Players to watch Dirigo — Kaine Hutchins (Jr. F), Dylan Kidder (Sr. F), Riley Robinson (So. F); Waynflete — Milo Belleau (So. G), Serge Nyirikamba (Sr. F); Winthrop — Jacob Hickey (Fr. G), Taylor Morang (Jr. G); Maranacook — Cam Brochu (Jr. F), Taylor Wilbur (Sr. G); Monmouth — Brandon Goff (Sr.F), Marcques Houston (Sr. […]
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Alpine Skiing: Legendary coach paying it back to hometown
WINTHROP — Tim LaVallee hears voices when he returns to this neck of the woods. Sometimes the exhortation comes from his former football coach, Fred Douglas. Other days, it’s the prodding of his first ski coach, the late Lehan “Pete” Edwards. “Those guys are what inspired me to get into coaching,” LaVallee said. “I idolized […]
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Preview 2013: Winthrop Nordic skiing
Coach: Jay Lindsey (third year, sixth overall) Conference: MVC; Class: C. Last year’s results: Girls, MVC champions and sixth in Class C state meet; Boys, third in MVC, fifth in Class C Returning letter-winners: Boys: Senior — Alex Chamberlain; Juniors — Isaac Johnson, Will Grimes; Sophomores — Matt Buck, Sebastian Coston; Girls: Senior — Rachel […]
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Preview 2013: Winthrop alpine skiing
Coach: To be announced Conference: MVC; Class: C Last year’s results: No team score at league or conference meets Returning letter-winners: Boys: Senior — J.J. Jansen; Junior — Otis Vance; Sophomore — Tyler Nussinow. Girls: Senior — Lisle Townsend; Junior — Annie Guerette. Key losses: None. Promising newcomers: Boys — Junior — Logan Lattin; Sophomore […]
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Preview 2013: Winthrop Boys’ Basketball
Coach: Todd MacArthur (third year) Last year’s record: 11-8, lost Western C preliminary Returning letter-winners: Seniors — Zach Steele (5-9 guard), Ethan Squires (5-10 forward); Juniors — Taylor Morang (5-9 guard), Dakota Carter (6-2 forward), Ben Allen (6-2 forward), Matt Sekarak (5-10 guard), Nick Schlosser (5-7 guard); Sophomore — Anthony Owens (6-4 center). Key loses: […]
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Preview 2013: Winthrop/Maranacook boys’ hockey
Coach: Chip Jones (first year) Conference: Class B West Returning letter-winners: Seniors — Nick Lacasse (F), Jared Hansen (F), Zack Bessette (D), Nate Bowers (D); Juniors — Peter Prescott (F), Bailey Clark (F), Denver Cram (F), James Canwell (F), Zack Phinney (D); Sophomores — Austin Payne (F), Zac Godbout (D). Key losses: Matt Plourde, Chris […]
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H.S. football: Dirigo stuns top-seeded Ramblers
WINTHROP — It may have seemed like a good idea at the time and it almost worked. But the fourth-down gamble that Winthrop-Monmouth opted for Friday night proved to be a fatal blow to their playoff hopes. Dirigo made the defensive stop, got the ball back at the Rambler’s 26 and scored just three players […]
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H.S. Football: Winthrop/Monmouth finish unbeaten
WINTHROP — When the Winthrop/Monmouth Ramblers were slugging their way through a gauntlet of a schedule in September, their offensive weapons were limited. Not anymore. Friday night the Ramblers showcased their one-two punch at the running back position in defeating Maranacook 35-14. The win completed an undefeated season and a Campbell Conference title for the […]
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Field Hockey: No. 3 Ramblers edge No. 6 Red Riots
Sure, the defending Eastern Class C champions won 11 games. But they did so in dramatic fashion, winning seven of those 11 games by a single goal. “It’s how we’ve been playing all season, and it’s been killing me,” Winthrop coach Jessica Merrill said. The important part, though, was that they won those games. And […]
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H.S. Football: No growing pains for this blended family
Along those same lines, high school football is an inexact science for any coaching staff. They’re working with growing, vulnerable bodies, sometimes fragile psyches, and distractions that often begin far away from the field. Now try blending in two dozen players from the town next door, none of whom have ever played the game at […]