Coach: Dianne Fenlason (fourth year) Class: B; Conference: MVC Last year’s record: 6-6 Returning players: Seniors — Hailee Perkins, Shane Pelletier, Hunter Dalton, Nathan Frost; Junior — Haley Turcotte; Sophomore — Dylan Gordon. Key losses: Noah Preble, Nathaniel Steele, Tyler Poisson, Cameron Mitchell, Abigail Moreau, Lucas Alley, Trevor Doiron. Promising newcomers: Sophomore — Scott Jackson; Freshman — Hannah Coates. What to expect: Spruce Mountain […]
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Donald Trump revisits Charlottesville comments in angry speech
PHOENIX (AP) — President Donald Trump opened his political rally in Phoenix with calls for unity and an assertion that “our movement is about love.” Then he erupted in anger. He blamed the media for the widespread condemnation of his response to violence at a Charlottesville, Virginia, protest organized by white supremacists. And he shouted […]
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2017 HS Football Preview: Tragedy amid changes brings Phoenix closer together
LIVERMORE FALLS — The Spruce Mountain Phoenix played much of last season under a cloud after the mid-season resignation of head coach Walter Polky. They went into the 2017 season hoping for a new start under Polky’s replacement, David Frey, and excited about moving from Class C to Class D. But the untimely death of senior […]
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Baseball: Spruce holds off feisty Freeport
Spruce Mountain third baseman Devon Pomeroy (7) gets safely back to the back as Freeport first baseman Toby Holt waits for the ball during playoff game in Livermore Falls on Tuesday. LIVERMORE FALLS — There were thoughts of the 10-run rule and perhaps a short Tuesday afternoon as sixth-ranked Spruce Mountain paraded across the plate […]
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KVAC Class B track championships: Leavitt girls win first conference title in 41 years
Leavitt’s Kristen Roux jumps over a hurdle in the girls 100-meter race during the KVAC track and field championships in Bath on Saturday. BATH — Shannon O’Malley seemed surprised when she was the first runner to cross the finish line of the 4×100-meter relay. “We were seeded fifth, and we ran so much faster than […]
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H.S. softball: Winslow soaks Spruce with 18-8 win
Spruce Mountain outfielder Grace Harmatys races in to catch the ball during a softball game in Jay on Monday. JAY — Spruce Mountain softball coach Clint Brooks is always on the lookout for positive improvements in this frustrating season. Despite an 18-8 loss to Winslow on a rainy and dismal Monday afternoon in a Class […]
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H.S. softball: Morse swats Spruce Mountain
Spruce Mountain’s JuJu Doiron slides into home as Morse pitcher Marissa Parks put the tag on Doiron in the fourth inning of a softball game in Jay on Friday afternoon. JAY — Morse High School’s hits fell like the endless rain that has turned the Pine Tree State into one giant marsh this month. A […]
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Softball: Leavitt shakes Spruce Mountain loose
Spruce Mountain pitcher Alexis Bessey winds up for a pitch during Tuesday’s softball game against Leavitt in Turner. TURNER — Leavitt Area High School coach Kevin Leonard has learned to live with his Hornets’ come-from-behind victories this season. For Leonard, a win is win, despite the Hornets’ “long way around the barn” approach to beating […]
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Acritelli named Sun Journal’s Alpine Girls’ Skier of the Year
Spruce Mountain’s Allison Acritelli flies through the first run on the slalom course at Black Mountain during the Class B Alpine Championships that she won. Allison Acritelli was key to Spruce Mountain’s Class B Alpine Championship title in February. The junior had a sixth-place finish in the giant slalom and finished first in the slalom […]
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Baseball: Spruce stands firm against Maranacook
Spruce Mountain baseball coach Brian Dube, middle, smiles as he and Caulin Parker watch the Phoenix battle with Maranacook in a KVAC baseball opener in Livermore Falls on Wednesday. LIVERMORE FALLS — Good luck trying to rattle Spruce Mountain pitcher Nate Goodine on the mound, or fastball hitter Devon Pomeroy at the plate. Goodine got […]