Spruce Mountain’s Haley Turcotte slides safely into home as Monmouth Academy’s Abby Ferland waits for the ball in the first inning during a softball game in Monmouth on Friday. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) MONMOUTH — Spruce Mountain softball coach Clint Brooks was so proud of his team’s 3-1 victory over talented Monmouth Academy that not even […]
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Baseball: Hall-Dale dismisses Spruce Mountain
Spruce Mountain shortstop Nick Lombardi waits for the ball as Hall-Dale’s Akira Warren slides into second base in a baseball game at Griffin Field in Livermore Falls on Wednesday afternoon. LIVEMORE FALLS — Hall-Dale’s 10-run, third-inning flare-up was more than enough to ruin Spruce Mountain’s day. The undefeated Bulldogs (5-0) used five key hits and […]
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H.S. Baseball: After a roll in the Ivy, Spruce's Daigle happy to be back in the swing of things
Spruce Mountain’s Jordy Daigle. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Spruce Mountain’s Jordy Daigle throws to first during warmups before a recent game where he was playing 3rd base. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LIVERMORE FALLS — Like many of his spring sports peers, Spruce Mountain senior Jordy Daigle is balancing enjoying his last days of high school with preparing […]
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Softball: Spruce, Turcotte strong-arm Wiscasset
JAY — The Spruce Mountain softball team held a homecoming during the Phoenix’s eight-run nova in the fifth inning on a cloudy, chilly and rainy Friday afternoon. Just about every Spruce runner who got on base in the fifth came home with a run, allowing the Phoenix to soak Wiscasset with a rain-shortened, six-inning 11-3 […]
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Baseball Notebook: Some teams already playing catch-up
Spruce Mountain first baseman Jordy Daigle slides safely into second base as Oak Hill shortstop Gavin Rawstron leaps in a Mountain Valley Conference baseball game at Griffin Field in Livermore Falls on Monday. The Phoenix won the game, 16-6. Spruce Mountain coach Brian Dube echoes the frustration of many baseball coaches in the area when […]
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H.S. baseball: Spruce Mountain opens up on Oak Hill
Oak Hill’s Caleb Valliere (7) gets back to the bag safely as Spruce Mountain first baseman Logan Moffett (38) waits for the throw during a Mountain Valley Conference baseball field at Griffin Field in Livermore Falls on Monday. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) LIVERMORE FALLS — There were game-opening jitters and a handful of errors, but the […]
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Time-out: Dube’s coaching legacy defined by his devotion
Spruce Mountain baseball coach Brian Dube oversees an indoor practice at the old Livermore Falls High School. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) When venerable coach Brian Dube stands at his post outside the Spruce Mountain dugout, his keen eyes never leave the baseball diamond after the first pitch is thrown. The man with the deep voice and […]
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B South girls' quarterfinal: Gray-NG passes Spruce Mountain test, reaches semis
Gray New-Gloucester’s Bri Jordan, center, leaps for a rebound during the first half of Tuesday’s tournament game at the Portland Expo. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) PORTLAND — Being the top seed isn’t always as easy as it sounds. It certainly wasn’t for Gray-New Gloucester on Tuesday when it had its hands full in a 49-34 win […]
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Girls' basketball: Spruce Mountain shelves Sacopee Valley in C South prelim
Spruce Mountain’s Calley Baker (32) looks to pass the ball as teammate Emily White (11) looks on during a Class B South preliminary game in Jay on Wednesday night. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) JAY — Spruce Mountain deliberately took its time and and eventually banished No. 9 Sacopee Valley (3-16) with a 47-19 victory in a […]
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Boys' basketball: Tournament returns to Edward Little HS
Ibn Khalid of Edward Little High School shoots over Trey Ballew of Portland High School during a game last month in Auburn. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) Edward Little High School isn’t completely unfamiliar with hosting tournament basketball. The school gymnasium was a hub of state tournament action as recently as the 1960s. The Red Eddies hosted […]