GREENWOOD — Soulful irie tunes will fill the valley surrounding Mt. Abram as the first-ever Green Woods Reggae Revival gets underway this weekend. The family- and community-oriented event will run from 11 a.m. Saturday, July 25, until 2 a.m. Sunday, July 26, at the ski mountain at 308 Howe Hill Road in Greenwood. Music kicks […]
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Softball playoffs: Marston, Falcons sop up Roadrunners
RUMFORD — PitcherLindsay Marston tossed a two-hit, rain-drenched 5-1 softball win over Mt. Abram on Tuesday afternoon at Hosmer Field, helping Mountain Valley move into the Western Maine Class C quarterfinals. “Lindsay held it together really well,” Mountain Valley coach Lisa Russell said. “Defensively, we played well and made a couple of nice plays behind […]
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High school baseball: Mountain Valley outguns Mt. Abram
RUMFORD — Mountain Valley’s Jacob Beauchesne and Tim Fitzgerald combined to throw a five-inning no-hitter Monday afternoon at Hosmer Field, helping the Falcons upend Mt. Abram 10-0 in a Mountain Valley Conference baseball game. Coming off a disappointing loss to Carrabec on Friday, Mountain Valley (4-3) was looking for something to spark the team entering a crucial […]
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H.S. Baseball: Winthrop stays unbeaten, pulls away from Mt. Abram
Hickey delivered precisely that Saturday morning with a no-frills, four-hit complete game for the Ramblers in a 9-2 MVC baseball victory over stubborn Mt. Abram. Winthrop (4-0) needed three runs in the fifth inning and five in the sixth to pull away. Hickey didn’t give up a hit until there were two outs in the […]
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2015 Mt. Abram softball preview
Coach: Marc Keller (third year) Conference: MVC Class: C Last year’s results: 4-12 Returning athletes: Seniors —Katie Jordan (P/C), Jacey Davenport (IF), Kenzie Tyler (OF/1b), Brooke Lyn Millbury (IF); Juniors — Bailey Debiase (OF), Bailey Beers (IF), Caitlin Arms (IF), Makayla Martin (IF); Sophomores — Marya Beedy (C), Olivia Ryan (P/1b), Abby Brackley (OF), Meg […]
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Mt. Abram baseball
Coach: Frank Orcutt (first year) Conference: MVC Class: C Last year’s record: 4-12 Returning players: Seniors — Tristen Dyer (P/1B), Draegan Tooker (C/IF); Juniors — Seth Thomas (P/OF), Hunter York (IF), Gavin Haggan (UT); Sophomore — John May (UT). Key losses: Cal Dixon, Sol Fast, Arthur Ryan, Jonny Hart. Promising newcomers: Freshmen — Zak Kelly, Sam Storer, […]
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Preview 2015: Mt. Abram track and field
Coach: Boys: Jim Danala (fifth year); Girls: Shannon Monahan (second year). Conference: MVC; Class: C Last year’s results: Boys: 14th in MVC; Girls: didn’t place in MVC. Returning letter-winners: Boys: Seniors — Logan Boyce (javelin), Jed Stevens, Michael Deming, Quinn Sharkey, Bryson Walker; Girls: Senior — Danya Vandry (javelin, discus, high jump). Key losses: Boys: Thomas Faraday; Girls: Emma Houston, […]
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Mt. Abram hosting downhill races this weekend
GREENWOOD — A Maine-based nonprofit organization dedicated to getting children to stay active during the winter months is holding its third annual Downhill 24 event from noon Saturday, Mar. 7 to noon on Sunday, March 8, at Mt. Abram Ski Area. Rob Wilber, the marketing and communications manager of Portland-based nonprofit organization WinterKids, said teams of […]
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Wind gusts force several ski slopes to shut down chairlifts
Officials at several ski areas in central and western Maine said Monday that they were forced to shut down chairlifts because of wind gusts of 25 to 50 mph. The National Weather Service in Gray issued a hazardous weather outlook early Monday morning for areas in Oxford, Franklin and Androscoggin counties until noon, predicting winds […]
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Sen. King of Maine to talk about clean energy investments while touring Mount Abram
GREENWOOD (AP) — U.S. Sen. Angus King is getting a firsthand look at energy efficiency improvements at Mount Abram. Ski mountain owner Matt Hancock is giving the senator a tour Monday of 803 solar-electric panels, a wood-fired boiler and other energy efficiency improvements. The ski area says the improvements have positioned it as a leader […]