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Lewiston cheering coach Lynnette Morency resigns

LEWISTON — The multi-time state champion Lewiston High School cheerleading team and its coach of the past nine years have abruptly parted ways. Lynnette Morency, who took over the varsity competition program and its ancillary fall soccer and winter sideline teams in 2006, and has helped guide the team to four state titles and three […]

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Class A State Cheering Championships: Lewiston is back, with seventh title

AUGUSTA — Lewiston cheering has borne the burden of building and maintaining a dynasty at the conference, regional, state and New England levels. One pressure the Blue Devils hadn’t experienced in that steady climb and lengthy stay atop the pyramid: Redemption. They wore that motivation mind-bogglingly well Saturday. Lewiston erased the memories of last year’s […]

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Cheering: Lisbon edges Dirigo to earn Class C state title

Certainly it wouldn’t be them, fourth-place finishers at the Western Maine Class C championships two weeks earlier. So it was more than a modest surprise when the Greyhounds heard their name called, as Lisbon won its first-ever state title in the sport in a tightly contested competition at the Augusta Civic Center. “This is amazing,” […]

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Regional Cheerleading Championships: Lewiston does it again; Dirigo delivers first title

AUGUSTA — Lewiston left itself a high ceiling for Monday’s regional cheerleading championship. One week earlier, the Blue Devils struggled through a three-minute routine that was well below its own standards, even as they won their program’s seventh consecutive KVAC title on the same Augusta Civic Center floor. Consider the roof raised and the ceiling […]

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Buckfield cheering

Coaches: Head coach Jillian Chabe (15th year); assistant coach Debbie Wetherell (14th year) Conference: East-West   Class: D Athletes: Samantha Strout, Courtney Keough, Olivia Dooley,  Alyssa Bailey, Jenifer Dobson, Britney Hart, Cassidy Hart, Gabi Damon, Meagan Strout, Hailey McNeil, Kristy Boutot, Holly Conlon, Kayla Hamilton. Season outlook: For Chabe, this season is all about building strong […]

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Dirigo cheering

Coach: Melissa Carrier (sixth year) Conference: Mountain Valley Conferene Class: C Last year’s result: The Cougars took econd place in the Mountain Valley Conference, fourth at the regional competition and seventh at the state competition. Athletes: Seniors — Taya Harting, Kaitlin Morang, Kayla Perry (captain); Juniors — Desiree Broadway (captain), Barry Campbell, Mackenzie Houghton, Kylie Palmer, Desirae Tracy-Rackliff, […]

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Edward Little cheering

Coaches: Katie Eddy (second year) Christina Flynn (second year), Cassie Hebert (first year). Conference: KVAC Class: A Athletes: Seniors — Nicole Theriault, Caitlyn Lewis, Haylee Duval (captain); Juniors — Logan Berube (captain), Samantha Copp, Kaylee Gorey, Mariah St.Pierre, Marissa Joly, Elizabeth Castro, Felicity Holbrook; Sophomores —Madison Allen, Mariah Porier, Rianna Roewer; Freshmen — Kiera Labbe, […]

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Gray-New Gloucester cheering

Coach: Melissa Burila (first year)  Conference: Western Maine Conference Class: B Athletes: Tiah Dyer, Gabrielle Martineau, Eliza Larravee, Bri Fortin, Kate Ferguson, Megan Ruby, Morgan Murray , Nikki Hartley, Makayla Hourigan , Sarah Levier, Danielle Fogg, Emily Pike, Emilie Sanborn, Elisabeth Seliga , Aquina Hay, Natalie Dubail, Maddy Testa.

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Mt. Blue cheering

Coaches: Holly Harrington (24th year); Angela Whelpley (sixth year) Conference: KVAC Class: A Last year’s result: The Cougars were seventh at Eastern Regionals Athletes: Seniors — Ashley Bouchard, Maranda Lane (alternate), Olivia Martin, Emily Walsh; Juniors — Deseree Brown (alternate), Taylor Collins, Makayla Durant, Samantha Farmer, Chelse Macomber, Gabbie Walsh; Freshmen — Samantha Hamilton, Brianna […]