In the current throw-caution-to-the-wind climate of Class A East cheering, a championship performance doesn’t have to meet that standard. And even though Lynnette Morency and her Lewiston High School powerhouse admittedly helped create that atmosphere, the coach isn’t sure how she feels about it. “A lot of people are stepping up their stunting skills, I […]
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Cheering: Falcons hope to soar in new class
RUMFORD — Thirteen hasn’t been a jinx for the Mountain Valley High School cheerleading team. The Falcons are working with fewer hands on deck than ever, a product of the school essentially shrinking in half from the beginning of its 25-year history to now. That hasn’t stopped them from soaring to customary heights. Mountain Valley […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Dirigo clamps down on Mountain Valley
DIXFIELD — The only problem lately for the Dirigo girls’ basketball team has been putting away games in the second half against good opponents. What better time to start than Thursday night, against their neighbor and longtime rival? Up-and-coming Mountain Valley gave Dirigo fits for a half, but the Cougars held the Falcons to 11 […]
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Preview 2013: Mountain Valley Alpine Skiing
Coach: Nate Nicols (first year) Conference: MVC; Class: C Last year’s results: Girls, MVC champions, second in Class C state meet; Boys, second in conference, third in state. Returning letter-winners: Boys: Senior — Lance Richard; Juniors — Chris Bourret, Jared Arsenault, Corbin Arsenault, Conner Woods, Tucker Phelps; Sophomores — J.T. Greene, Isaac Brennick. Girls: Seniors […]
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Preview 2013: Mountain Valley Nordic skiing
Coach: Ray Broomhall (third year) Conference: MVC; Class: C Last year’s results: Boys, 2nd in MVC, 11th in Class C state meet; Girls, 8th in MVC, 13th in state. Returning letter-winners: Boys: Seniors — Andrew Boucher, Lance Richard, Nick Fitzpatrick; Juniors — Conner Woods, Corbin Arsenault, Jared Arsenault; Sophomore — J.T. Greene. Girls: Seniors — […]
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Preview 2013: Mountain Valley wrestling
Coach: Chris Bean (third year) Conference: Mid-State League; Class: B Last year’s results: Fourth place in regional, 10th in state. Returning letter-winners: Seniors — Jake Thornton, Anthony Boucher, Zach Cross; Junior — Ian Austin, Dakota Jacques, Michael Provencher, Brandon Gill. Key loss: Nicole Burgess. Promising newcomers: Juniors — Tucker Rowland, Coyote Freeman, Nathaniel Boucher; Freshmen […]
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Class C Football: Leavitt dismantles Mountain Valley
TURNER — Mountain Valley might consider rounding up Gray-New Gloucester, Poland and Lake Region and starting a support group. Because collectively, for the past month, those four football programs ran into Leavitt and paid for Belfast’s sins. The Hornets were unceremoniously, unexpectedly eliminated from the 2012 regional playoffs — in a different conference, mind you […]
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The Hot Corner: Return of rivalries leaves him in fightin’ mood, too
Despite the boundless professional respect I have for the guy who shares this space with me throughout the season, splitting the high school football beat with anybody is a delicate balance. This was apparent a few Fridays ago while I staked out territory on the visiting sideline in Livermore Falls and awaited the Mountain Valley-Spruce […]
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H.S. Football: Top Performer
Josh Mason, Mountain Valley The Falcons’ junior running back had a long touchdown run and intercepted two passes, leading MV to its first win in Class C, 35-14 over Gray-New Gloucester.
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H.S. Football Clipboard: Don’t shed any tears for Falcons
This won’t be a 25th anniversary season to remember for Mountain Valley football. The Falcons — whose predecessors celebrated four Class B championships in a seven-year span starting in 2004 — have been on the receiving end of some dubious firsts. In back-to-back weeks, Mountain Valley absorbed its first-ever losses to Lake Region and Spruce […]