And that’s probably the least of the changes that will have an impact on the Falcons this season. Steve LaPointe has won championships as a baseball and girls’ basketball coach and has been involved with Mountain Valley’s golden gridiron exploits since the beginning, so there was no getting-to-know-you period for anyone outfitted in cobalt blue […]
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2014 Mountain Valley football preview
Coach: Steve LaPointe (first year) Conference: West Class: C Last year: 1-7 Returning players: Seniors — Ian Austin (QB/MLB), Josh Mason (FB/OLB), Dalton Milledge (G/MLB), Coyote Freeman (T), Zach Gonzalez (C), Caleb Gauvin (TE/DE), Brandon Gill (SE); Juniors — Logan Wilhoite (slot/S), Alan Carrier (T); Sophomores — Kyle Farrar (RB/CB), Nick Newman (SE/QB/CB) Key losses: […]
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H.S. Field Hockey: Oak Hill overwhelms Mountain Valley
LITCHFIELD — Forget the advantages in experience and recent success in the win column. The Oak Hill field hockey team still had sweaty palms going into the MVC season-opener against Mountain Valley, and it had nothing to do with 80-degree temperatures. “I just really wanted to score and get the first goal and start off […]
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2014 Fall Preview: Mountain Valley field hockey
Coach: Melissa Forbes (18th year) Conference: MVC Class: C Last year: 4-10 Returning players: Juniors — Lexy Duguay, Maddie Kaubrys, Lexy Edwards; Sophomores — Kassie Thibodeau, MaKayla Burgess, Marissa Crosby, Liza White. Key losses: Ellie Hall, Alyson Carlton, Kayla Pingree, Nicole Couch. Promising newcomers: Sophomores — Brooke Carrier, Chelsea Allison; Freshmen — Amanda Petrie, Alyvia […]
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Mountain Valley girls’ track and field preview
Coach: Adam Curato (second year) Last year’s results: 11th in MVC Returning letter-winners: Senior — Kaitlyn Virgin (jumps, relays); Juniors — Abby Parent (shot put, discus, sprints), Sarah Klein (hurdles, sprints, long jump); Sophomores — Lexi Edwards (distance, javelin), Alex Durland (middle distance, throws), Valerie DeRoehn (throws, relays). Key losses: Autumn Koch, Chelsea DeRoehn, Amanda […]
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Mountain Valley boys’ track and field preview
Coach: JT Taylor (third year) Last year’s results: 11th in MVC Returning letter-winners: Seniors — Shawn Bennett (high jump), Nate Fitzpatrick (hurdles); Junior — Brandon Gill (distance), Teddy McLaughlin (distance); Sophomore — Holden Blauvelt (400). Key losses: Will Cunningham (middle distance), Garrett Carver (middle distance), Alex Witas (sprints), Andrew Phelps (sprints, long jump), Niklas DuPon […]
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Class C Alpine Skiing Championships: Mountain Valley girls take state title
NEWRY — On a day when falls, missed gates and other bizarre incidents were the rule, the Mountain Valley girls’ ski team had almost no margin for error. Turns out they didn’t need any. The Falcons soared to the Class C girls’ alpine ski championship at Sunday River, cruising to victory over defending champion Fort […]
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Alpine Skiing: Falcons take flight toward Class C mountaintop
RUMFORD — Their demographics couldn’t be more different, but the Mountain Valley High School alpine ski teams share the same state championship aspirations. Seventeen boys have spent the winter competing for six spots in the Class C meet that unfolds Thursday and Friday at Sunday River in Newry. More than half are freshmen. That only […]
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H.S. Football: Proximity, potential are major factors in Aylward move
FARMINGTON — Closer to home. Changing priorities. The desire for personal growth and a new challenge. The reasons most of us would list when leaving one working relationship to pursue another are no different than the ones that charted Jim Aylward’s future as a high school football coach. As of Tuesday night, it’s official: Aylward, […]
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H.S. Football: Aylward to coach Mt. Blue, pending board approval
FARMINGTON — Only two men have coached varsity football at Mt. Blue High School since 1972, each leaving behind a state championship legacy. It was going to take someone of tremendous stature, experience and accomplishment to fill those shoes. The Cougars have their man. Multiple sources have confirmed that Jim Aylward, who won four Class […]