Coach: Todd Mercer (Seventh season) Conference: WMC; Class: B Returning letter-winners: Boys: Senior — Will Shafer; Junior — Adam Dumas. Girls: Senior — Jamie Boulos. Junior— Ashley Hutchinson; Sophomore — Gabbie Martineau. Key losses: Boys: Danny Rowe. Girls: Brianna Bouzuto. Promising newcomers: Boys: Freshman— Robert Lockard. Season outlook: Mercer is high on this group, particularly the […]
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Blue Devils finish 8th as team; Holt-Andrews placed 3rd at New England XC meet
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Lewiston coach TJ Niles admits he always wishes his team could run faster. So after Saturday’s 79th New England Cross Country Championships at Deeryfield Park, he couldn’t help but wonder what could have been. But, considering his Blue Devils endured a cold, windy day and a rocky and narrow course, he was […]
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H.S. Hockey: New coaches at Leavit, Poland/GNG warming up for season
Two years ago, Joe Hutchinson and Travis Jalbert were assistants on Dave Boucher’s coaching staff at Leavitt. In six weeks, they will be on opposite benches, working towards turning their respective ice hockey programs around. Hutchinson is succeeding Boucher as Hornets’ coach, while Jalbert is the new head coach for the Poland/Gray-New Gloucester cooperative. Although […]
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Cross country running: Lewiston earns second state crown
CUMBERLAND — The Lewiston Blue Devils kept a running dialogue whenever they were in hearing distance of each other on the grueling 3.1-mile course at Twin Brook. The Devils know talk is beneficial, especially when they had set their sights on a state title. That open line of communication helped the Blue Devils place five […]
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H.S. cross country: Patriots excited for first state meet since 1994
GRAY — To break up the monotony of practices and nurture team bonding, Adam Zukowski has had his Gray-New Gloucester cross country team play a little ultimate Frisbee on Thursdays all season. Last week, the Patriots coach made a deal with his team — qualify for states and get a full week’s worth of time […]
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H.S. boys’ soccer: Patriots pay back Poland
GRAY — It was a loss that has lingered. It was one of those bad days and frustrating outcomes that can be hard to forget. And when the Gray-New Gloucester boys’ soccer team drew Poland in Saturday’s Western B preliminary game, the Patriots made sure they remembered. “We didn’t feel that day was our best […]
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H.S. Football: Poland takes Shaker Hill
GRAY — The Battle of Shaker Hill quickly turned into a lopsided victory for the Poland Knights, but the one-sided football finale didn’t stop either coach from handing out kudos to their players who experienced a frustrating season on both sides of the scrimmage line. The Knights ended their season on a high note and […]
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H.S. Roundup: Monmouth boys’ edge Carrabec
NORTH ANSON — Josh Reny fed a through ball to Kyle Fletcher and the speedy Monmouth forward won a battle with Carrabec goalie Trent Richardson to push the ball over the goal line, lifting the Mustangs to a 1-0 win over the Cobras in MVC boys’ soccer action Wednesday. Fletcher’s goal came in the first […]
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H.S. Field Hockey: Freeport holds off Gray-New Gloucester
GRAY — The momentum had shifted in the second half of Thursday’s Western Maine Conference high school field hockey game. Visiting Freeport held a two-goal lead nine minutes into the frame, but it was Gray-New Gloucester forward Skye Conley’s goal off a pass from Jenny Holmquist that had the Patriots tilting the field in their […]
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H.S. Football: Aylward notches No. 200 as Falcons top patriots
RUMFORD — Mountain Valley had an opportunity to get off the ground Friday, and the Falcons delivered. The Falcons went back to the basics and unleashed a torrid second-half attack with four touchdowns by four different runners, including the eventual winner by Kyle Farrar on a 52-yard weave, en route to a 35-14 win over […]