Spruce Mountain’s JuJu Doiron slides into home as Morse pitcher Marissa Parks put the tag on Doiron in the fourth inning of a softball game in Jay on Friday afternoon. JAY — Morse High School’s hits fell like the endless rain that has turned the Pine Tree State into one giant marsh this month. A […]
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Baseball: Spruce stands firm against Maranacook
Spruce Mountain baseball coach Brian Dube, middle, smiles as he and Caulin Parker watch the Phoenix battle with Maranacook in a KVAC baseball opener in Livermore Falls on Wednesday. LIVERMORE FALLS — Good luck trying to rattle Spruce Mountain pitcher Nate Goodine on the mound, or fastball hitter Devon Pomeroy at the plate. Goodine got […]
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Girls’ basketball: Gray-New Gloucester’s defense shuts off Spruce Mountain
JAY — Spruce Mountain couldn’t escape the long arms of Gray-New Gloucester’s defense Friday night. The Patriots were all over the worn-out Phoenix and used a mixture of zone and man-to-man defense that stifled Spruce’s offense in a 64-24 girls’ basketball victory. Gray-NG’s defense is one explanation for its 8-0 record this season. The other […]
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Girls’ basketball: Spruce Mountain can’t catch Gardiner on the rebound
JAY— Any time Gardiner got a hold of a rebound underneath — and that was often — the Tigers went right back up with the ball for a basket. No dribbling, no looking to pass the ball to another player. Gardiner just put the ball in the net or drew a foul for a three-point […]
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H.S. Football playoffs: Cape Elizabeth puts a lid on Spruce Mountain
CAPE ELIZABETH — You have to read between the lines when you look at No. 1 Cape Elizabeth’s 43-7 victory over No. 4 Spruce Mountain in a Class C South football semifinal game at Hannaford Field on a cold Friday night. Sure, the Capers threw up 43 points on the scoreboard and led 29-7 at […]
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H. S. Football: Spruce Mountain dismisses feisty Freeport
LIVERMORE FALLS — The Freeport Falcons might have thought they had the Spruce Mountain Phoenix spooked at halftime on this Halloween weekend. The No. 5 Falcons took advantage of two turnovers and tied the game heading into the second half in the teams’ Class C South quarterfinal a Griffin Field on a cold, rainy and […]
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Field hockey: Spruce Mountain seniors have their day
At halftime of a field hockey game against Lincoln Academy (1-12), Evans told the Phoenix (10-3) that if there was an opportunity for DiPompo to score her first-ever goal, the senior should be given that option. That occasion came up in the second half when the Eagles were penalized. DiPompo was summoned to take the […]
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Boys’ soccer: Gardiner unloads on Spruce Mountain
GARDINER— After watching Gardiner High School’s stellar performance, it would take a great deal of convincing that the Tigers have had trouble putting the ball in net the last six games. Anyway, that’s what Gardiner boys’ soccer coach Nick Wallace said. Well, the Tigers made up for lack offense in just one game. They scored […]
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Field hockey: Bessey points Phoenix in right direction
Whenever the Phoenix swarmed the Eagles’ net, Bessey was smack dab in the middle of the crowd, allowing her to score back-to-back goals in the first half and another one in the second. It was an inside job on most of the goals for the Phoenix, who dominated the game from start to finish. “Team […]
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Jury still out on protective headgear
JAY — The athletic staff at Spruce Mountain believe they made a smart investment when they supplied protective headgear to all members of the Phoenix’s soccer teams this season. Athletic director James Black and his crew took it one step further and made it mandatory that all players must wear the protective bands at practice […]