The Phoenix return three starters and five of the top seven from last year and expect that experience to pay off with a deeper playoff run. “The first five are good and got a ton of time last year, and this is the first time in my time here that we’ve had back-to-back years in […]
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Winter Preview: Spruce Mountain girls’ basketball
Spruce Mountain found itself on the outside looking at the end of last season, finishing 7-11 and missing the postseason completely. That came after an 18-1 campaign in 2014-15. Zach Keene has been hired to take over the program that was most recently coached for two years by Chris Bessey. Keene was a Livermore Falls graduate […]
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Boys’ basketball: Phoenix hope to achieve the ‘D’ to get more ‘W’s’
JAY — P — Pressure O — Overwhelm D — Demoralize Spruce Mountain coach Scott Bessey drew up the P.O.D. philosophy of basketball a decade ago as an assistant coach at then-Class A powerhouse Cheverus. When it all comes together, like he and the Phoenix believe it will this year, its rewards go beyond adding […]
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2016-17 Spruce Mountain cheering preview
Coach/years: Dianna Pomerleau (second year) Conference: KVAC Class: B South Last year’s results: Eighth at KVACs, eighth at Southern B regionals Team roster: Senior — Lisa Ortega; Juniors — Samantha Cormier, Elizabeth Smith-Hodgkin, Jasper Butler, Molly Myles; Sophomores — Harmony Castonguay, Emaline Dorey, Ashlyn Williams, Avary Williams, Anna Bradford, Lauren Kenney, Hannah Maurais; Freshmen — […]
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H.S. Football playoffs: Cape Elizabeth puts a lid on Spruce Mountain
CAPE ELIZABETH — You have to read between the lines when you look at No. 1 Cape Elizabeth’s 43-7 victory over No. 4 Spruce Mountain in a Class C South football semifinal game at Hannaford Field on a cold Friday night. Sure, the Capers threw up 43 points on the scoreboard and led 29-7 at […]
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H.S. Football: Weekend blitz
No. 4 OXFORD HILLS/BUCKFIELD (5-4) at No. 1 PORTLAND (7-1) Friday, 7 p.m. Physically, the Vikings aren’t scared of anybody. And emotionally, they are coming off their first playoff win in 16 years. But they’re making their way to Fitzpatrick Stadium two weeks earlier than every team dreams of at the start of the regular […]
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Monday Morning Quarterback: Party over here, tears over there
Two distinctly different emotions erupt in the moments immediately after the conclusions of an overtime playoff football game. One, obviously, is euphoria, especially when it comes from a program that hadn’t won a playoff game in 16 years (before some players on the team were born) and hadn’t won a home playoff game in 22 […]
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Football: Spruce Mountain works OT, tops Mountain Valley
RUMFORD — Austin Darling followed the script perfectly for Spruce Mountain on Friday, benefitting from a total team effort and helping to lead the Phoenix to a critical season-ending victory. Darling saw an opening, broke outside and sprinted for a 10-yard touchdown on the Phoenix’s first play in overtime, capped a thrilling 18-12 win over […]
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H.S. Football: Game of the week — Spruce Mountain at Mountain Valley
One team will be going home after Friday night’s Class C South football clash between Spruce Mountain and Mountain Valley. And that’s exactly what each team wants. The Phoenix and the Falcons enter the regular-season finale with matching 4-3 records. The winner will finish no worse than fourth in C South, which means a home […]
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Field hockey: Leavitt moves on with win over Spruce Mountain
TURNER — Leavitt and Spruce Mountain see each other a lot when the field hockey playoffs roll around. Wednesday marked the teams’ third consecutive playoff season during which the rivals met, this time in the Class B South quarterfinals. This year, it’s the Hornets who are moving on with a 3-0 victory at home. The […]