Class A North With just two seniors and many players in new positions, it was going to take some time for Oxford Hills to build some steam this season. The Vikings stumbled through a 3-4 start but rapidly improved toward a strong finish. Oxford Hills is peaking at the right time, just like it hoped. […]
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High school roundup: Edward Little survives Messalonskee in eight innings
OAKLAND — Brandon Varney ripped a two-out single in the eighth inning to plate Jared Norcross-Plourde and give Edward Little a 1-0 win over Messalonsklee. Norcross-Plourde also earned the win on the mound with 12 strikeouts in seven innings of work, and pitched himself out of a big jam in the first stanza. Reliever Josh […]
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Outdoor Track: Lisbon sweeps home MVC meet
LISBON — The track at Thompson Field was kind to the home team in a Mountain Valley Conference outdoor track meet on Tuesday. The weather was kind in general. Both the Lisbon boys’ and girls’ teams took first place in the six-team meet that also featured Dirigo, Mountain Valley, St. Dominic Academy, Madison and KVAC […]
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H.S. Softball: Telstar shuts out Mountain Valley to stay undefeated
RUMFORD — In a game when neither team could find a consistent offense, pitching and defense became paramount. Telstar proved to be better in those two categories, and eventually on the offensive side as well, downing Mountain Valley 5-0 in a MVC softball game Saturday. The Rebels are now 7-0, while the Falcons drop to […]
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H.S. Baseball: Dirigo survives against Mountain Valley
The Falcons (0-2) loaded the bases in the first inning and the seventh inning, but were held scoreless in both frames. The first three batters of the game reached, on an error and a pair of walks issued by Cougars (1-1) starter Cooper Chiasson. The sophomore right-hander got out of the jam with back-to-back strikeouts, […]
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High School Outdoor Track Preview: Mountain Valley Falcons
Coaches: Boys: JT Taylor, fifth year; Girls: Adam Curato, fifth year Conference/Class: MVC/Class C Last year’s results: Boys: fifth at MVCs, 17th at Class C states; Girls: seventh at MVCs Returning athletes: Seniors — Mike Provencher (sprints), Holden Blauvelt (middle distance/throws); Juniors — Kyle Farrar (sprints/jumps), Kris Ring (throws); Sophomores — Chris Glover (middle distance/ […]
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Boys’ Outdoor Track: Mountain Valley’s Farrar looking to make another leap
RUMFORD — Kyle Farrar thought he would do well in the long jump at last year’s Class C outdoor track state championship. He did better than just well, wining the event with a personal-best jump. It was a little bit of a surprise first-place finish for the Mountain Valley sophomore. He won’t be able to […]
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2016 Mountain Valley girls’ tennis preview
Coach: Elaine Michaud (27th year) Conference: MVC; Class: B South Last year’s record: 3-9 Returning athletes: Juniors — Emma Somers, Jillian Provencher, Natalie Richard, Abby LaBrash, Megan Philbrick, Natalie Inglis, Desiree Burris; Sophomores — Brooke Carver, Julia Sirois. Promising newcomers: Stephanie Bartles, Makayla Burgess. Season outlook: The Falcons look to improve as a team this season after […]
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Class B South softball: Raiders are ready for this season
It was a near miss of the playoffs for Oak Hill softball last year, but the Raiders hope to close that gap this season. Oak Hill finished 9-7 and missed out of the regional playoffs. The Raiders return much of that team and could challenge for a berth in the B South field. “This is […]
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Class B South Baseball Preview: Locals hope to correct past near-misses
One or two Heal Points are Maine high school baseball’s equivalent of a thousand miles. Most of the local representatives in Class B South learned that the hard way a season ago. Oak Hill, Leavitt, Poland and Spruce Mountain all picked off an important win or two while watching a fistful more slip away in […]