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Winter Preview 2016: Oxford Hills Alpine skiing

Coach: Mike Grace (18th year) Conference: KVAC; Class: A Last year’s results: Boys finished fourth at KVACs and sixth at state championship. Girls finished seventh at KVACs and 13th at state.  Returning Athletes: Boys: Seniors — Ryland VanDecker, McKinley Murphy; Sophomores — Jordan Davidson, Will Manchester-Wells, Nick Martinez. Girls: Juniors — Caroline Burns, Samantha Cassidy; Sophomores — Kat Crowell, Hayley Mcleod, […]

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Winter Preview 2016: Edward Little Alpine skiing

Coach: Jodd Bowles (third year) Conference: KVAC; Class: A Last year’s results: Boys won the Class A title. Girls won the KVAC title. Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors — Andrew Bazinet; Juniors — Maxx Bell; Sophomores — Lucas Fisher, Leighton Girardin, Oliver Hall, Alec Hall. Girls: Seniors — Samantha Herrick, Victoria Beliveau, Keegan Moreau; Junior — Evelyn Bilodeau; Sophomores […]

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Winter Preview 2016: Gray-New Gloucester Alpine skiing

Coach: Evan Mancini (second year) Conference: WMC; Class: B Returning athletes: Boys: Carson McEvoy, Kyle Mercier, Noah Lessard. Promising newcomers: Boys: Jeremy Mazur, Jake Piela, Zach Piela, Drew Fournier, Alex Farrington. Girls: Sydney Garcia. Season outlook: The Patriots will young in 2016-17 but have some solid veterans to lead the team. This year should set the foundation […]

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Winter Preview 2016: Telstar Alpine skiing

Coach: Kevin Hawthorne (third year) Conference: MVC; Class: B Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors — Kellen True, Luke Davis, James Newkirk; Sophomore — Joe Dillon. Girls: Senior — Paige Dutterer; Sophomores — Koley True, Kaity Killam. Promising newcomers: Boys: Sophomores — Tristen Lilly, Gabe Pasternak; Freshman — Jaxen Call. Girls: Freshmen — Abbey Landry, Emma Kruse. Season outlook: […]

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High school alpine skiing: Bell finishes strong

Maxx Bell knew he had the potential for some podium finishes. His first run times would often have him within reach, but the Edward Little alpine skier would then watch it slip away in the second run. Fixing that became his goal. “I worked a lot in the offseason with conditioning and stuff,” said Bell, […]

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Girls’ Alpine skiing: Lever lowers the boom

Brooke Lever knew she had lots to live up to. After two second-place finishes in the states last year and two older siblings that succeed in alpine skiing, the Edward Little senior had high expectations. “At the beginning, I was hoping to win a lot of races,” Lever said. “As a racer, it’s so unpredictable. […]

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H.S. Skiing: Edward Little skiers top alpine season opener

Bell slithered down the giant slalom course in a time of 34.41 his first time down the hill. He wasn’t as fast his second time down, and Spruce Mountain’s Lucas Alley came close in his second run with a time of 34.48, but Bell’s combined time of 1:09.03 topped the field. “He skied really solid,” […]

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Mountain Valley Alpine Skiing

Coach: Mark Thibodeau (Second year) Conference: MVC; Class: B Last year’s result: Boys: MVC champion, Class C state champion. Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors — J.T. Green, Isaac Brenick: Juniors — Nick Newman, Nate Legere, Andrew Arsenault, Jon Adley, Jacob Beauchesne, Riley Bell, John Pepin, Cameron Shaw; Sophmore — Curtis Gauvin. Girls: Sophomore — Alecia Bolduc. […]

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Alpine Skiing: Falcons ready to soar in Class B

RUMFORD — With the consolidation of alpine skiing in 2015-16, the reigning boys’ Class C state champions Mountain Valley Falcons will be moving to Class B this season after the lower class was eliminated. And while the shift is new, coach Mark Thibodeau wouldn’t necessarily call it is “new challenge.” “I wouldn’t say it’s a […]

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Mt. Blue Alpine Skiing

Coach: Mark Cyr (12th year) Conference: KVAC; Class: A Last year’s result: Boys: First in KVAC and Class A champions. Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors — Kyle Farrington, Dylan Roberts,  Mitch Guillaume, Cody Whitney; Juniors — Miles Pelletier; Sophomores — Ben Andrews, Hunter Bolduc.  Key losses: Mitch Haines, Anthony Franchetti Promising newcomers: Boys: Freshmen — Sam Smith, James Guilluame; Girls: Freshmen […]