Coach: Todd Papianou (seventh year) Conference: MVC; Class: B Last year’s record: 4-9 (Llost in the first round of the playoffs) Returning athletes: Seniors — Ethan Boucher, Clifton Chapman; Junior — Camden Mason; Sophomores — Cameron Gallant, Gabe Ladd. Key loss: Fransceso Polvaro. Promising newcomers: Seniors — Peter Cogley, Parker Davis, Jesse Pelletier, Scott Sage; Juniors — Nathan White, Jacob Rainey; Sophomores — Vincent Sirois, Alexander Suare; Freshmen — Dalton […]
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Monmouth baseball 2017 preview
Coach: Eric Palleschi (13th year) Class: C; Conference: MVC Last year’s record: 17-1 (lost in Class C South semifinals) Returning athletes: Seniors —Hunter Richardson (P/SS), Travis Hartford (SS/1B/P), Mat Foulke (INF/P), Avery Amero (3B/P)); Juniors — Nick Dovinsky (OF), Avery Pomerleau (OF/P), Devin Poisson (OF). Key losses: Chandler Harris, Gage Cote, Nick Sanborn. Promising newcomers: […]
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Buckfield baseball 2017 preview
Coach: Larry Thornton (First year) Class: D; Conference: EWC Last year’s record: 6-11 (Lost in Class D South quarterfinals) Returning athletes: Seniors — Jake Kraske (P/SS/OF), Matt Beaucage (3B/P) Simon Burch (INF/OF/P), ; Juniors — Ethan Jackson (P/SS/OF), Zack Grover (1B/P); Sophomore — Cole Merrill (C). Key losses: Sidney Jackson, Jacob Albert, Ralph Dunn, Gerry […]
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Class C South Baseball Preview: After surprise run, Greyhounds now front-runners
Greyhounds are usually chasing, not being chased. But after surprising Class C South with a run to the regional title game as the sixth seed, the Lisbon Greyhounds are ready for their role as preseason front-runners in 2017. “The players know they’re going to have a target on their back,” Lisbon coach Randy Ridley said. […]
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H.S. Softball: Who’s the favorite in Class A North?
There was a lot of finger pointing going on during preseason between Class A North coaches. It’s hard to pin-point the favorite to win the region this year, if only because it depends on which coach you ask. And even then any given coach may point to a handful of teams. “I would expect Messalonskee, […]
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Winthrop boys’ tennis 2017 preview
Coach: Kelsey Ouellette (first year) Class: C; Conference: MVC Last year’s results: 7-5 (lost in first round) Returning athletes: Seniors — Brogan Plossay, Garrett Tsouprake, Alec Brown, Ryan Hafford, Alex McCarthy; Sophomores — Beau Brooks, Jared McLaughlin, Sam Lattin. Key losses: Anthony Owens, Bryce Claypool. Promising newcomers: Seniors — Nate Cummins, Brandon Baxter. Season outlook: The […]
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Spruce Mountain girls’ tennis 2017 preview
Coach: Jeremy Gath (first year) Conference: KVAC; Class: B Last year’s results: 0-12 Returning athletes: Junior — Evelyn Castonguay; Sophomore — Natalie Luce. Key loss: Deliliah Jordan. Promising newcomers: Sophomores — Anna Bradford, Abby Redman. Season outlook: The Phoenix are looking pretty good for 2017, with a few very good players and a few promising newcomers to the […]
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Lewiston girls’ tennis 2017 preview
Coach: Anita Murphy (39th season) Conference: KVAC; Class: A Last year’s result: 15-1 (state runner-up) Returning athletes: Seniors — Elizabeth Michaud, Maddie LeBlond, Chloe Morin. Key losses: Maddi Roy, Alanna Taylor, Corinne Laberge, Sierra Melanson. Promising newcomers: Senior — Zahara Shidad; Freshmen — Roslyn Wailus, Molly Chicoine, Maddy Foster. Season outlook: Despite the Blue Devils losing four of […]
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Mountain Valley girls’ tennis 2017 preview
Coach: Elaine Michaud (28th year) Conference: MVC; Class: B Last year’s result: 5-7 Returning athletes: Seniors — Emma Somers, Jillian Provencher, Natalie Richard, Abigail Labrash; Junior — Brooke Carver. Key losses: Julia Sirois, Megan Philbrick, Deserae Burris, Natalie Inglis. Promising newcomers: Sophomores — Abbey Duguay, Sarah Cunningham; Freshmen — Abby Gauvin, Phoenix Hughes. Season outlook: The Falcons hope to improve on […]
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Edward Little girls’ tennis 2017 preview
Coach: Kim Clark (third year) Conference: KVAC; Class: A Last year’s record: 4-8 Returning athletes: Seniors — Khadro Adow, Yasmin Farah, Isabel Bassett; Junior — Ridwan Hussein; Sophomores — Esther Chen, Janvi Patel, Mikaela Scott, Ava Weaver. Key losses: Riley McCurdy, Sarah Knobloch, Megan Farrington, Hannah Thistle. Promising newcomer: Senior — Alexis Bellefleur. Season outlook: The Red […]