Coach: Zac Conlogue (first year) Last year’s record: 8-4 (Lost in first round of playoffs) Returning letter-winners: Seniors — Isaac Doiron, Gage Kennedy; Juniors — Sullivan Abbott. Key losses: Zak Kendall, Ryan Flanagan Promising newcomers: Sophomores — Evan Backus, Alex Bunnell; Freshmen — Thomas Marshall, Ryan Haszko, Tristane McFarlane. Season outlook: Mt. Blue comes into […]
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Mt. Blue boys’ track and field preview
Coach: Kelley Cullenberg Last year’s results: Eighth in KVAC, 11th in Class A Returning letter-winners: Seniors — Brad Dwinal (throws), Connor Farrington (throws), Josh Horne (distance, middle distance), Brandyn Kendall (throws), Tim Meservier (distance), Colin Richards (throws), Dustin Staples (middle distance); Juniors — Max Blais (distance, middle distance), McKinley Goozey (throws, sprints), Dan Lesko (distance, […]
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Mt. Blue girls’ track and field preview
Coach: Kelley Cullenberg Last year’s results: Ninth in KVAC, 21st in Class A Returning letter-winners: Senior — Elise Beauchamp (hurdles, sprints, jumps), Sarita Crandall (sprints, jumps, throws), Shawnee Ellis (distance), Ivy Enoch (race walk), Carrie Harnden (middle distance), Miranda Nicely (middle distance, distance); Juniors — Treasure Free (sprints, middle distance, race walk), Chenoa Jackson (distance); […]
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Exciting weekend for Maine wrestlers
There has been preparation aplenty, and Friday night Maine’s best wrestlers took to the mat at the New England Interscholastic Wrestling Championship. Seniors Jake Thornton of Mountain Valley and Jesse Hutchinson of Dirigo each held their own at the state qualifier, earning the right to participate on the big stage for the first time at […]
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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 Alpine skiing: Oxford Hills sitting pretty
BRIDGTON — As the first day of the Class A Alpine skiing championships unfolded, it became clear that competitors who could stay on their skis for the length of the giant slalom course at Shawnee Peak would claim victory, even if their time didn’t place them on the podium. “It’s a fight for survival up […]
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‘A new day’ for Mt. Blue ski champ
RANGELEY — Mt. Blue High School’s Sarah Wade stared long and hard at the monitor posted in the finish area of the Class A girls’ state championship freestyle race. Her gaze drifted to the center of the screen. Entrenched atop the field by nearly a minute, Wade’s focus shifted to teammates and friends. Oxford Hills’ […]
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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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H.S. state track: Scarborough, TA take titles; EL boys 4th, Lewiston sets new school records
GORHAM — Farhiyo Aden looked at her seeding in the two-mile and didn’t like it. The Lewiston junior was ranked 13th in her sectional in the two-mile Monday in the Class A state championship meet. “I wanted to do better than that,” Aden said. “Better” was an understatement. Aden finished the race in 11:41.80, finished […]