Coach: Patrick Mooney (second year) Region: D South Last year’s record: 4-5, lost in Class C South quarterfinals Returning athletes: Seniors — Hunter Ames (T/ILB), Ian Brennick (G/ILB), Curtis Gauvin (T/DE), Camden Mason (C/DT), Tyler Murray (TE/DT), Cameron Payne (RB/CB), Nathan White (RB/CB); Juniors — William Bean (TE/LB), Jacob Blanchard (RB/CB), Avery Bradeen (FB/DE), Darrin Buono (G/DT). […]
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2017 HS Football Preview: Falcons seeking familiar finish
Mountain Valley players hit the sleds during preseason practice. RUMFORD — For all of the seeds of optimism Mountain Valley planted with a 4-5 2016 season, coach Pat Mooney and his players thought they could have enjoyed more of the fruits of success in Mooney’s first year if they finished stronger. “We felt like we […]
HS Football Game of the Week: Falcons, Cougars take rivalry to gridiron
Dirigo’s Cooper Chiasson runs the ball down the field as Winthrop’s Andrew Pazdziorko comes in on the left and Cameron Gaghan comes in from the right. Dirigo’s Ethan Bryant attempts to clear the path during last season’s Class D semifinal in Winthrop. The Dirigo/Mountain Valley rivalry permeates all corners of the western foothills and has […]
HS Football: Back from basic, Mtn. Valley's White ready for football
RUMFORD — Mountain Valley’s football team didn’t quite feel whole until senior Nathan White returned from 11 weeks in basic training. White, who comes from a family with a proud military tradition, feels more complete, too. Football wasn’t far from White’s mind while he was grinding through boot camp at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri. […]
Fall preview 2017: Mountain Valley field hockey
Coach: Melissa Forbes (21st year) Class: C; Conference: MVC Last year’s record: 5-10 (lost in Class C South quarterfinals). Returning players: Seniors — Alyvia Lee (W), Alyssa Akers (G); Juniors — Courtney Carrier (Sweep), Breanna Burgess (W), Leigha Carrier (M), Ariana Viger (M); Sophomore — Avery Sevigny (Inner). Key losses: Chelsea Allison, Marissa Crosby, Kassie Thibodeau, Makayla Burgess, Brooke Carrier, Liza White. Promising newcomers: Juniors — Faith […]
Fall preview 2017: Mountain Valley golf
Coach: Adam Curato (fourth year) Class: B; Conference: MVC Last year’s record: 3-9 Returning athletes: Senior — Luke Beaudoin; Juniors — Montana Averill, Jacob Bellegarde, Aaron Cameron, Keagen Hodsdon, Cam Godbois, Noah Ronan. Key loss: Riley Bell. Promising newcomers: Juniors — Vinny Sirois, Bryce Cormier; Freshmen — Colby Volkernick, Dalton Pingree, Elijah Weston. Season outlook: The […]
Lobster Bowl kicks off Saturday
Quarterback Dalton Therrien, from Oak Hill, runs with the ball for the West team, as Dillon Hummes, representing Edward Little for the East team, tries to block him during the 27th annual Maine Lobster Bowl Classic held in Biddeford last year. As the only Edward Little representative at the 28th Annual Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl […]
Mountain Valley grad meets lung donor’s family
RUMFORD — Thanks to a double-lung transplant in 2013, Logan Hamner survived to become one of the 95 Mountain Valley High School students to receive a diploma Thursday evening. The commencement was made even more special because the donor’s grandparents drove nearly 600 miles to meet Logan and his family for the first time before attending […]
Playoff roundup: Mountain Valley upsets Morse in Class B South baseball prelim
BATH — Mountain Valley capitalized on Morse’s mistakes in a 3-1 victory in the teams’ Class B South preliminary contest on Tuesday. Mountain Valley (12-5) scored in the top of the first inning and twice more in the top of the third, ann unearned. The Falcons plated the first run of the game in the […]
MVHS top two say competition motivated their success
RUMFORD — Mountain Valley High School valedictorian Abby LaBrash and salutatorian Alecia Bolduc said the competition for the top two spots for the Class of 2017 has been very close and competitive the past two years. “The aspect of competition is kind of motivating and I think that it’s really special that our top 10 […]