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Winter Preview 2016: Gray-New Gloucester Alpine skiing

Coach: Evan Mancini (second year) Conference: WMC; Class: B Returning athletes: Boys: Carson McEvoy, Kyle Mercier, Noah Lessard. Promising newcomers: Boys: Jeremy Mazur, Jake Piela, Zach Piela, Drew Fournier, Alex Farrington. Girls: Sydney Garcia. Season outlook: The Patriots will young in 2016-17 but have some solid veterans to lead the team. This year should set the foundation […]

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Winter Preview: Gray-New Gloucester girls’ basketball

Coming off an appearance in the Class B state championship game, Gray-New Gloucester isn’t planning on going anywhere. “I think we ought to be in the mix,” coach Mike Andreasen said. “But we’re not putting any expectations on how far we go or who we beat.” The Patriots lost their two tallest players, Alanna Camerl […]

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Winter Preview: Gray-New Gloucester boys’ basketball

The Patriots went all in on the rebuilding program last year, and while their record suffered their freshmen gained significant varsity experience that should start paying dividends this season. Even though the growing pains will continue with the young nucleus, but coach Ryan Deschenes believes his team has the ingredients to surprise some people and […]

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2016-17 Gray-New Gloucester cheering preview

Coach/years: Melissa Burila (third year) Conference: WMC Class: B South Last year’s results: Second place at WMCs, second place at Southern B regionals, eighth place at Class B states Team roster: Seniors — Kate Ferguson, Tiah Dyer; Juniors — Kayla Hourigan, Taylor Adams, Sarah Levier, Elisabeth Seliga, Danielle Fogg; Sophomores — Shawna Henry, Emily Fitz, […]

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Winter Preview: Gray-New Gloucester indoor track and field

Coach: Todd Mercer (10th year) Conference: WMC; Class: B Returning athletes: Seniors — Jacob Arata, Morgan Brann, Nicholas Chandler, Trent Dexter, Emma MacCallum; Juniors — Samuel Aube, Emily Brewer, Hannah Dawkins, Jeremiah Gendreau, Trevor Huntington, Alexandra Lambert, Eliza Larrivee, Seth Levier, Jaley Martin, Logan Nickerson, Andrew Peterson, Ethan Ray, Jaykob Sanborn, Lauren Small, Kylie Trawick; […]

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The Hot Corner: Time for Pats to spike Gronk

Nothing, be it good, bad or gruesome, lasts forever in our world. My goodness, if 2016 didn’t teach us that, will anything? Most of us whose love of music exceeds singing in the shower would vote to keep all our rock stars over age 50 in a protective bubble, given the ones we’ve recently lost. […]

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Gronkowski injury is a speed bump for Patriots’ revenge tour, not a dead end

Tight end Rob Gronkowski is expected to undergo back surgery Friday to have a herniated disk repaired, a person familiar with the situation confirmed. The news of Gronkowski’s surgery first was reported by the Buffalo News and also was confirmed by other media outlets. Gronkowski is expected to be sidelined for approximately two months, meaning […]

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Patriots sign Maine native Bates to practice squad

The New England Patriots announced on Monday that they signed defensive end/linebacker Trevor Bates to their practice squad. Bates, a Westbrook, Maine native and former University of Maine football player, was released by the Indianapolis Colts earlier this season. The 6-foot-2, 247-pound Bates was a seventh-round pick of the Colts in the 2016 NFL draft. […]