Matt Vigue, Spruce Mountain: Five more touchdowns from the all-purpose back propelled the Phoenix to their fifth consecutive win, 52-13 over Lake Region.
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Girls’ Soccer: Wolverines stop Phoenix streaks, 1-0
JAY — Spruce Mountain can’t do anything during the MVC regular season to prepare for the overall heightened skill level of the Class B girls’ soccer tournament. What the Phoenix did get Monday from one of their traditional Class C foes was a look at the more physical brand of the game that awaits in […]
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H.S. Football: Phoenix are fast learners
LIVERMORE FALLS — The game has slowed down for the Spruce Mountain Phoenix this year. Their opponents wish they could say the same thing about the Phoenix themselves. In their second year immersed in head coach Walter Polky’s triple option offense, the Phoenix are collecting big plays and points at a rate unseen in their […]
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Hockey: Two Pirates called to Phoenix; Coyotes send two to AHL
The Portland Pirates’ first game at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee will be played without a pair of players the team was counting on for some offensive production. The Phoenix Coyotes announced Wednesday that they have recalled forwards Brandon Yip and Tim Kennedy from the Pirates. To make room, they have returned Chris Brown and Lucas […]
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High School Notebook: Phoenix turning scoreboards to ashes
Speed and depth are a dangerous combination, especially in field hockey. Spruce Mountain has plenty of both, and is lighting up scoreboards in the MVC. Ever since their 1-1 tie with fellow unbeaten Lisbon, the thump of ball striking the wooden base of the cage has been common at Spruce Mountain games. In six games, […]
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HS Field Hockey: Unbeaten Phoenix spoil Ramblers’ homecoming
WINTHROP — Homecoming may be the most exciting day on the fall sports schedule, but it also presents its share of hazards for the home team. Unbeaten Winthrop found that out the hard way when undefeated Spruce Mountain crashed homecoming with three goals in the first half on its way to a 3-1 win in […]
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The Hot Corner: The politics of dancing (how coaches tiptoe through blowouts)
Week 1 of high school football quickly showed me two things: A) Adding a fourth class didn’t dramatically reduce the number of blowouts. B) The politics of navigating those one-sided games, for both victorious and vanquished coaches, will never change. Coaches consistently proclaim that games of hammer-versus-nail “aren’t good for anybody,” and those gentlemen are […]
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Class C Football: Vigue, Phoenix fly past Freeport
FREEPORT — Spruce Mountain slot back Matt Vigue runs like the driver of a standard-transmission sports car rifling through the gears. There’s almost the hint of a half-speed, warm-up phase when Vigue takes a pitch from quarterback Peter Theriault. Then he applies the brakes, turns the wheel in the opposite direction and finds a faster […]
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RSU 73 prepares for school opening
LIVERMORE FALLS — The RSU 73 board last week heard updates on changes that will be in place when school begins later this month, appointed several new co-curricular staff members, and learned of the expansion plans for the RSU 73 Adult and Community Education program. Teachers return to school on Aug. 27. A day later, […]
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Robert G. Hastings
PHOENIX, ARIZ. — Robert Gerald Hastings, 66, formerly of Lewiston, passed away Wednesday, March 13, in Phoenix, Ariz., from complications of a liver transplant. Bob was born Nov. 17, 1946, in Lewiston, the son of Arthur Hastings and Evelyn Pomerleau. He is survived by Donna Hastings of Phoenix; daughter, Bobbi Kim Holbrook (Tim) of Auburn; […]