Coach: Dianne Fenlason (first year) Conference: KVAC Class: B Returning players: Sophomores — Abby Moreau, Trevor Dorion. Key losses: Bradley Hodges. Promising newcomers: Junior — Emily Ouellette; Sophomores — Lucas Alley, Cameron Mitchell, Ryan Small, Joe Marcotte; Freshman — Alyssa Black. Season outlook: This is going to be a building season for the Phoenix. There are only two players […]
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Fall Preview 2014: Spruce Mountain boys’ soccer
Coach: Larry Thornton (first year) Conference: KVAC Class: B Last year: 7-6-1, lost in Western B quarterfinals Returning players: Seniors — Noah Parker (SW), Shane Missler (MF), Tyler Ritter (MF/F), Adam Wilcox (FB/MF), Andrew Wilcox (FB/MF), Jake Luce (MF), Alex Kennedy (MF/F), Tristen Begin (SP), Nick Guild (G); Juniors — Trevor Judd (MF), James Herlihey […]
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Fall Preview 2014: Spruce Mountain girls’ soccer
Coach: Jon Blaisdell (fourth year) Conference: KVAC Class: B Last year: 9-5, lost in Western B prelims Returning players: Seniors — Vanese Barnes (MF), Emily Keene (G), Megan Duval (F), Audrey Mercier (MF), Amia Pelletier (MF), Kailee Newcomb (MF), Paige Butterfield (FB); Juniors — Alexa Perkins (F), Rylee Moore (FB), Amber Delaney (G). Key losses: […]
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H.S. tennis: Winthrop, Spruce Mountain fall in regional finals
PORTLAND — Rivals in the Mountain Valley Conference, Winthrop and Spruce Mountain were two peas in a pod at the Western Maine regional tennis finals at the Racket and Fitness Center. Both girls’ squads are filled with players who rarely — if ever — play indoors, and neither team had faced an opponent with the […]
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H.S. Baseball: Wolverines rally, hold on to edge Phoenix, 8-7
LIVERMORE FALLS — With a bare-bones roster of nine players, Wiscasset has already shown resilience this season. Coming back from three runs down in the seventh against a Spruce Mountain team two classes above it, then snuffing out Spruce’s own comeback bid on a bang-bang play at the plate, Wiscasset showed it isn’t just fighting […]
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H.S. girls’ tennis: Lewiston, St. Dom’s, Mt. Blue, Spruce Mtn. singles emerge from qualifier
LEWISTON — Kyleigh Letourneau was rushing through the early stages of her Region 4 tennis singles qualifier match at Bates College’s Merrill Gym on Saturday, and it was no mystery why. “I have prom after this, so I think my mentality was, ‘OK, the faster you’re done, the faster you get to go home,’” the […]
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Maine’s VA problems less severe than other states, experts say
LEWISTON — Experts say Maine’s VA care appears to be far better than its counterparts in other areas of the country, where reports of patient deaths have plunged the VA and its boss, Secretary Eric Shinseki, into controversy. “The people that I have dealt with here have been genuinely concerned about the veterans that they […]
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H.S. Baseball: Spruce Mountain snags first win in thriller over Lisbon
LIVERMORE FALLS — Pitchers are ahead of hitters? It’s to be expected when teams didn’t get outdoors until the third or even fourth week of April, but Spruce Mountain baseball took the tendency to an agonizing extreme. One unearned run and a single-digit hit total through three games outweighed three quality pitching performances and had […]
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Spruce Mountain Baseball Preview
Coach: Brian Dube (third year) Last year’s record: 9-8, lost in Western B prelim Returning letter-winners: Seniors — Scottie Hall (P/SS/OF), Lucas Preble (P/SS), John McKenna (OF/P), Brandon Stearns (3B/P); Sophomores — Ian O’Donnell (C), Sebastian Lombardi (2B/P). Key losses: Payton Kennison, Matt Vigue, Pat Ryan. Promising newcomers: Juniors — Dylan Smith (1B/DH/P), Bradley Hodges (1B/DH), Shane […]
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Western B Preview: Knights counting on seniors to lead the charge
Baseball coaches relish those rare years where they have a wealth of senior experience to draw upon. In a sport where the season is short and mistakes are magnified, having players on the field with poise, presence and wisdom to go along with more refined skills can be invaluable. Poland’s deep and talented senior class […]