Breck Langevin’s third-period goal puts Leavitt/Gray-NG/Oak Hill/Poland over the top; Dirigo boys and girls hoops rout Wiscasset; Lewiston boys win again; Maddie Dow leads Mountain Valley girls to victory; Oxford Hills wrestling sweeps home duals.
Skiing
Lack of snow and more rain frustrate high school skiing coaches and teams
Some teams have been able to compete, but many others have not been so lucky.
Area roundup: Undefeated Dirigo boys basketball dismisses Carrabec
Charlie Houghton leads the Cougars with 17 points; Kaden Pillsbury’s 24 pace Mt. Abram boys past Telstar; Buckfield’s Ayden Jefferson scores 24 in loss to Hall-Dale.
High school roundup: Gray-New Gloucester girls deal Brunswick first loss
Ali Portas scores go-ahead bucket for Patriots; Spruce Mountain girls rout Madison; Oxford Hills boys roll past Edward Little; Dirigo wrestling overcomes forfeits to defeat Mountain Valley; Swimming, Alpine and Nordic ski results.
Nordic skiing: Mt. Blue graduate Emma Charles wins national championship
Charles, who is from Farmington, finished first in the junior women classic sprint race finals at the U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships in Michigan.
High school roundup: Charlie Houghton surpasses 1,000 points in Dirigo boys’ win
Nathaniel Wainwright’s 16 points pace the Cougars; Brooke Brown drops in 25 points and makes eight steals in the Mountain Valley girls’ lopsided win; Morgan Fitchhorn and Madeline Wagner lead Winthrop past Telstar; area coaches honored.
2022-23 Nordic skiing preview capsules
DIRIGO COUGARS Coach: David Buck (third year) Conference: MVC; Class: C Last year’s results: Boys: Fourth at MVCs and eighth at states; Girls: Fourth at MVCs and seventh at states. Returning athletes: Boys: Senior — Bryan Beaucage. Girls: Seniors — Abbey Therriault, Savannah Williams; Junior — Megan Spaulding. Key losses: Hunter Berry, Logan Morris. Promising newcomers: RJ Surprenant, Darryl Curtis, Zachariah […]
2022-2023 Alpine skiing preview capsules
A team-by-team glance at the Sun Journal’s coverage area.
Alpine skiing: Lily Anctil’s desire to prove herself keeps her on the slopes for Leavitt
The senior honors student remains focused on racing even though the short-handed Hornets don’t have the numbers to score in competitions.