LISBON — When Nicholas Harriman got out of class Tuesday, his immediate thought was to change into his track uniform and head to the bus for yet another road meet. It wasn’t until a fellow teammate told him there was no reason to head to the bus that it dawned on the Lisbon junior distance runner […]
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Class C West baseball: Saints, Cougars part of loaded championship chase
St. Dom’s has appeared in 11 of the past 12 Class C West baseball championship games. Three out of five state titles this decade have gone to Dirigo. If you’re expecting those two MVC powers to come back to the pack this spring, you’re probably out of luck. Each team returns a one-two combination atop […]
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Dirigo baseball preview
Coach: Ryan Palmer (fifth year) Conference: MVC Class: C Last year’s record: 14-4, lost in Class C West semifinals Returning players: Seniors — Tyler Frost (C/P), Kaine Hutchins (P/3B), Mitch Kubesh (P/SS), Anthony Todd (OF), Cody Dolloff (2B), Nick Hall (3B/OF), Nick St. Germain (1B/DH); Juniors — Gavin Arsenault (P/OF), Gus Brown (OF); Sophomores — Gavin Hebert (P/1B), […]
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2015 Dirigo softball preview
Coach: Sara Thurston (fourth year) Conference: MVC Class: B Last year’s results: 11-6, (lost in Western C quarterfinals) Returning athletes: Seniors —Megan Bradbury (C), Kelsey Hutchins (OF), Kaitlin Morang (OF), Gabby Scott (IF/OF), Ellen Wainwright (P/UT); Juniors — (IF), Ellie Jasper (OF/IF), Mariah Lafleur (In/OF), Emma Leuders (IF), Kenzie Lord (IF/OF), Katelyn Olsen (P); Sophomore […]
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Dirigo girls’ tennis preview
Coach: Bruce Thompson (three years) Conference: MVC Class: C Returning athletes: Junior — Kylie Palmer; Sophomores — Gena Kubesh, Nancy Melcher. Promising newcomers: Freshman — Carleen Hutchinson. Season outlook: This will be a building year for Dirigo. A majority of the players will be fullfilling new roles.
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Dirigo boys’ tennis
Coach: Bruce Thompson Conference: MVC Class: C Last year’s results: 9-3 (lost in Class C West regional semifinals) Returning athletes: Senior — Yossapat Chanarune; Sophomore— Justin Grignon. Key losses: Geremy Grignon, Trevor Statham, Isiah Brown, Aighdan Weishar, Earth Boomkrajang. Promising newcomers: Sophomore — Noah Brown; Freshman — Jacob Gaudin. Season outlook: It will be a […]
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Preview 2015: Dirigo track and field
Coach: Gunnar Bradbury (fourth year) Conference: MVC; Class: C Last year’s results: Boys: 12th in MVC; Girls: fourth in MVC, 20th in Class C. Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors — Jacob Larsen (distance), Vernon Farrar, Cody Cunningham; Juniors — Lucas MacDonald (throws), Isaac White (throws), Keenan Martin (middle distance, throws), Chad Berry, Ben Buck; Sophmores — Hunter White, Colin […]
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Dixfield community meeting today
DIXFIELD — A Dirigo Community Meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 21, at the Dirigo High School cafeteria on Weld Street. All community members are invited to discuss the future of the Dirigo school system.
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Wrestling: Competition will be intense at New England tourney
Maine wrestlers will have the opportunity to face some stiff competition at the New England Interscholastic Wrestling Championship on Friday and Saturday in North Andover, Mass. The two-day event is intense and mental mistakes can be costly in any match. So, it might be unwise to look ahead at the double-elimination tournament. Maine returns five […]
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Class C boys’ basketball championship: Dirigo can’t contain Calais
Make shots. Kyle Johnson, Nathan Newell and Travon Rhodes combined for five 3-pointers in a stretch connecting the third and fourth quarters, breaking open a titanic defensive struggle and boosting the Blue Devils to a 57-43 victory for the Class C boys’ basketball championship at Cross Insurance Center. Calais (20-2) won its fourth title in […]