Zach Pray of Winthrop eyes his shot during MVC competition at Natanis Golf Course in Vassalboro on Thursday. (David Leaming/Morning Sentinel) VASSALBORO — Winthrop rode strong rounds from junior Zach Pray and senior Jackson Ladd to the Mountain Valley Conference golf championship Thursday, edging top-seeded Monmouth by four strokes. The Ramblers posted a four-player total […]
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H.S. softball: Lisbon overcomes miscues, beats Monmouth
MONMOUTH — Mallory Fairbanks surely did not make things easy for herself in Lisbon’s high school softball Mountain Valley Conference clash with Monmouth Academy on Monday. Fairbanks walked 15 Mustangs, but made the right pitch at the right time in the Greyhounds’ 15-9 victory. Lisbon improved to 7-2 and moved to the No. 2 spot […]
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Spruce Mountain headed back to Mountain Valley Conference
Three years after moving to the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference, Spruce Mountain High School is about to return to the Mountain Valley Conference. In a recent informal straw poll, the MVC’s 13 member schools unanimously approved Spruce Mountain’s request to return to the conference for all sports except football starting in the fall of 2017. […]
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High school softball: Telstar blanks Monmouth
MONMOUTH — From the start Wednesday, each inning brought runners on base and opportunity to score. With those chances came the frustration that followed, as the Telstar offense continually came up empty. The veteran Rebels didn’t panic and didn’t seek to trade in their bats at the nearest sporting goods store. Instead, Telstar stayed patient […]
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St. Dominic Academy athletics moves to Western Maine Conference
The Saints will be moving from the Mountain Valley Conference to the Western Maine Conference beginning with the Fall 2016 sports season. It will be a return trip for St. Dom’s, which was previously a member of the WMC before moving to the MVC before the 2009-10 school year. The wheels on the move began […]
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Cross Country: Boothbay sweeps MVC team titles; Lisbon’s Harriman wins boys’ race
Freshman Faith Blethen out-distanced senior teammate Hannah Morley and the rest of the field as the Seahawks cruised to a team victory over St. Dom’s at the University of Maine at Augusta course. The Boothbay boys edged Lisbon for their title. The girls’ race, run first, belonged to the freshman phenom Blethen, who crossed the […]
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H.S. boys’ soccer: Mountain Valley opens with win over Monmouth
The Falcons went into a final scrimmage game last week expecting the best only to find themselves embarrassed and frustrated. “We had a scrimmage with Buckfield and they ran all over us and beat us 7-4,” Mountain Valley coach J.T. Taylor said. “As much as the guys didn’t like that, I think it was good […]
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2015 Girls’ Soccer Preview: Dirigo
Coach: Kevin Prevost (first year) Conference:MVC: Class: C Last year: 6-8 Returning players: Seniors —Kylie Palmer (MF), Summer Bradbury (FB), Mariah Lafleur (G), Sela Smith (FB), Anna Morrow (FB), Nicole Dumond (F), Kenzie Lord (MF), Ellie Jasper (F); Juniors — Brittany Greig (F), Nicole Whitman (FB), Kelsey Theriault (F), Alexis Theriault (FB). Key losses: Tymeka Cheadle (FB), […]
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2015 Girls’ Soccer Preview: Monmouth
Coach: Gary Trafton (ninth year) Conference: MVC; Class: C Last year: 12-2-1, lost in Western C quarterfinals Returning players: Seniors — Cheyenne Gray (FB), Maddie Bumann (MF), Taylor Spadafora (FB), Sammy Grandahl (MF), Sidney Wilson (F), Mikayla Cameron (G); Juniors — Haley Fletcher (F), Izzy Lewis (MF); Sophomores — Hannah Anderson (FB), Emily Grandahl (FB/MF), Abbey Allen […]
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2015 Girls’ Soccer Preview: Winthrop
Coach: Jaynelle Smith (third year) Conference: MVC: Class: C Last year: 0-13 Returning players: Seniors — Kennedy Connor (MF/FB), Samantha Phinney (FB/G); Juniors — Mattie Rice (F/MF), Shie Smith (F/MF/G), Alyxis Torez (MF/FB), Molly Glaser (FB); Sophomores — Sierra Huff (F/MF), Danielle McClure (MF/FB), Pearl Bechard (MF), Liz Ward (FB), Madison Moore (MF), Chloe Armillotte (MF), Fantasia Perez […]