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Winter Preview 2016: Spruce Mountain Alpine skiing

Coach: Bill Acritelli (third year) Conference: KVAC; Class: B Last year’s results: Boys placed fifth at states; girls finished third at states. Returning athletes: Boys: Senior — Lucas Alley; Sophomores — Noah Gilbert, Joel Hussey. Girls: Juniors — Allison Acritelli, Madeline Timberlake, Kiarra Richards; Sophomore — Julia Pomeroy. Key losses: Stephen Sylvester, Chad Richards, Shae Fortier, Sam Slovak […]

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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 2016: Oxford Hills Alpine skiing

Coach: Mike Grace (18th year) Conference: KVAC; Class: A Last year’s results: Boys finished fourth at KVACs and sixth at state championship. Girls finished seventh at KVACs and 13th at state.  Returning Athletes: Boys: Seniors — Ryland VanDecker, McKinley Murphy; Sophomores — Jordan Davidson, Will Manchester-Wells, Nick Martinez. Girls: Juniors — Caroline Burns, Samantha Cassidy; Sophomores — Kat Crowell, Hayley Mcleod, […]

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Winter Preview 2016: Edward Little Alpine skiing

Coach: Jodd Bowles (third year) Conference: KVAC; Class: A Last year’s results: Boys won the Class A title. Girls won the KVAC title. Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors — Andrew Bazinet; Juniors — Maxx Bell; Sophomores — Lucas Fisher, Leighton Girardin, Oliver Hall, Alec Hall. Girls: Seniors — Samantha Herrick, Victoria Beliveau, Keegan Moreau; Junior — Evelyn Bilodeau; Sophomores […]

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Winter Preview 2016: Gray-New Gloucester Alpine skiing

Coach: Evan Mancini (second year) Conference: WMC; Class: B Returning athletes: Boys: Carson McEvoy, Kyle Mercier, Noah Lessard. Promising newcomers: Boys: Jeremy Mazur, Jake Piela, Zach Piela, Drew Fournier, Alex Farrington. Girls: Sydney Garcia. Season outlook: The Patriots will young in 2016-17 but have some solid veterans to lead the team. This year should set the foundation […]

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Winter Preview 2016: Telstar Alpine skiing

Coach: Kevin Hawthorne (third year) Conference: MVC; Class: B Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors — Kellen True, Luke Davis, James Newkirk; Sophomore — Joe Dillon. Girls: Senior — Paige Dutterer; Sophomores — Koley True, Kaity Killam. Promising newcomers: Boys: Sophomores — Tristen Lilly, Gabe Pasternak; Freshman — Jaxen Call. Girls: Freshmen — Abbey Landry, Emma Kruse. Season outlook: […]

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And One: Rangeley girls making adjustments, ‘not far’ from where they need to be

Editor’s note: Every week, so much more happens at the basketball games we cover than we can fit into a simple game report. “And One” is our effort to bring you more from the week that was in high school hoops. The Rangeley girls’ basketball team began its state championship defense with a 43-18 loss […]

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Local Roundup: Blue Devils rally back to earn tie

BIDDEFORD — The Lewiston/Monmouth/Oak Hill team came back from a late 3-0 deficit to earn a 3-3 tie against Biddeford/Thornton in girls’ ice hockey action Saturday evening. Adri Roy scored the first Blue Devils (2-1-1) comeback goal 8:59 into the third period on an assist from Jordan Mynahan. The Blue Devils pulled the goalie in […]

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HS Basketball: Vikings stifle Blue Devils, 51-29

Offensively, the Vikings wanted to attack Lewiston junior forward Victoria Harris and get her in foul trouble. Defensively, they wanted to pressure the Blue Devils’ young guards to force turnovers and bad decisions. Oxford Hills started making both parts of their plan come together almost immediately and rolled to a 51-29 victory. Erin Morton, Jadah […]

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Boys’ Hockey: St. Dom’s scorches Thornton Academy late

AUBURN — It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish. A young St. Dominic Academy boys’ hockey team learned that lesson in its season opener Saturday, but it was a positive lesson with a positive result. The Saints battled back from a slow start, then turned a tie game into a blowout for a […]