Telstar Regional High School players work with tackling dummies during a preseason practice. BETHEL — After struggling in Class D in 2016, Telstar took a year to regroup and played a JV schedule last year. With the addition of a fifth class, Class E, the Rebels are back on a varsity schedule and looking forward to […]
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2017 HS Football Preview: Tragedy amid changes brings Phoenix closer together
LIVERMORE FALLS — The Spruce Mountain Phoenix played much of last season under a cloud after the mid-season resignation of head coach Walter Polky. They went into the 2017 season hoping for a new start under Polky’s replacement, David Frey, and excited about moving from Class C to Class D. But the untimely death of senior […]
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Winter Preview: Edward Little girls’ basketball
Coming off the best finish in school history, Edward Little’s aim is to keep rolling. “We lost three really good players and the league is really strong, but we think we’re going to be able to contend against anybody on any given night,” Red Eddies coach Craig Jipson said. To pick up where they left […]
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Winter Preview: Lewiston girls’ basketball
Several upperclassmen with varsity experience return, but Lewiston’s season might hinge on how well a group of incoming freshmen performs. The combination might not be as volatile as it sounds. Third-year head coach Lynn Girouard said the first-year players already have a lot of basketball experience, and that they performed well in their first preseason. […]
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Winter Preview: Oxford Hills girls’ basketball
Oxford Hills’ biggest question mark this season is in the post. That’s a departure from the past four years when Tianna Sugars excelled down low on both ends of the floor. To answer the question, or at least account for the lack of Sugars, the Vikings are going to alter the way they play by […]
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Winter Preview: Leavitt girls’ basketball
Leavitt is coming off a season in which it made a return to the postseason, during which the Hornets advanced to the Class A South semifinals, wherein they lost to Greely. Leading the way for the Hornets was KVAC player of the year Chantel Eels. This year, Eels is not in Turner, she is instead […]
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Winter Preview: Mt. Blue girls’ basketball
Mt. Blue’s seniors will be under the stewardship of the third head coach of their tenures with the Cougars basketball team. However, the new coach, Fred Conlogue, isn’t completely unfamiliar to most of the Cougars, including those seniors. He previously served as the freshman and JV coach before taking a few years off to earn […]
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Winter Preview: Mountain Valley girls’ basketball
Last year Mountain Valley moved up from Class C to Class B … and ended up improving its win total by three games, finishing 18-2 and advancing to the B South semifinals. The Falcons took the top seed into the postseason, and almost made it farther, but they lost 34-32 to Lincoln Academy. They lost […]
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Indoor Track: Niles bringing personal touch to St. Dom’s
AUBURN — St. Dominic Academy indoor track and field coach TJ Niles started practice by asking who wanted to lead the team in stretching. “I guess,” volunteered senior Sydney Sirois. There weren’t many options, especially with one-quarter of the team (one person) unable to attend the beginning practice that day. St. Dom’s only has four […]
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Winter Preview: St. Dominic indoor track and field
Coach: TJ Niles (first season) Conference: WMC; Class: B Returning athletes: Seniors — Ella Brown, Clare Kramer. Promising newcomers: Senior — Sydney Sirois; Junior — Kyle Blaich. Season outlook: The Saints have only four athletes competing, so new coach TJ Niles said the focus will be on individual success and improvement. Niles, who previously coached […]