindos Suenos trip in the Dominican Republic last month. Last month, in the Dominican Republic, it started to rain. But Gabe Crosby didn’t get wet. That was a big deal, because it meant the people who would […]
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H.S. baseball: Knights outlast Patriots, 4-1
Poland’s Noah Salmons slides into home to score before the ball reaches Gray-New Gloucester catcher Nick McCann during Wednesday’s game. GRAY — Although their own tournament hopes were already extinguished, the Poland Knights had more than enough incentive treat their season finale against rival Gray-New Gloucester as if it was the most important game of […]
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H.S. softball: Martell loses no-hitter, but Gray-NG still beats Poland
Gray New Gloucester pitcher Alie Martel winds up for a pitch in the fist inning of Wednesday’s game agaisnt Poland. She had a no-hitter with 2 outs in the 7th GRAY — Alie Martell was one strike away from throwing a no-hitter against rival Poland, then Sarah Walton laced an 0-2 pitch into right-center for […]