The Spruce Mountain boys’ tennis team continues to grow three years after its inception as a program. For most of the players, this is their third season of playing competitive tennis at any level. The team is led by senior Michael Paradis and juniors Jacob Luce and Nick Guild. They are learning on the fly […]
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Spruce Mountain boys’ track and field preview
Coaches: Kelsey Biliouris, Bill Biliouris, Randy Easter and Margaret Leclerc Last year’s results: Ninth in MVC, ninth in Class B Returning letter-winners: Seniors — Alwayne Uter (javelin, sprints), Adam Gettle (distance, hurdles), Max Moreau (hurdles, jumps); Juniors — Adam Wilcox (distance), Alex Greenleaf (distance), Sam Brenner (race walk); Sophomores — Cody Williams (sprints), Zack Black […]
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Spruce Mountain girls’ track and field preview
Coaches: Kelsey Biliouris, Bill Biliouris, Randy Easter, Margaret Leclerc Last year’s results: Ninth in MVC, 20th in Class B Returning letter-winners: Seniors — Brittany Carrier (distances), Brooke Steele (race walk), Kenda Newman (throws); Junior — Allison Bernier (throws); Sophomores — Liesel Krout (middle distance), Caliegh Norris (middle distance). Key losses: Kayla Meserve, Erin Gats, Rachel […]
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Class B West Boys’ Quarterfinals: Poland puts away Spruce Mountain
PORTLAND — It has been a 15-year journey, but Poland Regional High School finally finds itself in the land of Greely, Cape Elizabeth, Yarmouth and company. The Knights advanced to the Class B West boys’ basketball semifinals for the first time in school history Saturday, defeating Spruce Mountain, 77-69, in a frantic and foul-filled regional […]
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Western Class B Boys’ Preview: Spruce, Morse trying to break up WMC party
Players to watch Greely — Conner Hanley (Sr. F), Mike McDevitt (Sr. C); Morse — Jacob Freeman (Sr. G), Ethan Winglass (Jr. F); Spruce Mtn. — Deonte Ring (Jr. F), Peter Theriault (Jr. G); Yarmouth — David Murphy (Sr. G), Nathaniel Shields-Auble (Sr. C); Cape Elizabeth — Edward Galvin (Jr. G/F), Jack O’Rourke (So. G); Poland — CJ […]
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Boys’ Basketball: Phoenix hold off Seahawks, 66-64
For a few tense moments, Friday night’s game against Boothbay looked like it might roll the worst of those two losses into a frustrating third defeat. Instead, it ended up being the kind of gut-check win the Phoenix needed with the Western Class B tournament looming. Spruce Mountain never trailed, but had to hang on […]
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Boys’ Basketball: Spruce Mountain swishes Monmouth
JAY — We’re at the midpoint of the MVC boys’ basketball season, and Spruce Mountain coach Chris Bessey still never is quite sure which team will show up. The rim-rattling Phoenix, or the smooth-as-silk Phoenix. Either way, Spruce Mountain pushes the tempo to such hyperspeed that beating them is a chore. Combine that with Tuesday’s […]
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Girls’ Basketball: Keene catches fire; Spruce Mountain survives Monmouth
JAY — Emily Keene’s minutes have been micromanaged so far this basketball season, the product of a nagging back injury. She was able to give Spruce Mountain eight uninterrupted ones in the third period against Monmouth on Tuesday night, and it made all the difference in an MVC girls’ showdown. Keene scored 11 points in […]
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Pirates have power of Szwarz
Graying skies in southern Maine started spitting snow as Portland Pirates captain Jordan Szwarz and his teammates practiced Thursday. Afterward, Szwarz laughed about the weather. “I’m from Ontario; we’re used to it,” he said In the long term, of course he is. But recently, there was more likely to be a disruptive dust storm on […]
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H.S. Girls’ Basketball: Phoenix spring trap, run away from Cougars
JAY — In their own words, Spruce Mountain thrives on getting opponents flustered and frazzled with their trapping pressure. In Saturday’s battle of MVC unbeatens, the Phoenix flustered and frazzled Dirigo plenty, especially during a pair of tongue-twisting runs. Spruce Mountain took control with a 9-0 run to start the second quarter, then used a […]