Each year, the Western Maine Conference sponsors an awards banquet to honor students from each school in the conference, which was held on Feb. 27 this year.
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High school softball: Greely outslugs Gray-NG
After struggling to get the clutch hit for much of the game against Gray-New Gloucester, it was two home runs that proved decisive in the seventh inning. That gave the Rangers enough of a cushion to hold off the Patriots in a 7-5 victory. “It ended up being long ball that saved our butts,” Greely […]
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High school softball: Gray-NG fends off Falmouth
GRAY — You could say that Alie Martell had ice water in her veins in the seventh inning Wednesday. But between the cold temperatures and steady rain at that point, the sophomore Gray-New Gloucester pitcher was probably ice cold from head to toe. As if that weren’t bothersome enough, she wasn’t throwing strikes. “It was […]
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High school softball: Gray-NG opens season with win over Poland
GRAY — With any opening day, there’s always an abundance of excitement to start a new season, but count on some unpredictability to go with it. In early April, softball rosters are often in a state of flux. Teams have little to no experience on real fields. There’s rust to work out and some nerves […]
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St. Dominic Academy athletics moves to Western Maine Conference
The Saints will be moving from the Mountain Valley Conference to the Western Maine Conference beginning with the Fall 2016 sports season. It will be a return trip for St. Dom’s, which was previously a member of the WMC before moving to the MVC before the 2009-10 school year. The wheels on the move began […]
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Girls’ basketball: Greely races away from Gray-New Gloucester
GRAY — Monday’s game against Greely felt all too familiar to the Gray-New Gloucester girls’ basketball team. The shorthanded Patriots fell behind quickly, much like they did in the teams’ previous meeting in last year’s regional semifinals, and fell again Monday, 66-38. Gray-NG was shorthanded and struggled against a seasoned and talented Greely team that […]
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Indoor Track: York, Falmouth top WMC meet against Poland, St. Dominic Academy, others
GORHAM — The York and Falmouth indoor track teams — both boys’ and girls’ — are always tough to beat. Poland and St. Dominic Academy got a front-row seat to see that Friday night in a Western Maine Conference meet at the University of Southern Maine Field House. The York boys edged out Falmouth in […]
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2015 Winter Preview: Poland girls’ basketball
Coach: Mike Susi (second year) Conference: WMC Class: B South Last year’s record: 10-10, lost in Western B quarterfinals Returning players: Seniors — Sarah Bolduc (5-6 guard); Sophomores — Nathalie Theriault (5-8 guard), Morgan Brousseau (5-7 forward), Lexy Grondin (5-3 guard). Key losses: Michaella Arsenault (guard), Caroline Littlefield (forward), Hope Kohtala (guard), Emily Gibson (forward), Marissa Zink (forward). Promising […]
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2015 Girls’ Soccer Preview: Gray-New Gloucester
Coach: Kiaran McCormack (fourth year) Conference: WMC: Class: B Last year: 8-7-1, lost in Western B quarterfinals. Returning players: Seniors — Kaelyn Woods, Sarah Giggey (MF); Juniors — Izzy Detroy (FB); Sophomore — Emma Woods (F). Key losses: Zoe Adams (G), Maria Valente (FB/MF), Ashley Moreau (MF), Caitlin Holmquist (MF), Michaela MacDonald (FB), Emily Hotham (FB/MF), Anisa Hayman (MF/FB), […]
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2015 Girls’ Soccer Preview: Poland
Coach: Tim Dolley (second year) Conference: WMC: Class: B Last year: 1-11-2 Returning players: Seniors — Libby Bertrand (FB), Sarah Bolduc (SK), Erin Brewer (G), Courtney Cunliffe (MF), Sadie Pelletier (FB), Brooke Yorkey (MF); Juniors — Jessica Pratt (MF), Maddy Simard (MF), Sarah Walton (SK); Sophomores — Nathalie Theriault (MF), Katriana Pratt (SK) Sarah Moody (FB), Katelyn […]