FARMINGDALE — The numbers tell the story of why, but not how, Hall-Dale beat Spruce Mountain, 58-40, in a meeting of two Mountain Valley Conference unbeatens on Wednesday night. The Bulldogs shot 56 percent (22-for-39) from the floor and limited the Phoenix to just 3 3-pointers on 19 attempts for the game and six points […]
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Boys' basketball: Shaw's shank and redemption give Phoenix 49-48 win
RICHMOND — After missing what would have been the go-ahead layup moments earlier, Spruce Mountain’s Andrew Shaw wanted one more shot. Thanks to the hustle of teammate Tate Walton, who won a scramble for the ensuing rebound and got a timeout, Shaw got another shot, and redemption Shaw faked a handoff on the inbounding play, […]
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Boys' basketball: Spruce rallies in second half to top Dirigo
JAY — Spruce Mountain coach Scott Bessey stood there shaking his head and wondering why his team out of sorts in the first half Wednesday night. But after Bessey shared his inspiring words with the undefeated Phoenix at halftime, Spruce Mountain played at more deliberate pace in the third quarter and eventually shook off the […]
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Basketball: Spruce speeds away from Mt. Abram
JAY — Spruce Mountain shook off opening-night jitters and turned to its speed and agility to sidestep Mt. Abram’s bulky big men in a Mountain Valley Conference boys’ basketball opener Friday night. The Roadrunners’ powerful assets dominated the boards, but the Phoenix’s defense was fast and furious, allowing Spruce Mountain to dismiss stubborn Mt. Abram […]
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Spruce Mountain Boys' Basketball
The rest of the Mountain Valley Conference is welcoming back Spruce Mountain, and the Phoenix are glad to be back after a three-year hiatus in the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference. “The schools are familiar to what most of our community grew up competing against,” coach Scott Bessey said. “The travel will be way better and […]
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Even though P.O.D. is D.O.A., Phoenix primed for start of winter season
The Spruce Mountain High School boy’s basketball team runs drills in Jay on Monday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) JAY — The sound of basketballs pounding hardwood and rattling rims rang out across the state for the first day of winter sports practice Monday, and no more so than inside the perpetually cacophonous gym at Spruce Mountain […]
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Game of the Week: Phoenix at Falcons is Mountain of a matchup
When Class D South schedule was released last summer, football fans in Rumford, Mexico, Jay and Livermore Falls were left scratching their heads. How could the slate not include a meeting of two teams, merely separated by a half-hour drive, who have met eight times in six years, through two classes? The schools tried to […]
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St. Dom’s edges Spruce Mountain for C South regional title
Saint Dominic Academy field hockey players head to the stands to celebrate with their fans after defeating Spruce Mountain in the regional finals in Saco Tuesday night. From left to right are: Callie Samson, Elizabeth Perkins and Hannah Trottier-Braun. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) SACO — Barely six minutes into the Class C South field hockey final, […]
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Field hockey: Spruce Mountain shakes feisty Oak Hill again
Spruce Mountain’s Emily Goding (14) battles for the ball with Oak Hill’s Alexis Faucher (3) as Spruce’s Emily Castonguay (30) looks in a Class C South field hockey quarterfinal in Jay on Wednesday night. The Phoenix won, 3-1. JAY — Spruce Mountain and Oak Hill stalked and hounded each other for 60 minutes of nail-biting […]
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Boys' soccer: Focused Oak Hill dismisses Spruce Mountain
Spruce Mountain’s Logan Howes (3) and Oak HIll’s Seth Dyer (21) go head-to-head for the ball in a soccer game in Wales on Thursday afternoon. WALES — The Oak Hill Raiders brushed off Spruce Mountain’s tenacity with poise and focused on their finesse game of patiently passing the ball on senior day. The depleted Phoenix, […]