Gardiner Area High School’s offense tangles with Maranacook/Winthrop/Madison’s defense in front of the Hawks’ net during a hockey game Monday in Readfield. (Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal) KENTS HILL — The hockey season in Gardiner simply can’t get going. On Monday night at Kents Hill School’s Bonnefond Ice Arena, the Tigers were once again slowed to a […]
maranacook
Posted insj-web, SJVarsity
Winslow girls pull away from Maranacook
Maranacook Community High School’s Grace Despres, left, and Amanda Goucher attempt to block a pass by Winslow High School’s Weslee Littlefield during a game on in Readfield on Tuesday. (Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal) READFIELD — Maranacook girls basketball coach Jeannine Paradis warned her team at halftime that it was coming. And even after a third quarter […]
advertisement
Posted insj-web, SJVarsity
Maranacook boys trounce Poland
READFIELD — The Black Bears may have come up short of their intended goal on Friday night, but they’ll be able to live with the result. Maranacook remained unbeaten on the young season with a 90-44 win over Poland in a Class B South boys basketball contest featuring two teams trying to form their own […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Cape Elizabeth selects Maranacook school chief for superintendent
CAPE ELIZABETH — After a nearly two-year process and a couple of false starts, the school board has selected the superintendent of Regional School Unit 38 in Readfield to become Cape Elizabeth’s school chief. “I’m honored and overwhelmed to have been selected,” Donna H. Wolfrom said. “Cape Elizabeth has a reputation of having an excellent […]
Posted inLocal & State, sj-web
Online threat from Kentucky closes Maranacook middle and high schools
READFIELD — Classes and activities at Maranacook Community Middle and High School were canceled Tuesday because of an anonymous threat on social media, according to the Regional School Unit 38 Facebook page. The elementary schools in the district are open. “Due to a concern for campus safety, there will not be school today, November 28 […]
Posted inLocal Sports, sj-web, SJVarsity
Maranacook edges Fort Kent in C boys' soccer final
Kevin Bennett, for the Kennebec Journal The Maranacook boys’ soccer team celebrates with the gold ball after it defeated Fort Kent 1-0 in the Class C state championship at Hampden Academy on Saturday. (Kevin Bennett, for the Kennebec Journal) HAMPDEN — The Maranacook boys soccer team had seen one scoring chance after another go unfulfilled, […]
Posted inLocal Sports, sj-web, SJVarsity
Maranacook beats Traip to reach Class C boys' soccer state title game
Maranacook Community High School’s Silas Mohlar, left, goes head-to-head with Traip Academy defenders during the Class C South boys’ soccer match Wednesday in Readfield. (Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal) READFIELD — These Black Bears saved their best for last, both in terms of the season and the regional championship Wednesday. Top-seeded Maranacook set aside a helter-skelter first […]
Posted inLocal Sports, sj-web, SJVarsity, Sports
C South Soccer: Day lights up Black Bears, 4-0
Maranacook senior forward Taylor Rioux, left, and Monmouth Academy freshman forward Alicen Burnham chase down a ball during their C South quarterfinal soccer game on Tuesday at Monmouth Academy. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) MONMOUTH — Just as Mother Nature’s deluge stopped, Tia Day’s was just beginning. Day scored all four of Monmouth’s goals in the span […]
Posted inLocal Sports, SJVarsity
Winthrop/Maranacook boys’ lacrosse 2017 preview
Coach: Zach Stewart (5th year) Class: B; Conference: KVAC Returning athletes: Seniors — Drew Davis (M), Logan Stanley (D), Dennis Chiapetta (M) Jack Vickerson (M); Juniors — Tanner Evans (A), Sophomores — Alex Nuce (M), Will Hayes (G). Key losses: Levi Emery, Ty Smith, Kyle Morand, Zach Lacasse. Promising newcomers: Sophomores — Tucker Nussinow (A), Colin Adair (A), Owen Austin (M); Freshmen — Jacob Sousa (D), Skylar Boucher (A),Garit Laliberte (M). Season outlook: Winthrop/Maranacook looks to continue to build on its seven win season […]
Posted inLocal Sports, sj-web
Class B Nordic Skiing Championships: Maranacook boys and girls sweep titles
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Yarmouth produced the individual winners, but for the second day in a row Maranacook won the team titles, and claim the Class B Nordic skiing state boys’ and girls’ state championships at the Sugarloaf Outdoor Center. The Black Bears’ boys’ and girls’ teams finished first in the skate race Friday to follow […]