In this Feb. 5, 2017, file photo, New England Patriots’ Tom Brady raises the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the Atlanta Falcons in overtime at the NFL Super Bowl 51 football game, in Houston. Brady will not join his New England Patriots teammates when the Super Bowl champions visit the White House on Wednesday, April […]
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Gray-New Gloucester’s MacCallum taking indoor success into outdoor season
Emma MacCallum, a Gray-New Gloucester student, is looking forward to a victorious season in shot put. Gray-New Gloucester senior Emma MacCallum has found life lessons in the shot put. “Sometimes it’s not about how far you throw, it’s about like being in the moment and having fun and being nice to everyone around you,” MacCallum […]
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Gray-New Gloucester baseball 2017 preview
Coach: Brad Smith (Sixth year) Class: B; Conference: WMC Last year’s record: 3-13 Returning athletes: Seniors — John Henry Villavueva (P/SS), Jake Winchester (OF), Tanner Mann (OF), Nick Chandler (OF), Zack Mann (P/2B); Juniors — Josiah Rottari (P/INF), Will Shufelt (P/3B); Sophomore — Nick McCann (C). Key losses: Evan Plummer, Daulton Cauthell. Promising newcomers: Juniors — […]
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River Valley Super Bowl Parade on Friday
A replica Lombardi trophy and five replica Super Bowl rings, representing each of the five Patriots titles, will be on display for people who want to pose for photos with them after the River Valley Super Bowl Parade in Rumford on Friday. RUMFORD — The community is hosting its version of a New England Patriots […]
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Class B state championship: DeTroy provided unlikely offensive spark for Patriots
AUGUSTA — Gray-New Gloucester’s first gold ball will be remembered largely for Skye Conley taking over the second half and leading the Patriots to their 35-31 Class B state championship win over Houlton. But before Conley put the Patriots on her back, someone had to give the senior center and her team solid ground to […]
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Tournament notes: For young Patriots, 2015-16 season was just the start
Coming off a 2-16 season, Gray-New Gloucester boys’ basketball coach Ryan Deschenes thought his young team could surprise some people by grabbing one of the last tournament spots in Class B South. The young Patriots did one better than that. They picked up a preliminary round win against reigning state champion Lake Region and earned […]
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Indoor Track and Field: Two Patriots hope to finish the season strong at the state championship
LEWISTON — It’s good to have a running partner. There’s no better example than the duo at Gray-New Gloucester. Sophomore Madison Post and junior Jaley Martin have been at the top of the Western Maine Conference for most of the season in sprints and middle distance events this season. They have finished in the top […]
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Boys' basketball prelim: Balanced scoring helps Patriots edge Lakers
NAPLES — Lake Region couldn’t have asked for more chances to extend the defense of its Class B state title than it got in the final seconds of Tuesday night’s South boys’ preliminary round game. But, it’s Gray-New Gloucester that kept its championship dream alive. Trailing by three, the eighth-seeded Lakers missed three 3-pointers in […]
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Eight numbers that show just how crazy Patriots’ comeback in Super Bowl LI really was
But the Patriots, led by quarterback Tom Brady, fought back and somehow topped the Atlanta Falcons, 34-28, making New England’s the greatest comeback in football history. Here are the eight craziest stats from their win, which show just how bonkers this game really was. 99.6 percent: The Falcons’ win probability, according to ESPN, after Patriots […]
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Huddle Up: Super Bowl win truly unbelievable
No, really. They won. They won in the most unlikely, unprecedented, unbelievable fashion. And no, this column, this newspaper, isn’t left over from Super Bowl XLIX. If you didn’t see it, if you went to bed with visions of Super Bowl XX in your head, I can’t possibly describe it to you. Let’s just say […]