Winning three consecutive regional titles, while no cinch, has been far from impossible in Class C this century. Three teams — St. Dom’s, Calais and George Stevens Academy — have all turned the trick within the last dozen years. Winning three state titles in a row is a different story. No team has ever done […]
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H.S. Baseball: Dirigo’s Frost has already caught on
Dirigo coach Ryan Palmer understands how Mountain Valley Conference opponents will react when they see Tyler Frost in uniform this spring, but he has little sympathy. “Other teams are thinking, ‘Geez, when is this kid going to graduate? It seems like he’s been here for 10 years,’” Palmer said. “Even last year, he played like […]
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Dirigo girls’ tennis preview
Coach: Kathy Crutchfield (first year) Last year’s record: 9-3 Returning letter-winners: Seniors — Grace Hebert, Lindsy Crutchfield, Ciara Keene, Christina Tubbs. Key losses: Addy Fuller, Ryanne Dailey, Michelle Morrison. Promising newcomers: Senior — Nicole Breau; Junior — NinaRadzwill; Sophomore — Kylie Palmer; Freshmen — Maddy DeGroot, Aerial Amburg, Gina Kubesh. Season outlook: The Cougars are […]
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Dirigo boys’ tennis preview
Coach: Bruce Thompson Last year’s record: 5-7 Returning letter-winners: Seniors — Jeremy Grignon, Trevor Statham, Jesse Hutchinson, Aighdan Weishar, Isiah Brown; Junior — Yosapat Chanarune; Sophomores — Griffin Smith, Joey Caruso. Key losses: Thomas Barnett, Alex Briggs, Loren Keim. Promising newcomers: Freshman — Justin Grignon. Season outlook: With a lot of experienced players returning, Dirigo […]
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Lunch and breakfast prices increased at RSU 10
SUMNER — The RSU 10 board voted Monday night to raise the price of school lunches by 25 cents and begin charging $1.50 for breakfast for high school students, effective the next school year. They also decided by consensus not to pursue a federal School Improvement Grant for Mountain Valley Middle School. “We have some […]
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Dirigo boys’ track and field preview
Coach: Gunnar Bradbury Last year’s results: 13th in MVC Returning letter-winners: Seniors — Patrick Larsen (sprints), Seth Tachney (distance), Jason Baldinelli (sprints, throws), Ethan Cantin (middle distance), Sawyer Smith (middle distance), Gavin Sanders (throws); Juniors — Ming-Feng Schnorr (sprints, hurdles), Jacob Larsen (distance); Sophomores — Lucas MacDonald (throws), Isaac White (throws), Keenan Martin (middle distance, […]
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Dirigo girls’ track and field preview
Coach: Gunnar Bradbury Last year’s results: Third in MVC, 17th in Class C Returning letter-winners: Senior — Krystal Blood (distance); Juniors — Megan Morrison (middle distance), Jessica Conant (middle distance, throws), Kayla Perry (middle distance), Rachel Knight (throws); Sophomores — Sabrina Daoud (sprints, hurdles), Gabrielle Chartier (sprints), Nicole Dumond (sprints, jumps), Celine Bolduc (hurdles), Summer […]
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H.S. girls’ basketball: Dirigo seeks new girls’ hoop coach
The girls’ basketball coaching job at Dirigo has joined the list of vacancies in the Mountain Valley Conference this offseason. Reggie Weston, the Cougars’ coach the previous seven seasons, has been told he won’t be brought back next season and the position is currently vacant and open to applicants. Dirigo assistant principal and athletic director […]
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Number of snow days about normal
RUMFORD — Winter snows have been deep, but the number of snow days taken at SAD 44 and RSU 10 are for the most part within what was expected. RSU 10 Superintendent Craig King said six days had been taken by the end of March, which he said was about average for Western Maine, which […]
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H.S. Football: Gray-New Gloucester, Dirigo name new coaches
A veteran head football coach and a first-timer have filled a couple of local coaching vacancies. Former Portland assistant Mark Renna is the new head coach at Gray-New Gloucester. He replaces Jim Hersom, who was confirmed as the new head coach at Dirigo on Monday. Renna was a two-way lineman at Cheverus, graduating in 1997. […]