Coach: John Eliot (fourth year) Conference: MVC Class: C Last year: 3-11 Returning players: Senior — Caleb Wilday (F); Juniors — Kellen True (F), Zach Stone (F), Avery Griffin, (MF), Haken Chartier (MF), Elijah Laird (FB), Willis Stevens (FB), James Newkirk (FB), Alec Fowles (F); Sophomores — Boston Ludden (MF), Zack Hill MF). Key losses: Nick Johnson (FB), Liam Gallagher (MF), […]
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Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl: Ryan Vail gives Telstar football its day
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Talent and dedication weren’t always enough to get Ryan Vail noticed during his high school football career. Yes, Vail was a four-year starter. It was at center and defensive tackle, however; two places where you don’t gobble up yards, score touchdowns and accumulate the statistics that made fantasy football famous. And his career unfolded […]
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High School softball: York becomes next pitcher in line for Telstar
BETHEL — Since an early age, Olivia York had a passion for softball and a desire to play at Telstar. She’d hardly miss a game, and she still recalls watching the Rebels win back-to-back state championships. “When I was little, my dad and I would come watch the games,” York said. “That’s what I wanted […]
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H.S. Softball: Telstar pushes past Lisbon with late surge
LISBON — Coach Jim Lunney had his newspaper headline picked out well before the end of Telstar’s 12-3 victory over Lisbon on Monday. “Howard’s double clears the bases; Johnson drives her in,” Lunney said. That is what he told Becca Howard during a stoppage of play with no outs and the bases loaded in the […]
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H.S. Softball: Telstar takes advantage of Dirigo miscues in win
BETHEL — All signs pointed to Friday’s Mountain Valley Conference softball clash between Telstar and Dirigo being full of offensive fire power. It, of course, turned out to be pitcher’s duel instead. Telstar pitcher Olivia York silenced Dirigo’s bats, tossing a complete-game four- hitting and striking out nine in the Rebels’ 5-1 victory. York retired […]
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Telstar baseball preview
Coach: John Eliot (second year) Conference: MVC Class: C Last year’s record: 1-13 Returning players: Seniors — Chris Chappie (OF/P), Noah Rose (OF); Juniors — Hunter Williamson (OF/P), Reggie Westleigh (P/2B), Jack Connell (C), Fabian Corriveau (OF/1B); Sophomores — Josh Eliot (P/1B), Tanner Wheeler (SS/P). Key losses: Logan Bartlett (P), Eric Lowell (P), Nick Conrad (2B/SS). Promising newcomers: […]
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Boys’ basketball: Saints repel Rebels
AUBURN — Two teams struggling to stay afloat in the Mountain Valley Conference turned what could have been a ho-hum basketball game into a dogfight that featured clutch performances and raw determination Friday night. St. Dom’s and Telstar picked away at each right down to the final seconds and provided fans with some surprising melodrama […]
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Boys’ basketball: Lisbon overcomes cold shooting, tops Telstar
LISBON — Monday night’s score from Manchester Gym is one that some will see in black-and-white, accompanied by no details, and grumble that Maine high school basketball needs a shot clock. Well, that wouldn’t have helped. A range finder like the one some golfers use, perhaps, but not a shot clock. Lisbon and Telstar were […]
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Telstar boys’ basketball preview
Mike Pelletier’s name adorns the wall of the Telstar gym as one of the all-time leading scorers in the history of the boys’ basketball program. The 1991 graduate is back, this time as the Rebels’ coach. He’s making no predictions of banners or hardware at this point. Rather, Pelletier hopes to lead Telstar to respectability […]
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H.S. Field Hockey: Yarmouth eliminates Telstar from playoffs
For Yarmouth High School, that home-field advantage only doubled when Telstar, a team that plays and practices exclusively on grass, is forced to play on a turf field against a heavily favored opponent. The home turf was kind to the second-seeded Clippers just like it had been during the regular season as they topped seventh-seeded […]