Led by Sammy Calder’s 19 points, Mustangs return to Class C South final.
Dave Dyer
Staff Writer
Dave Dyer is in his second stint with the Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel. Dave was previously with the company from 2012-2015 and returned in late 2016. He spent most of 2016 doing freelance sports writing in Seattle, Washington. During that time, Dave had articles published by the Seattle Times, covering the Seattle Marathon, the Seattle Storm of the National Women’s Basketball League (WNBA) and Seattle Reign FC of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). He also collaborated with the U.S. Olympic website, teamusa.org, interviewing some of the key athletes of the 2016 Summer Olympics, including Michael Phelps, Simone Manuel, Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, Sue Bird and Breanna Stewart.
Before his first stint in Augusta, Dave was a Sports Writer for the Biddeford Journal Tribune from 2009-2012.
A native Mainer, Dave was raised in North Waterboro and graduated from Massabesic High School. He is a graduate of Plymouth State University in New Hampshire, where he was a quarterback on the football team from 2004-2007.
Dave lives in Brunswick. He has a daughter, Scout. He also has two dogs, a Yorkshire terrier named Humphrey and a German shepherd mix named Nanook.
C South girls’ basketball: Old Orchard Beach storms past Winthrop
Elise MacNair leads Seagulls with 30 points.
Wrestling: Maddie Ripley of Oceanside makes history at Class B championships
Ripley becomes first girl in Maine to win an individual state title in the open tournament.
Boys basketball: Strong 2nd half carries Mt. Abram past Hall-Dale in C South prelim
Cam Gray leads Roadrunners with 25 points.
Cheerleading: Oxford Hills wins first Class A title since 2000
Lisbon/St. Dominic wins first Class C title as co-op program; Ellsworth wins first Class B championship.
Boys hockey: Early goals lead Gardiner/Winslow/Waterville past Cony co-op team
Nate Luiz, Cobe LeClair score in the first period to help team secure victory.
Wrestling: Camden Hills, Oceanside win KVAC titles
Mt. Ararat’s Shea Farrell (Class A), Erskine’s Tyreke Burke (Class B) named Most Outstanding Wrestlers.
Girls basketball: Resilient Madison holds on to beat Mt. Abram
Mackenzie Robbins leads Bulldogs with 14 points.
Basketball: Officials at small schools offer mixed opinions on proposed new Class S division
Proponents say Class S, which would feature schools with enrollments of 100 or fewer, has its advantages, but not everyone agrees.
MPA Classification Committee rejects plan for basketball reclassification
Committee members will meet with chairs of the MPA’s Basketball Committee to reach a solution to a proposal that would have had many schools moving into higher classes.