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Winter Preview 2016: Mt. Abram Nordic Skiing

Coach: Buzz Bean (31st year) Conference: MVC; Class: B Last year’s results: Boys won the MVC championship and placed fifth at the state championships. Girls finished fourth at MVCs and eighth at states. Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors — Xavier Romanoski, Tiernan Tooker; Juniors — Reed Stevens, Tor Tooker; Sophomores — Dylan Starbird, Brandon Hemingway, Dillon Wells, David Kidd, Levi Bouchard. Girls: Seniors — […]

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Winter Preview 2016: Mt. Abram Alpine skiing

Coach: Leah Danala (third year) Conference: MVC; Class: C Last season results: Boys finished fourth at state championships. Girls won the MVC and finished fifth at state. Key returners: Boys: Seniors — Sean Allen, Machaon Henderson. Girls: Juniors — Emma Berube, Denesha Begin; Sophomore — Jocelyn Stevens. Promising newcomers: Girls: Freshmen — Yvonne Provencher, Hannah Holland Season […]

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Winter Preview: Mt. Abram boys basketball

The Roadrunners welcome their fourth head coach in as many years but have three starters back to provide some continuity. A lot of their success will revolve around the senior trio of Dan Luce, Glendon Howard and Trevor Chaput because they don’t have much depth. “We’d love to make the playoffs but I think the […]

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Winter Preview: Mt. Abram girls’ basketball

During the summer, Mt. Abram faced a few undermanned teams and essentially said, “We got this.” Of course, it wasn’t that easy, and third-year coach Larry Donald said the Roadrunners aren’t the type of team that can afford to have that perspective. “There isn’t anybody that we’re going to just go in a walk over,” […]

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Winter Preview: Class C girls’ basketball

If it isn’t a consensus in Class C South, it’s close. “I’d have to say, the top two, by far, are Boothbay and Monmouth,” Mt. Abram coach Larry Donald said. “Monmouth and Boothbay, in particular, are going to be really good,” Dirigo coach Rebecca Fletcher said. The Mustangs lost some key players from last year’s […]

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Boys’ soccer: Mountain Valley edges Mt. Abram, 3-2

RUMFORD — Alex Saure scored the game-winning goal and the Mountain Valley Falcons kept their slim playoff hopes alive with a 3-2 win over the Mt. Abram Roadrunners in boys’ soccer action Wednesday at Chet Bulger Field. It was an important matchup because Mountain Valley knew it had to win in order to earn a […]

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H.S. roundup: Buckfield bucks St. Dom’s, 3-1

AUBURN — After building a 2-1 lead in the first frame, Buckfield added another for insurance and went on to record a 3-1 win over St. Dom’s in a late-season boys’ soccer tilt Tuesday.  Matt Beaucage led the Bucks (9-2-1) with two goals, while Ethan Jackson scored a goal and added an assist. Matt Pelletier […]

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Mt. Abram gets more trails, more green

GREENWOOD — Mt. Abram Ski Resort is more environmentally friendly and has more trails to offer due to an expansion and additional green initiative project completed this year. The mountain will feature six new trail areas that include more water pipes, boosting snow-making operations by 35 percent. A 2013 green initiative project began with a […]