With new starting quarterback Wyatt Hathaway, the Leavitt offense was able to get its passing game going against defending Class C state champ Maine Central Institute. That Hathaway, a sophomore, had two tall, athletic receivers to throw to didn’t hurt his cause. The Hornet signal-caller completed his first four passes, including the first pair […]
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H.S. football: Spruce Mountain waves off Winthrop
LIVERMORE FALLS — It seemed every time Winthrop turned around or got something going, Spruce Mountain was standing right there messing up the works for the Ramblers. Spruce pulled off some spectacular plays on defense, like Brandon Frey’s eye-opening 101-yard interception in the first quarter and Zach Toothaker’s 80-yard kickoff return in the beginning of […]
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Class D South: Warriors should still dominate
Rarely challenged along the way (only two of 11 wins were by less than 20 points), Wells rolled to the state title in its first year in Class D in 2017. The Warriors will be favored again despite graduating a bushel of talent, including Fitzpatrick Trophy finalist Nolan Potter. The consensus is that they will […]
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High school field hockey roundup: Spruce Mountain edges Dirigo
DIXFIELD — Auri Armandi scored seven-plus minutes into the second half to give the Spruce Mountain a 2-1 victory over Dirigo in a MVC field hockey game Wednesday. Sophia Jacques gave the Cougars a 1-0 lead in the first half. Her goal was assisted by Kailey Hackett. Brooke Buote scored for Spruce Mountain late in […]
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H.S. softball: Defiant Spruce Mountain falls to Greely in B South quarterfinals
Spruce Mountain pitcher Hannah Turcotte goes into a windup against Greely during a Class B South softball preliminary in Cumberland on Tuesday. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) CUMBERLAND — Greely High School coach Rob Hale found the Spruce Mountain Phoenix to be a pesky bunch who took pride in annoying his Rangers. But Hale and his persistent […]
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Time-out: Phoenix will have bird's-eye view of softball playoffs
Winning pitcher Hannah Turcotte goes into a windup against Monmouth Academy in Monmouth. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) No matter what happens this week, a round of applause is in order for Spruce Mountain, which made a hairpin turn in the Mountain Valley Conference and a beeline for the softball playoffs. “Returning to the MVC seemed to […]
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H.S. softball: Oak Hill tops Spruce Mountain in 5 innings
Spruce Mountain catcher Allison Acritelli tags out Oak Hill’s Rylea Swan right after Julia Ahlberg scored during the Raiders’ win in Wales on Wednesday. (Wil Kramlich/Sun Journal) WALES — Ever since a midseason loss to Madison, the Oak Hill softball team has been on a mission to get the hits and runs that eluded the […]
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H.S. baseball: Mountain Valley dismisses Spruce Mountain
Mountain Valley first baseman Ethan Laubauskas waits for the ball as Spruce Mountain’s Mason Shink (20) gets back to the bag safely. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) LIVERMORE FALLS — Mountain Valley winning pitcher Hunter Ames didn’t need to call for backup from his offense and defense. The Falcons (10-3) were already on the scene with timely […]
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H.S. baseball: Phoenix rally to stun Greyhounds
Spruce Mountain’s Logan Moffett is tagged out at home plate by Lisbon’s catcher Noah Austin during Friday afternoon’s baseball game in Livermore. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LIVERMORE FALLS — In Friday’s rapidly moving pitchers’ duel, it only seemed fitting that a lead would evaporate in an instant. Spruce Mountain rallied for three runs in the sixth, […]
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Timeout: Look for Daigle at Harvard Yard in September
Gravitas can’t be measured, but you can see it and hear it in Spruce Mountain senior Jordan Daigle, who unknowingly acquired this particular skill as an exceptional and civic-minded student — and a talented athlete. According to our good friends at Oxford Living Dictionaries, gravitas means “dignity, seriousness, or solemnity of manner.” Gravitas eludes some […]